Episode 12: Facts, Fiction, and the Truth
More Stories, Creative Writing Podcast
English - November 06, 2014 03:13 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsBooks Arts Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Show Notes for Episode 12:
00:36 Welcome! and thanks for the QUADRUPLING of listeners in October compared to September.
02:20 How are YOU getting value from the show? Please let me know how I can improve, and what has already been helpful.
03:56 Diversifying versus specializing content on my blog, podcast, and in other ways. Pros and Cons.
07:52 Fiction writing, and how to use real life situations to inform our fiction.
11:20 Three areas of caution to ensure “real life” doesn’t dictate the rules of my fictional world: Dialogue, plot, and what’s at stake.
15:19 Utilizing techniques and basic elements of FICTION when writing NON-fiction.
17:39 Warnings when using fictional techniques in non-fiction, including plot, character, dialogue, setting, and significant detail.
21:30 The purpose of fiction OR non-fiction is to tell the truth. Both should point us to something outside of our own experiences and understanding.