Questions 792: Series Bibles and Journalling
Ian asked: How do you keep track of your work on a big picture basis?
Ian asked: How do you keep track of your work on a big picture basis?
Melissa asks: How do you set realistic writing goals for yourself? I’d like to write at more and faster, but without crashing and burning on the way. Resources Mentioned: Questions 763: Avoiding Burnout
Tim asks: How big should an epic fantasy novel be, and what’s the expected length in other genres? Resources Mentioned: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Conan the Barbarian Series by Robert E Howard The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams To Green Angel Tower (and …
Charla asks: Lately I’ve had a hard time starting stories. How do I cure my writer’s block? Resources Mentioned: Suave Rob’s Double-X Derring-Do by J. Daniel Sawyer Ideas, Inc. by J. Daniel Sawyer Indiana Jones The Man From Earth Question 763: Avoiding Burnout
Brad asks: Whatever happened to your audiobook podcasts?
Tim asks: How do you avoid burnout when writing every day?
Brad asks: Can you use unseen characters to good effect, and if so… how? Resources Mentioned Charlie’s Angels (tv show) The Shadow over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum The Wizard of Oz, film A Few Good Men Alien Triple Pack (1-3) The …
Today Melisa asks: “When you talk about Heinlein’s works, why don’t you talk about Stranger In A Strange Land?” Dune by Frank Herbert Number of the Beastby Robert A. Heinlein Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien The Pursuit of the Pankera by …
Today on the penultimate day of nanowrimo, we ask ourselves: will we meet our own goals for the month? Resources Mentioned South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut – movie, and soundtrack Word counts: Kitty 0 Dan 2499 Tori 0 DD 0 Totals: Dan 45999 DD 15214 Kitty 10889 Tori 4704
Today our gang struggles with cold temperatures and discusses mythology and philosophy. Resources Mentioned: Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell The Cat Who Walks Through Walls The Epic of Gilgamesh The Prince by Machiavelli Word counts: Dan: -2 Dede: 1000 Kitty: 0 Ben: 250 Tori: 150 Cumulative words: Dan: …