Ian asks: How can I reread my favorites over and over without losing my love for it?
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Questions 697: Memory Tips & Tricks
Roland asks: Writing middle of the night ideas doesn’t work for me, but I’ve tried a few other tricks for remembering things. What do you think?
Resources Mentioned:
Method of Loci: wikipedia article and How Stuff Works article
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Questions 694: More Writing Faster Brain Hacks
Ian asks: Are there other parts of the writing process one can hack for more speed?
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Questions 681: Crowded Brain, Empty Page
Dawn asks: All my ideas exit my brain when I sit down to write. What can I do?
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Feedback: Writing Under Stress
Today Johanna has feedback and tips on the recent episode, Stress and Creativity
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Questions 631: Stress & Creativity
Sarah asks: Stress at work focuses me, but it really kills my creativity. How can I change this?
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Questions 625: Boneyards and Bright Ideas
Charles asks: “I want to save my ideas for when I’m a better writer. What do I do?”
Resources Mentioned
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
On Faerie Stories, an essay in the collection Tree and Leaf by J.R.R. Tolkien
Silent Victor by J. Daniel Sawyer
He Ain’t Heavy by J. Daniel Sawyer
Predestination (link to podcast)
We Create Worlds by J. Daniel Sawyer
The Bodies in the Basement by J. Daniel Sawyer
Blood and Weeds by J. Daniel Sawyer
Clue
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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 576: Is NaNoWriMo Worthwhile?
Sarah asks: “Is NaNoWriMo a good way to practice getting out of your own way, or a spectacular waste of time? ”
Resources Mentioned:
Every Day Novelist: Episode 1
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Questions 543: Mood Music
Roland asks: “What are your thoughts on audio technologies, like binaural beats, which claim to target the brain?”
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