Chris and Christy talk with Sitong Che about her many creative projects, including a fun and challenging story concept she’s been working on. We discuss multiple approaches to getting to know your main characters, how putting characters in conflict can teach you about your story, and some of the differences between performance-based art and stories on the page. We also talk about Sitong’s collaborative process and why both Chris and Christy believe in giving their fictional characters “free will.” (Thanks, Sitong, for that and so many other insights, and for bringing us your story!) This one was so much fun to record and covers a lot of ground!
Shout outs:
- The film The Secret Lives of Dentists (The Secret Lives of Dentists - Rotten Tomatoes) based on the amazing novella The Age of Grief by Jane Smiley, to which Christy gives a million thumbs up)
- Situational comedies, including How I Met Your Mother and Friends
Links and such:
- Sitong’s most recent blog post: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YoHKNTI2O_jekGu_tW8aaA
- Sitong’s standup comedy club channel: 【虾图脱口秀】oncall午夜凶铃 (youtube.com)
- Link to Chris' Novels: Systemic and Host: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BP9VDQ8C
- Christina's website: https://www.christinascheuer.com
- Chris' Author Website: https://chrislodwigauthor.com
- Christina's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashmeadowedits
- Chris' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisLodwigAuthor
- Christina's email: cscheuer@gmail.com
- Chris' email: ChrisLodwig@gmail.com
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