Today, JR asks us to a deep dive on writing memorable dialog that pops. So, here we have part one! Resources Mentioned: George Carlin: I kinda like it when a lot of people die George Carlin: Complaints and Grievances The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde A Portrait of …
Khellan asks: Aare there any good tools that you can recommend to track word count? Join us at the Every Day Novelist Forums Resources Mentioned Permanent Record, Edward Snowden
Ed asks: In fantasy and science fiction worlds, ending a cult is just a matter of killing the leader. How would that work in the real world, or at least a realistic setting? Resources Mentioned: The Wrong Way Home: Uncovering the Patterns of Cult Behavior in American Society, by Arthur …
Charla asks: When writing into the dark, how do you finish a story when the flow stops? Resources Mentioned: Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol Join us at the Nanogang Forums
Charles asks: What advice would you give someone who’s starting from zero as a writer? Resources Mentioned Becoming an Every Day Novelist, by J. Daniel Sawyer Rear Window and Other Stories, by Cornell Woolrith The Maltese Falcon by Dashiel Hammet Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler Cardiff by the Sea: …
Ian asks: Is there a magic formula of reading for pleasure or writing for fun and writing for publication? And would it be useful? Join us at the Nanogang Forums
Charles asks: “Now that I’m done with school and have time again… how do I get back into the writing groove?” Resources Mentioned The Cat Who Walks Through Walls by Robert A. Heinlein Join us at the Nanogang Forums Sponsored by Archivos
Herbert asks: “How you would go about writing two protagonists that are each other’s main antagonist?” Join us at the Nanogang Forums Falling Down Raiders of the Lost Ark
Today we discuss writing dialog which reflects rigid gender roles in historical and speculative settings. Resources Mentioned GailCarriger.com Join us at the Nanogang Forums Court of Fives by Kate Elliot Word countotals: Dan 6381 Gail 50080 Tori 1262 Kitty 654 Alexis 632
Brad asks: In today’s world, is there still room for fiction that doesn’t have a “message” and just tells a really fun story? Resources Mentioned: The Left Behind Series by Tim LaHaye The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
