Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard talk about the unpleasant surprises their careers dropped on them.
Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.
We explore a three-value model for troubleshooting characters: Competence, Proactivity, and Sympathy
A Q&A covering editing, rule-breaking, writing the other, gift-giving, and more.
Eric James Stone joins us to answer questions about editors, pitching, pantsing, and encouragement.
What makes characters engaging, and how is that different from them being sympathetic?
How do you put true stuff in your books when the truth is just too strange?
What is handwavium? How does it work? What happens when it doesn’t work?
Time passes, and we have lots of ways to tell readers how quickly that’s happening.
Mette Ivie Harrison joins us to talk about how to “hijack” the knowledge you already have in order to make you a better writer.
Nancy Fulda talks Artificial Intelligence with Brandon, Mary, and Howard.