Andrea and Nolan discuss good foreshadowing, believable disasters, Dante’s Peak vs Volcano, creating a story that ages well, fitness techniques, pacing, and character trust. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod…..
Andrea and Nolan discuss acting in different roles, characters and mysteries, adaptations compared to the originals, matching audience for adaptations and knowing the audience, writing to market, leading the reader astray, and dark mystery for my little pony. Remember to…..
Andrea and Nolan discuss genie motivation, re-imagining a story vs following the original closely, Will Smith as Genie, giving characters a reason, breaking and following lines of logic, filling plot points by contorting characters, and invalidating a premise. Remember to…..
Andrea and Nolan discuss clumsily made characters, emotional story elements over visual appeal, how to make a gradual romance interesting and realistic, and budget Antonio Banderas. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way”…..
Andrea and Nolan discuss what it means to be a full-time author, research and how believable a character’s abilities and background are, characters need to learn from their actions, avoiding monster cliches, following your own rules, and pushing the story…..
Andrea, Nolan, and guest Joshua discuss when character stereotypes add to the story and when they do not, building the tone with small details, relating to characters, complicated vs simple plot and pacing, having a good story in spite of…..
Andrea and Nolan discuss running advertising, newsletter provider, their schedules, download bonuses, rebranding, and an upcoming book launch. 50% off courses: FRIDAY15 —> SelfPublishStrongCourses.com Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “On My Way” Kevin MacLeod…..
Andrea, Nolan, and guest author/illustrator Graham Bradley discuss Avengers: Endgame, covering topics such as building off of a low point, calm villains, and drive and determination. They also discuss the following topics about characters: threads, sacrifices, ending timelines, and depth…..
Andrea and Nolan discuss creating trajectories for series, natural relationship changes, sustainable plots, plausible character growth, making your bad guys obvious and growing them like a character (because they are one), and future episode plans. Remember to leave a rating!…..
Andrea gives a few updates on life, projects, and staying motivated while raising a family. Remember to leave a rating! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-publish-strong-podcast/id1357881950?mt=2 Credits: Theme music provided by: “Cheery Monday” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/