S19 Ep06

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Good News Good News

• Station Eternity gets a second printing!
• Team Rejection Count: 19

Main Topic: There are No Wasted Words

• Do you really need that many words before you get to the real story?
• “In media res” isn’t always the best way to start the action/story
• Ask questions of your characters to get going
• Free writing can loosen the words/ideas
• Playing with character names
• Soldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe
• All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka (Edge of Tomorrow is movie adaptation)

Links:

• The Hot Mic
• Socials: Twitter, Mastodon, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Focusmate
• Station Eternity is OUT by the way.
• Support via Patreon!
• John Anealio on Bandcamp
• I Should Be Writing tea blends
• Support local book stores! Station Eternity, Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!
• OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

February 9, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 06 | murverse.com Copyright 2023, Mur Lafferty | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License