Josh, Scott, and Chuck answer questions from the live chat and KSM's Facebook Group. Anything (within reason) is on the table!

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Writing Roundtable – March 2020

Josh, Scott, and Chuck answer questions from the live chat and KSM's Facebook Group. Anything (within reason) is on the table!

Hosts: Josh Hayes, Scott Moon, C. Steven Manley

[00:00] Opening remarks—Dragon Award Nominations are open!

[06:40] Weekly update, Lockdown Edition

Chuck: Into the first few chapters of Dark Disciples (Jack Dark #2) and Brace Cordova #3. Family D&D Desperation.

Scott: Explains 30,000 words into Thirteen Mercenaries. First book Brothers in Arms is done. Arpen Wars is in progress. Alien invasion book is being tinkered with. Got a second Bookbub deal! GRRM fan vs. ASoIaF fan (fan of the author vs. fan of the work)

Josh: Continued work on Enemy of Valor (Valor #3). Released on audio Hale’s War (Terra Nova Chronicles Book 4)

[21:55] Main Event: Writing Roundtable!

-What is your favorite post-apocalyptic story?

Ariel by Stephen R. Boyett

Shaun of the Dead

Mad Max

Mad Max: Fury Road

The Mist

-Chuck disagrees with the ending of The Mist.

Se7en

Book of Eli

-Josh asks to do a breakdown of this movie

Waterworld

-Josh segues into the Alter of Nintendo

Judge Dredd (Stallone)

Judge Dredd (Urban)

The Postman

-Great plot twists vs. Too many plot twists?

The Usual Suspects

The Sixth Sense

The Village

-The build-up to a large twist (as in The Usual Suspects)

-Complications vs. twists

-Too many twists is confusing

Counter-Example: Lost’s Last Season

Event Horizon

-HP Lovecraft in Space

-Scott’s Movie Theater Trauma

Monster Squad

The Last Starfighter

Enemy Mine

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[50:00] Main Event: Writing Roundtable Continued!

-Underrated Movies

Tron

The Fifth Element

Gattaca

Predestination

Equilibrium

Pandorum

Dark City

The Butterfly Effect

Frailty

12 Monkeys

[1:02:00] Closing remarks

Coffee and Concepts

Writer’s Journey

Storytelling

 

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