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Feedback: Correction About Imperial China Sep 09, 2021

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Today we have feedback (and a correction!) from Joel on Q926 on Historicals and Research regarding Imperial China.

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Introduction to the Eroticism in Storytelling Sep 07, 2021

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Today we have a special introduction to our current Film Commentary series mini-course on Eroticism in Storytelling.

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Feedback: A Great Beta Reader Hack Sep 03, 2021

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Doc has feedback on how to get feedback from recalcitrant beta readers.

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Feedback: Guest Hosts, Ebook Troubles, and Down From Ten Sep 02, 2021

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Nichole has feedback on guest hosts and Down From Ten.

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Questions 938: Balancing Historical Accuracy Against Modern Sensibilities Sep 01, 2021

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Ed asks: How does one best balance historical accuracy and modern sensibilities, particularly in a hybrid genre like historical fantasy?

Resources Mentioned:
Mississippi Blood trilogy by Greg Iles
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Autobiography of Malcolm X
By Any Means Necessary: the collected speeches of Malcolm X

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Question 937: Con Artists as Characters Aug 31, 2021

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Ian asks: Did your characterization series cover con artists? How can you write them believably, when so many real-life con artists have paper thin back stories?

Resources Mentioned:
The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man by David Maurer and Luc Sante
The Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison
Leverage

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Questions 936: Burner Novels and a Million Words of Crap Aug 30, 2021

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Ian asks: In a recent question about how to get beyond a first novel, you used the term ‘Burner novel’ in reference to letting a first book go. If “every writer has one million words of crap to get through,” how many books should one consider as practice novels?

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