Question 427: Stages of a Writing Career
Subscribe Here! Ian asks, “What are the stages of a writing career, and what should writers focus on at each stage?”
Subscribe Here! Ian asks, “What are the stages of a writing career, and what should writers focus on at each stage?”
Subscribe Here! Grace asks, “When I finish one book and try to dive into the next, I get a bit down. How do I let go of my last book so I can start the next?”
Subscribe Here! Ian asks, “Can you talk pros & cons of a detached point of view, vs. a more intimate one?”
Subscribe Here! Kendra asks, “I’d like to move away from outlining, but worry my story structure will suffer. What can I do?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Kelson asks, “What advice can you give for a first time reviser?”
Subscribe Here! Vega and Dan discuss interactive fiction and text based games. This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit Resources Mentioned: Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation Twinery Choice Script Inkle Writer Texture Writer StoryNexus Colossal Cave Adventure Zork Fallen London Failbetter Games: Retrospective
Subscribe Here! Ian asks: “Would studying rhetoric help with pacing and craft in fiction?” Resources Mentioned: Aristotle The World’s Last Night: And Other Essays (CS Lewis) Monsters and Critics and Other Essays (JRR Tolkien) Shakespeare John Milton Edward Allen Poe Raymond Chandler Hume: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. A Treatise …
Subscribe Here! Caine asks: “How emotionally invested do we really need to be to write great fiction?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Subscribe Here! Tammy asks: “Is it possible to write a story where the POV character/narrator is the antagonist? What would that look like?” Resources Mentioned Stephen R Donaldson Sherlock Holmes Lolita
Subscribe Here! Phy asks: “Do you get ideas in the middle of the night? And what do you with them?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit