Something to apply to historical fiction, and medievalish fantasy.
Category: technique
Reactions to a Dean Wesley Smith post about free advertising for writers
Interesting Reaction… – Dean Wesley Smith
And here’s the post about free advertising for writers that he’s talking about:
Keep this in mind in case your story has a hero in it!
Everyone Loves A Hero by Fran Wilde
https://dailysciencefiction.com/science-fiction/superhero/fran-wilde/everyone-loves-a-hero
How an NC author turned a rude Tweet into viral bestseller | Durham Herald Sun
Think about this and characters in stories
Tactics to be more influential at work:
What tactics would fit with your characters best?
Which ones wouldn’t work for one of your characters?
Which one(s) would be most effective for one of your characters to influence another of your characters?
Which one(s) would influence your readers most?
https://www.fastcompany.com/90703987/use-these-tactics-to-be-more-influential-at-work
‘The only way to write for teenagers is to spend so long in your own memories that you are drowning in shame’ — Caroline O’Donoghue – Independent.ie
Study shows stronger brain activity after writing on paper than on tablet or smartphone: Unique, complex information in analog methods likely gives brain more details to trigger memory — ScienceDaily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210319080820.htm
Real writing is best, I guess.
Easy ways to cultivate creativity
‘If the aliens lay eggs, how does that affect architecture?’: sci-fi writers on how they build their worlds | Books | The Guardian
Interesting discussions about world-building, from a diverse collection of writers – Alastair Reynolds, Nnedi Okorafor, M. John Harrison, etc.
To think about when killing characters
In fiction, we remember the deaths that make us sad — ScienceDaily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201217113002.htm
Meaningful deaths (death of someone that redeemed themselves or sacrificed themselves for someone else).
Happy deaths (The hero finally kills the evil villain).
Varies by genre, but across all genres, people tend to remember meaningful deaths more than others.
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