E.J. Patten joins us to talk about pre-writing — all that work that gets done before the prose happens.
Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.
Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.
E.J. Patten joins us to talk about pre-writing — all that work that gets done before the prose happens.
Mary, Dan, and Howard help Brandon brainstorm a story, this time featuring psychic birds.
Robison Wells joins the ‘cast to talk to us about cliffhangers.
RPG Luminary Monte Cook joins us at GenCon Indy 2012 to talk about writing for games, and the perils of trying to adapt game play back into prose.
Finishing one project means it’s time to start the next one. And no, it’s not necessarily going to get easier…
Eric James Stone joins the cast to talk astronomy as a tool for world-building
Sarah Pinborough joins Mary and Dan at World Fantasy for a very writerly discussion of London. Also, they discuss using a city as a character.
Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard tackle worldbuilding flora and fauna again, this time through negative examples, pizza-trees, and a can of worms.
Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard brainstorm some fantasy setting elements for you. Need a magic system on the cheap? How about a political power structure?
Keffy Kehrli joins Brandon, Mary, and Howard at WorldCon 69 for a discussion of gender roles, gender identity, and transsexualism with the objective of being able to write these things believably and accurately.