Episode 87: Controlling Scope Creep in Your Stories

Welcome everyone, to episode 87 of the Saved as Draft Podcast. Lots going on this week, so please find a list of time stamps below if you’d like to quickly navigate to your favorite segments:

* Writing Discussion: 7:30

* Challenge Announcement: 36:55

* Story Shout Outs: 43:00

* Power up Prompt Stories: 56:05

Find all the links from the show below:

Helpful Links

* DREADtober Year 2 hosted by Derek James Kritzberg

* Sunday Plot Luck #2 hosted by Indie Ink Fund (Next one out tomorrow!)

* September LIVE Poetry Reading recording with Stefan Pasek

* Cosmic Pirate Horror from Spencer D.W.

Community Spotlight

This week’s Community Spotlight is Vesper L. Rayne! Learn more about this author’s projects in their full introductory post.

Writing Discussion

Check out this week’s writing discussion thread here, and a huge thank you to everyone who participated. Hear their responses (and my own) in the episode. You can also read my full article on scoping your stories.

Weekly Shout Outs

* The Crystal Dragon: Chapter 1 by Layla | The Fiction Forager

* A Single Futile Shot by Daniel Coates

* Surrounded by Nimita Kaul

* Green Eyed Monster by Horror With A Grin

* Behind the Scenes: Death in a Nutshell by M.R.R Jack's Tales of Pictavia

Power up Prompt Stories

A huge thank you to Gary Mucklow again for writing this week’s Power up Prompt and reviewing the entries!

* Just a Minute by Hayden Waring

* The Listening Room by Mina Howell

* I Remember Now by J.M. Gooding

* The Missing Minute by Cailin

* Irrecoverable by Kayleigh Thorpe (Thorprune)

* Midnight Hall Performers by J.E. Vance (Author)

* The Choice by Maryellen Brady 💗📚

* Sloppy Old Man by Beastly 𖤐 Being

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