Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler discuss writing techniques in a fast-paced format. A weekly podcast about the craft and business of writing.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 11 days 21 hours 2 minutes
episode 7: 11.07: The Convention Survival Kit, with Gail Carriger
Gail Carriger joins us to talk about her Convention Survival Kit, which is full of things most of us wish we'd known to pack with us years ago.
episode 8: 11.08: Wonder as a Subgenre
If the Element of Wonder is the driving force behind "sense of wonder" science fiction and fantasy, then that same element can be used to give wondrous flavor to stories whose driving force lies among the other elemental genres.
episode 9: 11.09: Q&A on the Element of Wonder
Gama Ray Martinez joins us at LTUE to field questions on the Element of Wonder, which were submitted by members of our audience. Here are the questions: How do you create wonder in non-genre stories, where there are no super-powers, spaceships,
episode 10: 11.10: Idea, as Genre, with Nancy Fulda
Nancy Fulda joins us to talk about the Elemental Genre of Idea, and how to write stories driven by a sense of fascination.
episode 11: 11.11: Self Publishing in 2016, with Michaelbrent Collings
Recorded live at LTUE, Michaelbrent Collings guest-starred for a discussion about self publishing. The landscape continues to change, and Collings is fully engaged in it. - He begins by stressing the importance of truly understanding the craft of writ...
episode 12: 11.12: Idea as Subgenre, With Nancy Fulda
Nancy Fulda is back for our second episode on the Idea elemental genre. We cover some tools for exploring an idea, and then drill down a bit on how to use that exploration, or even multiple explorations as "seasoning" elements for a larger work. -
episode 13: 11.13: Elemental Idea Q&A
This is a Q&A about ideas that does NOT include the question "Where do you get your ideas?"
episode 14: 11.14: The Element of Adventure
Our exploration of elemental genres continues with the sense of "I want to do that."
episode 15: 11.15: The Environment, with L.E. Modessit, Jr.
L.E. Modesitt, Jr. joined us at LTUE for a world building discussion centered around the way the environment informs the story. We talk about lead in Roman plumbing, water lilies in Las Vegas sewers, and coal power in the British Empire,
episode 16: 11.16: Adventure as a Subgenre
Let's be adventurous. Let's move beyond simply being cooks, and strive to become chefs. In this episode we explore using the element of adventure as an ingredient in something that has far more than adventure going on in it. Why do we like adventure?