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A cup of coffee, a cool idea, and away we go!

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You’ve typed THE END, now what?

The process of writing a book doesn't end when you type "The End." In fact, most of the time, that is just the beginning. Now the real work begins. Scott and Chuck breakdown their processes on working on their manuscripts after their story is finished.

Hosts: Lauren Moore, Scott Moon, C. Steven Manley

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[00:00] Opening remarks

[01:40] Weekly update

Scott: Working on a post-apocalyptic story. About 43,000 words into the last Reaper book.

Lauren: Went to the Superstar Writer Conference and excited to write.

Chuck: Still plugging away at Dark Devices. Outlines ready for the next project.

 [06:20] Main Event: What to do after you finish your manuscript?

-Scott likes to get a novel off to an editor OR trunk the novel

-Chuck leaves the manuscript and celebrates. He will leave the ms alone and think about the next book and leaves the book alone for a day or two. He continues to write to prevent the grumps.

-Chuck runs it through another light edit to correct superficial errors before passing to his editor.

-Having problems working on sequels. Any advice to write second novels in a series?

Example: Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files [link]

Summarize in a few sentences of each book and the overarching plot for the entire series. Know where the series is going as a whole.

Example: Scott Moon’s and JN Chaney’s Reaper Series [link]

References: Shawn Coyne’s The Story Grid [link]

-Returning to topic, Scott starts to revise before the book is finished.

-The importance of proofreading.

-Lack of objectivity and let someone trusted read your book.

-The importance of readthrough of your own work.

-Cutting scenes, killing your darlings.

[30:14] Sponsor: Larry Brooks’ Great Stories Don’t Write Themselves [link]

Also Story Engineering and Story Physics [links]

[34:35] Main Event: What to do after you finish your manuscript, Continued!

-Using writing groups: good or bad? Value of writers group depends on the level of knowledge and work ethic and personalities of the writers.

Example: KSM!

-Face-to-face groups vs. online groups.

-Reciprocation is key: the group should be small enough to assist one another.

-Bringing your best and worst material to a group.

Example: Critters

Example: Destructive Readers on Reddit

Example: Writers Cafe

-Paying for proofreaders is a two-way street.

-Proofreading is POST EDIT; this is the fine polish.

-Pay your editors!

-Dr. Moon Segue.

-Time is money for writers and for editors.

-Do as much self-editing as you can.

-Some writers are flexible with edits, some writers only want copy edits.

-Types of edits: Structural/developmental (character voice, plot, story structure, continuity), line edit (tone, scene balance of dialogue vs. description), copy edit (line-by-line edit).

-What to do when the manuscript is at the editor? Write something else, write the sequel, write another genre.

-Writing and editing in parallel.

-Book launching strategies (that’s a whole other show!)

[1:02:49] Closing remarks

Coffee and Concepts

Writer’s Journey

Storytelling

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I discuss the art of storytelling with Georg Rockall-Schmidt.

*Apologies for any video/audio issues in this presentation. I've learned a few things here. A few things will be corrected going forward.

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Walt is back and bRoKeN as ever talking about the flaws that make our characters memorable.

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Join Kalene and Ellen as they talk the nitty gritty on becoming an editor!

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Josh, Scott and Chuck discuss the ins and outs of their world-building processes, highlighting what helps them create a fully realized world for their stories.

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In this extra-special first episode of our editing series, Ellen turns the tables on our hosts and SHE asks the questions. We get the scoop on how the ladies first started editing, what lessons they've learned along the way, and what's coming down the pike in 2020.

If you want to join the firing line, ask your questions live in chat or later in the YouTube comments section.

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Josh, Scott, and Chuck discuss developing unique sounding characters through dialogue.

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*Links coming soon

Developing Characters Through Dialogue

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

[00:00] Opening remarks

[04:25] Sponsor: TS Hottle’s GoFundMe [link]

[04:45] Weekly update

Scott: ‘Reaper 9 ‘complete, working ‘Reaper 10’; chiropracting and recreational violence

Chuck: Attempts at using Excel, breaking the ‘chain’, and accountability

Josh: Secret story project, ‘Enemy of Valor’ progress

[15:25] KeyStroWriMo update!

[19:30] Main Event: Dialogue!

-Can you write a character that’s a pile of crap (actual, not figurative or morally bankrupt)? – yes, through non-verbal means or through a means of translation.

-Character voice through background, societal level, and personality; idiosyncracies and phrases Example: In Military Science Fiction, a corporal vs. a general will speak quite differently because of their position and level within the hierarchy

-Character voice similarity – word choice, actions, inner dialogue, words vs. actions, characters notice different things.

-Example: Hayley Stone’s ‘Make Me No Grave’ - Apostle vs. Alameda in dialogue and narrative devices [link]

-Dialogue and accent: NO (exception: it works in audiobooks). Sprinkle reminders that a character is not a native speaker (missing words or native words/phrases used in place of common English)

-‘The Expanse’ series example, contrasting Christjen Avasarala and Alex Kamal [link]

-Example: ‘Galaxy’s Edge’’s Lo Pac character [link]

-Example: ‘Firefly’s unique dialogue and phrases owned by characters (Kaylee vs. Wash) [link]

-Different types of humor – dry, literal, sardonic, gallows, humorless

-Excited utterances – What a character says under stress often brings out the truth of the character.

-Example: Sandor Clegane in ‘Game of Thrones’ [link]

-Example: Malcolm Reynolds leadership quality in ‘Firefly’ [link]

-Example: The Last Airbender series [link]

-Lengthy, dialogue is fine, but it must serve the needs of the character and the story.

-Action beats and dialogue tags.

-Plot vs. Dialogue and avoiding infodumps. Storytelling by characters or mission briefs of how things should go vs. what goes down.

-Example: John Scalzi’s FTL in ‘The Collapsing Empire’ series [link]

-Example: ‘So there I was’ in infinite military stories

-Example: Sanderson’s use of unique dialogue for each character in his books. Rock vs. Kaladin in The Stormlight Archive [link]

-Example: ‘Galaxy’s Edge’ Ford vs. Keel [link]

-Josh’s Fangirling over Sanderson.

-Sanderson’s 2020 course [link]

[1:00:40] Closing remarks

-Fish Fact Finding.

-Dialogue is the easiest thing to mess up.

-Joshua Gayou’s interview with Georg Rockall-Schmidt [link]

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Professor "TMag" Terry returns.

Tonight we're talking about aesthetics--how to craft your writing by paying attention to how the words look on the page and sound when read aloud. We'll talk literary devices, poetry, prose, and audio books, and get into something special Professor TMag calls "critical spacing."

Get your binders full of notes ready because tonight, class is in session!

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