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The Snark
7 days ago3 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "When Reality Met Fiction: The Meet Cute"
In the end, whether it's love or creative writing, the unexpected is what keeps us hooked.
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The Snark
Jan 233 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "Just Soooo Attractive"
Heroes Are Fine, but Tim Wants Messy, Morally-Ambiguous Characters
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The Snark
Jan 164 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "Deflated!"
It’s all about expectations—too high, and the crash is coming. And, oh, it’s going to be glorious.
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The Snark
Jan 94 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "Emotions, Emotions Everywhere"
Welcome to today’s podcast therapy session—sorry, I meant episode.
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The Snark
Jan 13 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "Welcome... and O Holy Night"
When Christmas Chaos Meets a Podcast Overdose!
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The Snark
Jan 15 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "Shocking Results"
Shocking Creativity: From Electric Therapy to Escaped Horses and Dead Soldiers—A Journey of Tangents
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The Snark
Jan 13 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "Existential Family Secrets"
Functional families might be nice in real life, but they’re boring as hell on the page.
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The Snark
Jan 14 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "The Most Amazing Face... Ever"
Noguchi's Monument to Mankind: A One-Mile Nose Job That Only Aliens Could Love
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The Snark
Jan 14 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "Dover Beach... or Dover Bitch?"
“Two Poems, One Kinda Cave, and a Bottle of Cheap Perfume: Intertextuality for the Hungover”
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The Snark
Jan 14 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "The Man Who Just Wouldn't Quit"
The Man Who Wouldn’t Quit (and Probably Should Have)
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The Snark
Jan 14 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "Twists and Turns"
The idea that we can only control so much resonates deeply with the concept of plot twists.
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The Snark
Jan 13 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "The Wild Ride of Unexpected History"
Tim & LeeAnna discuss the unexpected twists of history and how to spin them into creative fiction
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The Snark
Jan 16 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "Memory and Self-Identity"
Fiction becomes “alive” when it reflects universal truths about the human condition.
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The Snark
Jan 16 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "Breaking the Bro Code"
Stereotypes, after all, are only interesting when they're turned on their heads. Besides, even pseudoscience has its place...
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The Snark
Jan 14 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "Betrayal!"
After all, betrayal isn’t just about hurting others. Sometimes it’s about miscommunication or just plain stupidity.
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The Snark
Jan 14 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "Quantum Entanglement"
In the end, it’s not about getting everything right. It’s about leaning into the chaos...
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The Snark
Jan 13 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "Thinking About Dating?"
The tricky business of capturing the reality of dating in fiction.
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The Snark
Jan 12 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "You’re Trying Too Hard"
“A writer should only write when inspired” sounds great until you realize it’s code for “I’m waiting for a muse that may never show up."
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The Snark
Jan 13 min read
The Snark on Alchemy Podcast "The Wrong Words"
The more your characters fail to understand each other, the more your readers will love watching them try.
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