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Question 1028: Writing with a Full-Time Life Jul 15, 2022

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Charles asks: How can I write with a full time life?

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Q1027: More on Short Stories and copyright Jul 13, 2022

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Nichole asks: How does copyright work when short stories are turned into novels?
Nightfall by Isaac Asimov
Nightfall and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov
Orphans of the Sky by RAH

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Questions 1026: Copyright, Escaping Shorts, and Fix-ups Jul 12, 2022

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Nichole asks: How does copy right work for short stories that later become longer novels or novellas?

My Luck, by Mel Todd

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Question 1024:Poetry and Poetry Corner Jul 06, 2022

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Simon asks:
I loved hearing you read the poems on the podcast, it really brought them to . Can you recommend any great poetry podcasts?

My Luck, by Mel Todd
Scribl.com
Libravox

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Question 1023: Short Story Flashbacks May 20, 2022

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Nicole asks: What are good ways to tag flashbacks in a short story so that it’s clear to the reader?

Resources Mentioned:

Witcher (netflix series)
Conan the Barbarian Series by Robert E Howard
Chicken Noodle Gravity by J. Daniel Sawyer
Sunday Morning Giraffe by J. Daniel Sawyer
At The Edge of Nowhere by J. Daniel Sawyer
The Coffee Service by J. Daniel Sawyer

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Question 1021: Villains and Antiheroes May 19, 2022

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Simon says: A book that has stuck with me for years is one I was rooting for the bad guy and the detective even though they were pitted against each other. I wanted them both to succeed… impossible as that was. I’d love to hear your thoughts on why it managed that so well and lessons we could learn from it.

Resources Mentioned

Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsythe
Dr. No by Ian Flemming
Archivos

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Question 1020: EDN Origin Story May 17, 2022

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Nichole asks: What is the Every Day Novelist’s origin story?

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Question 1019: Adding Character Texture May 16, 2022

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Simon asks: Do you add any randomness into your characters to give them texture and interest?

Archivos

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Question 1018: Writing Prompts (What Are They Good For?) May 13, 2022

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Nicole asks: What exactly are writing prompts? Are they helpful?
Resources Mentioned

Open Vistas: After the Peak
The Society of Miserable Bastards by J. Daniel Sawyer
Buried Alive in the Blues
Chicken Noodle Gravity by J. Daniel Sawyer
Suave Rob’s Double-X Derring-Do by J. Daniel Sawyer

My Luck, by Mel Todd

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Question 1017: Staying In Your Lane May 12, 2022

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Simon asks: Is it better for writers to stick to characters that are like them? Are the costs of trying to write something outside of your own experience too high?
Resources:

Adventures of Huck Finn by Mark Twain
Starship Troopers by Robert A Heinlein
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Foundation by Isaac Asimov
The White Plague by Frank Herbert
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
1984 by George Orwell
Star Wars original trilogy
Star Trek TOS
The New Testament
Frank Peretti: This Present Darkness
The Inklings by Humphrey Carpenter

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