On this episode of “No ‘I’ in Writing,” Chris puts on his book coaching hat, and we talk about where Christy is in her novel-writing process and strategies she can use to get unstuck and start writing forward again.
We talk about why it’s important to get a first draft out quickly, how to tie deadlines to more specific goals, and why Sauron has a backstory and every Orc does not (aka why you should focus on developing a single antagonist). We also talk about why Christy could never kill her own chickens (but Chris probably could) and BS reasons Chris thinks bourbon is good for you.
Shouts out:
- Diana Ma (Christy’s co-teacher)
- Jason Joyce
- Amy (Chris’ lovely wife) (@akl.makes Instagram)
- All the Scheuers out there in radioland
Links and Such:
- Christy’s summer class at North Seattle Continuing Ed: Craft & Create: Writing in Community | Continuing Education (northseattle.edu)
- The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007Q6XJGS
- It by Stephen King https://www.amazon.com/Stephen-King-ebook/dp/B018ER7K5I
- Save the Cat, by Blake Snyder https://www.amazon.com/Save-Cat-Last-Screenwriting-Youll-ebook/dp/B00340ESIS
- Link to Chris' Novels: Systemic and Host: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BP9VDQ8C
- Christina's website: https://www.christinascheuer.com
- Chris' Author Website: https://chrislodwigauthor.com
- Christina's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashmeadowedits
- Chris' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisLodwigAuthor
- Christina's email: cscheuer@gmail.com
- Chris' email: ChrisLodwig@gmail.com
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