Questions 710: Mood Cues in Writing
Terry asks: “In film and television, soundtracks give viewers cues for how to feel in a scene. Is there a way to set the mood in writing?” Subscribe Here!
Questions 708 – Where is the Setting?
Ian asks: “I’m struggling to find current examples of rich setting. Have authors stopped using setting, or am I not looking in the right place?” Resources Mentioned The Girl with the Deep Blue Eyes by Lawrence Block Choke by Chuck Paulinuk Setting: How to Create and Sustain a Sharp Sense of …
Questions 706: Filler Words
Ian asks: How do I avoid “filler words”? This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Subscribe Here!
Questions 705: When To Fix First Drafts
Terry asks: How do I know when I have the skills to fix my early first drafts? Subscribe Here!
Questions 704: How to Mix Genres
Charla asks: How do you mix genres without leaning too much on one genre over the other? This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Subscribe Here!
Questions 701: Collaboration, pt. 2
JB asks: If a collaboration isn’t working, how do you get out of it gracefully? Subscribe Here!
Questions 700: Collaboration Woes, pt 1
JB asks: The story beats my story needs to hit don’t work with the character descriptions I have. What can I do? Resources Needed Babylon 5 Subscribe Here!
Questions 699: Baseline Word Count
JB asks: What’s your baseline word count on good and bad days? This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Subscribe Here!
Questions 698: Heinlein, Humor, and the Death of Irony
Ian asks: Satire and humor is subjective, so how can we signal to the audience that we are joking? Questions 646: Writing Believable Geniuses Forest Gump by Winston Groom Starship Stormtroopers essay by Michael Moorcock The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A Heinlein The Rolling Stones by Robert …
Questions 697: Memory Tips & Tricks
Roland asks: Writing middle of the night ideas doesn’t work for me, but I’ve tried a few other tricks for remembering things. What do you think? Resources Mentioned: Method of Loci: wikipedia article and How Stuff Works article Subscribe Here!