The third of the SHADOWS BENEATH critique episodes, in which Mary schools us with Milford…
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…
Prologues, motivations, and research, oh my!
When building your world, go deep rather than going wide.
We answer questions on tropes, narrative styles, editing, rule-breaking and more.
A Q&A episode with Eric James Stone
We explore a three-value model for troubleshooting characters: Competence, Proactivity, and Sympathy
Eric James Stone joins us to answer questions about editors, pitching, pantsing, and encouragement.
Mette Ivie Harrison joins us to talk about how to “hijack” the knowledge you already have in order to make you a better writer.
Joel Shepherd joins Brandon, Mary, and Howard to talk about hard social science.