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
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Question 833: Re-ordering your scenes
Tim asks: How do you change the order of scene without causing a causal Resources Mentioned: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Question 832: Relaxing for Creatives
Tim asks: When creativity is your job, how do you RELAX while working?
Questions 831: Losing the Love of Writing
Tim asks: Have you ever lost the love of writing, and how did you fix it? Resources Mentioned: Becoming an Every Day Novelist by J. Daniel Sawyer Rebel Without a Crew by Robert Rodriguez The Trial by Franz Kafka Sponsored by Archivos
Questions 830: Creative Boredom
Tim asks: “How do you deal with creative boredom?”
Questions 829: Story structure and draft management
Questions 829: Story structure and draft management Tim asks: “How vital is it to adhere to a story structure when writing a rough draft?” Resources Mentioned: Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Tarantino films The Resurrection Junket by J. Daniel Sawyer The 5th Gender by Gail Carriger Down From Ten by J. …
Question 828: Faking Your Setting
Art asks: “What should a writer look out for when writing a real world location that they haven’t lived in? Resources Mentioned: One Shot by Lee Childs
Questions 827: Reader Contracts w/Gail Carriger
Art asks: “Does a storyteller make a contract with their reader? What are the terms, and how do you fulfill that contract?” And Chris asks: “What kind of books can you not write, and why?” Resources Mentioned: The Sixth Sense Signs Soulless by Gail Carriger Down From Ten by J. Daniel …
Questions 826: Publishing Pitfalls w/Gail Carriger
Mike asks: How do I avoid common business pitfalls as an author/publisher? Resources Mentioned Crudrat by Gail Carriger Marine Biology by Gail Carriger Calibre Sigil Asana Online Marketing Made Easy with Amy Porterfield (podcast) Tax Savvy for Small Businesses S-corp vs. C-corp vs. LLC Resource page 20 Minute Delay (podcast) …