Rachel asks: “Do you have any tips on writing a point of view you haven’t experienced?”
Resources Mentioned
Ken Wilber
Integral Theory
Mein Kampf
The Screwtape Letters
Letters from the Earth by Mark Twain
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Kelson asks: “I’ve heard authors can’t make a full-time living with their writing. Is this true? How was it for you?”
Resources Mentioned
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicolas Taleb
Business 101 by J. Daniel Sawyer
Rattle and Hum
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Charles asks: What is the difference between plot structure and plot formulas?
Resources Mentioned
The Dark Knight
Skyfall
How To Write a Novel Using The Snowflake Method
Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need
The A Team (series)
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings (film)
Babylon 5
Soulless
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Charla asks: Sometimes I have a great idea for a later scene that evaporates before I write to that point. How do I deal with that?
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Today we have listener feedback on backstory and process.
Resources Mentioned
The Never Game by Jeffrey Deaver
The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
The History of Middle-Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien
The History of the Lord of the Rings (4 volume set nested within the History of Middle Earth) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Writing the Blockbuster Novel by Albert Zuckerman
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Caine asks: When is it ok to add story details that don’t advance the plot?
Resources Mentioned:
Down From Ten by J. Daniel Sawyer
American Beauty
Deliverance
The Odyssey by Homer
The Illiad by Homer
Breaking Bad
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Roland has feedback on word count and editing metrics.
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Charla asks: How do I pick the right conflicts for my story?
Resources Mentioned
Star Wars
Attack of the Clones
The Zero Effect
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Ed has feedback on naming characters and writer movies.
Resources Mentioned
US SSA’s baby name lookup
Barton Fink
Black Butterfly
Gothic
Henry and June
Quills
Hemingway and Gellhorn
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