Folded Sheets and Story Beats: Recent Episodes
Elijah W. & Devon W.
Elijah and Devon chat about the Art of Story with the occasional pro laundry tip thrown in.
Links: https://linktr.ee/FoldedSheets
Artwork by Natalie W Art (@curlytale) Intro/Outro by Isaac P. Radford (@radford_isaac)
This week, Elijah and Devon take a moment to slow down and chill. They answer some emails and talk about what creative endeavors they've been up to of late.
Read Elijah's latest book: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09KBVZGYK
Reach out to us at SheetsAndBeats@gmail.com
This week, Elijah and Devon are joined by another great guest as they dive into the subject of worldbuilding. Come and hang out as the tree of them talk about some tips and tricks of the trade when it comes to developing and presenting Setting in stories.
Read Elijah's latest book: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09KBVZGYK
Reach out to us at SheetsAndBeats@gmail.com
Keep an eye out for sneaky villains, trench coated detectives, and beautiful dames this week, as Eli and Devon are joined this week by another great guest to discuss Film Noir and The Batman (2022). They discuss plot (promise, progress, payoff), character, and setting in the Batman, and then get into the Noir genre.
Read Elijah's latest book: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09KBVZGYK
Reach out to us at SheetsAndBeats@gmail.com
Welcome back to Plot Part 2! Here Devon and Elijah continue their conversation from last time regarding plot. They get into a good discussion of Promise, Progress, and Payoff with a number of examples.
Read Elijah's latest book: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09KBVZGYK
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Elijah and Devon spend some time responding to listener emails! Thanks for emailing!! Join in on what ended up as a Part 1 to "Plot", as Elijah and Devon discuss how to write a book and then get into some specific tools for writing and plotting.
Read Elijah's latest book: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09KBVZGYK
Reach out to us at SheetsAndBeats@gmail.com
Elijah and Devon usher in the new year with another guest. Together, they get funky discussing the nature of narrative in puzzle games while sharing many good laughs.
Read Elijah's latest book: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09KBVZGYK
Reach out to us at SheetsAndBeats@gmail.com
This week, Elijah and Devon welcome two special guests on to discuss collaborative storytelling. Join with them as they answer some questions like "what is collaborative storytelling", and then get deep into a conversation about Dungeons and Dragons as an example of it. They talk about some of their own experiences, as well as draw heavily from popular D&D stories Critical Role and The Adventure Zone.
Read Elijah's latest book: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09KBVZGYK
Reach out to us at SheetsAndBeats@gmail.com
After the extended break they didn't really mean to take (sorry!), Devon and Elijah are back at it! This week they take a dive down the rabbit hole of Time Travel in stories, examining eight different kinds of time travel with numerous examples from fiction (and even some from fact!)
Read Elijah's latest book: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09KBVZGYK
Reach out to us at SheetsAndBeats@gmail.com
Sources/References:
https://crimereads.com/the-four-types-of-time-travel-and-what-they-say-about-ourselves-and-the-world-around-us/
https://www.almostanauthor.com/the-eight-types-of-time-travel/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3zTfXvYZ9s&ab_channel=minutephysics
This week, Elijah and Devon get into the thick of all things Competent Characters. They discuss the topic with a wide variety of examples from Sherlock Holmes to James Bond, and examine different genres that usually feature competent characters. Also this week, they (probably) offend fans of both Star Wars and Star Trek!
Read Elijah's latest book: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09KBVZGYK
Reach out to us at SheetsAndBeats@gmail.com
Join Elijah and Devon in their first episode about video games, wherein they discuss the story structures and devices found in Ghost Ship Games's Deep Rock Galactic and Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Read Elijah's latest book: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09KBVZGYK
Reach out to us at SheetsAndBeats@gmail.com
Elijah and Devon welcome a special guest for episode two, in which they compare and contrast elements of Dune (2021) and Princess Mononoke (1997).
Read Elijah's latest book: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09KBVZGYK
Reach out to us at SheetsAndBeats@gmail.com
Join Elijah and Devon in their new and improved first episode of Folded Sheets and Story Beats where, you guessed it, you'll get to meet the hosts. They discuss their backgrounds and experience in the Art of Story as well as what the podcast is about.
Read Elijah's latest book: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B09KBVZGYK
Reach out to us at SheetsAndBeats@gmail.com