Questions 758 – Holiday Cannibalism and Roman’a’Clef
Lisa asks: How does one base characters on real-life people without pissing them off? Be Careful Or I’ll Put You in My Novel hoodie Sponsored by Archivos
Lisa asks: How does one base characters on real-life people without pissing them off? Be Careful Or I’ll Put You in My Novel hoodie Sponsored by Archivos
Subscribe here! DD and Kitty and Dan discuss the problem of too-smart characters, and Dan finally busts his slump. Word Count: Dan: 552 Kitty: 0 Dede: 0 Tori: 0 Ben: 0 Cumulative Word Count: Dan: 21128 Dede: 6432 Tori: 4048 Kitty: 4035 Ben: 1148
Subscribe Here! Travel days do terrible things to word counts–AND we have feedback from Melisa about evil protagonists and who she thinks writes them best. Word counts: Dan 1681 Dede: 710 Kitty: 0 Ben: 0 Tori: 0 Cumulative: Dan: 17697 Dede: 5432 Tori: 3798 Kitty: 3679 Ben: 1105 Resources Mentioned: …
Dawn asks: What do I do if I don’t like my characters? Subscribe Here!
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 …
Rachel asks: “Do you have any tips on writing a point of view you haven’t experienced?” Resources Mentioned Ken Wilber Integral Theory Mein Kampf The Screwtape Letters Letters from the Earth by Mark Twain This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Subscribe Here!
Charla asks: Do you have any tips for finding the *right* character names. Resources Mentioned: Titan AE Antithesis podcast The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Subscribe …
Erin asks: “How can you telegraph that not everything your POV character/narrator sees is real?” Subscribe Here!
Ed asks: Are IQ and intelligence the same thing, and how does it effect worldbuilding? This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Subscribe Here!
Vega: What did you mean by a “sympathetic” versus “likeable” character? Resources Mentioned Pulp Fiction The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Questions 639: Everyone Loves My Bad Guys Subscribe Here!