S34E9 - Two Publishing Paths: Pros and Cons
Books have a publishing standard, and every Indie Author is responsible to their readers in making sure those standards are met or exceeded. - Eeva Lancaster
S34 Bonus - Elements of a Villain
If you look at all of the villains in the course of human history, they’ve all believed, delusionally, in the virtue of their actions. Every villain is a hero in his own mind. – Tom Hiddleston
S34E8 - How to Know When to Stop
We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things because we're curious. And curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. - Walt Disney
S34E7 - Imposter Syndrome and Your Writing Skills
Describing your writing as trash while you’re still drafting is like looking at a bag of flour and an egg and saying “My cake tastes like crap.” – Paul Grealish
S34E6 - Writing Humor and Comedy
Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke. – Joss Whedon
S34E5 - The Rule of Three in Writing
If two wrongs don’t make a right, try three. – Laurence J. Peter
S34E4 - What's in a (Book's) Name?
If reading makes you smart, then how come when you read a book they have to put the title of the book on top of every single page? Does anyone get halfway through a book, [and ask] what the hell am I reading? - Brian Regan
S34E3 - What's in a (Pen)Name?
‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy;Thou art thyself, though not a Montague…. O, be some other name!What’s in a name? That which we call a rose,By any other name would smell as sweet. - William Shakespeare
S34E2 - Plotting vs. Pantsing, Take Two
Write down everything that happens in the story, then in the second draft make it look like you knew what you were doing all along. – Neil Gaiman
S34E1 - The Lessons We've Learned
Writing is a demanding profession and a selfish one. And because it is selfish and demanding, because it is compulsive and exacting, I didn’t embrace it. I succumbed to it. - Rod Sterling