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Just another Word Podcast is a daily podcast designed to help people become better storytellers through the exploration of words. Join host and Author Timothy Vigil on a daily journey through words and the power of storytelling.
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Synthesis
In this epsiode we conclude our exploration of character by looking at the glue that holds a narrative together. We dive into Synthesis and create three-dimensional people who breathe on the…
Surreptitious
In this episode, we look at the labor of the secret and the burden of the mask. In this episode, we discuss: The Performance of Identity: Using the historical model of the Chevalier d’Eon to show…
Prudent
In this episode we explore the quiet, steady power of the planner and the thinker. In this episode, we discuss: The Careful Giant: Using the model of Perrin Aybara from The Wheel of Time to show…
Arbitrary
In this episode, we look at the roll of the dice and the whim of a tyrant to explore the terrifying force of the unpredictable. In this episode, we discuss: The Whim as Law: Using the model of the…
Austere
In this episode, we look at the power of the unadorned. We explore the Austere archetype and why stripping away the noise often reveals the most unyielding truths of a character. In this episode, we…
Machiavellian
In this episode, we go back to Renaissance Italy to meet the "Prince of Florence" and explore the cold, calculating heart of power. In this episode, we discuss: The Architect and the Arsonist:…
Mercurial
In this episode, we explore characters who are impossible to pin down. In this episode, we discuss: The Quicksilver Element: Tracing the word from the Roman messenger god to the liquid metal that…
Subvert
In this episode, we look at the ultimate tool of the rebel and the most dangerous weapon in a writer’s arsenal: the power to take a foundation and flip it. In this episode, we discuss: Subversion…
Reorient
In this episode, we talk about the most painful part of the creative process: cutting away what we love to save what we need. In this episode, we discuss: The Three-Day Pivot: Why I'm moving from a…
Vagabond
In this episode, we explore what might be the most misunderstood resident of the social ladder. In this episode, we discuss: Gravitas over Status: How the word "vagabond" shifts a character from a…
Precedent
In this episode, we explore the invisible architecture of human interaction. We look at precedent, not as a legal term, but as the weight of history that dictates how characters trust, fear, and…
Venerable
In this episode, we explore the Venerable archetype and the quiet, heavy burden of being a monument in a world that keeps moving. In this episode, we discuss: The Burden of the Pedestal: Why the…
Hegemon
In this episode, we reach the peak of the pyramid to look at the one who doesn't just hold power, but is the power. We explore the Hegemon and why this archetype is the ultimate engine for conflict…
Abstruse
In this episode, we move into the basement of the mind to meet the character who has gone so far down the rabbit hole they’ve forgotten that not everyone lives in the dark with them. In this…
Empirical
In this episode, we step into the world of the observer, the scientist, and the tracker. In this episode, we discuss: The Power of Proof: Why the empirical character is the ultimate engine for…
Pedantic
In this episode, we’re looking at the specialist who prioritizes the "correct" over the "useful." We dive into the Pedantic archetype. The Strength of the Flaw: Why a pedantic character's greatest…
Polymath
In this episode, we explore the archetype that refuses to be contained: the Polymath. In this episode, we discuss: The Collision of Interests: Why the Polymath’s true value in a story isn’t their…
Archetype
In this episode, we turn the page on the calendar and turn a corner in our craft. After a month of sharpening our sensory tools, we begin a brand-new series: Character Archetypes. In this episode, we…
Haptic
In this final installment of our five-part mini-series on the Five Senses, we finish with the sense that grounds us in our own skin and confirms reality: Touch. We explore "haptic" and why the secret…
Acerbic
In this episode, we take a bite out of the world as we reach the penultimate stop in our five-part mini-series on the Five Senses. In this episode, we discuss: The Visceral Shortcut: Why…
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