Art asks: “What should a writer look out for when writing a real world location that they haven’t lived in?

Resources Mentioned:

One Shot by Lee Childs

Art asks: “Does a storyteller make a contract with their reader? What are the terms, and how do you fulfill that contract?”

And Chris asks: “What kind of books can you not write, and why?”

Resources Mentioned:

The Sixth Sense

Signs

Soulless by Gail Carriger

Down From Ten by J. Daniel Sawyer

The Clarke Lantham Mysteries by J. Daniel Sawyer

Ideas, Inc. by J. Daniel Sawyer

Mike asks: How do I avoid common business pitfalls as an author/publisher?

Resources Mentioned

Crudrat by Gail Carriger

Marine Biology by Gail Carriger

Calibre

Sigil

Asana

Online Marketing Made Easy with Amy Porterfield (podcast)

Tax Savvy for Small Businesses

S-corp vs. C-corp vs. LLC

Resource page

20 Minute Delay (podcast)

The Copyright Handbook by Stephen Fishman

Archer

gailcarriger.com writer’s resources page

 

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Mike asks: “Some writing advice seems to contradict each other. Should authors control their audience’s experience? Or should they expect the audience to bring their own experiences to the writing so not bother with detailed details?”

Resources Mentioned:

Sweet Valley High

Understanding Other Minds: Perspectives from Developmental Social Neuroscience, by Simon Baron-Cohen

Rose asks: I’ve heard that each scene needs to contain conflict and resolution. What elements do you recommend be in each scene? How do you define a scene?

Resources Mentioned:

Down From Ten by J. Daniel Sawyer

The Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger

Art asks: What is the difference between acceptable artistic theft and plagarism?

Resources Mentioned

Monty Python

Douglas Adams

Saturday Night Live

A Bit of Fry and Laurie

Ep 1000! Gail Carriger answers q822 about Highlander and the Heroine’s Journey

Resources Mentioned

Gail Carriger

The Heroine’s Journey

Hunger Games

Highlander

Lord of the Rings

Epic of Gilgamesh

Harry Potter

Dan and Kitty (mostly Dan) reflect on the podcast.

Kitty asks: Is your writing a way to work out disparate ideas?

Part 2 of a discussion on creativity in times of chaos.