12.35: Short Fiction Markets, with Spencer Ellsworth and guest host Beth Meacham
Your Hosts: Mary, Dan, and Howard, with guest host Beth Meacham Spencer Ellsworth and Beth Meacham joined us before a live audience at LTUE 2017 for a discussion of short fiction markets, which ones ...
27 Aug 201716min
12.34: Fulfilling the Reader’s Fantasy, with Brian McClellan
Your Hosts: Brandon, Piper, Dan, and Howard Brian McClellan joins us for a discussion on fulfilling the promises we make to our readers—specifically the genre-specific promises made by the simple fac...
20 Aug 201720min
12.33: How to be Brief, Yet Powerful
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary, Mary Anne, and Wesley We've talked about some of the structural guidelines for short stories. In this episode we'll discuss how to write in the short form while still putti...
13 Aug 201720min
12.32: Structuring a Short Piece
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard We begin our exploration of short story structure with a re-cap of the MACE quotient (Milieu, Ask/Answer, Character, Event). Then we apply that tool to how ...
6 Aug 201722min
12.31: What Makes a Good Monster, with Courtney Alameda
Your Hosts: Howard, Mary, and Dan, with guest host Susan Chang Courtney Alameda joined us at LTUE 2017 to talk monsters, and what makes the best ones so good. We discuss some of our favorites, and ho...
30 Jul 201717min
12.30: Tools for Writers
Your Hosts: Brandon, Piper, Dan, and Howard We are often asked what software we use to get our work done. In this episode we answer that question in a bit of detail. Liner Notes: Here's a linked lis...
23 Jul 201720min
12.29: “Oh Crap, the Cops are Here!” with Joe McKinney
Your Hosts: Howard and Dan, with Steve Diamond, and special guest Joe McKinney We invited Steve Diamond, who has been a guest before, and who has some law enforcement background, to help us grill Joe...
16 Jul 201720min
12.28: Trimming and Expanding
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary, Mary Anne, and Wesley Revision: it's when you make a too-short piece longer, or a too-long piece shorter. (It's also a great many other things, suggesting that this descrip...
9 Jul 201719min
