Drawing - digital or traditional and everything in between! At SSP, we have artists all over the spectrum. So today we celebrate some of them!

Val and Alyssa get with Jade, Az, and Brittany to discuss drawing styles, programs, and a lot of intricate techniques to enhance lighting and details. We highly recommend the YouTube video for this episode!

Special mention: Mariah Norris <3

AND BOO AI

Today, Kori, Kaitlin, Kassidy, and Jade join Alyssa to talk about one of the most difficult and technical yet enjoyable parts of the craft: dialogue! Listen in to find out how we use it to build our characters, settings, what we do or don’t like about writing it, and stay tuned for some examples generously donated by members of the House!

What makes a character an orphan? Deadbeat parents? DEAD parents? Plot convenience? All of the above?!

Val and Kira call upon Rosa, Courtney, and Clarke to discuss those parentless characters who nevertheless have been called upon for ADVENTURE. We discuss worldbuilding, motivation, and *familial trauma* and that's just the start! >:3

Last of Us spoilers ~35:00

Erika is joined by Kassidy, Ashley, and Rosa to discuss the forms of narrative conflicts that don't involve "villains," such as conflicts involving pitting the character against nature, society, time, their environment, or the character's self. We finally get to see Rosa during the daytime, the Professor regales us with several examples from her own books, and Kassidy updates us on her ass status!

TW: Medical Things ~35:00

Editor's Note: Jess has since sent Rosa her email. Sorry about that!

Introducing.......Kyle Lockhaven (aka K.R.R. Lockhaven), author of the Azure Archipelago Trilogy! This is the first time we've gotten Kyle to join the podcast, and we're very excited!

Join Val, Erika, and Ashley in getting some insider info on Kyle's inspirations and interests!

The entire Azure Archipelago Trilogy is available NOW! Go get them for yourself and read all about pirates, capybaras, and the importance of...BIRD REPRODUCTION.

It's a free-for-all day! Erika and Val are joined by Az, Rosa, Kassidy, and Brittany in a casual hang out! Led loosely by our MC Kass, we touch on everything from emotional support gators to smut and pizza!

And remember...no ejaculating dialogue!

(TW? : medical talk/shots 56:00)

Sunshine Noir, cults, and tentacled gods...oh yesss.

Today, Jess, Erika, and Val welcome back Eric Avedissian, a multi-published author and local sass master of the House, to talk about his upcoming book, The Ocean Hugs Hard.

An intriguing murder mystery, The Ocean Hugs Hard follows reporter Harman Bass as he tries to uncover the dark secrets surrounding the murder of the daughter of a prominent family...

With tentacles, eerie supernatural mysteries, and conspiracy murders, what's not to like? The Ocean Hugs Hard is available NOW, so get your copy!

Time for some cathartic cozy with the next Shadow Spark's Anthology chat! Today we introduce our Cozy-ish anthology. In typical Shadow Spark fashion, we have a mix of comfy, sweet, and tentatively murder-y stories...the best combo, honestly.

Join Val, Erika, Ashley, Jade, Kassidy, Kori, Eric, and Mariah in a chat about Anarchy, dance-offs, jazz music, and the angriest town in America: PHILADELPHIA