Subscribe Here! Robert asks: As a follow up to ep 499 – How would being a slave shape a character’s personality? Resources mentioned Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass The Gulag Archipeligo by Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenitsyn How the Scots Invented the Modern World David Hume: The Essential Philosophical Works Two …
Subscribe Here! Roland asks: What’s the right balance between using dialog tags and replacing them with action? Are there genre conventions regarding this? Resources Mentioned: The Complete Book of Screenwriting, by J. Michael Straczynski
Subscribe Here! Simons asks: Are there any incorrect or inaccurate tropes that you just can’t stand?
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Subscribe Here! Simon asks: What’s one of your big “Oh, wow!” moments that inspired your creative brain? Resources Mentioned: Myths and Legends Podcast Connections Series 1, Episode 8: Eat Drink and Be Merry Connections, by James Burke
Subscribe Here! Simon asks: How much head hopping is too much in third person omniscient? Can this be done well? Resources Mentioned Dune by Frank Herbert The Silmarillion, by JRR Tolkien, read by Martin Shaw The Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger
Subscribe Here! Charles asks: How long should a novel be to translate well to a one hour long television episode? Resources Mentioned: Undercover Blues Radioland Murders My Cousin Vinny His Girl Friday Clerks
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: What are the differences between collectivist and individualist societies, and how do they affect the character? This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit