Questions 523: Wish Fulfillment
Subscribe Here! Kazuko asks: Is there any value to writing wish fulfillment stories?
Subscribe Here! Kazuko asks: Is there any value to writing wish fulfillment stories?
Subscribe Here! Nikki asks: What do you do when you’re not writing?
Subscribe Here! Brian asks: Are there any online resources for worldbuilding? This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Resources Mentioned Archivos MediaWiki
Subscribe Here! Kris asks: How do you write characters you don’t really like, and keep them believable and relatable?
Subscribe Here! Jeanne asks: In what ways does your personal philosophy converge with your writing? How does an author maintain an objectvie distance from the voice in which they write? And how does that differ between fiction and nonfiction? Resources Mentioned Lecture by J. Michael Stracynzski
Subscribe Here! Charles asks: When I write from an outline, I get derailed with unplanned scenes, and when I write into the dark, I start questioning where my scenes are going. What do I do to get past this? Resources Mentioned The Stand by Stephen King
Subscribe Here! Dawn asks: What did you learn “the hard way” that you’d like to save other authors from?
Subscribe Here! Allyson asks: How do you reveal important information without it feeling like an “infodump”? Resources Mentioned: Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien The Green Hills of Earth by Robert A Heinlein Guy de Maupassant, The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Works of The Philip K. …
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: With so many post-apocalyptic stories out there, why are there so few about the collapse of civilizations? Resources Mentioned: A Boy and His Dog, by Harlan Ellison On The Beach by Nevil Shute Farnham’s Freehold, by Robert A. Heinlein The Earth Abides by George R. Stewart …
Subscribe Here! Vega says: I’m enjoying the Deep Characterization series and am interested in how characterization might influence or be shown in grammar, word choice, and sentence structure. Is this what you mean by “character voice?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Resources Mentioned Down From Ten by J. Daniel Sawyer The Resurrection …