Quick show announcement – we will be back Monday. The post Quick Announcement appeared first on The Every Day Novelist ..read more

Jim asks: You’ve spoken before about how ADD and its derivatives can be a boon to the creative person, and the dangers of medicating it out. What are some ways the writer can manage the symptoms while appreciating the benefits? The post Question 1106: Creativity and ADD appeared first on The Every Day Novelist ..read more

Today we have feedback from Khellan on changing the way you listen and getting out of your own way. archivos The post Question 1105: Changing the Way You Listen appeared first on The Every Day Novelist ..read more

Joe asks: Lots of young people want to be writers, but don’t have enough life experience to write anything interesting. What ways do you recommend to gain that sort of life experience? Meditations by Marcus AureliusThe Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb The Notebooks of Lazarus LongCity Slickers The post Question 1104: Building Life Experience appeared first on The Every Day Novelist ..read more

Indiana Jim asks: Stephen J. Cannell produced some of the best television shows ever, and I know you’re an aficionado. What was his secret sauce for engaging and enduring episodic storytelling? WiseguyRockford FilesThe A TeamSilk StalkingsThe Commish The post Questions 1103: Cannell’s Secret Sauce appeared first on The Every Day Novelist ..read more

A handful of announcements, or what we’ve been up to. The Write Stuff50 by 50 ChallengeLost Days, Last Nights announcement post The Shoes I Wore This Morning, a sample of the Lost Days collection Unfolding the World substack And Then She Was Gone The post Catch-up & Announcements appeared first on The Every Day Novelist ..read more

Joe asks: I’ve been enjoying these short q&a podcasts! Here’s a question for your next one: what is your take on reading as a writer? Do you believe it’s important to read widely in the genre you write, or to avoid your genre and read widely in everything else? I’ve heard arguments for both sides. Or is it better not to read at all? The BibleThe Homeric EpicsThe AneaidThe Divine Comedy Shakespeare The Arabian Nights Sophacles The post Question 1102: Reading as a Writer appeared first on The Every Day Novelist ..read more

Tim asks: What’re your opinions on pacing an Action-adventure novel? How much action is actually necessary? King Solomon’s Mines by H. Rider Haggard Sahara by Clive Cussler Indiana JonesRomancing the StoneThe Killing Floor by Lee Child Jurrassic Park (film) Congo (film) The Lost World by Doyle The Mummy The post Question 1101: Pacing in Action-Adventure appeared first on The Every Day Novelist ..read more

Caine asks: In a self evaluation of our own skill sets/aptitudes as a writer, what identifiers should exist that would indicate we have developed into a substantial professional writer? How do we know that we have what we need skills wise? What should we be able to do? What should we be NOT doing? King Con by Stephen J. Cannell The post Question 1099: Measuring Yourself as a Writer appeared first on The Every Day Novelist ..read more

Joe asks: Lots of people have opinions about how to write a bestseller. What are some of the more interesting and counter intuitive ways to write a book that never sells at all? Sponsored by Archivos The post Question 1096: How To Write a Worstseller appeared first on The Every Day Novelist ..read more