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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

3: David Farland: Writing the Basic Parts of the Story

  1. Introducing setting, characters, and conflicts
  2. Creating an inciting incident
  3. The first try/fail cycle for the major conflict
  4. Escalating to the second try/fail
  5. Third Try/Fail
  6. The climax (with its possible reversals)
  7. The denouement
If you missed it, you can listen to the recording below:
For the first fifteen minutes, David answered callers' questions:

Or you can download the MP3.

David's advice on writing the Basic Parts of the Story was recorded separately (the final Q&A did not record--sorry!)




Or you can download the MP3.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

2: Kevin J. Anderson's 11 Tips for Writing Productivity

Kevin J. Anderson is an award-winning, international bestselling author of the new Dune series (with Brian Herbert), the Terra Incognita and Saga of Seven Suns series, X-Files, Star Wars, and numerous comics; he has published 100 books, with more than 20 million copies in print in 30 languages.
After the call, Kevin spent several weeks blogging about these tips (though in a slightly different order). Follow the links to see his blog posts.
If you missed it, you can listen to the recordings below:
In the first fifteen minutes, Kevin answered callers' questions:


Or you can download the MP3.

The main call with Kevin's 11 Tips was recorded separately (a little over an hour):


Or, you can download the MP3.