Subscribe Here! Simon says: “I want to learn more about history and science. Where should I go?” Resources Mentioned: Hardcore History EconTalk Planet Money Naked Scientists Commonwealth Club of California Today I Found Out VisualPolitik James Burke’s The Day The Universe Changed, and Connections Richard Feynman Lectures OpenCulture Long Now …
Subscribe Here! Caine comments: “What are some of the honest pitfalls of being an author?.” Support this podcast on Patreon and get more writerly goodness!
Subscribe Here! Ian asks: “What do you think of the ‘million words of crap’ idea, and how do you keep from going backwards?”
Subscribe Here! Josh asks: “What advice would you give for writing nonfiction how-to guides?” This episode sponsored by Bundle Rabbit! Resources mentioned: Making Tracks by J. Daniel Sawyer Throwing Lead by J. Daniel Sawyer and Mary Mason
Subscribe Here! Tim asks: My characters aren’t coming through. How do I fix this? This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Maurice asks: “As a dyslexic writer, how can I learn spelling and grammar in a way that’ll stick in my head?” Resources mentioned: The Kahn Academy Grammar Girl Hooked on Phonics
Subscribe Here! In this second installment in our miniseries on teaching students how to write, Rob asks: “How can we effectively expand our usable vocabulary?” Books mentioned: The King James Bible The Works of Shakespeare The Illiad The Odyssey The Oedipus Trilogy The Satires of Juvenal Ciero
Subscribe Here! JR asks: “Are the Meyers-Briggs personality types useful for characterization? What do you use for creating your characters?” Authors referenced: Stephen King Books referenced: Misery by Stephen King
Subscribe Here! Rob asks: “How important is it for authors to try completely new experiences?”
Subscribe Here! Today I look in some depth at how to ask good questions and teach yourself effectively without any pre-existing expertise.