Subscribe Here! Grace asks: I’ve had works rejected by publishers for being “small.” Do you have any thoughts on “small concept” stories and what works, or doesn’t work about them? Resources Mentioned Independence Day Shakespeare Down From Ten Smoke Rings A Ghostly Christmas Present Bodies in the Basement Pulp Fiction …
Subscribe Here! Caine asks: To what extent can one predict trends in the fiction market 5 or 10 years ahead? Is it even possible? This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Vega and Dan discuss interactive fiction and text based games. This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Resources Mentioned: Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation Twinery Choice Script Inkle Writer Texture Writer StoryNexus Colossal Cave Adventure Zork Fallen London Failbetter Games: Retrospective
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: “Does setting a story around a holiday help – or hinder – sales?” Resources Mentioned A Christmas Carol A Ghostly Christmas Present This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Cathy asks: “I’m writing an epistolary novel in the form of a blog format, and want to include comments as a sort of chorus. How can I do this and add to the story?” Resources Mentioned: Night Calls, The City of Dreams
Subscribe Here! Caine asks: “What potential audiences aren’t getting fiction in the formats they prefer in today’s fiction market?”
Subscribe Here! Charles asks: “Is there a system to pricing your fiction?”
Subscribe Here! Geoff asks: “How do I avoid writing more than the story needs and boring my readers?” Resources Mentioned: Silent Victor He Ain’t Heavy Blood and Weeds
Subscribe Here! Caine asks: “Should we be wary of telegraphing too much?” Resources Mentioned: Thomas Harris Greg Iles
Subscribe Here! B. asks: “How do you maintain drama without an individual antagonist?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Resources Mentioned: Candide by Voltaire Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 1984 by George Orwell Brazil, a film by Terry Gilliam Franz Kafka The Odyssey by Homer War Games, the 1982 film 2001: A …