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Ep.12. Can You Be Too Healthy in Real Life to Write Good Conflict in Story?
EPISODE DESCRIPTION – Do you ever wonder if you can improve your interpersonal communication so much that it would impact your writing? Would you still be able to write good conflict if you knew and practiced good...
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Ep.11. Character Arc Hack: One Easy-to-Use Tool to Steer Your Character Towards Growth
EPISODE DESCRIPTION – What if we stopped trying to fix things, not only in our personal lives, but in our stories too? What does that even look like? How do you not fix something in your story? This week Zena will...
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Ep10. Stop Trying to Fix It: How Efforts to Rescue Those in Pain and Suffering Can Actually Make it Worse
EPISODE DESCRIPTION – You know that uncomfortable feeling when you know someone is hurting and you feel kind of awkward because you don't know what to say, but you want to help them somehow, just to fix it for them?...
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Ep9. Counterculture Boundaries: Five Key Indicators That Today's "Self-Love" Craze is Making You More Selfish
EPISODE DESCRIPTION – Are you setting boundaries in your personal life? Boundaries can be helpful and healthy, but they can also be a tool utilized to manipulate, whether we do it knowingly or not. This week, join...
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Ep8. Say What You Mean, But Don't Say it Mean: Finding Freedom in Radical Honesty
EPISODE DESCRIPTION – It can be a struggle to get off Karpman's triangle, it can be a struggle to take personal responsibility even if you're not on the triangle. It takes courage and strength. But by embracing the...
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Ep7. How to Stop Victimizing Yourself and Others with This One Essential Recovery Tool
EPISODE DESCRIPTION – Zena's back this week with a hard hitter. Do you own your stuff? I mean, do you take personal responsibility for your actions, feelings, etc.? Zena takes us on a journey this week down the road...
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Ep6. Called to be Bold: The Top Three Ways for Writers to be Courageous in the New Year
EPISODE DESCRIPTION – Do you feel intimidated by societal expectations to accept mainstream narrative as truth? Or even by our fellow Christians for standing against the grain? Are you tired of the dumbing down of...
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Ep5. How to Write R-Rated Stories with a Clear Conscience: The Seven New Absolutes
EPISODE DESCRIPTION – They're here! The final three on Zena's list of seven new evaluative criteria for writers and consumers alike. Challenging what has come to be known as a "good Christian story", Zena argues for...
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Ep4. Free at Last: Key Creative Guidelines for Christians Writing Stories for Adults
EPISODE DESCRIPTION – There is freedom in boundaries. Sounds counterintuitive, I know. But just listen as Zena explains how to find ultimate freedom in your writing by following these creative guidelines. Here come...
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Ep3. Seven Keys to Unlocking Great Stories for Christian Writers, Producers, Publishers, and Consumers
EPISODE DESCRIPTION – I know what you're thinking. Can Zena get through 7 evaluative criteria in one 20 minute episode? The answer is no. No, she can't. And that is a great thing!
Zena gives weight where it is due...
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Ep2. Six Key Reasons Why Christians Are Afraid to Write Rated R Stories
EPISODE DESCRIPTION – Kids G rated movies may lack sex, violence, and language, but there can still be themes of atheism and nihilism woven into their fabric. Some R-rated material causes deep introspection when...
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Ep1. What the World Needs Now are R-Rated Stories Written by Christians
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION – Welcome to Season 3. Thanks for joining us.True to form, Zena breaks right into the meat of why society needs more R-rated stories written by...
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