Episode 1.4: Making Your Characters Suffer

In this episode of Mad Writers Union, Nina is having problems making her characters suffer. She is aware that causing pain to the characters she loves is good for the readers because that's how fiction works. But it's still hard for her which is where Tim and Jay step in to help her.
Notable notes:
Take Off Your Pants!: Outline Your Books for Faster, Better Writing: Revised Edition by Libbie Hawker
Leverage (TV series)
Gentleman Bastard (3 Book Series)
by Scott Lynch
The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison

Recommended reading:
Tim's recommendation: The Hot Rock by Donald Westlake

Jay's recommendation: Jack of Shadows (Rediscovered Classics) by Roger Zelazny

Nina's recommendation: Valour and Vanity (Glamourist Histories) by Mary Robinette Kowal