Today, special guest Gail Carriger joins us to answer a question on from Andrew.
Andrew asks: “Can you do a deeper look into the heroine’s journey?”
Resources Mentioned
Sexual Personae by Camille Paglia
Homeric Hymn to Demeter
Isis and Osirus
Descent of the Goddess Ishtar into the Lower World
Wonder Woman
The Iliad
The Epic of Gilgamesh
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Ian asks: “Where do you see the audiobook market going in the next few years?”
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Simon asks: “How can you re-read or re-watch stories a billion times without getting sick of them?”
Resources Mentioned:
Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow
Bohemian Rhapsody
Stairway to Heaven
Hey Jude
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Star Wars
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Robert asks: “You mentioned that most of your audience is in the US. From where do the rest hail, and how would your advice be different for those listeners?”
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Simon asks: “What are your thoughts on using words as they are commonly mistaken? When, if ever, should an author adapt to changing meaning?”
Resources Mentioned
The Devil’s Advocate
Left Behind by Tim Lehaye and Jerry Jenkins
Rosemary’s Baby
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Ian asks: “If readers are going to gloss over details, should I bother writing them?”
Resources Mentioned
One Shot by Lee Child
God Wrote in Lisp, Julia Ecklar
The Kobyashi Maru by Julia Ecklar
Questions 273: Plotting at Pulp Speed
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Vega has feedback on recent episode Testing Your Premise
Resources Mentioned
Questions 331: Interrogating Your Brain for Fun and Profit
Questions 350: Interrogating Your Work
Iron Council by China Mieville
Making Tracks pt 1 & 2, by Stephen H. Wilson
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Simon asks: “Are Briticisms annoying to the American reader?”
Resources Mentioned:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Doctor Who
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Simon asks: “What is your favorite alcoholic drink?”
Resources Mentioned:
Down From Ten by J. Daniel Sawyer
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