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Joe asks:How has living on a homestead affected your writing life? If you had to do it over again, what would you do differently? The post Q...
Brad asks: Do you ever collaborate or bounce ideas with other authors? And any advice on writing a screenplay first, then adapting the story...
Caine asks: What is a play? Not the mechanics of how documents are formatted or anything like that, but what Plays are, what they aren’t, an...
Roland asks:I want to write short stories to give my readers an extra taste of my characters and side characters, but my mind goes blank try...
Herb asks: A while back on Twitter you said you give every protagonist a feature you hate and even antagonist one you admire to prevent crea...
Roland asksI love Star Wars, but in the most narrow way. Episodes IV-VI and a few other things are pretty cool. But, I want new stories, not...
Roland asks: A lot of authors say they’re writing a prequel (as a lead magnet) when they haven’t published, or even finished, Book 1 yet. I...
Roland asks: Indie authors are obsessed with prequels to their Book Ones but I don’t get it. I almost never want to know MORE about what hap...
Listener Ian has a progress report on doing the Bradbury Challenge for NanoWriMo The post Feedback: The Bradbury Challenge appeared first on...
Jim asks:Previously I mentioned I had a character who was 10 years old in a first book in a series. I had used him as a reader proxy, who ge...
Pablo asks: I have been struggling with a manuscript for a novel since 2015. I begin, stop, give up, take it up again, and all the time it k...
Khellan asks:What happens to the stuff you and Kitty write during nanowrimo? Lost Days, Last Nights The post Question 1112: Products of NaNo...
Jim asks:I may have asked something like this before, but how does one rekindle the enjoyment of writing? It used to be a thing I did to avo...
Ed asks:What does it mean for an author to “break faith” with his readers? The Wheel of Time by Robert JordanPoodle Springs by Raymond Chand...
Jim said:In my last question I talked about re-discovering the sequel I was supposed to be writing after spending 95,000 words on the wrong...
Jim asks:A little while back I dove into a sequel featuring my protagonist about fifteen years down the road. It was a big time jump, one I...
Indiana Jim:A couple years ago you did an epic twitter thread on what the Lord of the Rings films got wrong. Could you do an episode on this...
A guide to surgery for writers and an update from the hosts. Healthy Living Can Be Deadly The Secrets of the Heinlein Juvenile The post Wher...
Quick show announcement – we will be back Monday. The post Quick Announcement appeared first on The Every Day Novelist .
Jim asks: You’ve spoken before about how ADD and its derivatives can be a boon to the creative person, and the dangers of medicating it out....
Today we have feedback from Khellan on changing the way you listen and getting out of your own way. archivos The post Question 1105: Changin...
Joe asks: Lots of young people want to be writers, but don’t have enough life experience to write anything interesting. What ways do you rec...
Indiana Jim asks: Stephen J. Cannell produced some of the best television shows ever, and I know you’re an aficionado. What was his secret s...
A handful of announcements, or what we’ve been up to. The Write Stuff50 by 50 ChallengeLost Days, Last Nights announcement postThe Shoes I W...
Joe asks:I’ve been enjoying these short q&a podcasts! Here’s a question for your next one: what is your take on reading as a writer? Do you...
Tim asks: What’re your opinions on pacing an Action-adventure novel? How much action is actually necessary? King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider...
Where/how do you go to track down and read those books out of copyright? You mentioned King Solomon’s Mine recently and I’d love to get a co...
Caine asks:In a self evaluation of our own skill sets/aptitudes as a writer, what identifiers should exist that would indicate we have devel...
Khellan asks:I’ve recently started carving out some “guaranteed” time to write fiction 3 times a week. It’s been a long time. Do you have an...
Khellen asks:You mentioned punctuation and that stuff in another episode… Do you have enough to create a mini ebook with that stuff in? It i...
Joe asks:Lots of people have opinions about how to write a bestseller. What are some of the more interesting and counter intuitive ways to w...
Tim asks:I’ve noticed dictation results in a more twisty story than typing, at least for me. I guess I’m curious if there are any techniques...
Tim asks:Grit. How do you express a character’s mental toughness whether they’re a Point of View character or not? Resources mentioned:The G...
Joe asks:What writing advice would have totally tanked you as a writer if you hadn’t ignored it? Resources Mentioned:The Collected Poems of...
Tim asks:Do you see your characters more like real people or more like toys with all manner of features to employ in the narrative? Resource...
Ed asks:Can you riff on creative partnerships, particularly long term? What makes them succeed? What makes them fail? How does one find a cr...
Khellen asks:My antagonist hasn’t shown up halfway through the book and I’m not sure what to do. How do you build an effective antagonist fo...
Dawn asks: Which is best for writing: typing, longhand, or dictation? Why? Sponsored by Archivos The post Question 1088: Writing Implements...
Nichole asks:I’m having trouble expanding my short story into a novel. Can you give some techniques and examples? Resources: Predestination...
Dawn asks:How should a lonely writer go about networking with other writers? The post Questions 1086: Networking for Writers appeared first...
Nichole asks: How does one show the gender of a first person narrator? Resources: I, Claudius by Robert Graves Sponsored by Archivos The pos...
Tim asks:What makes you (and other listeners) want to tell stories? Resources: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye by Alan Dean Foster Sponsored by A...
Dawn asks:How do freelancers deal with breaks and vacations? Sponsored by Suave Rob’s Awesome Adventures! The post Question 1083: Vacations...
Dawn asks: Is there ever a time in one’s life when you shouldn’t start writing? Sponsor: Suave Rob’s Awesome Adventures The post Question 10...
Nichole asks: So what’s the skinny on all the edible plants up there on your homestead? Resources mentioned:Monty Python and the Holy Grail...
Alexis asks: I always feel behind. What kind of advice do you have for work-life balance for freelancers? The post Question 1080: Work-Life...
We’re back after far too long an absence. In this episode you will find a feeble justification for our delinquency, as well as a brand new s...
Tim asks:How can I keep the momentum going in a series that I haven’t planned out from the beginning? Resources Mentioned:Splinter of the Mi...
Ed asks:Will AI push our world in a more libertarian or totalitarian direction? The post Question 1077: AI and the Politics of the Future ap...
Tim asks:Which of your stories was the most fun to write? Resources mentioned:Suave Rob’s Double-X Derring-DoSuave Rob’s Rough’N’Ready Rugra...