Questions 166: How Did Heinlein Avoid Infodumps?
Subscribe Here! Josh asks: “I’m re-reading Rocketship Gallileo and noticing that Heinlein manages to infodump without infodumping. How did he pull this off?”
Subscribe Here! Josh asks: “I’m re-reading Rocketship Gallileo and noticing that Heinlein manages to infodump without infodumping. How did he pull this off?”
Subscribe Here! Ed asks: “What problems come from marketing a YA book without labeling it as YA?”
Subscribe Here! Caine asks: “My writer’s society is looking to incorporate. What do I do?”
Subscribe Here! Today I discuss the experience of writing the action climax to the book, and how I was able to solve some big problems by finding the answers within the book-to-date, including some unexpected twists. I also talk about how the Heinlein Juveniles have a bifurcated story structure in …
Subscribe Here! Ed asks: “How did you learn the stuff for the flying suits in Hadrian’s Flight? How to I research without losing writing time?”
Subscribe Here! I update you on my NaNoWrimo AND Caine asks: “Do any other Nanocast listeners podcast fiction?”
Subscribe Here! Tammy asks: “How do I find experts, especially for cultural perspectives and details?”
Subscribe Here! JR asks: “How do you build hype for a novel pre-publication?”
Subscribe Here! Cheyenne asks: “How do you find cover art resources and learn what you need to in order to get your covers done right?”
Subscribe Here! Today’s episode sponsored by Bundle Rabbit. Today in our walk-through of Hadrian’s Flight, Hadrian’s confession leads to a cunning plan, while the writer begins gathering the plot threads together.