LOST DToT – Derailed Trains of Thought

Episode 1 – Beginning at the End

September 24, 2010 01:01:51 0 Comments

This is it – the first official Derailed Trains of Thought podcast! Featuring your intrepid and intriguing hosts Timothy Deal and Nick Hayden, we delve into the end of all things, or at least, the end of a few things. Along the way, we touch upon a long u

Episode 2 – The Pen and the Pocketbook

October 8, 2010 01:06:55 0 Comments

What do Reese’s Pieces, talking animals, and believing in yourself have in common? They mean you’ve sold your artistic vision to the corporate man. Or do they? We explore Commercial vs. Artistic Vision, plus much more in the second episode of Derailed Tra

Episode 4 – Whether ‘Tis Nobler, and Other Choices

November 5, 2010 01:09:29 0 Comments

Shakespeare! Harry Belafonte! Nazis! Anne with an E! Muy Tai! Outtakes! What connects these things? Are you willing to find out? And you ready to accept the consequences? Find all this out and more in our fourth podcast as we delve into the Moral Universe

Episode 5 – A Time and A Pace for Everything

November 22, 2010 01:09:05 0 Comments

Is this really it? The fifth episode of Derailed Trains of Thought? Yes, it is! We apologize for the delay, but we were thrown off our posting rhythm, which, coincidentally, is exactly the topic of this episode’s Story School. We discuss plot pacing, dram

Episode 14 – The Frolics and Freak-outs of Fandom

June 30, 2011 00:50:48 0 Comments

Trekkies, MSTies, Browncoats, Twi-hards, Gleeks, Whovians, Deleteheads…. How does a story spawn its own subculture? Fanfiction writer Laura Fischer joins us to discuss what drives fans to create new fiction, art, and communities about their favorite sto

Episode 35 – Now The Page Was Formless and Void

January 3, 2013 00:59:30 0 Comments

A new year brings new beginnings…like a new podcast about beginnings! That’s right, after starting with endings way back in Episode 1, Nick and Tim come full circle to the beginning of things. Whether it’s how best to start a story or why audiences like

Episode 36 – Real “Steel”?

August 29, 2013 01:21:15 0 Comments

We’re back! Again! After an extended hiatus to reflect and retool the podcast, Nick and Tim return with a new, live format for Derailed Trains of Thought! This episode was originally streamed live last week at mixlr.com, which allowed us to interact with

Episode 41 – Can’t See No Forest For All These Trees

February 1, 2014 01:03:16 0 Comments

We all have our little pet scenes and characters. You know, that one line you’ll watch again and again or that minor villain you write long fan fictions about because he’s just SO COOL. Then there’s costumes design of the palace guards (which is just so t

Episode 43 – The Child Within

April 19, 2014 01:00:53 0 Comments

Not everything’s War and Peace. Thankfully. Some stories don’t require a PhD. Sometimes we just want a good, simple story. So, Nick and Tim dive into the world of kidlit and kids’ movies–bastion (we hope) of innocence and wonder. Why do stories aimed at

Episode 45 – The One Certain Thing (Not Taxes)

June 25, 2014 01:04:37 0 Comments

Everyone knows if you’re wearing a red shirt, you’re going to die. And if you run out of flashbacks, you’re going to die. And if you’re someone’s mentor, you’re going to die. And if you’re in a Shakespearean tragedy, you and everyone dear to you is going