Questions 595: Advice for Non-US Listeners?
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: “You mentioned that most of your audience is in the US. From where do the rest hail, and how would your advice be different for those listeners?”
Questions 594: Decimating… er… Devastating Your Vocabulary
Subscribe Here! Simon asks: “What are your thoughts on using words as they are commonly mistaken? When, if ever, should an author adapt to changing meaning?” Resources Mentioned The Devil’s Advocate Left Behind by Tim Lehaye and Jerry Jenkins Rosemary’s Baby
Question 593: Skipping the Details
Subscribe Here! Ian asks: “If readers are going to gloss over details, should I bother writing them?” Resources Mentioned One Shot by Lee Child God Wrote in Lisp, Julia Ecklar The Kobyashi Maru by Julia Ecklar Questions 273: Plotting at Pulp Speed
Feedback: Iterating Ideas and Preposterous Premises
Subscribe Here! Vega has feedback on recent episode Testing Your Premise Resources Mentioned Questions 331: Interrogating Your Brain for Fun and Profit Questions 350: Interrogating Your Work Iron Council by China Mieville Making Tracks pt 1 & 2, by Stephen H. Wilson
Questions 592: Briticisms?
Subscribe Here! Simon asks: “Are Briticisms annoying to the American reader?” Resources Mentioned: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Doctor Who This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Questions 591: Preferred Booze
Subscribe Here! Simon asks: “What is your favorite alcoholic drink?” Resources Mentioned: Down From Ten by J. Daniel Sawyer This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Feedback: Weaving Story Strands
Subscribe Here! Mike has feedback on Runaway Shorts. Resources Mentioned Ep 04: Outlines and Creative Freedom
Questions 590: Handwriting Ergonomics
Subscribe Here! Vega asks: “I’ve started handwriting my first drafts to get out of my own way. Any ergonomics tips so I can maintain word count without killing my hands?” Resources Mentioned Neil Gaiman on Getting Hooked on Handwriting
Question 589: Pacing in Audiobooks
Subscribe Here! Ian asks: “Do audiobook listeners, narrators, and producers have any tricks to adjust pacing, either on playback or during creation? Does writing with audiobooks in mind change the way you write?”
Questions 588: Testing Your Premise
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: “Is there a way to stress-test a premise before you write”