Questions 64: Gauging Genre Fit
Subscribe Here! Caine asks: “How can you be sure you’ve put in the right elements to make your story the right genre?” JR asks: “How do you decide what genre your story is in?”
Questions 63: When The Dream Dies
Subscribe Here! Ben asks: “What do you do when you realize the romantic image of writing is bullshit?”
Questions 62: The Rules About Names
Subscribe Here! JR asks: “What are the rules and laws around using names?”
Questions 61: Contracts and Agreements
Subscribe Here! Cain asks: “What are we likely to find in a standard writing contract?”
Questions 60: Mental Hygiene
Subscribe Here! JR Asks: “What kind of pre-writing activities do you do to get into the headspace to write in your various universes?”
Special Episode 1: Business 101
Subscribe Here! As a writer, you’re in the intellectual property business (whether you self-publish or license that out to a traditional publisher)–and, as a new writer who’s used to working a day job, you’re used to thinking like an employee. There’s a fundamental difference between the two ways of making …
Questions 59: Going Exclusive with Kindle Universe
Subscribe Here! JR asks: “What do you think about the Great KU debate?”
Questions 58: Why Are My Stories Crap?
Subscribe Here! Ben asks: “Why do I think all the stories I write are crap? Will that ever change?”
Questions 57: Interpreting Feedback From Betas
Subscribe Here! JR asks: “How do I figure out what advice to listen to where my beta readers are concerned?”
Questions 56: Fictional Granularity and Plot Arcs
Caine asks: “What did you mean by ‘granularity’ in fiction?” And JR asks: and “How do you control the plot arc so that it works in short stories”