Short Stories Are Easier: Scrivener, Outlining Your Novel, and Writing Your First Book
From First Person Present · 00:32:20
Show by Hewes House
Luddite baseball caps, a long-neglected Scrivener license, and a teenage vampire novel. In this episode, Josh and Dasha dig into how much to outline a novel, from scene length and John Updike’s long, unbroken scenes to the real danger of planning so hard you spend all your joy of discovery before page one, plus a fellowship dinner that raises the question of who can ever know their own voice. Then, a writer on Reddit asks the eternal question: should you start with short stories before writing your first novel, or jump straight into the long form?Call in with questions.Visit out site for full show notes. Links:The LudditesScrivenerNeural plasticity for writersPeter WarrenThe Rabbit Tetralogy by John UpdikeThe Guermantes Way by Marcel ProustThe Snowflake MethodThe Center for Fiction / Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowshipr/GirlDinnerDiaries: “Did you build up to your first novel?”Toni MorrisonTwo Nurses, Smoking by David MeansEva WarrickAlice MunroTheme music: “1982” by See Jazz
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