Feedback: Rewriting
Roland has feedback on rewriting, and writers who don’t. Join us at the Every Day Novelist Forums
Poetry Corner: A Poison Tree
Today on poetry corner, Dan reads A Poison Tree, by William Blake Join us at the Every Day Novelist Forums
Feedback: Gaming Your Fiction
Today Ed has feedback on gaming out your stories. Join us at the Every Day Novelist Forums
Questions 896: Religion, Faith, and Authors Who Do
Sarah asks: Any thoughts on the Divine Comedy and the modern fixation on Inferno?And is there any great recent literature created by someone of faith dealing with issues of faith? Resources Mentioned: The Divine Comedy Join us at the Every Day Novelist Forums
Question 895: Story and Originality
JF asks: The recent episode on nested journey got me thinking: where / how would you suggest learning (apart from trial-and-error methodology) how story works? Ep 875: Nested Journeys and Long Story Arcs
Poetry Corner: The Riddle of the World by Alexander Pope
Today Dan reads The Riddle of the World, by Alexander Pope
Poetry Corner: Invictus by William Earnest Henley
Today, Dan reads Invictus, by William Earnest Henley.
Q894: Western Themes in Alternate Settings
Herbert asks: What are some “westerns” not set in the old west? How would you go about writing westerns, stories touching the themes and values of the genre, in a different setting? Resources Mentioned: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian, by Robert E. Howard Firefly Star Wars: A New Hope …
Question 892: Good vs. Bad Dialog
Roland asks: How is some dialog ‘good’ and other dialog ‘bad’? Isn’t it just a matter of taste? Resources Mentioned Dr, Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Big Lebowski The Untouchables Join us at the Every Day Novelist Forums
Q892: Learning From Screenwriters
Indiana Jim asks: In what ways can screenwriting best practices inform the writing of narrative prose fiction? What connections can be made between the two? The Complete Book of Scriptwriting by J. Micheal Straczynski Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman Glengarry, Glen Ross by David Mamet The Collected …