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Question 1002: Adverbs! Mar 14, 2022

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Nichole: Any thoughts on good versus bad use of adverbs in writing?

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Feedback: Bird by Bird, Writers Yoga, and Text Message Formatting Mar 09, 2022

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Today we have feedback from Kell, Nichole, Rose, and Roland on a variety of topics.

Resources Mentioned
Bird by Bird by Anne Lammott
Yoga For Writers
Article on Formatting ebooks
Question 978: Ergonomics and Exercises

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Feedback: Swords Sorcery and Sexism Mar 08, 2022

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Herb has feedback on the topic of Swords & Sorcery and Sexism, with a few recommendations for examples of the genre with interesting female characters.

Resources Mentioned:

Gate of Ivrel by CJ Cherryh
The Birthgrave series by Tanyth Lee
Savage Realms
Against the Horde by David Gemel
Edgar Rice Burroughs’s Barsoom series and Venus series
The Saga of Dray Prescott by Alan Burt Akers
Under The Green Star by Lin Carter
John Norman’s Gor series

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Feedback: More on Franchise Decay Mar 07, 2022

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Roland has feedback on the episode on Franchise Decay, with thoughts on the Battlestar Galactica reboot.

Resources Mentioned

Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Stargate SG-1
And Then She Was Gone

Archivos

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Feedback: Short Cuts to Identifying Your Genre Mar 04, 2022

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Today Christopher has feedback on Episode 952 and ponders short cuts to identifying the genre of your story.

Resources Mentioned

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
The Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett
Lie Down With Lions by Ken Follett
The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold
Dune by Frank Herbert
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Rhapsody in Blue

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Question 1001: The Post-Growth World Anthology Mar 02, 2022

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Nichole says: I need to learn more about the implications of a shrinking economic world. Still working on my story but as I have not read up on this, I worry the story may go in implausible directions. Do you have any recommendations for writers on this topic?

Resources Mentioned:
The Day the Universe Changed (book and miniseries)
The Storm Before the Calm George Friedman
Abundance by Peter Diamandis
The Accidental Superpower, The Absent Superpower, Disunited Nations, and The End of the World is Just the Beginning, – all by Peter Zeihan
Canadian demographers on population collapse
1177 BC: The Year Civilization Collapsed, by Eric H Cline
Holy Shit: Managing Manure to Save Mankind
Submit stories for “After The Peak” here

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Question 999: Different Names for Different Genres Feb 28, 2022

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Rob asks: When using different author names for different genres to avoid confusing the recommendation algorithms, what are potential knock-on affects or implications to consider?

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Question 998: Everyman vs. Expert Feb 25, 2022

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Robert Asks: How do the differences between an Everyman protagonist and an expert affect the start of novels?

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Patriot Games by Tom Clancy
Taken
Death Wish
Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford and Other Short Stories Philip K. Dick

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Question 997: Day Lengths on Other Planets Feb 24, 2022

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Robert asks: Most sci-fi brush over the issue of different day lengths on different planets. What might change with the structure of days if we became an interstellar species?

Babylon 5: Day of the Dead
Babylon 5 : By Any Means Necessary

Swords In Space!

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Call for Submissions: Swords in Space! Feb 24, 2022

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New anthology now accepting submissions. Give me swashbucklers, knife fighters, booby-trappers, batons-wielders, pirates, Mafiosos, Robin Hoods, cops, priests, robbers, fugitives, and assassins.

Give me Swords In Space!

Submit your story using the form on this page, or email editor @ everydaynovelist.com

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