Kristy And Kai - Podcast Details

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Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 42: So long, and thanks for all the fish!S3 Episode 42: Don't let the title freak you out... but it's true. Also, yes, it's really episode 41, but come on... We had to, right? !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode, we stick a fork in the podcast! Done. That's All Folks! As they say. But, hey, maybe it won't be, you never know. Lol. It may seem like it's a rather out-of-the-blue thing and it is, but it isn't. I mean, ignoring the fact that somehow, we both did this for almost three full years (like, how?) I t...2023-07-1935 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 40: TikTok, Cheating, and Therapy, OH MY!S3 Episode 40: Uniqueness is a tricky subject for neordivergent writers. !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai can't read their character's insights - great. Kristy wrote in a book with pen and the world didn't implode - that IS great. We decide we have nothing to offer - well, fuck! Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. Sen...2023-07-1241 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 39: Book Trauma and CakeS3 Episode 39: Book trauma and book branding - because that's a mix !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai shares their book trauma - that time they burned their own books Kristy talks branding herself as, THE ANNOTATOR! We crap on, crap away. Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. Send your questions, words of encouragement, fan-fic, an...2023-07-0541 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 38: Opposite(genre)s attractS3 Episode 38: It IS fiction and a natural fact - horror comedy works 'cause opposite(genre)s attract !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai shares the disturbing realization that they've ALWAYS been a romance writer 😳 Kristy talks horror movies and shows, because horror is da bomb We plan to smoosh genres but get stuck on our favs because that tracks! Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, b...2023-06-2841 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 Ep 37: Dr of Words - LGBTQIADHDASDS3 Episode 37: Here is your prescription for queer neurodivergent fiction. !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai defines representation (and lack thereof) - or something Kristy tries on her stethoscope for autistic queer beats We talk writing PhDs again, but with new perspectives Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. Send your questions, words of encouragement, fan-fic, and...2023-06-2141 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 Ep 36: Theraputic narratives - stab a bitch!S3 Episode 36: Finding therapy through letting our characters loose on coontz! !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. And the C word in this ep - like, a LOT! In this episode: Kai sends Weylan on a coont destruction mission and writes about it Kristy gets exactly what she asked the universe for, but forgot to tell it to stab some coontz... We say coont (yes, I'm choosing to spell it that way here, lol) more times than Thor drops a ya mom joke! Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thi...2023-06-1442 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 31: It's all about the Blades, 'bout the Blades.S3 Episode 31: To Blade or not to Blade? Dude, that's not even a question. !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai realises the level of trauma escalation in the First Strike books. Kristy realises her shit isn't shit! We unpack how we unpacked Kristy's Blades series and what's next. Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. Send you...2023-05-1041 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 29: Transmedia and the M-WordS3 Episode 29: Talking transmedia and decisions !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai still hates mmmm... *vom*, marrrr *vom*... the M word Kristy says, Facebook - I choose you. (Worst Pikachu reference ever!) We talk transmedia and social media (because you know how good we are with remembering that exists!) Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. Sen...2023-04-2641 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 28: Be Pragmatic. Be-ee PragmaticS3 Episode 28: !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai learns to fuck the rules, but only the fuckable ones Kristy learns to fuck everyone, but not really because asexual and all We are both editing and this pragmatic thing, might be a thing Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. Send your questions, words of encouragement, fan-fic, an...2023-04-1941 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 27.5: Because not this week, satan!S3 Episode 27 and a bit: It happened - we needed a week off! !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai says, nope Kristy doesn't drop by We just don't Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. Send your questions, words of encouragement, fan-fic, and fan art (come on, make our day!) to ⁠⁠character.collective.podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠. ⁠⁠C...2023-04-1203 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 27: All for the Game and all for the Representation!S3 Episode X: They finally did it! Kristy read All for the Game! !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai embraces the stupid, embraces the obsession, embraces the, 'BE LIKE NORA'. Kristy puts up with Kai's AFTG obsession (hope she didn't think that would shut them up! Lol) We talk All for the Game - "Fucking finally!" - Kai Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sh...2023-04-0541 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 26: The AI Takeover is Happening (Thank Fuck!)S3 Episode 26: AI is such a tool! !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai trials AI as a research assistant Kristy hires AI as a writing intern We revisit AI because we don't have time to cross our fingers Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. Send your questions, words of encouragement, fan-fic, and fan art (come on...2023-03-2941 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 25: Deep Down in the Darkness where we Dare to DelveS3 Episode 25: Let's get all sorts of dark !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kristy questions dark versus light Kai questions the question We talk about the writing gold in the darkest of fantasy fiction Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. Send your questions, words of encouragement, fan-fic, and fan art (come on, make our day!) to...2023-03-2233 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep24: AI, Privilege, and Trauma - Oh, my!S3 Episode 24: We talk AI... but totally took a left at trauma! !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai is an ad for Medium - but they are right, you should totally follow and read all the things Kristy hyperfocusses on AI so that Kai doesn't have to We wonder what Grinder for AI would be called. Maybe I'll ask AI Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share...2023-03-151h 12

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 23: Organising Shit — the PracticalS3 Episode 23: You heard the theory, now hear it in action. There will be a test - but we probs won't get around to it. !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai is working through their million bits of writing... Kristy re-assessesasseses because the needle moved! We implement our organising of the organisation and do the things Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is...2023-03-081h 03

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 22: Let’s Organize this Organization Until We’re Organized!S3 Episode 22: This one goes here, this one goes there. WTF is that? !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai creates a 3x3 thingo with 9 steps for writing a book Kristy does the 3 thing too but within defined categories We give you two ways to organize - we guess. Shrug. Hey, have we met? Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something l...2023-03-011h 10

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 21: The Travel Grant Files (part 2)S3 Episode 21: Let's see - what did we do? Surprise! STUFF! !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai joins the circus - well, they tried. Kristy finds a childhood author hero and damn, she's in Australia! We complete phase one of project icanhasamoney? Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. Send your questions, words of encouragement, fan-fic, a...2023-02-2237 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 20: The Travel Grant Files (part 1)S3 Episode 20: Well, a travel grant sounds like a good idea... !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai needs to think ahead - oh fuck, we're screwed! Kristy needs to work out what environment she needs for writing - not sure the funding will cover elves with whips... We start the brainstorming - part 2 coming soon Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring...2023-02-1540 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep19: What Would They Do To Get What They Want?S3 Episode 19: Good, evil... it's all relative, really. !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai talks about NUSA because space and no-one is suprised Kristy finds the fine line between pleasure and pain (or something) We talk about tangible goals and what our characters would do to get them. Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. Send...2023-02-081h 03

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 18: E-mo-tion-al D̶a̶-̶m̶a̶g̶e̶ ObjectsS3 Episode 18: And one time, at band camp... Because the flute is totally an emotional object in those movies. Well, shit! !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai reflects on a unicorn mug Kristy reflects on a forgotten wedding ring We explore our bookesesseses emotional... objects Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. Send your questions, words of encouragement, fan-fic, and fan art (come on, make o...2023-02-011h 03

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 17: WTF Was Going On in Our First Episode?S3 Episode X: We revisit the very first episode and WT actual F? !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai wants to punch past Kai Kristy is disgusted by past Kristy We are so different and thank fuck!!! Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. Send your questions, words of encouragement, fan-fic, and fan art (come on...2023-01-251h 03

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 10 - Thorne, Anastasia, and Hot Gay Ghost SexS3 Episode 10: Yep, the power of music does a thing and this time, it's hot gay ghost sex. Not that I'm fixated - Kai. !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai - hot gay ghost sex, and spoilers. That is all. Kristy - it's her fault. What is? Hot gay ghost sex. We talk hot gay ghost sex. Did we mention, hot gay ghost sex? Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please l...2022-12-071h 05

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 9 - With a NaNo Rebel Yell we Cry NO MORE!S3 Episode 9: And that's another NaNo wrap-up... !!! Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai puts many balls in their mouth Kristy... Vanessa... Kristy.... Vanessa... We successfully rebel NaNo because rules are sleeves ~Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. ~Send your questions, words of encouragement, fan-fic, and fan art (come on, make our day!) to character.collective.p...2022-11-301h 01

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep - 8 NaNoWriMo week 3 - Things were doneS3 Episode 8: We did things. Like, actual things! !!! Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai finishes planning our NUSA Mars (finally...) Kristy publishes a book! WOOT! ADHD Ask - go get it. Link below. We get through week 3 of NaNo as full-on rebels! ~Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. ~Send your questions, words of encouragement, fan-fic, an...2022-11-2347 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 7 - NaNoWriMo week 2 - Energy vs Action, or SomethingS3 Episode 7: Where are we spending our time and energy in the writing process? !!! Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai changes their NaNo focus (and no-one is shocked) Kristy breaks Kai We graph ourselves - because why not ~Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. ~Send your questions, words of encouragement, fan-fic, and fan art (come o...2022-11-161h 09

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 6 - The Gender Tangent and NaNo Check-InS3 Episode 6: We have a lot of thoughts. Let us spew them all over you. !!! Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai plays with Sky Thaddy (Luie is fine with it) Kristy works on ALL the books - no, we mean like, ALL of them We go on a gender tangent ~Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. 2022-11-091h 07

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 5 - Let the NaNo-ing BeginS3 Episode X5: NaNo is a go and we are... going? !!! Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai makes words and then more words come out Kristy plans to make words because words We do words because we are unprofessional worders, or something ~Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. ~Send your questions, words of encouragement, fan-fic...2022-11-0249 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep4: The One Where we NaNo RebelS3 Episode 4: Here be NaNo Rebels! !!! Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai is going full NUSA Kristy will work 5 books We rebel yell! ~Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. ~Send your questions, words of encouragement, fan-fic, and fan art (come on, make our day!) to character.collective.podcast@gmail.com. ** ~ Subscribe...2022-10-261h 34

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 3: The One Where Check In before you Check OutS3 Episode 3: It's time for a writing update before we dive into NaNoWriMo !!! Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai creates and destroys a solar system in 2 hours Kristy decides moving is a thing.... We check in and check out ~Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. ~Send your questions, words of encouragement, fan-fic, and fan art (c...2022-10-1939 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep 2: The One Where We Explored Our ExcavationsS3 Episode 2: So, we excavated. And this is what we found! !!! Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai made many maps of excavation sites for all the digs Kristy found the real bones after having the fakes ones on display We find more than expected! ~Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. ~Send your questions, words of...2022-10-1243 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS3 Ep1 - Welcome back fellow weirdos! It's Preptober - Week 1.S3 Episode 1: SEASON 3 - Whaaaa? Yeah! Welcome to Episode 1! Let's start by jumping straight into Preptober. ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai completely loses any ability to make words Kristy reflects on all the past words We drop everyone's fucks and become NaNo rebels! WORD! Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that. Send your questions, words...2022-10-0547 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 49: The One Where We Wrap Up Season Two!S2 Episode 49: It's the Final Episode... For season 2... ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai draws a butt - because that's a thing Kristy says no to doing the things, because other things We wrap up a crazy season and take a well-deserved break! Meet us back here on October 5th for the start of SEASON 3!!! Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a l...2022-08-3156 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 48: The One Where We Embrace the StupidS2 Episode 48: It's time to excavate our creative dumpsters ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai wheezes when they laugh but nothing's new Kristy forgot something but I forgot what it was We embrace the stupid and plan an excavation Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's M...2022-08-2448 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 47: Author Shmauthor Part 2 - EMBRACE THE STUPID!S2 Episode 47: Existential crisis on crack! That is all. ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai finds Chierah and it was not where they expected. Kristy wonders about the feet drag and Vanessa has a LOT to say. We embrace the stupid! Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ra...2022-08-171h 10

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 46: Author Shmauthor Part 1 - RESET TIME!S2 Episode 46: ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai determines they love a jigsaw read. Kristy determines originality is sleeves. We BEGIN to redefine what it means to be Authors! Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@kristywestaway82) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kr...2022-08-1059 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 45: The One Where We Plan Our BlogsS2 Episode 45: OMG - more planning? Yeah, we know! But, blogs, and stuff. ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai shares their 31 ideas for blogs about questions about being an enby or something Kristy shares their 31 ideas for blogs about avoiding writer's burnout We may or may not have done a thing here - we'll find out next week Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits a...2022-08-0341 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 44: The One Where We Get Bloggin'S2 Episode 44: The blog your book planning is underway. More things! Lol.. ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai thinks about what your friendly neighborhood transgender person wants you to know Kristy embraces the neurodivergent writer within We plan stuff because that's what we do. Let's hope this time we move PAST the planning stage, lol. Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a...2022-07-2741 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 43: The One Where We Plan to Blog a Book!S2 Episode 43: Yeah, we like to plan. Let's see if we can actually implement this time! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai's brain stops because that's their style Kristy neurodiversifies writing - that's a thing We (start to) plan to blog our books in August - RuPaul help us all! Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK Y...2022-07-2041 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 42: The One Where We Have the HappiesS2 Episode 42: You know it's a worry when our theme is, "We both feel good today, quick, let's do a podcast because it's so rare!" ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai is the headliner in their own movie Kristy gets permission to write We both feels the happies so we shares the happies - enjoy! Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a...2022-07-1341 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 41: The One Where We WhatevsS2 Episode 41: We talk about things, there's something in there, I'm sure. ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai speaks crap Kristy speaks crap We all speak crap Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@kristywestaway82) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kristy's affiliate lin...2022-07-0641 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 40: The One Where We Seek EquilibriumS2 Episode 40: We don't use the b world around here! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai shares their therapy homework, because that's a thing Kristy gets her therapist's permission to write, because that is also a thing We therapise our therapy Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium r...2022-06-2941 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 39: The One Where We Junkyard BoysS2 Episode 39: Something about junkyard boys, I don't know, I'm editing drunk. Whatever. Lol. ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai does something Kristy does something else We do things. LOL! Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@kristywestaway82) JOIN MEDIUM HER...2022-06-2241 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 38: The One Where we Stall UphillS2 Episode 38: What are we waiting for? Shrug! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai defines success and they don't mention money - Scandalous! Kristy defines a stalemate between starting the next 'chapter' (totally punned that). We wonder what the hell we are waiting for - 5-star reviews? Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU S...2022-06-1538 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 37: The One Where We Style GuideS2 Episode 37: Kai needs a style guide... nope, they need a series bible! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai braindumps all the things Kristy arranges Kai's brain vomit We design a series bible for First Strike! Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - h...2022-06-0832 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 36 - The One With Taking the Field Meet CuteS2 Episode 36: It's chapter 3 and 4 of Taking the Field for you - the naked meet cute! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai read and coughs and reads some more. Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@kristywestaway82) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kr...2022-06-0153 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 35: The One Where We Dismantle Our Uni Safety NetsS2 Episode 35: Safety Nets? Where we're going, we don't need... safety nets. ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai extends uni. Because... whatevs. Kristy finishes Uni. Like, for reals! We face facts and then ignore them, because emotional damage. Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Pag...2022-05-251h 00

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 34: The One Where You Meet Henley and TaniS2 Episode 34: It's your free audiobook butchered by the author ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@kristywestaway82) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kristy's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kristy gets a li...2022-05-1848 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 33: The One Where Kai Talks BackstoryS2 Episode 33: Characters have lives too! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai explores why the hell Marcus is the way he is. Thor is still confused but loves him anyway - Nawwwwwww.... Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@kristywestaway82) JO...2022-05-1141 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 32: The One Where Kai's Characters PlayS2 Episode 32: Because when characters wanna play, don't get in the way! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai runs a round table session with six of their characters! Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@kristywestaway82) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kristy's af...2022-05-041h 01

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 31: The One With Emotional DamageS2 Episode 31: Roll for emotional damage... ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai takes a ride on the emotional damage rollercoaster Kristy settles in for the emotional damage consistancy We both give up, pretty much, because emotional damage Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page...2022-04-2751 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 30: The One Where We Find Purpose?S2 Episode 30: Wait, did we just work out why Kai writes, and the peanut gallery is on fire - Hmmm... roasted peanuts. ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai unleashes a new character, maybe, or something, it's a thing... Kristy therapises Kai until stuff breaks We talk crap but de-crap trauma Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK Y...2022-04-2053 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 29: The One Where Characters Take Over (One?)S2 Episode 29: 30 Questions about Taking the Field and a whole bunch of characters answering ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Henley and Tanimen drop by for a Q&A Thor surprises no-one by having something to say Kai gives up... just in general Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's M...2022-04-131h 02

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 28: The One Where We BluuuuuuurbS2 Episode 28: Bluuuuuuuuurb says it all ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai gets no closer to First Strike blurbing and no one is shocked! Kristy blurbs the blurbiness and does blurbing We bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurb everywhere Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.c...2022-04-061h 13

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 27: The One Where We Slip Dimensions?S2 Episode 27: It's all in between the dimensions. ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai wonders if their characters live in a different dimension. Kristy talks gay and non-binary pirates. We decide the epitome of writing achievement is to be flang flicked.... Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ra...2022-03-3054 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 26: The One Where Kai Blurby Brainy DumpsS2 Episode 26: I need blurbs! All the freakin' blurbs! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai blurby brainy dumps Taking the Field. Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@kristywestaway82) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kristy's affiliate link) - You get all the ben...2022-03-231h 10

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 25: The One Where We DrunkedS2 Episode 25: We started drinkededed and it was is downhill from there ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai decides to stop deciding Kristy talks dirty fan-fic We share our love for Pauly Shore, Buu-uuuuddy! Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.c...2022-03-1657 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 24: The One Where We Get Organised???S2 Episode 24: We don't know what's going on but I think we're doing things!? ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai announces their gender: Gender-Cluster-Fuckery Kristy announces: Don't blame me, I'm drunk! We did things this week. Like, actual things. Did we adult? GLITCH!!!! Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of K...2022-03-091h 13

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 23: The One Where We Get Back to BasicsS2 Episode 23: What damn genres do we really write? ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai embraces the GAFA within Kristy embraces all the fantasy We unpack the un-Amazon-ing Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@kristywestaway82) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kristy's af...2022-03-0247 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 22: The One Where We FrankensteinS2 Episode 22: It's a mish-mash bits and pieces waffle cake of stuff ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai shares a new series idea - what a surprise! Kristy shares a new series idea - but of course! We really need to stop having new series ideas and learn how to finish what we've already started! Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a...2022-02-2343 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 21: The One Where We KetchupS2 Episode 21: So, whatcha been doin'? ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai has actually been editing Kristy has been planning all the words We catch up with where we're at - or something Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@k...2022-02-161h 04

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 20: The One Where We Shadow Hunter!S2 Episode 20: OMG, epic Hood and Hook Book 3 spoilers - like, all of them! Well, some. Lol. ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai yops Kristy story circles The Shadow Hunter We slip and slide in the shadow hunter spoilers of deliciousness - yeah, that all sounds wrong and I'm so not changing it! Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little inc...2022-02-0953 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 19: The One Where We Check In on Checking OutS2 Episode 19: So, yeah, where were we? ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai has existensial ambivilence Kristy is ready to Tick Tock! We check in because we checked out Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@kristywestaway82) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kri...2022-02-0254 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 18: The One Where We Tick TockS2 Episode 17: That awesome moment you realise past you did more than you think ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai gets excited remembering the stuff we've already done... Kristy chapterizes (it's a word, I checked) more of Tick Tick We decide to be method writers - bring on the gin! Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK Y...2022-01-2647 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 17: The One Where We Bottom Out!?S2 Episode 17: We were going to do a thing but then we did another thing ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai wants a bottom box Kristy wants a finger ring ... tattoo We talk about everything except what we planned (what a damn surprise) Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of K...2022-01-191h 08

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 Episode 16: The One Where We Rant... on PurposeS2 Episode 16: Sometimes, you just gotta rant! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai calls shenanigans Kristy contemplates an 8am start We rant about existence Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@kristywestaway82) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kristy's affiliate link) - You ge...2022-01-1242 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 Episode Not Today SatanS2 Episode Nope: Sometimes, you just have to say no and eat a panettone. ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai tries not to swear but remembers that's not an option Kristy would be here in spirit except their spirit is consuming spirits We give ourselves permission to have a week off! Because reasons - but Kai forgot them. Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits an...2022-01-0504 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 15: The One Where We Pre-MEH 2022S2 Episode 15: Happy New Queer! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai voms over the words of their mask Kristy shares goals but no plans We accept that 2022 will be whatever the hell it is Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.c...2021-12-2959 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 14: The One Where We ChristmasS2 Episode 14: Merry Kiss My Ass and May Santa leave you a twink-ling star! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai doesn't know what achieve means Kristy nopes We generate our words for 2022 - the pain is real Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page...2021-12-221h 05

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 13: The One Where We Talking Editing... EventuallyS2 Episode 13: Edit! No. Oh, okay. ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai decides their voice is shit Kristy somehow makes money despite doing no work We de-sleeve editing - or something Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@kristywestaway82) JOIN MED...2021-12-151h 42

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 12: The One Where we Trauma... again!S2 Episode 12: We write because of trauma, we don't write because of trauma. Well, that's fun! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai's writing plan = therapy Kristy's writing plan = shrug We fall asleep on the trauma train, and THIS happens! Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU. Follow Kai on Simily.co. Subscribe to notifications of...2021-12-0842 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 11: The One Where We Self-Care FailS2 Episode 11: Self-Care is more important than a goal! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai struggles to choose to quit Kristy is still in a state of words are sleeves We explore why we tanked and we are proud of it Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium r...2021-12-0159 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 10: The One Where We Do Something?S2 Episode 10: I think we did something but I don't know what. ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai crosses the safety barrier into public transness. Kristy confirms that words are now sleeves. We talk about Medium and why you should clap us - I think. Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to no...2021-11-2558 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 9: The One Where we VoldeMALTS2 Episode 9: NaNo-No-No because voldemalt conflusions! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai searches for their angry Kristy determines that gratitude journals teach masking We skim over NaNo because no no Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@kristywestaway82) JOIN MEDIUM HE...2021-11-171h 19

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 8: The One Where We Discover Consistency is SleevesS2 Episode 8: Existential crisis alert - come have one with us ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai dares asks the question - is consistency all it's cracked up to be? Kristy dares responds with a logical conclusion that consistency is for neurotypicals. We decide therefore that consistency is sleeves (because sleeves are bullshit). Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little i...2021-11-101h 07

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 7: The One Where We NaNoWriMoS2 Episode 7: NaNoWriMo is a GO! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai is a little obsessed with puppy Kristy ponders a wolfy conundrum We have nope days but we're still on track Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and Kai gets a little incentive - THANK YOU Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com...2021-11-031h 02

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 5: The One Where We Dive DeeperS2 Episode 5: Let's go deeper ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai has 11 more articles to write Kristy otherises the normative We decide to get raw and dirty for y'all ** Listen to the Treading Water Podcast Pilot** Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@kristywestaway82) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kristy's affiliate link) - You get all the benefits and K...2021-10-201h 23

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 4: The One Where We Beat Our Sheets?S2 Episode 4: Making the beaty sheetys ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai beats Mario into submission - that is such a lie Kristy beats out a new beat style We beat the beat because that's how we roll ** Listen to Kai's Treading Water Podcast Pilot** Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@kristywestaway82) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kai's a...2021-10-131h 17

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 3: The One Where We Intro Our NaNo ProjectsS2 Episode 3: NaNoWriMo Projects are decided ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai decides on Rainbow Circus - finally! Kristy introduces Readin of the Pack. We start the starting of the start for Nano ** Listen to the Treading Water Podcast Pilot** Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@kristywestaway82) JOIN MEDIUM HERE (Kristy's affiliate link) - You get all t...2021-10-0658 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2 EPISODE 2: The One Where We Plan to Preptober.S2. Episode 2: It's Nano Prep prep time again! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kristy commits to commitment Kai is committed to Kristy's commitment (hehe) We work out how will manage NaNoWriMo by working out how the hell we deal with Preptober. ** Listen to the Treading Water Podcast Pilot** Subscribe to notifications of Kristy's Medium ramblings! (Kristy's Medium Page - https://medium.com/@kristywestaway82) Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) JOIN MEDIUM HE...2021-09-2954 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsS2. EPISODE 1: Welcome Back!S2 Episode One: Welcome back to the Character Collective Podcast! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai promises not to change their NaNoWriMo project in the first week again - no one believes them Kristy shares her discovery of words and she's writing them ALL! We have the rest of the year plan - Wait, what? Who are these people? ** Listen to the Treading Water Podcast Pilot** Subscribe to notifications of Kai's Medium ramblings! (Kai's Medium Page - https://kp-the-writer.medium.com/) Subscribe...2021-09-2232 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsEPISODE 45: The One Where We Make Kristy's Money PlanEpisode 45: ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. Excuse the little glitch a few minutes in, lol. In this episode: Kai tries Kristy overthinks We get somewhere, maybe. Follow us on TikTok: character_collective. You can follow Kristy as author_KristyWestaway and Kai as KP_the_writer. Come play because you know you wanna... Rawr! GET UP ON THE CHARACTER COLLECTIVE FACEBOOK GROUP HERE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecharactercollective. Send your words and art to character.collective.podcast@gmail.com 2021-07-211h 23

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsEPISODE 42: The One where we worked out Kristy's Fey Series TitlesEpisode 42: From Fey Pact to... something else. ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai throws a bunch of words at Kristy to see what sticks Kristy cleans up the mess and finds her book titles We talk crap because that's how we roll Follow us on TikTok: character_collective. You can follow Kristy as author_KristyWestaway and Kai as KP_the_writer. Come play because you know you wanna... Rawr! GET UP ON THE CHARACTER COLLECTIVE FACEBOOK GROUP HERE: https://www.fa...2021-06-301h 25

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsEPISODE 38: The One Where we Plan Beach Boys by Kai ParkerEpisode 38: Things don't always go smoothly in a planning session! Come join our Character Collective Group - Limites places: https://nanowrimo.org/writing-groups/character-collective ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai attempts to plan out the Beach Boys series Kristy attempts to help Kai without a sledgehammer Beach Boys got somewhere - insider tip: most of it changed. *eye roll* Follow us on TikTok: character_collective. You can follow Kristy as author_KristyWestaway and Kai as KP_the_writer. Come play...2021-06-021h 11

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsCamp NaNoWriMo Special Edition - Day #21 Kai's boys have too much story to tell!Camp NaNoWriMo - Seriously, now my 80k target is 90k. Welcome to our Camp NaNoWriMo Special Edition episode of the Character Collective. This is Episode #21. Get your free NaNoWriMo Personal Planner Word Count Tracker here: http://kaiparker.com/podcast Join NaNoWriMo here: www.nanowrimo.org Join our NaNoWriMo support group here: https://nanowrimo.org/writing-groups/character-collective or add Kai_Parker or kristywestaway and ask us to add you. How are you doing with your Nanowrimo project? Let us know. Send your words and art to character.collective.podcast@gmail.c...2021-04-2206 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsCamp NaNoWriMo Special Edition - Day #19 Kai Loses Their Shit Too SometimesCamp NaNoWriMo - The temptation to re-record was great, instead, you get to experience Kai having a meltdown... until a package arrives. They may have issues! Welcome to our Camp NaNoWriMo Special Edition episode of the Character Collective. This is Episode #19. Get your free NaNoWriMo Personal Planner Word Count Tracker here: http://kaiparker.com/podcast Join NaNoWriMo here: www.nanowrimo.org Join our NaNoWriMo support group here: https://nanowrimo.org/writing-groups/character-collective or add Kai_Parker or kristywestaway and ask us to add you. How are you doing with...2021-04-2007 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsCamp NaNoWriMo Special Edition - Day #17 We found a KristyCamp NaNoWriMo - Stuff happened - I think. Welcome to our Camp NaNoWriMo Special Edition episode of the Character Collective. This is Episode #17. Get your free NaNoWriMo Personal Planner Word Count Tracker here: http://kaiparker.com/podcast Join NaNoWriMo here: www.nanowrimo.org Join our NaNoWriMo support group here: https://nanowrimo.org/writing-groups/character-collective or add Kai_Parker or kristywestaway and ask us to add you. How are you doing with your Nanowrimo project? Let us know. Send your words and art to character.collective.podcast@gmail.com 2021-04-1812 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsEPISODE 28: The One Where Kai Plans Rainbow CircusEpisode 28: We do the planning - Kristy helps Kai get her crap together. Ok, tries to. It's a lost cause. Mostly. ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kristy is focussed AF - and then we lost her Kai has no idea what's going on and talks to their characters Mario appears - hello Mario! Follow us on TikTok: character_collective. You can follow Kristy as author_KristyWestaway but Kai's just doing the dump and run on the joint account. GET UP...2021-03-241h 09

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsOn the FOURTH Day of Christmas...On the FOURTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, my True Love gave to me: 4 DANCING WHORES, 3 Butt Plugs, 2 Vibrators, And a Dildo from Bad Dragon Website! Welcome to our 12 Days of Christmas Special Edition episode of the Character Collective Podcast. Today's Secret Santa pairing is between Jack and Kai. Jack is a Son-of-a-Pirate with a big-ass pirate ship from Kristy Westaway Kai is... well... Kai! Hi! Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because...2020-12-1610 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsNaNoWriMo Special Edition - Daily Episode Day #29 (The one when Kai begs for your money)NaNoWriMo - Day 29: Another solid day. Kristy did a redonkulous number of words and Kai finished the dumbest version of Taking the Field. Welcome to our NaNoWriMo Special Edition episode of the Character Collective. This is Episode #29 - NaNoWriMo Flu is setting in Get your free NaNoWriMo Personal Planner Word Count Tracker here: http://kaiparker.com/podcast Join NaNoWriMo here: www.nanowrimo.org Join our NaNoWriMo support group here: https://nanowrimo.org/writing-groups/character-collective Follow our NaNoWriWro Pinterest Boards here: https://www.pinterest.com.au/Character_Collective_Podcast ...2020-11-3010 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsNaNoWriMo Special Edition - Daily Episode Day #25 (The one where Kai made NO FUCKING SENSE)NaNoWriMo - Day 25: Well, that was a clusterfuck of an update, hahaha. Welcome to late night Kai. It ain't pretty. Welcome to our NaNoWriMo Special Edition episode of the Character Collective. This is Episode #25 - WTF is she on about? Get your free NaNoWriMo Personal Planner Word Count Tracker here: http://kaiparker.com/podcast Join NaNoWriMo here: www.nanowrimo.org Join our NaNoWriMo support group here: https://nanowrimo.org/writing-groups/character-collective Follow our NaNoWriWro Pinterest Boards here: https://www.pinterest.com.au/Character_Collective_Podcast Listen to our...2020-11-2606 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsNaNoWriMo Week 4 - EPISODE 11 - The one where we romance our readers ;)Episode 11: In this episode, Kristy and Kai talk about how to romance our readers, but we're a little drinkeded... Well, Kai is! NaNoWriMo Week Three in full swing! Write - Let's do this! Get your free NaNoWriMo Personal Planner Word Count Tracker here: http://kaiparker.com/podcast ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: * Kai and Kristy talk about writing Romance and all the feels * We give Roll for Fiction a break.... until we catch up * And we ask the...2020-11-2531 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsNaNoWriMo Week 3 - EPISODE 10. The one where we did a Write In.Episode 10: In this episode, Kristy and Kai spend two days trying to do a thing. NaNoWriMo Week Three in full swing! Write - Let's do this! Get your free NaNoWriMo Personal Planner Word Count Tracker here: http://kaiparker.com/podcast ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: * Kai and Kristy do a weekend Write Night write in to smash out some NaNoWriMo words and talk about writing Romance. * We ROLL FOR F(R)ICTION with a prompt for two...2020-11-1854 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsNaNoWriMo Week 2 - EPISODE 9. Don't Mind if I do!Episode 9: In this episode, Kristy and Kai did, done, do, lost their minds! NaNoWriMo Week Two is underway! Write - Let's do this! Get your free NaNoWriMo Personal Planner Word Count Tracker here: http://kaiparker.com/podcast ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: * Kai and Kristy discuss mindset but don't really draw any conclusions. Guess it's a thing. * We ROLL FOR FICTION with a prompt for two of our 'supporting' characters (http://kaiparker.com/podcast for story l...2020-11-1150 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsNaNoWriMo week 1 - Did Preptober Matter? (Episode 8)Episode 8: In this episode, Kristy and Kai talk about ice cream. Oh, and how valuable (or not) Preptober was. NaNoWriMo Week One is in full swing! Write - Let's do this! Get your free NaNoWriMo Personal Planner Word Count Tracker here: http://kaiparker.com/podcast ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: * Kristy and Kai pretty much agree to do our own NaNoWriMo in December - K-NoWriMo? * We ROLL FOR FICTION - in our new segment (http://kaiparker.com/po...2020-11-0437 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsNaNoWriMo Preptober week 4 - How to use Time to Do a Thing! (Episode 7)NaNoWriMo Preptober Week 4 - tick, tock! Write. Let's do this! Get your free NaNoWriMo Personal Planner Word Count Tracker here: https://kaiparker1.wordpress.com/The-Character-Collective-Podcast/ Episode 7: In this episode, Kristy and Kai work out how the hell to do the things in the final week of Preptober! ** Mild course language - like the dropping of the F-bomb and much talk of dicks. All the dicks. In this episode: * Kai confirms she is definitely a morning person * Kristy confirms she is definitely NOT a morning person * And we as...2020-10-2832 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsNaNoWriMo Preptober week 3 - Let's Plan this Thing out! (Episode 6)NaNoWriMo Preptober Week 3 is here baby! Write. Let's do this! ** Mild course language - like the dropping of the F-bomb. Join NaNoWriMo here: www.nanowrimo.org Join our NaNoWriMo support group here: https://nanowrimo.org/writing-groups/character-collective Follow our NaNoWriWro Pinterest Boards here: https://www.pinterest.com.au/Character_Collective_Podcast/_saved/ Listen to our Spotify NaNo Playlists here: https://open.spotify.com/user/18069jnk4jhf971xwjxsgxaw3 Episode 6: In this episode, Kristy and Kai continue prepping for NaNoWriMo with week 3 of PREPTOBER! In this episode: * Kr...2020-10-2138 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsNaNoWriMo Preptober week 2 - We build us some Characters and Worlds (Episode 5)NaNoWriMo Preptober Week 2 is upon us already - ARGH!!! Write. Let's do this! Join NaNoWriMo here: www.nanowrimo.org Join our NaNoWriMo support group here: https://nanowrimo.org/writing-groups/character-collective Follow our NaNoWriWro Pinterest Boards here: https://www.pinterest.com.au/Character_Collective_Podcast/_saved/ Listen to our Spotify NaNo Playlists here: https://open.spotify.com/user/18069jnk4jhf971xwjxsgxaw3 Episode 5: In this episode, Kristy and Kai continue prepping for NaNoWriMo with week 2 of PREPTOBER! In this episode: * Kai changes her damn mind about the project * Kr...2020-10-1443 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsPreptober - Week 1. Come at us NaNoWriMo!Preptober is here! Write. Let's do this! Join NaNoWriMo here: www.nanowrimo.org Join our NaNoWriMo support group here: https://nanowrimo.org/writing-groups/character-collective Episode 4: In this episode, Kristy and Kai starts prepping for NaNoWriMo with week 1 of PREPTOBER! *** Warning - we get out filth on! Lol. F-fy-f-mc-f-it In this episode: * Kai's character tells her what to write * Kristy is overprepared for once * And we ask our characters: Who would be the most likely to get addicted to energy drinks? Send your words an...2020-10-0741 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsTunes for Loons and prepping to write a book in a month. Come do the NaNoWriMo thing!Episode 3: In this episode, Kristy and Kai talk about Music and Muse and the upcoming NaNoWritMo.... In this episode we talk/rant about: * The power of music in story and character creation * NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) 2020 - we're doing it! * And we ask our characters: Who would be the most likely to have the most piercings? Send your words and art to character.collective.podcast@gmail.com Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please l...2020-09-3046 min

Character Collective - Writing Words and Character ConversationsWhat works for us? What hasn't worked in the past?Episode 2: In this episode, Kristy and Kai talk stuff that works for them and stuff that doesn't... or didn't. Or something. Just listen to the episode, lol. In this episode we talk/rant about: * Our writing processes * How we manage our writing spaces * What things we've tried that worked... and the times we crashed and burned * The writer's mindset * Standards and expectations * And we ask our characters: Who would be the most likely to appear on an episode of Dumb Ways to Die. Send your words and art to...2020-09-2338 min