Do you prefer understated jerks, maniacal evil people, or tentative side-character heroes who become villain-leaning?

Val, Erika, Kaitlin, Rosa, and Kass get together to discuss what a**hole characters mean to them and how they're written. What does it take to be a really jerk-leaning character? What do we like about them and how do we get into the headspace of writing them?

And ask yourselves: What Would Lucifer Do?

P.S. The iceberg in Titanic is NOT the a**hole!

Join Erika, Ashley, Courtney, and Rosa as they discuss the myriad ways authors go about writing sequels. Do the character have to be the same? The world? What qualifies as a "sequel"? What are some of the issues and pitfalls involved? All this and more in today's episode!

Pure, innocent, sunshine characters? No! Cinnamon Roll characters are so much more than that! Did you forget?? Guess we'll go into it again...

Val, Kira, M.A., Az, and Rosa come together to break down Cinnamon Rolls in our books! We also create a new phrase, consider a spectrum of Cinnamon Rollness, and even mention himbos!

Dungeons and Dragons but with food? The continuation of the Targaryen's rise and fall? A Genshin Impact-inspired game? These just scratch the surface of today's Favorite Things episode and listen to Jess, Kira, and Val gush about their current interests, and join us at the end for some recommendations!
And remember - rescue her before she becomes dragon poop!

IN THIS EPISODE

4:45- Delicious in Dungeon
19:20- House of the Dragon, Season 2
26:57- scavengers Reign
33:13- Wuthering Waves
42:43- Helluva Boss
53:20- Genshin Impact
1:09:37- Warhammer 40k
1:27:41- Self Care

Enemies to lovers...a divisive trope! What makes a story enemies to lovers? An initial attraction? A lot of angst? An undeniable yearning?

Today, Val, Kira, Az, Kaitlin, and Lorelei discuss - what does enemies to lovers look like to us? (And is Wolverine secretly bi???)

P.S. Welcome newbie Lorelei on her first podcast!

Today, Jess, Erika, Alyssa, and Kaitlin delve into three more Twitter writing "rules"- don't edit as you write, writing should be like a woman's dress- long enough to cover the subject, but short enough to keep the reader's interest, and write every day.

Bonus rant/tangent from the OG Queen of SSP on various editing "rules" that are really more opinions, individual preferences, and trends than actually useful rules.

Oh, and Twinsy gets grounded >:D

Drawing - digital or traditional and everything in between! At SSP, we have artists all over the spectrum. So today we celebrate some of them!

Val and Alyssa get with Jade, Az, and Brittany to discuss drawing styles, programs, and a lot of intricate techniques to enhance lighting and details. We highly recommend the YouTube video for this episode!

Special mention: Mariah Norris <3

AND BOO AI

Today, Kori, Kaitlin, Kassidy, and Jade join Alyssa to talk about one of the most difficult and technical yet enjoyable parts of the craft: dialogue! Listen in to find out how we use it to build our characters, settings, what we do or don’t like about writing it, and stay tuned for some examples generously donated by members of the House!