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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Tag Archives: creativity
Questions 671: Writing Dystopias
Kris asks: How do you write a good dystopia?
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Questions 633: Keeping the Energy Up
Questions 631: Stress & Creativity
Sarah asks: Stress at work focuses me, but it really kills my creativity. How can I change this?
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Questions 630: Creative Wells
Charles asks: How do you refill your creative well?
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Questions 625: Boneyards and Bright Ideas
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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Questions 583: Keeping it Interesting
Jason asks: “Are there any strategies and techniques for keeping a story interesting, or at least further the plot?”
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Feedback: I Got My Mojo Back!
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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Questions 531: Learning Cover Art
Brian asks:
What’s a good straightforward tutorial for doing cover art?
Resources Mentioned:
Joel Friedlander’s Monthly eBook Cover Design Awards
Becoming an Every Day Novelist by J. Daniel Sawyer
Createspace Cover Design Resources
Questions Ep. 176: When Your Ideas Show Up on TV
Scream
Taken By The T-Rex
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Questions 530: Dealing with Idea Overload
Kris asks: How to I maintain focus when ALL THE IDEAS are trying to take over?
Resources Mentioned
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Caroll
The Color of Magic (Discworld #1) by Terry Pratchett
Crewel Lye by Piers Anthony
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