Question 589: Pacing in Audiobooks
Subscribe Here! Ian asks: “Do audiobook listeners, narrators, and producers have any tricks to adjust pacing, either on playback or during creation? Does writing with audiobooks in mind change the way you write?”
Subscribe Here! Ian asks: “Do audiobook listeners, narrators, and producers have any tricks to adjust pacing, either on playback or during creation? Does writing with audiobooks in mind change the way you write?”
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: “How much repetition should we use to make sure the story is clear? Is it different for different for YA and adult fiction versus children’s fiction?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Resources Mentioned: The Thousand Headed Man
Subscribe Here! Michael asks: “What’s the difference between a story that’s plot-heavy, plot-driven, character-heavy, and character-driven?” Resources mentioned: Raiders of the Lost Ark Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Romancing the Stone Die Hard
Subscribe Here! JR Asks: “Can you do an episode about Deep POV?” Resources mentioned: The Veil of Ignorance
Subscribe Here! JR asks: “How do you write a chaotic scene without making it chaotic for the reader?” Resources mentioned: Arthur by Stephen R. Lawhead All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque And Then She Was Gone by J. Daniel Sawyer Silent Victor by J. Daniel Sawyer The …
Subscribe Here! Cheyenne asks: “I’m finding myself more interested in events in volume 2 of my story, and it’s making it hard to write volume 1. What do I do?” Resources mentioned: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Dune by Frank Herbert
Subscribe Here! Vega asks: “What is transparent worldbuilding, and how does it work?” Resources mentioned: Dune by Frank Herbert The Menace From Earth by Robert A. Heinlein Stories From The Twilight Zone by Rod Serling One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Subscribe Here! Today, Ed points out that I missed a good technique for opening stories when discussing first stentences, while Cheyenne reveals an ingenious method for cataloging notes, ideas, and thoughts for future use. This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Vega asks: “What kinds of unreliable narrators are there?” Resources mentioned: The Usual Suspects How to Cheat at Everything by Simon Lovell Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking by Christopher Hadnagy and Paul Wilson Psychological Subtleties, vol 1 by Banachek Lolita by Vladimir Nabakov
Subscribe Here! In this eleventh installment in our miniseries on teaching students how to write, Rob asks: “What storytelling techniques (such as hyperbole) are, in your opinion, tragically underused?” This episode sponsored by Bundle Rabbit