Feedback: Tough Love for Charles
Rose has some feedback for the episode Writing with a Full-Time Life References Mentioned Becoming an Every Day Novelist by J. Daniel SawyerThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienRoverandom by J.R.R. Tolkien
Feedback: Life Experience
Herb has feedback on the topic of gaining life experiences from the episode Staying In Your Lane.
Feedback: Dictation and the Full-Time Life
Tim has feedback on writing with a full-time life using dictation.
Question 1036: What is SpecFic?
Nichole asks:What exactly is speculative fiction? How is it different from sci-fi? Resources MentionedLooking Backward by Edward BellamyUtopia by Sir Thomas MoreLife-Line by Robert A HeinleinStar Wars Original TrilogyDune by Frank Herbert
Question 1035: How Formality Works
Herb asks: How do you write dialog that is formal but not archaic? Dying Earth by Jack VanceBabylon 5
Question 1034: Writing, Revising, and Creative Flow
Nichole asks:How do you balance writing on a new project and revising another one? What are the different processes that you’ve tried? Ralph Bakshi’s Lord of the RingsAmadeusDrawing on the Power of Resonance, by Dave Farland
Question 1033: All About Adventure
Herb asks:How do you define an adventure story? What events or needs does it have? Resources Fear Cay by Lester Dent/Kenneth RobisonThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienKing Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider HaggardThe Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleConan the Barbarian Series by Robert E HowardFast Ice …
Question 1332: Working the Ranch
Nichole asks: How goes work on the ranch?
Question 1031: Learning to Type
Charles asks: I’ve spent years on the computer but, due to social stigma in my youth, never took a formal typing class. Now, I want to learn? What resources do you recommend learn to type well and improve typing speed?
Question 1030: What Are Story Beats?
Charles asks: I hear a lot about “story beats” but, what is a “beat” exactly? And how do I know the right ones for mine?