In the end, whether it's love or creative writing, the unexpected is what keeps us hooked.

Heroes Are Fine, but Tim Wants Messy, Morally-Ambiguous Characters

It’s all about expectations—too high, and the crash is coming. And, oh, it’s going to be glorious.

Welcome to today’s podcast therapy session—sorry, I meant episode.

When Christmas Chaos Meets a Podcast Overdose!

Shocking Creativity: From Electric Therapy to Escaped Horses and Dead Soldiers—A Journey of Tangents

Functional families might be nice in real life, but they’re boring as hell on the page.

Noguchi's Monument to Mankind: A One-Mile Nose Job That Only Aliens Could Love

“Two Poems, One Kinda Cave, and a Bottle of Cheap Perfume: Intertextuality for the Hungover”

The Man Who Wouldn’t Quit (and Probably Should Have)

The idea that we can only control so much resonates deeply with the concept of plot twists.

Tim & LeeAnna discuss the unexpected twists of history and how to spin them into creative fiction

Fiction becomes “alive” when it reflects universal truths about the human condition.

Stereotypes, after all, are only interesting when they're turned on their heads. Besides, even pseudoscience has its place...

After all, betrayal isn’t just about hurting others. Sometimes it’s about miscommunication or just plain stupidity.

In the end, it’s not about getting everything right. It’s about leaning into the chaos...

The tricky business of capturing the reality of dating in fiction.

“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."

The more your characters fail to understand each other, the more your readers will love watching them try.