Jason asks: “Are there any strategies and techniques for keeping a story interesting, or at least further the plot?”
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Tag Archives: creativity
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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Questions 523: Wish Fulfillment
Kazuko asks: Is there any value to writing wish fulfillment stories?
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Questions 473: Learning When to Learn More
Zoe asks: How do you know you need to learn more before successfully working on a specific project?
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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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