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Writers on writing. The Dead Robots' Society, a gathering of writers podcasting to other aspiring writers, hoping to help each other along the way to the promised land of publication.
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Quotables, Homages, and Outright Theft
When should a character or narrator use a quote? Does it have to be attributed? What about aping characters from an existing property? How d...
Infinitely Told Tales
So-called "fairy tales" are some of the oldest tales. As writers, what tropes/plots/character archetypes can we steal to use in our speculat...
Humans Do It Better
Michael J Strazinski wrote an article called "Silence Where a Story Would Have Been" that argues that the current state of the art AIs are i...
SciFi/Fantasy Social Systems and World Building
Does your future or fantasy world require a system of government? How about a social caste system? How in-depth do you need to be in constru...
Aliens and Religion
What effect, if any, would the discovery of aliens have on today's religions? Will those religions change if we become a truly space-faring...
Audible, AI, and Lawsuits
Audible is literally stealing from content creators, Eleven Labs is accused of stealing voices, and the DRS Crew is at its wits' end. DRS ca...
Timelines and Other Temporal Mischief
Terry and Veronica wonder about timelines and whether or not Paul exists after his surgery. DRS caffeinates with Larry's Coffee. If you want...
Arcs Vs Arcs
What are character arcs vs story arcs? Why do they matter? The DRS Crew discusses. DRS caffeinates with Larry's Coffee. If you want to purch...
So You Wrote A Novel... Now What?
You wrote and sweated over every word. You've revised, you've edited, you've done everything to make this the best story of your life. You'v...
Brevity, Foreshadowing, And Sanity
When should you distill an entire scene in a couple of sentences? Do you always have to write an entire scene to convey information? Also, h...
Bibles, Fragments, and Corners
What's the best way to create a story bible? What about those little fragments you've written? How do you turn those into scenes or stories?...
Publishing Industry News...Now With AI!
Hachette pulls a book. Claude source code leaks. HarperCollins signs a deal with an AI animation studio.... The DRS Crew pontificates. DRS c...
How Do You Climax?
You've taken your characters to the edge. The plot is nearly finished. Now it's time for the big reveal. How do you make it happen? The DRS...
Sciency-Solutions and Technobabble
"Captain! The doomaflachie is reaching critical something-or-other!" Science fiction literature is rife with technobabble, questionable scie...
Slimmin' Down and Toe-Taggin'
Publishers sometimes require a minimum word count, while magazines, contests, etc might impose a maximum word count. While adding words is e...
The Lesson of John Wick
Paul is on a walkabout, so Terry and Veronica are on deck to extoll the virtues of John Wick. Chiefly, how he responds to animal abuse. Join...
John Wick Is Boring
Gunfights? Explosions? Marvelous melee mayhem? Non-stop action scenes that go on for dozens of minutes? Works great in visual media, but how...
Love, Lust, and Sex
It's Valentine's Day, and the DRS Crew is in the mood for romance. And maybe a little "rumpy-pumpy." Chat will bring flowers and chocolate....
Repeat The Plot?
The DRS Crew recently discussed violating reader expectations. But what should writers expect from their readers? Can you trust them to reme...