Homestead on the Corner
Episodes
Pride Month Announcements: New Merch, new episodes, new Homestead!
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Sheridan Tapes Pride Collection: https://bit.ly/TSTpride Homestead on the Corner Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/homesteadcorner For more inf...
State of the Homestead 2025 - Updates, Announcements, and the Next Phase
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gooooood evening everyone! Wray here with a couple of updates and announcement about where I've been, what's coming for the remainder of the year, and...
Reintroductions
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CONTENT WARNING: Discussions of transphobia, gender dysphoria, and the COVID-19 pandemic, brief mentions of pet death Hello again. Blog post: homestea...
State of the Homestead 2024 - New Project Announcements and Updates!
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gooooood morning everyone! After a long delay, I'm back with couple of very important updates about Homestead on the Corner, Tales of the Echowood, an...
The Sheridan Tapes: Season 4 - Trailer
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CONTENT WARNING: Aftermath of a disaster, loud noises, and existential dread The end is coming... Featuring the voices of Ezra J. Wayne as Ned Leroux,...
Audio Experiment 02: Home
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CONTENT WARNING: Some loud noises, including explosions, animal roars, and screams On the shores of the sea, two friends contemplate how we came to be...
State of the Homestead - June 2023: Updates, Announcements, and Illness
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Wray and Virginia give a State of the Homestead update on COVID, Tales of the Echowood, and The Sheridan Tapes Season 4. patreon.c...
Episode 04: Why keep writing?
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of the threat of a school shooting, homophobia, transphobia, and abuse, creative burnout, and mental health struggles In t...
Episode 03: Art and science
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of creative burnout, brief mentions of childhood trauma On today's episode, Wray and Virginia sit down with four incredib...
Audio Experiment 01: Celephaïs
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CONTENT WARNING: Strong elements of existential dread, paranoia, unreality, and coughing sound effects In a dream it was also that he came by his name...
Episode 02: The road to writing
11 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of drug use, discussions of historical homophobia, transphobia, and censorship, mental health struggles and the COVID-19 pan...
Episode 01: The end goal of creativity is not perfection
11 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
CONTENT WARNING: Brief discussions of depression and ADHD Welcome back to the Homestead on the Corner Writing Podcast! Wray Van Winkle and Virginia S...
State of the Homestead 2023 - Updates, Announcements, and Thanks
07 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! To celebrate the start of 2023, we sit down to discuss what's next for Homestead on the Corner, including joining the Realm podcast ne...
The Sheridan Tapes - The Final Season: Crowdfunding Now
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the Crowdfunding Campaign at https://seedandspark.com/fund/sheridantapes4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apollo Creator Special: ”Flight of the Bumblebee”
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While testing a hypersonic space-plane above the Mojave Desert, pilot Susan Hart becomes obsessed with a set of strange lights that seem to follow her...
Flight of the Bumblebee - Teaser
23 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While testing a hypersonic space-plane above the Mojave Desert, pilot Susan Hart becomes obsessed with a set of strange lights that seem to follow her...
The Sheridan Tapes: Season 3 Crowdfunding Announcement
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show: https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/sheridantapes3 The Sheridan Tapes is a serialized horror/mystery podcast written and produced by W...
State of the Homestead 2022 - Updates, Announcements, and Thanks
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! To celebrate the start of 2022, Virginia and Wray sit down to discuss what's next for Homestead on the Corner, including updates for T...
Introducing: Tales of the Echowood
28 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Homestead on the Corner presents Tales of the Echowood, a 10-Part Fantasy Anthology Podcast from the creators of The Sheridan Tapes. CONTENT WARNING: ...
Tales of the Echowood - New Show Teaser + Kickstarter Announcement!
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Deep in the heart of an ancient wood stands an archway of stone and strange magic... A doorway to another world. Here stands an aged sprite – Grael ...
Lesson 27: Act 3 - Restoration
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we address the paradox of showing genuine change in the third act: if true character is only revealed through action in conflict, the...
Lesson 26: Act 3 - Return
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the protagonist reaches the final, and perhaps most difficult, threshold in the journey: the return to the ordinary world. Learn how ...
Lesson 25: Act 3 - Resolution
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we arrive in the final act of the story, and discuss how and why the resolution should not just be an afterthought to your climax. Le...
Lesson 24: Act 2 - Climax
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Act 2 comes to an explosive end, as the effects of the crisis decision ripple out into a final confrontation between protagonist and ...
Lesson 23: Act 2 - Crisis
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Wray discusses what is perhaps the most important part of any story -- the final crisis before the act 2 climax. Learn how to bring ...
Lesson 22: Act 2 - Midpoint Marvels
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Wray talks about what to do when you hit the halfway point in your story: how to use this moment to increase the effect of your cris...
Lesson 21: Act 2 - Revelations and Reversals
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Wray talks plot reversals and revelations, how to twist your story without losing your reader, and ways to effectively set up big st...
Lesson 20: Act 2 - Subplots and Somebodies
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Wray talks about how to develop your supporting cast, create compelling subplots, and find the organic structure of your narrative. ...
Lesson 19: Act 2 - The Big Bad
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Wray talks about the distinction between villains and antagonists, how to humanize them in the story, and ways to create memorable, ...
Lesson 18: Act 2 - Whole New World
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Wray discussed how to use the tools of effective world building to create the extraordinary world of the second act. Learn how to ut...
Lesson 17: Act 2 - Friends and Foes
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of our Act 2 series, Wray talks about how to use allies and enemies in the extraordinary world to move your protagonist towards ...
Lesson 16: Act 1 - Liftoff
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode in our act 1 series, Wray discusses the break into act two: how to send your characters into the unknown and prepare the reader ...
Lesson 15: Act 1 - Countdown
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Wray discusses techniques and ideas for developing characters within the first act of your story. Learn how to create empathy for yo...
The Sheridan Tapes - Teaser
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
www.homesteadonthecorner.com/sheridantapes A quick teaser for our new weekly fiction podcast! The Sheridan Tapes begins April 24, 2020. In 2018, famed...
Lesson 14: Act 1 - Ignition
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Wray talks Inciting Incidents: what they are, how they work, and ways to use them to generate strong narrative momentum. Learn how t...
Lesson 13: Act 1 - The Hook
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Wray discusses ways to use the opening of your narrative to pull readers into your story with effective hooks, questions, and setups ...
Lesson 12: Keep Writing
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the season finale of Homestead on the Corner, Wray offers advice and encouragement on how to keep writing in difficult times, ways to make creative...
A few Quick Announcements
29 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show: patreon.com/homesteadcorner A few quick announcements as one chapter of this podcast comes to an end and another begins. Featuring m...
Lesson 11: The Power of Premise
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Wray talks about how finding and strengthening the central thematic premise of your story can help direct creative choices, strengthe...
Story 10: The Silver Age
07 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
CONTENT WARNING: Depiction of a disaster, discussions of suicide, gun violence, and some strong language. After she is saved from a devastating earthq...
Lesson 10: Building the Story World
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Wray discusses the meaning created by your Story World, how to organically create it out of your central idea, and different techniqu...
Story 09: Siren's Gold
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of the Golden Age of Piracy, ex-pirate turned pirate-hunter Eli Barrett is found adrift at sea, raving that the infamous Anne Bonny is stil...
Lesson 09: The Storytelling Imagination
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Wray discusses sources of inspiration, the imaginative work at the heart of all writing, healthy creative habits, and how to put your...
Story 08: Worlds After
25 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
CONTENT WARNING: Strong language and thematic elements. Twenty years after an apocalyptic storm left the world in ruins, a mysterious scientist wander...
Lesson 08: Finding the Framework - Plot Structure
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, learn how to break down plot structure into its parts to understand how it works, and how to rebuild it more effectively. Using beat,...
Lesson 07: Plot Mechanics
29 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Learn to use the four fundamental forces of plot to design strong, compelling stories that will entertain and engage your reader. Discover strategies ...
Story 07: The Stars Eternal
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of a revolution they helped to lead, the crew of the ISC Elementis is ordered to execute one of their crewmates: an immortal alien tr...
Lesson 06: Want, Need, and Plot - Designing Character Driven Plots
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how to design compelling plots for your stories based on the relationship between character wants and needs, utilizing character development to ...
Story 06: Blindsights
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
CONTENT WARNING: Strong language, violence, and disturbing elements. A blind gunslinger, fleeing his violent past, finds solace in the small town of S...
Lesson 05: Wheels, Arcs, and Circles of Character Development
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how characters can change, grow, and evolve in the course of a story by using the character wheel, character arcs, and the Value Circle. Charact...
Story 05: Return to the Echowood
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A young woman flees the complications of adult life on her wedding day, returning to the fantasy world she knew as a child... only to realize that lif...
Lesson 04: Exploring Planet Character
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Learn to create compelling, multilayered, and deeply human characters using the Planet Character model. Planet Character Diagram: www.homesteadonthec...
Story 04: Disquiet
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
CONTENT WARNING: Some strong language, gun violence, and frightening elements. When famed horror novelist Anna Sheridan discovers strange radio signal...
Lesson 03: Building the Character Web
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Learn to develop complex characters in your book, script, or screenplay using the Character Web - the network of supporting characters built around th...
Story 03: Worlds Apart
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When the Earth's magnetic field reverses without warning, two arctic scientists - one at the North Pole, one in Antarctica - find themselves unexpecte...
Lesson 02: "The Process" - Writing your Story
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Wray Van Winkle shares her 7 steps for finishing a writing project, whether it be a novel, screenplay, or podcast. A great first step for anyone with ...
Story 02: Music of the Spheres
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As a colony spaceship flees the smoking ruins of a dead Earth with humanity's future in tow, the lone crew member, a pilot haunted by his past, transm...
Lesson 01: Story Triangulum
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the first teaching episode of the Homestead on the Corner Podcast, self-published author and blogger WrayVan Winkle discusses the three key element...
Story 01: Case Notes
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the desert town of Agate Shore, detective Sam Bailey investigates a series of mysterious drownings linked to the town's past - and his own. As the ...
Prologue: A Writer's Life
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Wray Van Winkle, self-published author of The Gräzland Tales and the Homestead on the Corner blog, welcomes you to their new writing podcast! In this...