The Dead Robots' Society

How smart is your protagonist? Can they realistically solve the dread puzzle you've laid before them? Or is the situation tailor-made for their skillsets? How can you keep your characters feeling genuine while testing their limits of intellect or skill?
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Paul's site:  https://shadowpublications.com
Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/
Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/
DRS Discord: https://discord.gg/pgmQxaVbGP
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The DRS Crew discusses in-depth branding for authors and their work.
DRS caffeinates with Larry's Coffee. If you want to purchase fair-trade, organically grown beans that brew into smooth, balanced, never-bitter coffee, visit LarrysCoffee.com/drs, receive a free gift with your purchase, and help support The Dead Robots' Society.
Our links:
Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley
Paul's site:  https://shadowpublications.com
Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/
Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/
DRS Discord: https://discord.gg/pgmQxaVbGP
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Readers leave comments. Readers send emails. Readers respond to your social media posts.
But how should you interact with them? The DRS Crew discusses the ground rules.
 
DRS caffeinates with Larry's Coffee. If you want to purchase fair-trade, organically grown beans that brew into smooth, balanced, never-bitter coffee, visit LarrysCoffee.com/drs, receive a free gift with your purchase, and help support The Dead Robots' Society.
Our links:
Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley
Paul's site:  https://shadowpublications.com
Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/
Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/
DRS Discord: https://discord.gg/pgmQxaVbGP
Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and for as little as $1 a month, you can help keep the podcast free and receive exclusive content. More information at https://patreon.com/drspodcast  and https://buymeacoffee.com/drspodcast.
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When should a character or narrator use a quote? Does it have to be attributed? What about aping characters from an existing property? How do you do that?
Most importantly, what kind of trouble can you get into?
The DRS Crew discusses.
 
DRS caffeinates with Larry's Coffee. If you want to purchase fair-trade, organically grown beans that brew into smooth, balanced, never-bitter coffee, visit LarrysCoffee.com/drs, receive a free gift with your purchase, and help support The Dead Robots' Society.
Our links:
Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley
Paul's site:  https://shadowpublications.com
Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/
Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/
DRS Discord: https://discord.gg/pgmQxaVbGP
Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and for as little as $1 a month, you can help keep the podcast free and receive exclusive content. More information at https://patreon.com/drspodcast  and https://buymeacoffee.com/drspodcast.
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So-called "fairy tales" are some of the oldest tales. As writers, what tropes/plots/character archetypes can we steal to use in our speculative fiction stories?
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Our links:
Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley
Paul's site:  https://shadowpublications.com
Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/
Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/
DRS Discord: https://discord.gg/pgmQxaVbGP
Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and for as little as $1 a month, you can help keep the podcast free and receive exclusive content. More information at https://patreon.com/drspodcast  and https://buymeacoffee.com/drspodcast.
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