Questions 841: How Do You Know When You’ve Written Enough?
Tim asks: How do you know when you’ve written enough for the day?
Questions 840: How Cycling Works
Kahlen asks: How exactly does cycling work? Sponsored by Archivos
Questions 839: Knock-Outs and Take-Downs
Art asks: Can writers write medically realistic knock-outs and still have exciting action scenes? Resources Mentioned: The A-Team (series)
Questions 838: Character Arcs Over a Series
Roland asks: What’s a good way to plan character arcs over a long series? Resources Mentioned: Suave Rob’s Double-X Derring-Do by J. Daniel Sawyer Suave Rob’s Rough-n-Ready Rugrat Rapture by J. Daniel Sawyer Suave Rob’s Amazing Ass-Saving Association by J. Daniel Sawyer The Xanth Series by Piers Anthony The Mediterranean Caper by Clive …
Questions 837: New World vs. Old World Storytelling
Art Asks: What is the thrust of stories from old world cultures? Resources Mentioned: The Colors Trilogy by Kyslovski
Question 836: Risk Reduction in Tumultuous Times
Ed asks: How can one reduce risk in tumultuous times without running off to a bunker in the woods?
Feedback: Wasted Deaths
Feedback from Roland on wasted deaths in fiction. Resources Mentioned Scott Sigler Serenity Star Trek 3 and Star Trek 2
Questions 835: Big vs. small picture
JF asks: “How can a big picture writer get better at writing the small picture stuff – or vice versa.” Resources Mentioned: Primer (film) The Man From Earth Down From Ten
Feedback: On Carving Out Time and Thinking Out Loud
Feedback from Roland and J.A.R Sponsored by Archivos
Question 834: Red Herrings
JF asks: What’s the difference between including red herrings and poor foreshadowing? Resources Mentioned: The Usual Suspects Scream And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie