Simon asks: What are your thoughts on indenting or not indenting the first paragraph of a chapter?
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Questions 727: Making Tracks Audiobook
Ian asks: Is there an audiobook version of Making Tracks?
Resources Mentioned:
Making Tracks: A Writer’s Guide to Audiobooks and How to Produce Them (2nd ed) by J. Daniel Sawyer
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Questions 726: Clean Edits, Dirty Drafts
Tim asks: How do you do a quick and clean edit of a quick and dirty rough draft?
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Questions 725: Nanowrimo Fade Out
JB asks: Every time I try NaNoWriMo, I fade out because I can’t focus on *just one story* at a time. What can I do?
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Questions 724: Should I Unplug?
Simon asks: Should authors take time to periodically totally unplug?
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Questions 723: How to Successfully Unplug
Simon asks: What kind of preparation should an author take before unplugging?
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Questions 722: Resources for Writing Genius
Katarina asks: Can you recommend any further reading on the advantages and disadvantages of having a high IQ?
Resources Mentioned:
The Curse of the High IQ, by Aaron Cleary
When Can Having a High IQ be a Problem? – article in Psychology Today
The Inappropriately Excluded – article in The Polymathic Institute supporting the 30-pt Communication Gap
Myth of the 30 point Communication Gap – article in Discover Magazine debunking the idea
Quora question: Is Having a High IQ a Curse?
Quora question: Are people with high IQs generally happy?
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Feedback: Time Tracking Apps
Today Edward has feedback on time tracking apps just for authors.
Resources Mentioned:
5000 words per hour (Apple Only)
Other Word Count Apps for Apple and Android
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Questions 721: Learning By Teaching
Simon asks: Does the conventional wisdom that one can only truly learn by teaching apply to writing?
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Feedback: Editing With Audio Playback Features
Today Mike has feedback on other read aloud features authors can use for editing.
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