Simon asks: “How can your listeners best support you?”
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Resources Mentioned:
Star Trek Logs 1 and 2 by Alan Dean Foster
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Feedback: Audiobooks and Tone
Listener Ian has feedback on audiobooks and tone for listeners.
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Feedback: I Got My Mojo Back!
Listener Vega has feedback on finishing your second novels and an update on a previous question.
Resources Mentioned:
I Finished Writing My Second Novella in Time for NaNoWriMo
Ep 246: I’ve Lost My Finishing Mojo
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Questions 579: Serendipity and Listener Questions
Ian asks: “Is it serendipity, or careful planning, that leads to thematic unity among the listener questions?
Resources Mentioned:
Ep00: The Other NanoWriMo
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Feedback: Nonfiction For Hire
Listener B has feedback on the episode writing for hire, especially as it pertains to technical writing.
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Episode 559: Work For Hire
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Questions 578: Description That Serves A Story
Claire asks: “How much description is too much? ”
Resources Mentioned:
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Jazz by Toni Morrison
The Jesus Incident by Frank Herbert
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Questions 577: Rapid Scene Changes
Robert asks: “Are there any techniques to make rapid scene/POV changes work?”
Resources Mentioned:
The Grammar of the Edit by Christopher Owen
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Questions 576: Is NaNoWriMo Worthwhile?
Sarah asks: “Is NaNoWriMo a good way to practice getting out of your own way, or a spectacular waste of time? ”
Resources Mentioned:
Every Day Novelist: Episode 1
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Questions 575: Recovering Your Reading Delight
Ed asks: “As I’ve learned more about storytelling, it’s gotten easier to spot writer tricks & techniques – especially when done poorly! – and harder to enjoy reading for pleasure. Any advice?”
Resources Mentioned:
Ep. 555 – The Writer’s Reading Experience
Spammity Spam
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Questions 574: Studying Big Stories
Michael asks: “How do you study a work that’s epic in scope?”
Resources Mentioned:
Natchez Burning, The Bone Tree, and Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles
Fall of Giants, Book 1 of The Century Trilogy by Ken Follett
Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues
The Gap Cycle by Stephen R. Donaldson
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Roots by Alex Haley
Dune, Dune Messiah, and Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
Winds of War and War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Odyssey by Homer
The Illiad by Homer
Book of Genesis, beginning with chapter 12
I, Claudius and Claudius the God by Robert Graves
The 12 Caesars by Suetonius
Every Day Novelist: In the beginning…
Raiders of the Lost Ark
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