Question 568: Everyday Epic?
Subscribe Here! Chris asks: “How should I approach an epic about an ordinary person?”
Subscribe Here! Chris asks: “How should I approach an epic about an ordinary person?”
Subscribe Here! Jeanne asks: “Do you have any examples of people changing their minds because of their writing?” Resources Mentioned Question 556: Avoiding Being Preachy or Dated The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams The Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams Is There an Artificial God, speech by Douglas …
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: “How did propaganda spread before the printing press?” Resources Mentioned Braveheart Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Subscribe Here! Simon asks: “What are your thoughts on skimming through parts of a book?”
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: “What social phenomena drive interest in disaster fiction?” Resources Mentioned Titanic Poseiden Adventure Towering Inferno Resident Evil 28 Days Later The Blob Invasion of the Body Snatchers
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Subscribe Here! Caine asks: “So… how much of a Gregg Taylor fan are you, really?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Resources Mentioned: Dogonomics Black Jack Justice by Gregg Taylor
Subscribe Here! Ian asks: “I have a private eye novella that’s trying to turn into an immense crime soap opera. How do I shape the material?” Resources Mentioned Questions 540: Serials In Disguise And Then She Was Gone by J. Daniel Sawyer The Gap Cycle by Stephen R. Donaldson Babylon 5 The …
Subscribe Here! Simon asks: “What are the genre rules for space opera?” Resources Mentioned: The Ring Cycle by Wagner The Oedipus Trilogy by Sophocles King Lear by Shakespeare I, Claudius by Robert Graves, and miniseries The Foundation by Isaac Asimov The Gap Cycle by Stephen R. Donaldson The Mistress by Danielle Steele …
Subscribe Here! 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 …