Our Take on Tales

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 7 – Lest Old Stories Be Forgot

December 23, 2010 00:44:55 0 Comments

As we celebrate the Christmas season and look forward to a new year, we decide to look back on our old works and see what we’ve learned. Then, in a special holiday Take on Tales, we rate our favorite Christmas movies. Find a comfy chair, some hot cocoa, a

Episode 9 – Once Upon A Time, Again

February 14, 2011 01:06:54 0 Comments

Are you buried under a mountain of continuity? Are you lost among a crowd of extraneous characters? Does your story stink to high heaven with the concerns of yesteryear? Don’t worry! Just REBOOT! This episode, THRILL as Nick and Tim discuss the reasons wh

Episode 12 – YA! A New Episode!

May 31, 2011 00:57:26 0 Comments

YA! Why are we so excited? Because everyone loves YA (young adult) books, and we have resident YA book expert Natasha Hayden with us this episode to discuss YA trends, explain why she enjoys YA books more than regular adult fiction, and give us her readin

Episode 15 – Nothing New Beneath the Sun

July 19, 2011 00:52:04 0 Comments

Have we got an original for you! What do you get when you mix 20+ minutes of philosophical merry-go-round on the need for creativity; some regular dashes of Star Wars and Jim Henson; a healthy dose of dead French author, serial killer-obsessed writer, and

Episode 18 – Epic Fail Like the Greats!

September 1, 2011 01:07:24 0 Comments

Ever had one of those days? Your father’s been murdered by your uncle and you just don’t know what to do. Your best friend’s fallen down the stairs, broken his leg, gotten bone marrow in his blood, and died. And your crazy neighbor’s crazy girlfriend just

Episode 25 – In Which We Techno-Babble

January 14, 2012 00:57:21 0 Comments

01001000 01100101…er, I mean, Hello! I write to you through the wonders of electricity, fiber optics, Pentium chips, and other things that work by magic AKA science. This episode, Nick and Tim examine how technology not only continues to change how stor

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