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A Few Things for Your Weekend
This week on the podcast we spoke with author Devi Laskar about why a timed writing practice is so helpful, how she settled on second person for the point of view of her newest novel Circa, and how she gets past the negative voices in her head.
There’s a monster black hole at the center of our galaxy, and now we have a picture of it.
“On a Tuesday in early April, I sat down for a scheduled call with Don, my agent. In the weeks prior to that meeting, I had been prepping how I would break the news to him. This is what I landed on…”
Have you finished the first draft of a book manuscript but aren’t sure what to do next? Check this out.
A video where one of my favorite living authors talks about one of my favorite recent reads? Yes, please.
And now for Video of a Novel: Day 71…
What is it that makes for a deep, realistic character? James Wood, in How Fiction Works, talks about the Dostoevskian character having three layers. Elizabeth George, in Mastering the Process, talks about the two ingredients she cares about more than any other when it comes to character creation. Today we're talking about those ways of seeing characters, and how thinking through the various layers/ingredients can help us better know these characters we're writing about.
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