Herbert asks: I have considered the idea of insensitivity readers, who will point out where you are holding back out of fear of giving offense. Thoughts?

1984 by George Orwell

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

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Nichole asks: What is your take on commissioning cover art for a short story?

Resources

Designing with Type

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Nichole asks: I often hear about story beats for romance, but is there something similar for a sci-fi/fantasy novel?

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Nichole asks: “How important are pre-sales, and what is the benefit?”

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Today Herb has feedback on science changing beneath you.

And Then She Was Gone

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Today Ed has feedback on Kitty’s do-over story idea, and on the problems of immortality.

Agyar, by Stephen Brust

www.heinleinsecrets.com

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Kitty reads an excerpt from Secrets of the Heinlein Juvenile

heinleinsecrets.com

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Christopher asks: I have a terminal case of “the shinies” when I’m writing. I’ll start one story, when suddenly ideas pop into my head and I’m writing six others while the first is left untouched for another month. Help?

Resources Mentioned:

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

heinleinsecrets.com

Archivos

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Nichole asks: When doing a pen name how important is it to have set everything up for it before using it?

Newsletter Ninja book

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Charles asks: How would one get a hold of all the Heinlein Juveniles? Amazon only has a few of them on Kindle, and not all of them are in print.

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Rocket Ship Galileo

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