Zoe asks: How do you know you need to learn more before successfully working on a specific project?
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Tag Archives: creativity
Questions 472: Picking Titles
Celine asks: How do you pick great titles?
Resources Mentioned
Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
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Questions 415: Now or Later
Phy asks: “How do you know what projects to work on now… and what do work on later?”
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Questions 373: The Personal is Prosaical
Kristine asks: “How do you use the personal to inspire a story that’s interesting to other people?”
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Questions 368: Replacing the Placeholders
Chris asks: “How do I replace the clichéd placeholders in the outline with something new and original?”
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Questions 331: Interrogating Your Brain for Fun and Profit
Today Roger asks: “I have a pile of ideas, but I’m not sure how to make them into a story. Help!”
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Question 328: Creativity and Cultural Appropriation
Tarquin asks: “Everyone is talking about cultural appropriation. What’s the deal?”
Resources Mentioned:
The Mikado
Soviet War Crimes
Pol Pot
Great Leap Forward
Nazi extermination camps
Rape of Nanking
Unit 731
Native Americans in the United States
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Questions 325: Writing Humor
Today J.R. asks: “How can a dramatic writer learn humor?”
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Resources mentioned:
Oscar Wilde
PG Wodehouse
Gail Carriger’s Parasol Protectorate
Crimes & Misdemeanors
Dogma
Dr. Strangelove
ZooTV
Brave New World
Road to Gandolfo
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
DiscWorld
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
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Questions 313: Forgettable First Novels and Series Strategies
Herb asks:
“Should I put off writing a series until I have a few novels under my belt?”
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Resources mentioned:
A Spell for Chameleon (Xanth #1) by Piers Anthony
The Color of Magic (Discworld #1) by Terry Pratchett
The Monkey’s Raincoat by Robert Crais
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
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Questions 312: Writing To Market–The Rant!
Robert asks:
“You’ve talked about writing to market before. How about the full-on rant?”
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