The team helps Howard brainstorm a story about big Pharma and Death…
Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.
Robison Wells joins Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard to talk about health — especially the mental kind.
Why would you retell a story that has already been told? Now, how would you go about doing it well?
Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Mary talk about the Hero’s Journey. Finally.
Mary Robinette Kowal schools Brandon, Dan, and Howard with her outlining system.
Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Mary review some of Emma Coats’ “Pixar Rules” for storytelling
Howard Tayler gives NaNoWriMo participants a pep-talk on their way into the last week of the month.
What are the things that matter to your characters? What things matter to your readers? After we get the obligatory ambiguity out of the way, we settle into talking about the “stakes” and the escalation thereof.
Dan Wells and Robison Wells give you a pep talk for the second week of NaNoWriMo.
It’s microcasting time! This week we take a crack at the following listener questions: What percentage of a rough draft makes it into print? What are the pitfalls of jumping from novels to short fiction, and vice versa? Do you need to start with short fiction first? (This answer involves…