Questions 155: All About Short Story Collections
Subscribe Here! JR asks: “What’s the best way to put together collections of short stories?”
Questions 154: Film Studies for Novelists
Subscribe Here! Tim asks: “In what ways is studying film useful for prose writers?” Referenced: Five Brilliant Moments of Action
Questions 153: I Don’t Love My Story
Subscribe Here! Tim asks: What happens if you don’t love your story? What do you do if this happens at different points in the process?
YA Adventure Special 8: Hadrian’s Flight, Boot Camp
Subscribe Here! Today I talk about the Boot Camp phase of Hadrian’s Flight, which is that part of any YA novel where the character’s identity is broken down and rebuilt to meet the demands of the story. I explain why this is important, how it works, and how I did …
Questions 152: The Nature of Epics
Subscribe Here! Today Vega says: “NaNoWriMo is coming up, and I want to write epic fantasy–but I’ve only written small-scale character stories before.”
200th Episode Celebration! Plus, Font Questions with Kitty NicIaian
Subscribe Here! Today, we celebrate you! Kitty NicIaian joins me to talk about choosing fonts for paper books, and I talk about some of you by name.
YA Adventure Special 7: Hadrian’s Flight, Core Team
Subscribe Here! Today, we explore what happens when the author of Hadrian’s Flight gets lost along with the character right at the point where the core cast of characters should be coming together. Productivity slows, regrouping ensues, and worldbuilding commences in earnest.
Questions 151: Quality Standards in Publishing and Editing
Subscribe Here! Tim asks: “How do I know when my book is of sufficient quality to release?”
Feedback Episode!
Subscribe Here! Today, I feature your comments that further previous conversations started by the questions episodes.
YA Adventure Special 6: Hadrian’s Flight, Complication
Subscribe Here! I continue the blow-by-blow of writing Hadrian’s Flight in 34 days. I talk about structural decisions I made, and why I made them, and how I coped with a new series of curve-balls the story threw me that I wasn’t expecting.