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Episode 7 – “The Chosen One died at the beginning… now what do we do?”
Season 1, Ep. 7
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Jim and Dustin discuss what would happen if the “chosen one” of the story died at the very beginning. What do the other characters do?
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17:38This week Jim and Dustin pitch a story idea about one location that is affected by several points of time concurrently, and Jim pulls out another comic book reference.20. Episode 20 – “OMG, am I NOT the main character?”
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12:31This week Dustin and Jim talk about writing from the perspective of a pet and what it would be like to “belong” to an alien.16. Episode 16 - "Planet of the Guinea Pigs"
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