Subscribe Here! Simon says: “I want to learn more about history and science. Where should I go?” Resources Mentioned: Hardcore History EconTalk Planet Money Naked Scientists Commonwealth Club of California Today I Found Out VisualPolitik James Burke’s The Day The Universe Changed, and Connections Richard Feynman Lectures OpenCulture Long Now …
Subscribe Here! Today J.R. asks: “How can a dramatic writer learn humor?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Resources mentioned: Oscar Wilde PG Wodehouse Gail Carriger’s Parasol Protectorate Crimes & Misdemeanors Dogma Dr. Strangelove ZooTV Brave New World Road to Gandolfo Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy DiscWorld Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Subscribe Here! Rebecca asks: “How do you manage your time between research and writing?” Resources Mentioned: Open Culture Planet Money EconTalk
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: “How do you use and organize reference photos in your work flow?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Resources: MediaWiki
Subscribe Here! Cheyenne asks: “How do you credit people who’ve helped you with research?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Cheyenne asks: “How do you right for a character who is smarter than you are?”
Subscribe Here! In this second installment in our miniseries on teaching students how to write, Rob asks: “How can we effectively expand our usable vocabulary?” Books mentioned: The King James Bible The Works of Shakespeare The Illiad The Odyssey The Oedipus Trilogy The Satires of Juvenal Ciero
Subscribe Here! Caine asks: “What can you tell me about one-scene storytelling?” Books mentioned: They and The Man Who Traveled in Elephants by Robert A. Heinlein
Subscribe Here! Today, I talk about the Character Climax in Hadrian’s Flight, the denouement, and the experience of finishing up my first ever successful attempt to write a Heinlein Juvenile. Interesting revelations about the nature of creativity and young adult literature ensue. This marks the final episode in this series …
Subscribe Here! Tammy asks: “How do I find experts, especially for cultural perspectives and details?”