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Question 1039: Non-Linear Storytelling Sep 13, 2022

Show notes

Rose asks:
I have two stories told out of order. I’ve tried rearranging them sequentially but I hate them that way. Can non-linear storytelling work, and what approaches are most successful?

Resources Mentioned

Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Double Indemnity
DS9: The Emmissary
Voyagers!
Doctor Who
Sliders
The Highlander
The Usual Suspects
Genesis and Catastrophe by Roald Dahl (in the collection Kiss Kiss)
The Man From Earth
Down From Ten
Lost
Time Enough for Love by RAH
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Bearing an Hourglass by Piers Anthony

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August State of the Podcasters Aug 30, 2022

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Nichole asks: How have things been going on the homestead since your last update?’

Resources

The Secrets of the Heinlein Juvenile

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Feedback: Charles Replies/Mental Friction Aug 26, 2022

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Today Charles has feedback on the replies to his question, Question 1028: Writing with a Full-Time Life

Resources

Huberman Lab: The Science of Making and Breaking Habits

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Feedback: The Drawbacks of Formality Aug 25, 2022

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Ed has feedback on the episode on showing formality.

Question 1035: How Formality Works

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Feedback on Secrets of the Heinlein Juvenile Aug 24, 2022

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Today Herb has feedback on Hero and Heroine’s Journeys, and Secrets of the Heinlein Juvenile.

The Secrets of the Heinlein Juvenile
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
The Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler

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Feedback: Dictation Rides Again Aug 19, 2022

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Tim has feedback on dictation and word count.

My Luck, by Mel Todd

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Question 1038: Beta Reader Tech Aug 18, 2022

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Nichole asks: What are different ways to get material to beta readers and what are some different ways to get their feedback?

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Question 1037: Story Rejection Etiquette Aug 17, 2022

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Nicole asks: What is the etiquette around stories written for an anthology call but rejected? When you self-publish it, is it acceptable to advertise it as “originally written for anthology X” or even to direct readers to an anthology you were rejected from?

Archivos

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