Robert asks: “How would an intelligence without a body differ from a human character, and how would a lack of a body affect a character’s perspective?”
Resources Mentioned:
The Mystery of Consciousness by John Searle
Consciousness Explained by Daniel Dennett
The Republic by Plato
Minority Report and Other Short Stories by Philip K. Dick
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Caine asks: “What can a content creator expect from the content producer/owner in a work-for-hire arrangement?”
Resources Mentioned:
Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
The Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon
Tom Swift by Victor Appleton II
Manhunt by James Patterson with James O. Born
Tom Clancy Power and Empire by Marc Cameron
The Patriot Attack by Robert Ludlum (sort of)
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Robert asks: Should descriptions of weather be overt or subtle? Is bad weather in a dystopia a cliche? If the weather is the antagonist, how do I keep the characters from thinking only of survival?
Resources Mentioned
Dune by Frank Herbert
1491 by Charles C. Mann
1493 by Charles C. Mann
Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps that Explain Everything About the World by Tim Marshall
American Nations by Colin Woodard
The Accidental Superpower by Peter Zeihan
The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate by Robert D. Kaplan
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Tammy asks: My attempts at writing first person are very stream-of-consciousness, and I end up taking out a lot. Is there a better way than writing 150,000 words to get 90,000?
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Kristine asks: How can a writer engage with current events while being neither preachy or dated?
Resources Mentioned
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
True Blood
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
1984 by George Orwell
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Simon asks: I’m starting to get bored with predictable second novels in series. Is this normal for writers?
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Caine says: I think it makes sense to an extra layer of production (music, effects) to audiobooks so the electronic voice of an e-reader can’t compete. What do you think?
Resources Mentioned
Q-In-Law, by Peter David. Audiobook read by John DeLancie and Majel Barrett
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Ian asks: What are your thoughts on keeping your writing business independent of any platform
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Robert asks: What can I do for my writing career when I don’t have the creative energy to write?
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Ed asks: In a recent episode, you alluded to cultural and economic trends that could contract the ebook marketplace. To what were you referring?
Resources Mentioned:
The Accidental Superpower and The Absent Superpower by Peter Zeihan
2017 MN AgriGrowth Annual Meeting – keynote presentation by Peter Zeihan
Panel Discussion: The Future of American Power and Influence(council on Foreign Relations)
World Poverty Falls
Population Pyramid
Good news from around the world
The Past 70 Years, and The Next Century (lecture by George Friedman)
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