The first of the SHADOWS BENEATH critique episodes, in which we thrash on a new Cosmere story from Brandon Sanderson so that he can fix it. Part 1 of 2.
Tools, not rules. For writers, by writers.
Pre-writing: It’s like pre-cooking, only with more abandoned prologues and fewer refried beans.
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?
Prologues, motivations, and research, oh my!
When building your world, go deep rather than going wide.
How do we interact with readers who find meaning in our works that we don’t recall putting in there?
How to go about showing a character’s emotions without them seeming emo.
We answer questions on tropes, narrative styles, editing, rule-breaking and more.
A Q&A episode with Eric James Stone