Episode 105 - Episodic vs. Long-Form Storytelling

<p>In this episode, the two Matts promote the Character Assassination Squad to help writers kill off characters they really don't want to kill themselves, do the forced segue joke even earlier than usual, use the term "goosing" sales despite one of us never hearing of that term before, and talk about episodic vs. long-form storytelling in the next of our set of the pitfalls of writing episodic works. When should certain stories be one-offs versus building up a larger story? How should writers bend the formula they've made for each episode? What are the dangers of writing long-form storytelling for a longer and longer period of time? When will Matt Donald finally be able to do multiple forced segues in one episode? We discuss it all, in this long-form story that is our podcast, and talk about Phineas and Ferb, Marvel movies and comics, Bionicle, and Power Rangers.</p> <p>Want to further support the show? Sign up to our Patreon for exclusive bonus content <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/matthewdonald?fan_landing=true" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a> If you have any feedback or questions for our hosts, you can email us at <a href= "mailto:mattd@matthewdonaldcreator.com">mattd@matthewdonaldcreator.com</a>. Also, you can purchase Matt Donald's book "Megazoic" on Amazon by clicking <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Megazoic-1-Matthew-Donald/dp/0692871969/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494005672&sr=8-1&keywords=Megazoic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>, its sequel "Megazoic: The Primeval Power" by clicking <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692060952/ref=la_B074RB1ZM8_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1518456238&sr=1-2">here</a>, its third installment "Megazoic: The Hunted Ones" by clicking <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0692187847/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3">here</a>, or its final installment "Megazoic: An Era's End" by clicking <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578487667/ref=sr_1_3?crid=YTD66B8SC18I&keywords=megazoic&qid=1562286586&s=digital-text&sprefix=Megazoic%2Cdigital-text%2C162&sr=1-3-cat