Questions 198: Staff Notation for Fiction
Subscribe Here! Dan asks: “What’s the deal with semicolons and em-dashes?”
Subscribe Here! Dan asks: “What’s the deal with semicolons and em-dashes?”
Subscribe Here! Cain asks: “What do you call it when a scene starts in the middle of the action, and backfilling happens along the way?”
Subscribe Here! Caine asks: “What are the dos and don’ts of increasing the length of a story?” Books referenced: The Bodies In The Basement by J. Daniel Sawyer
Subscribe Here! Today Robert asks: “Some characters in movies–like in Tremors–are particularly endearing. How can we do that in books?” This episode sponsored by Bundle Rabbit.
Subscribe Here! Caine asks: “If you were to make a checklist for what to include in a story and what to leave out, what would it look like?”
Subscribe Here! Dan Dan The Art Man asks: “I’m really struggling with Heinlein’s Third Rule. How can you NOT rewrite and still turn out good stories? Can we fix stories before we abandon them?” Books discussed: The Republic by Plato
Subscribe Here! Ed asks: “What are the two or three biggest craft mistakes an intermediate writer can make?”
Subscribe Here! Charles asks: “What’s a good short story length for F/SF? How do you I make my short stories feel complete?”
Subscribe Here! JR asks: “How can I enrich my descriptions even though I’m colorblind?” Books mentioned: Color: A Natural History of the Palette by Victoria Finlay
Subscribe Here! Caine asks: “Is there a market for Story Developers?”