Questions 282: Balancing Worldbuilding, Plot, and Characterization
Subscribe Here! JR asks: “What advice do you have for balancing worldbuilding, plot, and characterization?” Resources mentioned: The Complete Shakespeare Yentl Schindler’s List
Subscribe Here! JR asks: “What advice do you have for balancing worldbuilding, plot, and characterization?” Resources mentioned: The Complete Shakespeare Yentl Schindler’s List
Subscribe Here! Michael asks: “What’s the difference between a story that’s plot-heavy, plot-driven, character-heavy, and character-driven?” Resources mentioned: Raiders of the Lost Ark Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Romancing the Stone Die Hard
Subscribe Here! JR Asks: “Can you do an episode about Deep POV?” Resources mentioned: The Veil of Ignorance
Subscribe Here! Kelson asks: How do I write relateable, but still truly alien, aliens? Resources mentioned: Earth Search, by James Follet (book) Earth Search, The Complete Radio Series I and II
Subscribe Here! In the third episode in our miniseries about how to think about character and characterization, we discuss the ways that a character’s relational style impacts the structure of their lives and is shown in how they respond to the world around them. This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Ed: “How do you justify classifying ‘solidarity’ as a biological drive in your Deep Character series?” Resources mentioned: Cast Away
Subscribe Here! In the second episode in our miniseries about how to think about character and characterization, we discuss the four basic social drives that are common to all humans, their roots, and how they can affect the flavor and makeup of a character. This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Tim asks: My characters aren’t coming through. How do I fix this? This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Vega asks: “What kinds of unreliable narrators are there?” Resources mentioned: The Usual Suspects How to Cheat at Everything by Simon Lovell Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking by Christopher Hadnagy and Paul Wilson Psychological Subtleties, vol 1 by Banachek Lolita by Vladimir Nabakov
Subscribe Here! Cheyenne asks: “How do you right for a character who is smarter than you are?”