I've recently started listening to
Scriptnotes, a great podcast by John August and Craig Mazin about screenwriting. Is there a similar podcast about novel/short story writing, or indeed writing in general? Podcasts I already subscribe to and key things I like about Scriptnotes inside.
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posted by Happy Dave
on Jan 18, 2013 -
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Help me fill in this vague recollection of a story I read? I read it probably as recently as last year. I don't remember if it's a short story or an incident in a novel.
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posted by Infinity_8
on Jan 17, 2013 -
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I'm a writer - with a British English education. I've just finished a young adult novel that I'm polishing to go on submission. Should I be making sure everything is in US English?
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posted by teststrip
on Jun 13, 2012 -
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I am very, very casually toying with the idea of writing an urban fantasy style novel.
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posted by Quincy
on Mar 28, 2012 -
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I wrote just short of 50,000 words of a novel... But now I'm not sure where to go from here. Help me come up with a game plan to finish it. Details inside.
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posted by deathpanels
on Mar 5, 2012 -
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Which novels and short stories, from any genre, since WWII, have been the most influential on prose style in "literary fiction"?
posted by shivohum
on Aug 26, 2011 -
19 answers
A recent conversation reminded me of something I once read. It was in a Playboy magazine, likely mid-80s, and it was either a short story or an excerpt from a novel if Playboy even does that kind of thing. From what I remember it was written in the first person about a guy (a reporter?) who hears about this Vietnam vet that has learned some art of tattooing which acts as the perfect camouflage.
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posted by komara
on Jun 20, 2011 -
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Novel plotting filter: how do YOU do it? Do you think of a character first, devise the end and work backward from that, have a world/location in mind and try to discover what stories would occur there, what?
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posted by jasondbarr
on Jun 2, 2011 -
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Aspiring author here, asking other writing MeFites: how do you write? How do you discipline yourself? What gets you in the Zone? I have no discipline as a writer and depend on random bouts of inspiration, but I'd like to start approaching writing in a more structured way, with a view to (gasp!) publishing one day.
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posted by Ziggy500
on Apr 27, 2011 -
31 answers
I need to write a lot to break this mental block that I have- but what should I write?
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posted by SNWidget
on Jan 10, 2011 -
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I seem to be teetering on the edge of getting somewhere with my writing, but I'm not there yet. How can I learn to get a handle on pacing and characterization in my novels and short stories?
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posted by PhoBWanKenobi
on Dec 8, 2010 -
17 answers
Looking for books and/or movies about fiascos and disastrous but avoidable situations
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posted by reenum
on Nov 22, 2010 -
25 answers
I'm looking for fiction that vividly describes the physical and social atmosphere of a city or town, the way Dickens captures Coketown in
Hard Times.
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posted by cirripede
on May 7, 2010 -
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KansasFilter: writing a novel set in Kansas. Can you give me some advice about localisms that you had to have lived there to know?
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posted by meadowlark lime
on Jan 28, 2010 -
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I am that most special of snowflakes: a good writer who is both tremendously shy and tremendously snobby. How can I balance my need for constructive feedback with my fear of being stuck with a bunch of laggards?
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posted by sheena is a sock puppet
on Jan 25, 2010 -
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With NaNoWriMo looming ever nearer, I would like to hear your best tips, tricks, habits, and techniques for staying chained to the keyboard.
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posted by BitterOldPunk
on Oct 22, 2009 -
26 answers
What well-known novels lack any character descriptions aside from names?
posted by odinsdream
on Oct 9, 2009 -
17 answers
People talk about "writing the Great American Novel." What do you think are valid examples of the G.A.N.? What novels, American or otherwise, did you enjoy reading and wish you had written?
posted by Busoni
on Jun 20, 2009 -
70 answers
Would it be seen as (and is it really) exceptionally tasteless to write a fictional novel about a soldiers' experiences in Iraq?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 6, 2009 -
16 answers
software for writing (i.e., organizing) a novel on a windows machine?
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posted by gcat
on Dec 29, 2008 -
8 answers
Can anyone recommend good novels about gay people? Not just genre fiction but actually literature? It seems to me there must be, but I've never been able to find any.
posted by blue shadows
on Dec 14, 2008 -
57 answers
What one book will allow others to gain the truest insight into the soul of each city or region
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posted by reenum
on May 6, 2008 -
16 answers
Would anyone in their right mind eat vegetable ghee, or any kind of ghee, straight from the can?
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posted by spoobnooble
on Apr 20, 2008 -
32 answers
Who's written fiction within the last 5-10 years, that deals realistically with the experience of American people under 40?
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posted by toomuchkatherine
on Dec 14, 2007 -
26 answers
I'm looking for books, fiction or nonfiction, where the main character claims no country as his/her own
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posted by reenum
on Dec 2, 2007 -
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I've been noting down ideas for a potential novel for over a year. Problem is, I now have so many that it's tough to keep track of it all. How can I organise and consolidate them into something workable?
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posted by Acey
on Dec 30, 2006 -
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Once I've made my sci-fi novel available via Lulu.com, will it still be viable to shop around to agents and editors for potential mass-market publication? Are there factors that influence it? For example, if it sells a lot, is it considered a good buy by a publisher, or has it basically had its first run?
posted by JWright
on Dec 8, 2006 -
9 answers
Please help me find something to organize this monstrosity of a novel. Oh yes, there is definitely
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posted by sperose
on Oct 17, 2006 -
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Are there any great
online tools for working on writing a novel? I've seen previous posts on desktop software for this purpose, but I haven't found any nifty online tools.
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posted by tastybrains
on Sep 19, 2006 -
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Has anyone vastly improved -- or just changed -- someone else's already published writing by editing?
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posted by callmejay
on Aug 30, 2006 -
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So I asked
this question about writing software more than a year ago. I finally decided on Copy Write. Now I need hints, tips, or any tutorial you can point me to.
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posted by sugarfish
on Jul 1, 2006 -
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HelpMyWritingFilter: Am I overthinking or do I actually need these extra words of clarification when it comes to writing fiction?
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posted by Chorus
on Jun 29, 2006 -
41 answers
Suppose I were able to write a publishable novel. How much money would I get, as a first-time author as soon as it was picked up? How much would I make over all? Assume This an action sci-fi/cyberpunk type book (think William Gibson).
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posted by delmoi
on Oct 19, 2005 -
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