First it's one comment, then another, and then your social media feed is a firestorm with real-life implications. Keith Law, Cat Rambo, and Patrick Tomlinson discuss the dark side of social media.
When is the right time to quit the day job and become a full-time author? After your first book sale? Once you've hit the NYT Bestseller list? Never? Scott Lynch and Kristen Britain discuss it.
Where to Deploy Your Magic Weapons on the Battlefield
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Battles are fought with many different weapons, each with different capabilities, which influences where and how they're used. Robert Mosher discusses possibilities for magical weapons and war magic.
He said, she said...does dialogue always need tags? How can you keep readers from getting confused? Kristin McFarland, Crystal Connor, Christopher Husberg, and Carol Berg discuss dialogue.
Karen Bovenmyer, A. E. Greenwood, Bryan Young, and Elizabeth Vaughan discuss how romance fits into the speculative fiction genre as well as how to write it well.
Witty or Sh*tty?: How To Be Funny, and When Not To Be
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Humor in fiction can be hard. Patrick Tomlinson, Bryan Young, Cat Rambo, and Scott Lynch discuss how to time your humor for maximum effectiveness--and when to avoid joking around.
Why walk, when your characters can saunter or march? Jen Gunnels, Sandra Taylor, A. E. Greenberg, and others share tips on how to choosing the right words for your scenes.
Work for Hire Writing: What Is It? How Is It Different?
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One way to make it as a writer is to have multiple income streams, and that could mean writing fiction for hire. LaShawn Wanak, James Lowder, Joseph Carriker, Jr., and John Helfers discuss this work.