Questions 602: Is This Worth Writing?
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: “How can I tell if a story idea is worth pursuing before I start writing it?” Resources Mentioned Questions 588: Testing Your Premise
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: “How can I tell if a story idea is worth pursuing before I start writing it?” Resources Mentioned Questions 588: Testing Your Premise
Subscribe Here! Simon asks: “I’ve heard that established writers don’t want to hear your ideas. Is this true, and if so – why?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Caine asks: “How are quality shorts made?” Resources Mentioned Nightfall by Isaac Asimov Stories from the Twilight Zone by Rod Serling The Twilight Zone This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! 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 …
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: “How does one write groups that start very large and end small without bogging the reader in introductions?” Resources Mentioned: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Clue And Then She Was Gone by J. Daniel Sawyer And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Game of Thrones by George …
Subscribe Here! Ian asks: “Where do you see the audiobook market going in the next few years?”
Subscribe Here! 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 …
Subscribe Here! 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?”
Subscribe Here! 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
Subscribe Here! 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