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Writing Excuses 10.6 – The Worldbuilding revolves around me!
Podcast notes: So often, worlds are built around a specific set of characters with a "destiny" or a "power" - the magical 1% Sometimes, it can be very interesting to step OUTSIDE that...make your protagonist *not* tailored for this world. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern...
Day 1,346: Gotcha!
Today was Cooper's "gotcha" day, which in the dog rescue community is basically equivalent to his birthday (since so often adopted pups don't have any documentation of when they were born). It means it's the day that we adopted him. July 5th, 2012. I had a great day...
Writing Excuses: 10.5 – What do you mean my main character is boring?
Podcast Notes: So often, there are stories with a wonderfully diverse cast, super interesting ensemble...and at the center of that is a super boring main character. If you think about making a *different* character the main character and would find your original...
Day 1,345: Merica!
Happy Birthday to the United States of America! You've been good to me, USA. You've given me a home, a good job, the freedom to live the way I want to live, and instilled in me the rights of everyone to be treated as an equal. The Ho-Heinichen household is currently...
Day 1,344: Pooooooool
Went to a pool party today, a preemptive 4th of July shindig at Liz's manager's house. We had a ballin time. I'm cutting this one short tonight because I am wiped...but I did my writing exercise today, which means the writing streak is alive. Tomorrow...a full day of...
Writing Excuses 10.4 – Q&A on Ideas
Podcast notes: It is *definitely* okay for new authors to write derivative work! DO IT! Use it to figure out plat structure, characters, etc. Screenwriters literally write spec scripts based on existing shows. Write fan fiction. If someone else does your idea...
Day 1,343: Happy Birthday Russell
Today was my brother Russell's birthday. He would have been 28 today, two years away from a dirty thirty. I wonder what he would have been doing? Where would he be working? Who would he be with? What would be his favorite band right now? I worked all day on my...
Day 1,342: Manuscript Madness
I spent all day on my manuscript today, going through and approving corrections, and working on sections that needed clarification. I was supposed to finish...but it's going to take me 2 days. Now I know. I'll schedule 3 days next time. That's all I've really got...
Writing Excuses 10.3: Lovecraftian Horror
Podcast notes: Sherry Priest (sp?) - writes in the genre of "Lovecraftian" horror. Lovecraft walked away from the trope that characters needed to make stupid decisions in order for the horror plot to unfold...Lovecraft's horror was about the horror that even a...
Day 1,341: Two Down…
Two days down...infinity to go. I woke up feeling hard today. Haaarrrrdd. I thought I was hung over from dinner last night (TWO drinks), and I was convinced that today was going to be a loss. I was wrong. I took allergy meds and went on a walk, and I was a new friggin...