

How to Ensure Your Characters Aren’t Just Puppets Being Manipulated Through a Plot
Mar 16, 2023
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
What's the Difference Between Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction?
01:30 • 2min
What Is Speculative Fiction?
03:17 • 2min
Redacted by Bianca Cretas
05:02 • 3min
What's the Best Way to Write a Genre Fiction Query Letter?
07:51 • 6min
A Novel Review
13:45 • 3min
Is There an Opportunity to Do Fantasy Fiction?
16:50 • 4min
How Does the Epistolary Work in a Book?
21:19 • 4min
I Love the Bio, I Love the Dogs
25:45 • 2min
How to Get Rich and Famous From the Damn Talking Hamsters
27:37 • 3min
Do You Need Italicize?
30:14 • 3min
How to Update Your Comps a Little Bit
32:55 • 5min
The Last of Us
38:18 • 5min
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
43:31 • 3min
The Horse Mayage, 'Torch Against the Night'
46:46 • 2min
Is Horse Mage a Good Thing?
48:39 • 5min
A Star Wars Story Review - Is This a Good Game?
53:46 • 4min
I Love It When You Lie by Kristin Bird
57:40 • 2min
How Did You Get Your Perspective in Your Novel?
59:45 • 3min
The Three Sisters Around the Grave
01:02:19 • 2min
Subverting the Mystery Genre
01:04:03 • 2min
How Do You Write a Book With Red Herrings?
01:05:35 • 5min
How Do You Write a First Draft of a Character?
01:10:07 • 3min
I Love to Loosely Base Characters on People
01:12:48 • 2min
Is This a Tool for Developing Characters?
01:14:58 • 2min
How Interactions Between Character and Setting Shape Character
01:16:33 • 4min
Playing Around With Family of Origin Dynamics
01:20:16 • 2min
How to Get Your Lawn Ready for Spring
01:22:18 • 2min