SWRT 006 | Genre Series: Science Fiction with Chris Fox

SWRT 006 | Genre Series: Science Fiction with Chris Fox

How did Chris Fox start writing science fiction? And how can you write a science fiction book with limited research? What is classic science fiction about anyway, and how does it compare with today? If you want to write science fiction, what are some technological and science based tropes you should be aware of? And how should you approach alien characters? Don’t make your readers work too hard! And how can you make tropes work for you?

SWRT 005: Soggy Middle Problem

SWRT 005: Soggy Middle Problem

Alida, Kathryn, and Robert discuss the soggy middle problem and what to do about it. Keep your action interesting and stakes and tension rising throughout the entire story. VIDEO AUDIO SHOW NOTES   What is a soggy middle? And what kind of writers tend to have...
SWRT 004 | Genre Series: Mystery, Characters

SWRT 004 | Genre Series: Mystery, Characters

What is a cozy mystery? And how do you develop the right cast of characters to fit inside of one? What skills to they need? And who do they need around them? We discuss genre conventions for mysteries in general, and cozy mysteries specifically. Don’t forget your law enforcement, or your red herrings!

SWRT 003 | Genre Series: Dark Fiction with Lisa von Biela

SWRT 003 | Genre Series: Dark Fiction with Lisa von Biela

We welcome special guest, Lisa von Biela, to the Story Works Round Table this week to launch a series on genre fiction. Lisa has numerous dark, horror, speculative stories published, primarily with Dark Fuse. We talk about inspiration, plotting, and the twists of...

Flash Tip: Hyper Reality

  This week, we talk about the problem with getting too real in your fiction, and some of the tools you have to avoid hyper reality and to keep your story moving...

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