Rabblebytes Episode 9 Point 5

On this special episode of Rabblebytes things get a little weird.  Things get out of hand when the first part of the podcast is lost to a technical error.  From there on we get to talking about writing the first chapter of your story.  We talk about hooking the audience and keeping them coming back for more.

Prepare yourself for the most unedited episode of Rabblebytes as we rabble more than byte through all the important things that need to be brought up in your first chapter in order to establish your story and what point you want to get across.  We recommend getting to know your target demographic and reading a lot of issue ones in order to get an idea of how to establish a story.  Remember to read from a technical standpoint so you can see how that creator spins their tail and then use that to your advantage.

This week on This or That we talk about that infamous battle of Star Wars vs. Star Trek.  Nami hasn’t seen Star Wars so there’s that and Jaysen likes Captain Janeway, maybe a little too much.  Tune in to see how this one ends.

As always, follow us on Twitter, Google + and even here on wordpress and let us know what you think and if you have a topic, question or This or That.

EDIT:  On this episode we talk about our live night being Sunday but it since has been changed to Thursday nights at 8PM EST.  See ya there!

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Episode 10 – Well, this is getting edited

After far too long not having a new episode, WE’RE BACK!!!

This week we talk webcomics and those that we read and love.

The End - A great sci-fi webcomic about con-goers who get abducted.

Trying Human - Deals with multiple timelines and has some awesome aliens.

Artifice –  A sci-fi love story between a scientist and a robot.  Really awesome art and writing.

Hemlock - Witches!  Need I say more?

Gypsy Girl Press  - John Peters weaves a great story and has multiple webcomics.  He’s also an awesome guy.  Check it out!

Smackjeeves – A webcomic collective and hosting site.  You’ll NEVER run out of webcomics here.

Devil’s Cake – A fun story about a demon and the crazy girl who falls for him.  Angi is awesome sauce!

This week on This or That is HUGS or KISSES.  Tune in for what we have to say and let us know your thoughts in the comments section.

As always, follow us on Twitter, Facebook and our BRAND NEW G+ PAGE!

 

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Denver Starfest – Rabblebytes takes on the World

This weekend Nami and Jaysen took on Denver Starfest 2012.  We had a great time and may have even recorded a brand new episode.  Thanks to everyone we saw there!  More photos can be found here!

Episode 9 – Funny Sounds and Loud Noises

FIRST off, let’s just say sorry for the long delay of episodes. We’d like to say it was Nami’s fault, but it was actually Jaysen’s and his ongoing battle with his computer. So so sorry. And now, for the actual episode.

 

We recorded on Super Bowl Sunday so we discuss what little bit we know about football and make predictions based on facts that don’t matter. The patriots sound noble?

 

This week Jaysen is expanding boundaries by writing in novel format. In other news, writing is hard. It’s always good to practice your art in new and exciting ways. Nami is focusing on art and becoming an all around better Nami. She is studying away to also branch out and improve herself to God tier. What’s that weird noise?

 

Our main topic this week is all about finding your audience since apparently they’re lost. Find your audience is often times very surprising, but that’s a good thing. Jaysen talks about The Class and how it grabbed an audience that was not what he expected at all. A great time to figure out your audience is to first post your first chapter and then start to see who find you. We also discuss projectwonderful.com and what a great way it is to advertise on sites similar to yours in order to get new fans. Make sure to always ask your audience questions and never pigeon hole yourself into one audience when another group of people might love your comic and you never even thought about them. We also talk about Facebook….Yep. What’s that? Another Pony reference? Yep, we went there. We also talk about Lee and even in a positive sense. Who knew? We then talk about building a community and even building relationships with other creators. Nami suggests always looking out for new ways to advertise yourself.

 

 

This or That! Not This or Both. Ya got that? Unicorns or Dragons? Nami says Unicorns because she is one obviously. Also, she’s a dragon hater. Unicorns are pretty and sparkly and you can ride them. Jaysen says Dragons because dragons are friggin’ awesome. How to train your Dragon and Elliot are sited as sources for this decision.

 

As always, let us know what you think and join us Sunday evenings for our live recordings and be part of our audience chat room. You can also connect with us on G+, Twitter, wordpress and Facebook if you REALLY want to.

 

Have a great week guys!

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Episode 8 – What Barrel is full of Eggs?

After weeks of no Rabblebytes, no information, no happiness, Rabblebytes returns! Everyone’s excited, or maybe they aren’t. This week is all about honesty or is it about sticking your head in a barrel? Only time will tell.

Nami is trying to assess herself and her goals. It’s a good thing to make sure you’re on the right track from time to time with your goals. In the meantime Jaysen got Reiki attuned and can now heal with his hands. Pretty neat huh? Checking back in touch with your religion, philosophy or spirituality is always a good idea.

This week we talk about working alone as opposed to working with someone on a project.

 

Important things for collaborative projects:

 

Make a contract!

Interview and Audition each other

Make sure you work well together

Communicate

Give Feedback

Make room for each other to shine

 

Important things for solo projects:

 

Be super dedicated

Have a group of friends to support you

Create deadlines for yourself

Self Critique

Plan ahead

 

Nami sings, Jaysen dances. This week on This or That we discuss the hair raising topic of coffee or tea?

Jaysen says coffee and is in fact dependent on coffee.

Nami also says coffee! We agree. That happens so rarely.

Tune in to hear the discussion of how and why.

 

Make sure to let us know what you think of the show and if you have any topics or questions you’d like discussed.

Also make sure to follow us on the Twitter and the Google and all that fun stuff!

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Episode 7 – Big Fancy Word

This week’s episode of Rabblebytes is all about being dashing. Well sort of. First off, an announcement, we are looking for mascots for the show. Have an idea? Let us know.

Jaysen talks about a play called Chinglish which you can check out here:

We also talk about Reiki which is awesome and Jaysen is getting ready to learn in thanks to a spark of interest from the Nami. That’s right THE Nami. Nami is trying to be healthier and has set up goals for losing weight and keeping on track. It’s great to set goals. Wow, you’d almost think we planned that.

This week’s topic of discussion is researching for your story. We talk process and great ways to keep your research together as well as the importance of sighting your sources. We also recommend getting a couple of different sources since sometime, only sometimes, everything on the internet is not true. Who knew? We also talk about source photos, where to get them and why it’s a great idea to take your own if you are able.

This weeks This or That is: Where do you brainstorm best? On the toilet or in the shower? Nami says toilet because there’s less water in your face. Jaysen says shower because nudity is inspiring? Hmm.

As always, any questions, comments, concerns or ideas can be left in the comments or sent to us via Google + or Twitter. Rabblebytes records live Sunday nights so join us live, hangout in the chat room and ask all the questions you can think of!

See you next week.

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Episode 06 – I’m getting mauled by a tiger!

This week Nami is a host is a Nami is a…well you get the idea. Nami has started the no fast food challenge and has forced, er, convinced others to join her in misery. Jaysen is watching shows about humans doing crazy things as well as animals being adorable. If you want to check this out too you should check out Human Planet on Blu-Ray or DVD (Product placement!!!)

This week is all about story planning. It can seem a bit daunting but putting effort into planning your story can really make life better and easier in the end. Speaking of ending, we highly recommend knowing your ending from the start so you can set your goals appropriately.

We then get into story structure and a great way to plan out your story from start to finish. All of this helpful info is listed below so take a look!

This week on This or That we tackle the challenging topic of Vanilla VS Chocolate. Jaysen says chocolate because it’s amazing. Nami says Vanilla because Jaysen is wrong. Sound off on which one you like more in the comments.

As always we want to thank you for tuning in. We record Rabblebytes live every Sunday night so if you’re free drop by. As always, if you have a topic or a this or that or any other rabbling you’d like us to discuss let us know in the comments section. Have a great week everyone!

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Useful info for writers

 

The 3 Act Structure

 

Act One

Investigate the dilemma

A Task is set for the protagonist which must be unavoidable.

If the protagonist can choose not to move forward, the story could end here.

 

Act Two

This is the longest part of your story

Many small setbacks befall the protagonist

Midpoint – A big setback happens for the main character which pushes him off course.

Protagonist must learn from his setback in order to progress.

This knowledge causes the main character to catch up to the Antagonist.

Plot Point 2 – We now know what the final battle will be and the Protagonist is prepared to face his destiny.

 

Act Three

This is the climax and final task of the story.

Ultimate attempt to complete the plot or dramatic purpose.

Resolution after the climax

 

This is just a basic layout of the three act structure to get you started but when you watch a movie it’s a great idea to see if you can place all the parts of the movie into this structure!

 

When coming up with a story it’s a good idea to know your:

 

Dramatic Purpose – the plot

Poetic Purpose – the character’s driving purpose

 

 

Episode Five – This is Deep

In this very first episode of Rabblebytes which was recorded live everything is a little bit deeper. It was also recorded on New Year’s Day! That being said, we talk all about our New Year’s resolutions and how we’re going to make this year awesome. Jaysen has a planner he may or may not ever use and Nami is all about the apps and giving herself upper body strength…so she can punch Jaysen.

 

Our topic of mainness (not a word) is all about world building. We talk about utilizing your characters as a means of getting to know the world you’re writing in. We also take a step by step process to how we built the world’s of our stories. A great way to start is just asking questions. What is the religion? Who are the people? Where do they live?

 

It’s also great to know that you don’t have to share everything about your world right away or at all. What’s important is to know where you are and where you’re going. That’s what makes going back and rereading so much fun, right?

 

We take a question from the live audience FOR THE FIRST TIME! Awesome sauce right?

 

This week’s this or that is Museums VS Zoos. Nami wants to go to the museum when it’s cold and they’re probably more versatile and less smelly. Jaysen chooses Zoos cuz he likes animals to work it and be super cute. What do you guys think? Let us know in the comments.

 

As always, comment with any questions, thoughts, conundrums or any other general brick a brack. We also invite you to join us live every Sunday night on Livestream. Until then, see ya next week!

This is Deep

how to character…

when working on your new years resolutions, or self betterment projects, or just plugging away at hopes of vainglory made, it can be frustrating.

it can feel like this:

OR in playable format:
Hell

or, for the more Ego centric:
POV change

Man do i love Tetris. not only was it the first game to satasify my obsessive need to organize shapes (and possibly made some OCDs worse), but also illuminated the very stark reality: you can’t win.

So go here, and play the Existential Crisis Mode…

THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TETRIS. amirite?

http://www.tetris.com

Have no fear. despite the cold gripping hold futility has on you, know this. if you handle it a piece at a time, you will be victorious. instead of always blathering on about MY projects of betterment (lets face it, this place is partly about me, being partly my PodCast. i’m sorry.) i am gonna make a page. look up. right there. not not the ‘Do Not Click’ the other one. yeeeeees. Blather Corner.

on thing i have found, is productivity like company. (kinda like misery, but this is more happy) so i will be recording my progress. come join me. its gonna be awesome. (no promises on how. it just IS)

ONTO THE LINKS:

Meat Loaf Cake. shut up Jaysen. Cake is versatile.
MeatLoafCake The Martha Stewart URL gives my cake choice more klout.

The Quiet Place enjoy.

mmm a little Simon and Garfunkle love. this is always a good song. always.

AAAAAAAaaaaaand to round out your day… #LikeARoss

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sometimes, something comes to my attention just in time.

The Five Year Plan

Something Something Drinking Game

This week it’s all about Christmas cookies.  Well only sort of.  Snicker Doodles win. Tell us what your favorite cookie is in the comments. Chances are Nami has baked it recently as she talks about baking as a form of bettering herself.

 

Jaysen talks about the 33 Ways to Stay Creative. It’s a great way to give yourself a fresh start. Check it out here!

 

Jaysen and Nami are not licensed medical practitioners. Surprising? Not really…

 

Our main topic this week is Character Creation. We talk about starting process for both Writers and Artists and great ways to get into your character’s heads. We discuss getting to know your characters as people and not just as fictional entities. We talk Tattered and The Class as well and give you some insight into how we found our characters. Notes and doodles are important folks. We recommend a year of getting to know your characters, thus it’s good to start coming up with great characters now. Also we like to have morals to our stories.

 

This week on This or That we ask the important question of Cake or Pie? We argue over the topic and discuss how Nami likes things to be versatile.

 

Once again we want to thank all of you for listening to and sharing the Rabblebytes. You guys have made starting this podcast up so much fun for us and we can’t wait to see where this goes. Remember that if you have any questions, comments or things you’d like to see discussed, make sure to post it in the comments and we’ll see you next week!

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