Award-winning fantasy author L. Penelope shares perspectives on the writing life, creativity, inspiration, and this week’s best thing.
This week’s best thing: Creating Character Arcs by KM Weiland – her website: https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/
Mentions:* Double Vision Editorial – developmental editor – http://doublevisioneditorial.com/* Write Better Faster class – https://b…
A bonus episode, in which I read new material from the special edition of SONG OF BLOOD & STONE (Earthsinger Chronicles Book 1). Recorded July 17, 2019 as part of the Charm City Spec reading series at Bird in Hand bookstore in Baltimore, MD.
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This Week’s Best Thing: RWA National Conference!
Mentioned:
– Marjorie M. Liu – http://marjoriemliu.com/ – Monstress graphic novel
– RITA Award winners – https://www.rwa.org/Online/Awards/RITA/2019_RITA_Winners.aspx
-#WeNeedDiverseRomance
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THIS WEEK’S BEST THING: Song of Blood & Stone special edition is out now!
MENTIONS:
– The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
– egg timer – https://e.ggtimer.com/
– JR Ward post on reviews and feedback
– Megan Rapinoe tweet
– Top 10 Fantasy Books of 2018
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This week’s best thing: Readercon!
Mentions:
Hamilton in Baltimore
Fast Color movie
Sycorax’s Daughters – Anthology of Black women horror writers
“What Screenwriters Get Wrong About Outlines” – video with Alan Watt
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This week’s best thing: I have an outline and started writing Earthsinger Chronicles book 4!!
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This week’s best thing(s):
Honorable Mention: Backstreet Boys subway sing-along
Winner: Watching Shaka Zulu for the first time
Mentions:
Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle – https://amzn.to/2FJq7a4
Story Grid Editor Roundtable podcast on …
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This week’s best thing: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Mentions:
Story Grid article: Discover Your Story’s Core
Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay
Namesake by Kate Stradling
Books with a Past – Maryland indie bookstore
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Storytelling with prerequisites, concrete character goals, and the ever elusive ending.
This week’s best thing: Rocketman movie! Go see it! https://tickets.rocketman.movie/ (I hope Taron Edgerton gets an Oscar nom!)
Mentions:
Beyond the Screenplay podcas…
Fast drafting, writing rituals, and a mini rant on naming your fantasy months.
“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.” —Terry Pratchett
This week’s best thing: New York Times’s Tiny Love Stories – https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/styl…