Questions 321: How to Price Fiction
Subscribe Here! Charles asks: “Is there a system to pricing your fiction?”
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 …
Subscribe Here! B. asks: “How long is brainwashing effective, and how can it be maintained?” Resources: The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon as well as the 1962 and 2004 film adaptations The Wrong Way Home: Uncovering the Patterns of Cult Behavior in American Society Arthur J. Deikman, M.D. A Clockwork …
Subscribe Here! Lyssa asks: “Do you think about ‘scenes and sequels’ when writing?”
Subscribe Here! Mike asks: How do you keep from getting stuck between scenes? Resources mentioned: Greg Iles
Subscribe Here! Tim asks: Is it possible to lose a sense of what they like in fiction? Resources Mentioned: Ira Glass on Taste (video)
Subscribe Here! Cheyenne asks: How do I know if I have too much dialog in my fiction, and how do I fix it? Resources mentioned: They’re Made Out of Meat (in the anthology “Bears Discover Fire and Other Stories”) This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Cheyenne asks: “How do you deal with unpleasant current events in your stories? When are you obligated to mention them in your stories?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit