Why are there deadlines? Are they good or bad? Britt Mooney and Steven Faletti discuss the reality of deadlines in traditional publishing, the positives and negatives of them, and how we can set deadlines and goals for ourselves in different ways. Then author MB Mooney shares Kepler, chapter 12 of the Singularity storyline. Listen and vote!
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Why are deadlines important?
Are they good or bad for the creative process?
How can a self-published or unpublished author set deadlines?
Good libraries are essential to a strong community. In this episode, Britt Mooney and Steven Faletti recap and discuss the Gwinnett County Public Library Gala, Puttin’ on the Litz, an event to raise money for the local library. Then Steven shares Natara, ch. 11 of the sci fi story Singularity. Listen and vote!
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Britt and Steven talk about the Gwinnett County Library.
They recap Puttin’ on the Litz, the Library Gala to raise money.
What does your space need to be when you’re creative? How important is it to be comfortable? Or is that bad? Britt Mooney and Steven Faletti discuss their writing spaces. Then MB Mooney shares NEW JINN, Singularity ch. 10. Listen and vote!
Are tropes always bad? Writers deal with tropes and each genre has a list of tropes. Writers Steven and Britt define tropes, give examples, and discuss how to use tropes without becoming a cliche. Then MB Mooney shares The Brig, ch. 8 of Singularity. Listen and vote!
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What is a trope?
Why do we have tropes?
Are they good or bad?
What are some examples of tropes?
How can we use tropes without them becoming a cliche?
Writers must learn the power of Show Don’t Tell. From novels to TV, films, and plays, great readers SHOW us the story, the characters, the theme in intriguing ways and lazy writers simply tell us these things. Zena Dell Lowe with Mission Ranch Films has years of experience as an actress and screenwriter and is passionate about teaching people how to tell amazing stories. Listen to the discussion with Zena complete with interesting examples from popular films. Show Don’t Tell!
