Subscribe Here! Caine asks: “Without rewriting, how do pulp writers plot?” Resources mentioned: Dune by Frank Herbert Under the Dome by Stephen King Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Subscribe Here! Ed submits a correction, and then asks: “How do you spot tropes and techniques that are very difficult to do well?” Resources mentioned: Back to the Future Dr. Who

Subscribe Here! Celine asks: “What’s the deal with flash fiction? I love it, but can’t imagine how to write it.” Resources Mentioned: Wasted Youth by Jim Steinman (from Bat Out of Hell 2) The Best of Robert Service by Robert Service The Next Ten Thousand Hours The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe Knock by Frederic … Continue reading Questions 271: All About Flash Fiction →

Subscribe Here! Dan Dan the Art Man asks: “How can you create characters that feel so real to you that your characters tell you where the story should go?” Resources mentioned: Writing the Blockbuster Novel by Albert Zuckerman Writing to Sell by Scott Merideth

Subscribe Here! Mike asks:  How do you keep from getting stuck between scenes? Resources mentioned: Greg Iles

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Subscribe Here! Rob asks:  Do storylines still come together when you write by the seat of your pants?

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Subscribe Here! DanDanTheArtMan asks:  What’s the best way to do dialog tags? Resources Mentioned: Trouble in Paradise, Robert B. Parker This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit