Pre-writing: It’s like pre-cooking, only with more abandoned prologues and fewer refried beans.
Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.
In which we discuss adjusting how competent our characters appear…
In which we discuss adjusting how sympathetic the reader is toward a particular character…
Side quests come in a couple of forms — they may be something inside the book that takes the characters away from the main plotline, or they may be adventures that take place outside of the book itself. We talk about the first type, and how to make sure they’re…
How do you describe water from the point of view of a fish?