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Along the idea path of one chapter per group: it will let you measure word count per chapter in a useful metric. If it's only 400 words, that might be too scant, since it's one group doing one scene or so. In that arrangement, except for mergers and cross-overs, you can approach each group as...

LOL. it happens. I try to format that stuff differently so it stands out (ex. all bold with heading like RECAP: or NOTE). Hopefully my notes and links are helpful to you. I've been doing the writing and critiquing for long enough they made me the president of the local writers guild next...

As you know, for the last few years I have focused on becoming a writer, studied the ancient ways and joined critique groups. Such that I think I know a thing or two about writing... That and the coin in your pocket will buy you a cup of coffee. Let's hit the logistical stuff first: a) welcome...

Book 2 of The Hollows by Kim Harrison. It has a name, the title is clever, but alas I clicked to open it to quickly and I never see it anymore on my kindle. Kinda like cover art, I never see that stuff anymore with kindle books.

There is that. The empire fell about 25 years ago or something? Who makes an ancient dagger with clues written on it and so it is shaped special to guide you to the deathstar if you happen to be standing on the shore in a universe where everybody has flying craft to just go directly to it. The...

Finished Longmire. Working on Scott Meyer's Fight or Flight, book 4 of his Magic 2.0 series. It's still funny, but seeing the same joke setup across characters and books might be getting old.

The cool thing might be the role reversal. Steve led Diana to experience "the modern world" and now it's Diana returning the favor.

I thought he quit?

I finished a book at the end of the month and started up Craig Johnson's latest Longmire book. Whose title I don't recall, but it's about a wolf a leg, and a lie.

I'd seen that news title recently and felt dubious. Thanks to Umbran explain it for us.

Alas, this was for the local writers guild, so pro bono. Though the praise reminded me "I knew I should have tried to sell it..." As a side note, most short stories for profit are sold for $.03-$.08/word for First Rights, meaning they have to be the first to publish it, usually holding that...

A couple months ago, the anthology featuring my story came out. I'm told my story was pretty good. Thanks to everybody who discussed the topic with me (and went above and beyond with math and diagrams). I probably didn't choose a physics-correct solution in the story, but at least I know it :)

Finished Calamity last night. Next up is Veronica Smith's book Transparent Walkways, a collection of short stories.

Very good point.

yes. You'll be just fine.

You're not wrong, but you're also not 100% correct. You're making a slippery slope argument. Making sure they plan an exit strategy is not the same as guaranteeing everybody will like the story. Stranger Things demonstrates that they can write and film a complete season that completes a story...

That is ultimately, the point of any the ideas I presented here. It COULD be like that.

good point in the snipped section, but to address this part. With the streaming companies offering original programming, the paradigm has shifted from advertising funded television to customer funded. So a case could be made that I, as a subscriber to Netflix, am paying for a story. So when...

Capp gets it. The current situation is some vendors like releasing one episode a week because it keeps customers around AND it simulates the traditional TV model, the practice is defeated at the end of the run when all episodes are available at once. My idea is that they can tag the date you...

I was listening to NPR talk about Disney+ and the Mandalorian's first episode which sounded more better than the trailers that left me wondering what the show was even about. Unlike Netflix, some of the streaming services only release a new episode a week at a time. So naturally, some people...