Ask the Bards Podcast

In which the Bards address two questions from Twitter:

* how do you create deep, compelling characters?

* how do you get to write Star Wars or other intellectual properties?

We discuss ways to pin down your protagonist and secondary characters, tricks for figuring out backstories, weaving character in with worldbuilding, tropes, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what brainstorming really is, how you get an invite to write Star Wars, skills you need to write any IP projects, and how Kevin and Delilah came to the world of IP.

And, as always, we cover Things That Will Blow Your Mind.

Got a question on writing, publishing, books, comics, or the best kind of cocktail or gluten free goodies to power your creativity? Ask us on Twitter with hashtag #askthebards!

In which the Bards address two questions from Twitter:

* what happens after you get an agent?

* how do I know what genre my book is?

We discuss the agent relationship, submission to editors, what to do if you disagree on edits, how an auction works, what 'being orphaned is', how to figure out genre, why genre doesn't matter as much as you think it does, and more.

And, as always, we cover Things That Will Blow Your Mind.

Got a question on writing, publishing, books, comics, or the best kind of cocktail or gluten free goodies to power your creativity? Ask us on Twitter with hashtag #askthebards!

In which the Bards address two questions from Twitter:

* how do you know when you're ready to submit?

* what do you do if agents aren't responding to your query?

We also touch on whether or not you need to pay for an editor before querying literary agents.

And, as always, we cover Things That Will Blow Your Mind.

Got a question on writing, publishing, books, comics, or the best kind of cocktail or gluten free goodies to power your creativity? Ask us on Twitter with hashtag #askthebards!

In which the Bards address two questions from Twitter:

* how do you get ideas

* how do you approach second drafts?

And, as always, we cover Things That Will Blow Your Mind.

Got a question on writing, publishing, books, comics, or the best kind of cocktail or gluten free goodies to power your creativity? Ask us on Twitter with hashtag #askthebards!