Kristine asks: “I’ve been away from the writing desk for a while due to Big Life Events. How do I get back in the game?”
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Questions 345: Juggling Multiple Series
Melissa asks “How do I maintain interest in a series when my enthusiasm wanders?”
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Questions 332: Peer Groups
JR asks: “How do you know who your author peers are?”
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Questions 331: Interrogating Your Brain for Fun and Profit
Today Roger asks: “I have a pile of ideas, but I’m not sure how to make them into a story. Help!”
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Questions 318: Business or Hobby?
Zoe asks: “Is it wrong to think about my writing as an investment portfolio instead of a hobby or business?”
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Business 101
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Questions 288: Is There A Market For it?
Charles asks:
“I want to write a sprawling world with many different stories in it. Is there a market for this?
Resources:
A Spell for Chameleon by Piers Anthony
On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony
Running With the Demon by Terry Brooks
Mort by Terry Pratchett
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Hadrian’s Flight by J. Daniel Sawyer
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Questions 282: Balancing Worldbuilding, Plot, and Characterization
JR asks:
“What advice do you have for balancing worldbuilding, plot, and characterization?”
Resources mentioned:
The Complete Shakespeare
Yentl
Schindler’s List
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Questions 280: Author vs. Writer
JR asks:
“How is an author different from a writer?”
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Questions 279: Save the Darlings!!!
Chris asks:
“If storytelling is a gut instinct, should we still kill our darlings?”
Resources mentioned:
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Republic by Plato
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn by Piers Anthony
Very Bad Deaths by Spider Robinson
The Resurrection Junket by J. Daniel Sawyer
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Questions 273: Plotting at Pulp Speed
Caine asks:
“Without rewriting, how do pulp writers plot?”
Resources mentioned:
Dune by Frank Herbert
Under the Dome by Stephen King
Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
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