The second 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 2 of 2.
Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.
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!
How do we interact with readers who find meaning in our works that we don’t recall putting in there?
We answer questions on tropes, narrative styles, editing, rule-breaking and more.
What to do when you discover your planned ending isn’t actually going to work…
Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard talk about the unpleasant surprises their careers dropped on them.
We talk about expressing controversial opinions on the Internet. And just talking about it might be controversial…