Writers make promises and setups that need a “payoff” if we want to leave our readers with a great story. How is it done well? Why is it important? After the discussion, Steven Faletti shares Survivors, the next chapter of Singularity. Listen and vote for the direction of the next chapter!
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What is a setup?
Why is it important to give it a payoff?
Why is it important to resolve all of our setups as writers?
How has it been done well?
What are some examples where it hasn’t been done well?
What are the pitfalls of a writers group? Steven Faletti and Britt Mooney discuss how to avoid the possible negatives in a writers group and how to improve or start one. Then Britt shares The Colony, Ch 4 of the sci fi adventure Singularity. Listen and VOTE for the next chapter of the story.
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Why is a writers group important?
What are some of the ways a group can get off track?
What should be the focus of the writers group?
What are some of the major pitfalls?
Britt shares The Colony, Chapter 4 of Singularity.
What are the top writing tips we’ve ever received and put into action? Writers need wisdom and inspiration to continue in our stories and careers. Steven Faletti and Britt Mooney share their top two writing tips, advice that changed our writing journeys. Then Steven shares Singularity Ch 3 Tychomatter. Listen and vote for what will happen in the next installment of the story!
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What are the top two writings tips we’ve received as writers?
Fight scenes! We love them when they’re good. They bore, confuse, or annoy us when they’re not. What makes a great fight scene? Listen to this great conversation with Carla Cook Hoch, author of Fight Write, and the things we need to think about during a fight scene to make them authentic and engage the reader.
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How did Carla get involved with martial arts and self defense?
What is her background in writing?
What are some common ways writers get fight scenes wrong?
What are some examples of when a book or movie got fight scenes right?
What are some ways that writers can improve their fight scenes?
What makes fight scenes seem authentic?
What are some of the chapters in the book that deal with emotions and the mind?
How can people be generous in an industry sometimes known for being super competitive and cutthroat? Not just generous but over generous? Authors Michelle Medlock Adams and Bethany Jett talk about their careers in writing, their friendship, and how partnership and generosity have increased their success and influence with things like Serious Writer and more.
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Michelle tells the story of how she got to this point in her career.
Bethany tells the story of her career.
How purpose and helping others should drive writing careers (and all of us!)
The importance of generosity and partnership in life and business.
The genesis and vision of Serious Writer.
How a bad proposal and a book contract led to a revolutionary approach to writing books that help people.
