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Brian asks: “My high school English teacher challenged us to find a story with a unique conflict – outside of the person v. person, person v. nature, person v. society, etc. conflict types we all get in class. None of us could. Can you – or the listeners?”

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Ian asks: “I’ve been watching that Leonard Bernstein music theory lecture, but I’ve never seen anything like that fiction writing. Have you come across that sort of thing?”

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Ed has feedback and shares tips on stress testing a premise…

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Resources Mentioned

Questions 588: Testing Your Premise

Ed’s Stress Test Questions

* Where do the raw materials required for this premise?

* What are the maintenance requirements?

* How long will it take to make this happen?

* Has something like this ever been tried before?

* How could this premise be intentionally abused?

* What could go wrong?

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Jeanne asks: “Are there any questions that you ignore? And why?”

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Caine asks: “How are amazing resolutions constructed?”

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Vega asks: “Do you have any writing/business goals for the new year?”

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Simon asks: “Do you have any tips on writing serials?”

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Resources Mentioned

Tales of the City, by Armistead Maupin, and the tv series

Revenge, 2012 ABC tv series

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Caine asks: “How are amazing transitions constructed?”

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Robert asks: “I want to learn to flesh out side characters by writing heists/capers. What do I need to know?”

Resources Mentioned:

The Thomas Crowne Affair

The Italian Job

Gone in 60 Seconds

The Great Muppet Caper

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Caine asks: “Do great payoffs come from setting it up in the first place, or working back from the ending?”

Resources Mentioned:

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

Babylon 5

The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag by Robert A. Heinlein

All You Zombies by Robert A. Heinlein (from the collection The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag)/

Predestination

The Usual Suspects