Questions 491: Modern Epistolary Novels
Subscribe Here! JR: Do you have any tips on writing epistolary novel set in the modern age? Resources Mentioned: Dracula by Bram Stoker
Subscribe Here! JR: Do you have any tips on writing epistolary novel set in the modern age? Resources Mentioned: Dracula by Bram Stoker
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: Is there any value to writers in analyzing language usage such as word frequency or average sentence length in their own work?
Subscribe Here! Ian asks: John Steinbeck structured The Grapes of Wrath like a symphony. Are there other examples of works inspired by or structured like musical pieces? Resources Mentioned: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck The Gap Cycle by Stephen R. Donaldson Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: How do I increase the variety of words used in my writing to reflect the wider vocabulary I actually know?
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: How do I increase the variety of words used in my writing to reflect the wider vocabulary I actually know? This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Charles asks: How much time should we spent on reading, writing, studying, and marketing?
Subscribe Here! Robert asks: What easy changes can I make to increase word count? Resources Mentioned Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Subscribe Here! Zoe asks: If you lose interest in your project, how do you know if it’s the project that needs to change… or you? Resources Mentioned Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Subscribe Here! Zoe asks: When do you stick to realism and when you handwave for the sake of a good story? Resources The Martian, by Andy Weir The Fact and Fiction of Martian Dust Storms
Subscribe Here! Zoe asks: How do you decide how/when to make your draft better? This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit