Questions 980: Sword and Sorcery and Sexism
Charles asks: How do I write the sword & sorcery genre with less sexist tropes?
Charles asks: How do I write the sword & sorcery genre with less sexist tropes?
Tim asks: What’s the real difference between commercial genre fiction and less mainstream stories, besides target audiences? Is there anything the genre fiction can take from lit fic, or vice versa? Resources Mentioned: Down From Ten Another Fine Myth by Robert Asprin Bored of the Rings
Nichole asks: I often hear about story beats for romance, but is there something similar for a sci-fi/fantasy novel? Resources Mentioned: The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
Herbert asks: What are some “westerns” not set in the old west? How would you go about writing westerns, stories touching the themes and values of the genre, in a different setting? Resources Mentioned: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian, by Robert E. Howard Firefly Star Wars: A New Hope …
Caine asks: I’m a huge fan of street level vigilante characters. How do I find other stories with a particular feel or theme, instead of a genre or a specific character? Related Resources: NightWing Omnibus Tales of the Red Panda: The Crime Cabal by Gregg Taylor Old Black Magic, Robert …
Melisa asks: My writing gets compared favorably to Nathan Lowell’s. What story type is this, exactly? Resources Mentioned: Nathan Lowell Heinlein essay On the Writing of Speculative Fiction reprinted in Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy, edited by Asimov Science Fiction Magazine Down From Ten by J. Daniel Sawyer The Resurrection Junket by J. Daniel …
Melissa asks: Do you have any thoughts on the RWA meltdown, and how our works are scrutinized?
JR asks: How are book lengths evolving in today’s publishing market with the expectation of book release a month? Sponsored by Archivos
Mark asks: “How do you decide which tense to tell a story in?” Sponsored by Archivo
Art asks: How much story should one plan for in various forms of media? Subscribe Here!