Subscribe Here! Robert asks: “How would one convey slapstick in writing?” Resources Mentioned Phule’s Company, by Robert Aspirin Lamb to the Slaughter and Pig, by Roald Dahl in collection Kiss, Kiss Home Alone Monty Python’s Flying Circus This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Jeanne asks: “In fiction, media rarely plays a big role. Why is that?” Resources Mentioned: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling Babylon 5
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: “If you go with the English approach, do you explore aspects before you write, or just let it all come out while you write?” Resources Mentioned: Questions 602
Subscribe Here! Ian asks: “Is there a reason prologues are shorter than chapters, or is it just convention?”
Subscribe Here! Ian asks: “Can you explain how the musical concept of counterpoint can apply to fiction?” Resources Mentioned: Redemolished, by Alfred Bester
Subscribe Here! Brian asks: “My high school English teacher challenged us to find a story with a unique conflict – outside of the person v. person, person v. nature, person v. society, etc. conflict types we all get in class. None of us could. Can you – or the listeners?”
Subscribe Here! Ian asks: “I’ve been watching that Leonard Bernstein music theory lecture, but I’ve never seen anything like that fiction writing. Have you come across that sort of thing?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Caine asks: “How are amazing resolutions constructed?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Simon asks: “Do you have any tips on writing serials?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Resources Mentioned Tales of the City, by Armistead Maupin, and the tv series Revenge, 2012 ABC tv series
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: “I want to learn to flesh out side characters by writing heists/capers. What do I need to know?” Resources Mentioned: The Thomas Crowne Affair The Italian Job Gone in 60 Seconds The Great Muppet Caper