The Mythcreant Podcast

By Mythcreants

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Subscribers: 191
Reviews: 3
Episodes: 100


 Jun 6, 2022
They spend a lot of time picking apart all the errors of stories they don't like, which isn't hard to do. It would be nice to hear more about stories they like, but there don't seem to be many of those.


 Feb 15, 2022


 Oct 23, 2020
Very useful! Underated! Great info for both writers and readers.

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For Fantasy & Science Fiction Storytellers

Episode Date
482 – Creating Wish Fulfillment
May 05, 2024
481 – Fungi in Fiction
Apr 28, 2024
480 – Curiosity in Fiction
Apr 21, 2024
479 – Spotting Bad Writing Advice
Apr 14, 2024
478 – Weird Weapons
Apr 07, 2024
477 – Giving Protagonists a Way to Contribute
Mar 31, 2024
476 – When Multiple Viewpoints Actually Work
Mar 24, 2024
475 – Giving Characters Extra Senses
Mar 17, 2024
474 – Character Development: What Is It and What Is It For?
Mar 10, 2024
473 – Why Your Villain Should Stay Dead
Mar 03, 2024
472 – Designing Dynamic Duos
Feb 25, 2024
471 – Making a Story Cohesive
Feb 18, 2024
470 – Adding Novelty to Classic Genres
Feb 11, 2024
469 – Fantasy Drugs
Feb 04, 2024
468 – Dialogue Mistakes
Jan 28, 2024
467 – Oxenfree and Branching Narratives
Jan 21, 2024
466 – Our Wordcraft Pet Peeves
Jan 14, 2024
465 – Creating a Mysterious Atmosphere
Jan 07, 2024
464 – How to Use an Unreliable Narrator
Dec 31, 2023
463 – What Makes Steampunk Tick
Dec 24, 2023
462 – Avoiding Confusion During Your Opening
Dec 17, 2023
461 – Crafting Light Stories
Dec 10, 2023
460 – What Makes a Story Slow
Dec 03, 2023
459 – Chosen Ones: Classic or Cliché?
Nov 26, 2023
458 – Making Your Story Believable
Nov 19, 2023
457 – How Messages Fail
Nov 12, 2023
456 – Creating a Look For Your World
Nov 05, 2023
455 – Keeping the Authorities Out
Oct 29, 2023
454 – Making Dark Stories Pay Off
Oct 22, 2023
453 – Should Writers Avoid Passive Voice?
Oct 15, 2023
452 – History of Zombie Fiction
Oct 08, 2023
451 – Constructing a Mystery
Oct 01, 2023
450 – Avoiding Mustache Twirling
Sep 24, 2023
449 – Mistakes in Character Arcs
Sep 17, 2023
448 – First Book Loves
Sep 10, 2023
447 – Revisiting Literary and Speculative Fiction
Sep 03, 2023
446 – Love Interests
Aug 27, 2023
445 – Interactive Fiction
Aug 20, 2023
444 – Storytelling Education in School
Aug 13, 2023
443 – Ten Year Anniversary
Aug 06, 2023
442 – Lessons From Content Editing
Jul 30, 2023
441 – 5.5 D&D Buffs and Nerfs
Jul 23, 2023
440 – 5.5 D&D Mechanics
Jul 16, 2023
439 – WotC’s Shenanigans
Jul 09, 2023
438 – Our Favorite Mounts
Jul 02, 2023
437 – Protagonist Failures
Jun 25, 2023
436 – Blood Magic
Jun 18, 2023
435 – Supernatural Drama
Jun 11, 2023
434 – The Mandalorian Revisited
Jun 04, 2023
433 – Stories Within Stories
May 28, 2023
432 – Elemental Magic
May 21, 2023
431 – Describing Violence
May 14, 2023
430 – Quest Rewards
May 07, 2023
429 – Magic Systems For Fight Scenes
Apr 30, 2023
428 – Good and Bad Turning Points
Apr 23, 2023
427 – Mid-Story Resolution
Apr 16, 2023
426 – Choosing Your Story’s Perspective
Apr 09, 2023
425 – Trunking Stories
Apr 02, 2023
424 – Dragons
Mar 26, 2023
423 – Sources of Energy
Mar 19, 2023
422 – Alien Aliens
Mar 12, 2023
421 – Foil Characters
Mar 05, 2023
420 – Scene vs Summary
Feb 26, 2023
419 – Shadow Realms
Feb 19, 2023
418 – Mentor Characters
Feb 12, 2023
417 – Interview With The Vampire Show
Feb 05, 2023
416 – Falling Action
Jan 29, 2023
415 – Ensemble Stories
Jan 22, 2023
414 – Movement
Jan 15, 2023
413 – Conveying Time
Jan 08, 2023
412 – Cosmic Horror
Jan 01, 2023
411 – Futuristic Societies
Dec 25, 2022
410 – Signature Items
Dec 18, 2022
409 – Monologues
Dec 11, 2022
408 – High and Low Tension Arcs
Dec 04, 2022
407 – Wings of Fire
Nov 27, 2022
406 – Stories About Building Something
Nov 20, 2022
405 – Hero Haters
Nov 13, 2022
404 – Disease in Spec Fic
Nov 06, 2022
403 – Political Drama
Oct 30, 2022
402 – Creating Fictional Holidays
Oct 23, 2022
401 – Special Abilities
Oct 16, 2022
400 – Novel Characters
Oct 09, 2022
399 – Stranger Things 4
Oct 02, 2022
398 – Creating Fictional Cultures
Sep 25, 2022
397 – The Sandman
Sep 18, 2022
396 – Always Be Solving Problems
Sep 11, 2022
395 – Omens and Prophecies
Sep 04, 2022
394 – Death Personified
Aug 28, 2022
393 – Airships
Aug 21, 2022
392 – Obi-Wan Kenobi
Aug 14, 2022
391 – Murderbot
Aug 07, 2022
390 – Annoying Characters
Jul 31, 2022
389 – Non-Romantic Relationships
Jul 24, 2022
388 – Clashing Choices
Jul 17, 2022
387 – Story Structures
Jul 10, 2022
386 – Fantasy Weapons
Jul 03, 2022
385 – Food in Spec Fic
Jun 26, 2022
384 – Villainous Presentation
Jun 19, 2022
383 – Unfocused Worldbuilding
Jun 12, 2022