Look, let’s be honest. Life’s full of narcissists, co-dependents, and all their messy, twisted relationships. 

In short: torture your readers—they’ll love you for it.

So here’s the challenge: create characters who have no idea how to live with their paradoxes—because, spoiler alert, neither do we!

Get ready for a wild ride of snark, bad decisions, and surprisingly insightful moments (we promise, they’re in there somewhere).

Writer's Prompts for the podcast "Welcome to Club Confusion"

Because at some point in life, we all stand in a metaphorical phone booth, trying to make peace with a past that doesn’t give a shit if we’re ready.

Writer's Prompts for the podcast "Panic Mode: Activated!"

Embrace the panic, and remember: chaos makes for unforgettable stories.

In this Alchemy Short n’ Sweet episode, Tim and LeeAnna delve into the joy of a crisis made so much worse by the person who panics!

Write your mess. Write your truth. Write what hurts. Someone out there needs it more than you know

“Small Talk, Big Deal” turns the tiniest human interactions into a beautiful mess of psychology, awkwardness, danger, and longing.

Sometimes the most mythic moment in your book should be the leg of a drowning mythological figure waving from a distant corner.

Writer's Prompts for the podcast "Enter Stage Left"

Writer's Prompts for the podcast "Pressure Makes Diamonds... Or Dust"

Fiction should be a mirror to our world’s darkest and lightest moments.

The messy, chaotic world of people cracking under pressure—because let’s face it, life’s a pressure cooker, and sometimes the lid just pops!

Writer's Prompts for the podcast "The (Not So) Wonder Years" - pitch yourself headfirst into the smelly laundry basket of the teen years

It’s a confusing time when you’re expected to make life-altering decisions with the emotional maturity of a pet hamster.

In this Alchemy podcast Tim and LeeAnna talk about the teen years - because what’s a teen’s life without a *few near-death experiences*?

Writer's Prompts for the podcast "When Reality Met Fiction: The Meet Cute"