How do you help your readers relate to the non-human characters in your fiction?
Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.
They’re not rules, they’re guidelines. Right? Let’s talk about breaking “rules” of writing.
A fast-paced Q&A covering discouragement, magic systems, ideas, and our embarrassing early projects.
Shanna Germain joins Brandon, Mary, and Howard for a frank discussion of love scenes.
Spoilers galore as we discuss “Hollow City,” in depth, with author Dan Wells
Brandon answers “The Way of Kings” questions from Mary, Howard, and Dan.
Brandon, Mary, and Howard talk about the strengths of the omniscient POV, how to use it well, and what pitfalls to avoid.
Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard talk about plotting a good mystery, especially as part of a non-mystery-genre book.
Late last season we took a look at Brandon’s first novel and did some line-editing and critiquing. It was so much fun we decided that Dan needed to take a turn in the dunking booth. He totally gets wet. In the course of dunking Dan we cover beginnings, descriptions, character…
John Brown joins Brandon, Dan, and Howard for a discussion of second novels, sequels, and the trick to doing it again.