Today we have feedback from Roland on westerns and sci-fi.
Resources Mentioned
Silverado
Brave New World
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Feedback: Background Noise Hacks.
Feedback from Lisa on background noise hacks when you work alone.
NanoGang Day 20: Optimizing For Your Background Noise
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Questions 758 – Holiday Cannibalism and Roman’a’Clef
Lisa asks: How does one base characters on real-life people without pissing them off?
Be Careful Or I’ll Put You in My Novel hoodie
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Questions 757 – Project Switching
Tim: What’s the best way to juggle projects when you’re easily bored or distracted?
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Questions 756 – Diction and Dictation
Tim asks: I can now dictate 100 words/minute, but drafts are still sloppy. Do you have any tips on improving my verbal flow for less sloppy dictation?
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Questions 755 – More on the Open Source Office
Melisa asks: How can you set up open source publishing tools without a steep learning curve?
OpenOffice
Libreoffice
Vellum
Sigil
InDesign
Scribus
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Questions 754 – Hidden Characters
Brad asks: Can you use unseen characters to good effect, and if so… how?
Resources Mentioned
Charlie’s Angels (tv show)
The Shadow over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum
The Wizard of Oz, film
A Few Good Men
Alien Triple Pack (1-3)
The Thing (1982)
Who Goes There by John Campbell
Psycho (film)
Psycho, a novel by Robert Bloch
Earthcore by Scott Sigler
Down From Ten by J. Daniel Sawyer
The Talented My Ripley, by Patricia Highsmith
Casino Royale, by Ian Fleming
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Questions 753 – Managing New Markets
Ian asks: “How do I diversify my market presence without spreading myself too far.”
Resources Mentioned:
ONIX Publishing metadata standard
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Questions 752 – Resuming a Project
Tim asks: When you go back to an unfinished project, how do you get psyched for it?
Resources Mentioned
Hadrian’s Flight by J. Daniel Sawyer
Suave Rob’s Double-X Derring-Do by J. Daniel Sawyer
The Bodies in the Basement by J. Daniel Sawyer
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Questions 751 – Picking Projects When Money Is Not On The Line
Tim asks: How do you pick a project when money isn’t your top concern?
Resources Mentioned:
The Princess Bride
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