{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwriteonsc.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fceremonies-events-and-rituals-built-in-stakes-PC22hFDg","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Ceremonies, Events, and Rituals: Built in Stakes","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/30f328e8-b4a2-4c66-afeb-670d0bb64d5b/c37008da-55dd-4839-804f-5a40f6fff8e2/screen-shot-2023-07-31-at-10-12-46-am.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"On March 25th, Kasie was in Texas so we presented this pre-recorded show building on the built-in-stakes of sports.\nRituals, ceremonies, and gatherings are fun for fiction writers because even the stupidest things can boil over. We looked at this once before, but it’s been a long time (Episode 19).\nHere’s a list of topics for today’s show:\nFamily rituals – funerals, weddings, holidays\nCorporate events – parties, benefits, ceremonies\nPregnancy, birth, and parenthood – oh the drama! Even just thinking one of these can complicate things\nBig purchases – house, car, company; whenever there’s a lot of money at stake, there’s drama\nRites of passage – graduation ceremonies, milestones, birthdays\nNew environments – moving to a new town, starting a new job, first day of school\nNew arrivals – stranger arrives in town, new kid in school, new coworker hired\nGames – chess, monopoly, poker; games have rules and how and when the players follow them (or don’t) can cause drama\nWhat creates the drama?"}