The first day of our challenge sees power outages, illnesses, and brain freezes beset our participants. Conversations about tech, hot tubs, and the creative value of batteries abound!
Word Count Totals:
Tori: 0
Ben: 0 story, 700 developmental notes
DeDe: 1363
Kitty: 220
Dan: 2250 on nano project, 1000 on other projects
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Melisa asks: Does social media encourage self-censorship?
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Roland asks: I’m intimidated writing the first book in a series when I don’t know where it could go later, or if I’m ready for it. What can I do?
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Kris asks: How do you write a good dystopia?
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Sarah asks: Stress at work focuses me, but it really kills my creativity. How can I change this?
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Charles asks: How do you refill your creative well?
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Charles asks: “I want to save my ideas for when I’m a better writer. What do I do?”
Resources Mentioned
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
On Faerie Stories, an essay in the collection Tree and Leaf by J.R.R. Tolkien
Silent Victor by J. Daniel Sawyer
He Ain’t Heavy by J. Daniel Sawyer
Predestination (link to podcast)
We Create Worlds by J. Daniel Sawyer
The Bodies in the Basement by J. Daniel Sawyer
Blood and Weeds by J. Daniel Sawyer
Clue
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Jason asks: “Are there any strategies and techniques for keeping a story interesting, or at least further the plot?”
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Listener Vega has feedback on finishing your second novels and an update on a previous question.
Resources Mentioned:
I Finished Writing My Second Novella in Time for NaNoWriMo
Ep 246: I’ve Lost My Finishing Mojo
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