Questions 465: Plot Reveals Through Structure
Subscribe Here! Caine asks: How do you stick to a genre structure, without spilling the beans? Resources Mentioned: Agatha Christie Robert Bloch Rear Window Best American Mysteries of the 20th Century
Subscribe Here! Caine asks: How do you stick to a genre structure, without spilling the beans? Resources Mentioned: Agatha Christie Robert Bloch Rear Window Best American Mysteries of the 20th Century
Subscribe Here! Charles asks: Is it a good idea to use a throwaway pen name for your early work?
Subscribe Here! Johanna asks: What exactly is “high concept”? What’s the difference between high concept and low concept? And does genre matter? This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: Do you do anything different when writing the climax of your book?
Subscribe Here! Caine asks: Do readers finish books if they guess the ending too soon? Resources mentioned: Instinct Silence of the Lambs The Usual Suspects Bulwer-Lytton Charles Dickens
Subscribe Here! Chris and Caine ask: What do you mean by “glass boxes”?
Subscribe Here! Zoe asks: Can you talk more about story beats and “scenes and sequels”? Resources Mentioned: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: Kids swear, but publishers and buyers of kids’ books frown on swearing. How do to keep it real without offending the gatekeepers? This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Chuck asks: In your post-apocalyptic world, what resource would people go Mad Max over?
Subscribe Here! Ed asks: What is your experience with linear vs. non-linear writing? Is one better?