“The Eye of Argon” is generally considered to be the worst piece of writing every produced in English — but is that fair? Let’s talk about the history behind — and then do a live reading of — the iconic disaster, “The Eye of Argon.” And then let’s talk about what we can learn from it as writers.
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It’s really easy to get caught up in the emotional streams of creating, and that can be great — or destructive. Let’s talk through some common and predictable moods so we know they’re coming and know what to do with them.
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Writing prompts can spark your creativity, and they can also be used for marketing and reader engagement! Join author, editor, and publisher Janeen Ippolito to talk about quirky writing prompts.
Janeen Ippolito.com
Weird Writing Prompts by Janeen Ippolito
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Today we start to walk through author snapshots (and then chat about those and other marketing things). If you’re not doing a monthly snapshot, this is an easy place to start!
Switchy.io
Books2Read.com
Zapier.com
Sendy
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Networking! You’ve heard before how authors are colleagues, not competitors, and how we need to stick together to get ahead. That’s all true. But there are social conventions and best practices to ask for help, and knowing how to ask is as important as knowing what to ask.
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In this bonus episode, I welcome the fabulous ShyRedFox and SableAradia to explain the many features of World Anvil, a worldbuilding platform, for authors, from organization to content sharing to discovery.
Links mentioned in the stream:
World Anvil
Tutorials for a free account: http://www.twitch.tv/davinaandrawyn
Follow Amy Winters-Voss: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/liminal-chronicles-shyredfox/
Follow Diane Morrison: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/toysoldiersaga
Follow Laura’s Shard of Elan world: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/shard-of-elan
Zapier: http://zapier.com
Shard of Elan map: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/shard-of-elan/map/ce8e4469-ddcb-4ea3-bf91-23f899255480
Hacks & Help: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/hacks-and-help-shyredfox
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This week we welcome Emi Blaser to talk about metal-casting in historical and contemporary context for writers to use in historical or fantasy settings.
Hurstwic Viking iron smelting: http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/manufacturing/text/bog_iron.htm
Haunted scrambled eggs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHkMSHbdSJU
Emi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ivorivet
Emi on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ivorivet
Emi on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr98SjSqK7pxkSf2MYZhxA
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This episode is on evaluating and handling negative feedback in a positive, productive way. Hint: It’s way more than, “Grow a thicker skin.” Negative feedback can hurt, but let’s talk about how to make it useful — or at least not harmful.
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Let’s talk about backups, passwords, to-do lists, and oh yeah, goals (but actionable ones!).
Mentioned:
LastPass | Authy | Dropbox | Onedrive | MS Sculpt ergonomic keyboard |
cheap vertical mouse | Trello
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For today’s field trip, we travel to Isla Floreana to explore the murders which may or may not have taken place. Another real life story to inspire you!
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