60 http://fictionright.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:37:13 GMT Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:37:13 GMT en Alan L. Lickiss and Rebecca Lickiss www.fictionright.com Alan and Rebecca Lickiss provide short focused podcasts for fiction writers. Each podcast is on a specific subject, and they provide a writing exercise for their listeners to try. Alan and Rebecca Lickiss provide short focused podcasts for fiction writers. Each podcast is on a specific subject, and they provide a writing exercise for their listeners to try. www.fictionright.com alickiss@aol.com no Alan & Rebecca Lickiss FictionRight.com Special - Jim Butcher and Shannon Butcher Interview This is a special edition of the FictionRight.com podcast. We interview Jim Butcher, author of the Dresden Files series, and Shannon Butcher. Please provide any comments to feedback@fictionright.com no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/39912-82788/Media/FictionRight%20Special%20Edition%20Int%20Jim%20Butcher%20and%20Shannon%20Butcher.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:57:00 GMT 00:00:00 Dresden Files, Jim Butcher, Pikes Peak Writers Workshop www.fictionright.com FictionRight.com Chapter Six - Dialog 7/31/07 no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/39912-82788/Media/Chapter%20six%20edited%20feed%20computer%20recorded%20dialog.mp3?ref=rss Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:13:00 GMT 00:17:22 writing, fiction, dialog Alan & Rebecca Lickiss FictionRight.com Special - Connie Willis Interview Alan and Rebecca Lickiss interview Connie Willis while attending CoSine in Colorado Springs, January 2007. Connie provides information and advice for writers of all levels. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/39912-82788/Media/interview%20with%20connie%20willis.mp3?ref=rss Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:22:00 GMT 00:43:23 Connie Willis, fiction writing, science fiction, fantasy, writing advice www.fictionright.com FictionRight.com Chapter Five - The Minutia 2/20/07 Alan and Rebecca Lickiss answer questions they've received about manuscript format and submission. Writing exercise: Take the story that was written for the last exercise, format it properly, and submit it to an editor. If it is rejected, immediatly submit it to another editor. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/39912-82788/Media/Chapter%20five%20edited%20feed%20computer%20recorded%20the%20minutiae.mp3?ref=rss Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:50:00 GMT 00:18:23 writing, manuscript, writing help, fiction, formatting www.fictionright.com FictionRight.com Chapter Four - The Plot Thickens 12/04/06 Alan and Rebecca Lickiss discuss what plot is and how it is used to start a story, make a story interesting, and provide a satisfying ending. Writing exercise: Take the character, setting, and idea created in previous exercises and use them to write a short story. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/39912-82788/Media/Chapter%20four%20edited%20computer%20recorded%20plot%20thickens.mp3?ref=rss Tue, 05 Dec 2006 06:55:00 GMT 00:14:54 write, writing, writing help, fiction writing, plotting, plot writing www.fictionright.com FictionRight.com Chapter Three - Ideas 11/04/06 Alan and Rebecca Lickiss discuss where writers get their ideas, and how to generate ideas for problems, stories, characters, and settings if the idea well is dry. Writing exercise: write down one or more problems that would be suitable for a short story. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/39912-82788/Media/Chapter%20three%20edited%20feed%20computer%20recorded.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 05 Nov 2006 05:29:00 GMT 00:17:31 writing, writer, fiction, fiction writing, writing help, lickiss www.fictionright.com Fictionright.com Special - Reeves-Stevens and Sawyer Interview Alan and Rebecca Lickiss interview Judith and Garfield Reeves Stevens and Robert J. Sawyer while attending MileHiCon in Denver, October 2006. The three provide information and advice for writers of all levels. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/39912-82788/Media/fictionright%20Special%20Edition%20int%20reeves-stevens%20and%20sawyer.mp3?ref=rss Sat, 04 Nov 2006 06:44:00 GMT 00:34:44 reeves-stevens, Robert J. Sawyer, Star Trek, writer, writing, writing help www.fictionright.com FictionRight.com Chapter Two - Characters 10/14/06 Alan and Rebecca Lickiss discuss the importance of well defined characters to a story, and how to create them. Writing Exercise: Create a character, define their name, gender, age, physical attributes, any quirks, their past, and their future/hopes and dreams. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/39912-82788/Media/FictionRight%20Chapter%20Two%20-%20Character.mp3?ref=rss Sun, 15 Oct 2006 03:47:00 GMT 00:17:34 writing, fiction, writing podcast, fiction writing, lickiss www.fictionright.com FictionRight.com Chapter One - Descriptions 09/25/06 Alan and Rebecca discuss the importance of the use of multiple senses in providing descriptions in writing. Writing Exercise: Go to a place and write a paragraph describing the place using only one sense. Do this twice more with two other senses. Then write a fourth paragraph, pulling from the first three, to create a multi-sense description of the location. no no http://media.podcastingmanager.com/39912-82788/Media/FictionRight%20Chapter%20One.mp3?ref=rss Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:42:00 GMT 00:12:40 writing fiction