sffwrtcht: Future Guests 3/20 @cegannon1 3/27 @morgankeyes 4/3 @EvieManieri 4/10 @jonathanmaberry 4/17 @happynerdjohn 4/24 @davidweber1 #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 00:48:37 +0000 2013)
sffwrtcht: Welcome to Science Fiction Fantasy Writer�s Chat. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 00:59:41 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: Our goal is to talk w/ writers, editors, & others abt the craft of writing, specifically related to writing speculative fiction. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 00:59:55 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: Our format is round table discussion. Please restrict ?s to writing craft, business of writing & the specific works of the guest. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:00:10 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: Please wait until your question gets answered to ask another & use the hashtag #sffwrtcht for all questions and comments. (Thu Mar 14 01:00:23 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: We may hold questions at times to allow our guest to answer and catch up. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:00:39 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: Tonight�s guest, known as the “Wizard of Storytelling,” is a NY Times bestseller and the author of fifty novels. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:00:54 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: These include novels for adults, young adults, anthologies, middle-grade readers, and picture books. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:01:08 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: As a child, he wrote short stories and dreamt of growing up to become a fantasy writer. At BYU, he wrote “On My Way to Paradise” #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:01:31 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: Based on a vivid dream and entered it in L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest and won the grand prize the Gold Award. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:02:03 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: He was immediately contracted by Bantam Books to turn the short story into a novel, along with a contract to write 2 more. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:02:22 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: My Way to Paradise spent months on the Locus Best-seller list, and won a Phillip K. Dick Memorial Special Award. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:02:37 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: He wrote SF for 10 yrs under his given name David Wolverton, then decided to try fantasy #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:03:27 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: He has amassed many awards for his short fiction in particular, and set a Guinness Record for the world’s largest booksigning #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:03:46 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: A dedicated teacher, he is known for having taught many great emerging writers, including Stephanie Meyer, Brandon Sanderson #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:04:22 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: As part of his dedication to helpng other writers, David writes David Farland�s Daily Kick in the Pants email bulletin fr writers #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:05:01 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: He can be found on twitter, Facebook and via his website athttp://t.co/uEsx6UBcvU. Welcome to #sffwrtcht @DavidFarland! (Thu Mar 14 01:05:16 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland First things first, where�d your interest in speculative fiction come from? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:05:48 +0000 2013)
davidfarland: Seriously, I think my interest in fantastic literature came from sitting on my mother�s knee and listening to bedtime stories. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:06:12 +0000 2013)davidfarland: As a kid of twelve, I became a Star Trek fan-when I got to watch it in color. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:06:29 +0000 2013)davidfarland: But my love for speculative literature really blossomed at 16 when I read Lord of the Rings. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:06:52 +0000 2013)
BryanThomasS: .@davidfarland I think that’s true for a lot of us. Bedtime stories, fairy tales, then Star Trek for me #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:06:53 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland Ah yes, LOTR too. Who are some of your other favorite authors and books that inspire you? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:07:23 +0000 2013)
spacheco9: RT @davidfarland: But my love for speculative literature really blossomed at 16 when I read Lord of the Rings. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:07:33 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I loved a lot of classics fantasists. Tolkien, Leguin, McCaffrey, McKillip, Donaldson, Wolfe, Zelazny. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:07:35 +0000 2013)davidfarland: And in SF it was classics, too-with Herbert, Heinlein, Asimov, Pohl, Niven, and so on. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:07:48 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland When did you decide to become a storyteller and how did you get your start? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:07:54 +0000 2013)davidfarland: In fantasy I now look for books by George R.R. Martin, Brandon Sanderson, Tim Powers, and Patrick Rothfuss #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:08:05 +0000 2013)
Steven_TV: RT @davidfarland: Seriously, I think my interest in fantastic literature came from sitting on my mother�s knee and listening to bedtime … (Thu Mar 14 01:08:17 +0000 2013)davidfarland: After reading Lord of the Rings, I read every fantasy I could lay my hands on. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:08:26 +0000 2013)davidfarland: When I couldn�t find any more, I began making up my own stories. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:08:38 +0000 2013)
talekyn: Welcome to our weekly ADHD session, @davidfarland! #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:08:46 +0000 2013)davidfarland: One day I told one to a friend at work, and he said, “You should take all of that crap and put it in a book!” #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:08:48 +0000 2013)
TPOTEfan: RT @davidfarland: But my love for speculative literature really blossomed at 16 when I read Lord of the Rings. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:09:06 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland “All that crap” Nice motivator. heh. How�d you learn craft? Trial and error? Formal study? Workshops? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:09:22 +0000 2013)davidfarland: When I bought my typewriter, I went to the local college bookstore and picked up books on writing. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:09:39 +0000 2013)davidfarland: Later I began taking writing classes in college. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:09:51 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland Who knew you’d teach writing later. 
Did you start with shorts stories, novels? When was your first pro-sale? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:10:22 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I actually started a novel at seventeen. It was called “A Wizard in Halflight.” #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:10:30 +0000 2013)
chippermuse: .@davidfarland Do you have any favorites in the books on writing that you’ve read? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:10:42 +0000 2013)davidfarland: It was about a boy going to school to become a wizard. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:10:44 +0000 2013)
Wyld_Dandelyon: @davidfarland How did that work out for you (writing classes in College) (and which College)? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:10:55 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I liked Orson Scott Card’s “CHARACTERS AND VIEWPOINT,” along with STORY by Robert McKee. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:11:40 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: .@Wyld_Dandelyon @chippermuse @talekyn @PrinceJvstin Welcome! Good to see my regular hangout pals! #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:12:04 +0000 2013)davidfarland: Writing classes helped alot. Especially poetry and screenwriting. #sffwrtcht(Thu Mar 14 01:12:13 +0000 2013)davidfarland: But when I got in college, I began writing short fiction in order to learn the craft. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:12:36 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: @davidfarland Card did an excellent job with that. That while Writer’s Digest series is well done. @nancykress wrote some as well #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:12:42 +0000 2013)chippermuse: @BryanThomasS @Wyld_Dandelyon @talekyn @PrinceJvstin Howdy, friends! #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:12:59 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland How did you get involved writing Star Wars EU novels? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:14:14 +0000 2013)
PrinceJvstin: You’ve a lot of writing hats, and I imagine you shift gears often. How do you smoothly transition between them all? @davidfarland #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:14:35 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I was a huge Star Wars fan when the first movie came out. I was 19. I saw it 35 times. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:14:38 +0000 2013)PrinceJvstin: @chippermuse @BryanThomasS @Wyld_Dandelyon @talekyn Hello hello #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:14:49 +0000 2013)davidfarland: So when my publishers at Bantam asked if I would like to write a SW novel, I jumped at it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:14:55 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I’ve always had a lot on my plate as a writer. I think that you get used to it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:15:28 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: .@davidfarland It’s a writerly career goal of mine. How do you go abt capturing the right feel? Watch the movies as you write? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:15:34 +0000 2013)
RyanHunter45: RT @davidfarland: I liked Orson Scott Card’s “CHARACTERS AND VIEWPOINT,” along with STORY by Robert McKee. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:15:51 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I pretty well had the movies memorized, but watched them again anyway on video. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:16:03 +0000 2013)chippermuse: I suspect a lot of SFF writers saw Star Wars (or Star Trek) and dreamed of writing stories in that universe. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:16:05 +0000 2013)davidfarland: So I tried to capture the wonder and humor of the tales. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:16:24 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland Did you develop those ideas yourself or did DelRey bring them to you? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:16:25 +0000 2013)davidfarland: Once I envisioned the setting and plot, I would just try to imagine what the characters would say. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:16:45 +0000 2013)davidfarland: When I wrote Courtship, I developed the ideas myself but . . . #sffwrtcht(Thu Mar 14 01:17:15 +0000 2013)davidfarland: Of course, I had to pass them through my editor, and through Lucasfilm. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:17:36 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland And the obligatory, as Disney prepares to relaunch the franchise, any hopes/thoughts on what you�d like to see? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:17:55 +0000 2013)davidfarland: Ultimately, George Lucas himself looked at the plot, and wrote me a kind note. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:17:56 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: @davidfarland That’s awesome. A note from the man himself. Wow. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:18:21 +0000 2013)davidfarland: As for what I�d like to see . . . Chewie roasting ewoks on an open spit. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:18:28 +0000 2013)
TrevorJGreen: RT @davidfarland: Ultimately, George Lucas himself looked at the plot, and wrote me a kind note. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:18:29 +0000 2013)davidfarland: George’s note was something to the effect “This looks Fantastic!!! Go for it!” #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:19:06 +0000 2013)chippermuse: @sffwrtcht @davidfarland I’d ask about Jar-Jar, but that would just get us off-track. LOL! #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:19:49 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland One of your most popular, longest running series is Runelords. Where�d the idea for Runelords come from? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:19:56 +0000 2013)
anthonytaylor_: RT @davidfarland: Ultimately, George Lucas himself looked at the plot, and wrote me a kind note. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:20:07 +0000 2013)TrevorJGreen: RT @davidfarland: George’s note was something to the effect “This looks Fantastic!!! Go for it!” #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:20:07 +0000 2013)
Woelf20: RT @davidfarland: When I bought my typewriter, I went to the local college bookstore and picked up books on writing. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:20:12 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: @chippermuse I already went there. @davidfarland #distractingourguest #chaos #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:20:22 +0000 2013)davidfarland: With Runelords, I wanted to write a fantasy. So I studied magic systems from around the world. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:20:24 +0000 2013)chippermuse: @davidfarland Can you share a bit about how you started teaching writing, and what that has been like for you? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:20:37 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: FYI @chippermuse @davidfarland Planning to get there for sure. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:21:00 +0000 2013)chippermuse: @davidfarland I get a lot out of your daily emails on writing. Very helpful. How do you handle your live classes? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:21:20 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland How long did the Runelords novels take to write? #sffwrtcht(Thu Mar 14 01:22:00 +0000 2013)chippermuse: @BryanThomasS Yeah, you beat me to it. And we’ve all beaten Jar Jar together. 
#sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:22:02 +0000 2013)Wyld_Dandelyon: @davidfarland You should tell people how to subscribe to these daily e-mails that @chippermuse likes so much! #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:22:25 +0000 2013)
WatchReadReview: @davidfarland in regards to Runelords if you could have any attribute from any person in history what would it be and from who? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:24:09 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I was in Scotland, traveling with a friend, when the whole magic system hit me. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:25:21 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: @davidfarland No worries. It happens a lot. Glad you’re back. #sffwrtcht(Thu Mar 14 01:26:03 +0000 2013)davidfarland: Anyway, the right half of your brain will work on a problem for weeks, and suddenly spit out an answer. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:26:22 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: Let’s hold questions a moment so our guest can catch up please #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:26:30 +0000 2013)
JoePranaitis: RT @davidfarland: I’ve always had a lot on my plate as a writer. I think that you get used to it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:26:35 +0000 2013)davidfarland: It feels almost as if it is being downloaded into your brain when it happens. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:26:44 +0000 2013)chippermuse: Sign up for @davidfarland’s enewsletter on his website:http://t.co/MFGTf6jhSt - It’s very good. #sffwrtcht @Wyld_Dandelyon (Thu Mar 14 01:26:58 +0000 2013)talekyn: RT @chippermuse: Sign up for @davidfarland’s enewsletter on his website:http://t.co/MFGTf6jhSt - It’s very good. #sffwrtcht @Wyld_Dandelyon (Thu Mar 14 01:27:42 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland how long did the novels take to write? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:27:56 +0000 2013)davidfarland: The first Runelord novel took about 9 months to write. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:28:07 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: RT @WatchReadReview: @davidfarland in regards to Runelords if you could have any attribute from any person in history what would it be a … (Thu Mar 14 01:28:18 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I’m working on the last one now–but it has taken a long time! #sffwrtcht(Thu Mar 14 01:28:37 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland Which came first: world, plot, character? After the magic, I guess… #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:28:53 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I write the wold first, then the character. The plot grows from that. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:29:26 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: .@davidfarland Did you plan this as such a long ongoing series or did it just develop? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:29:37 +0000 2013)
patricklee6669: RT @davidfarland: I write the wold first, then the character. The plot grows from that. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:29:58 +0000 2013)talekyn: @davidfarland Has your plotting process changed at all as Runelords has developed? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:30:28 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I knew when I got the idea that it would be a long series. The first four books make up a story arc, last five make up another. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:30:29 +0000 2013)
RobHBedford: @davidfarland Whatever happened to STOMPY THE REAVER? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:30:55 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland Tell us a bit about how magic works in that universe. #sffwrtcht(Thu Mar 14 01:31:00 +0000 2013)
Matiasbakit: RT @davidfarland: In fantasy I now look for books by George R.R. Martin, Brandon Sanderson, Tim Powers, and Patrick Rothfuss #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:31:03 +0000 2013)davidfarland: In the Runelords universe, magicians use magical branding irons called “forcibles” to draw attributes from vassals. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:31:35 +0000 2013)davidfarland: So a lord can take endowments from hundreds or thousands of people. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:31:55 +0000 2013)davidfarland: A person may only give up one attribute in his life – things like strength, wit, speed, grace, sight, and hearing. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:32:34 +0000 2013)
Richard_Flores4: RT @davidfarland: I liked Orson Scott Card’s “CHARACTERS AND VIEWPOINT,” along with STORY by Robert McKee. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:32:41 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland Are you an outliner or a pantser? Did you follow the surprising ride or have it planned? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:33:48 +0000 2013)davidfarland: But when a vassal gives up an endowment, he�s weakened. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:33:55 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I tend to outline, but then let it modify as I go. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:34:20 +0000 2013)
JamesArthurEck: RT @davidfarland: In the Runelords universe, magicians use magical branding irons called “forcibles” to draw attributes from vassals. #s … (Thu Mar 14 01:34:45 +0000 2013)davidfarland: In fact, I have an e-book on http://t.co/mEMSlhJenI that�s just out, called MILLION DOLLAR OUTLINES. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:34:47 +0000 2013)JamesArthurEck: RT @davidfarland: So a lord can take endowments from hundreds or thousands of people. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:34:51 +0000 2013)davidfarland: It has been #1 on the Writing/Editing charts for about a month. #sffwrtcht(Thu Mar 14 01:34:58 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: Runelords is the story of lords who have these endowments and one who abuses them and tries to conquer their world #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:34:58 +0000 2013)JamesArthurEck: RT @davidfarland: Becoming almost a god. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:34:59 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: @davidfarland Is it hard to keep coming up with fresh ideas after so many books? #sffwrtcht How do you keep it fresh? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:35:27 +0000 2013)davidfarland: Yes, it’s about a prince and princess who are conscientious objectors. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:35:38 +0000 2013)davidfarland: Not, I don’t have a hard time staying fresh. I have a lot of things that “haven’t happened yet.” #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:36:09 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: Thank you @davidfarland That’s the picture within the larger whole I was trying to figure how to explain #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:36:18 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland Is there a planned end to this or do you want to keep going as long as fans and the author enjoy it? #sffwrtcht last book? (Thu Mar 14 01:36:39 +0000 2013)davidfarland: This last novel, A TALE OF TALES, ends the runelords series, but . . .#sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:37:22 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I just wrote a first chapter for a new Runelords book, set 1000 years before the current . It deals with the Toth Wars. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:37:50 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: .@davidfarland Ah ha. So fans will love that. And he’s writing a Runelords story for SHATTERED SHIELDS my @BaenBooks antho #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:38:39 +0000 2013)davidfarland: Yes, that will continue the tale that I’ve started. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:39:06 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland You�ve been a WOTF judge as well as teaching your own workshops. Do you teach out of love? A sense of giving back? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:39:06 +0000 2013)PrinceJvstin: @davidfarland what are the challenges in writing prequel stories, especially to such an extensive universe as the Runelords? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:39:40 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I’ve given way more than I’ve gotten. I write because I love to teach. I like to help new writers. It gives me a social life. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:40:01 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: .@davidfarland We had a question earlier about how you organize your workshops and where ppl can learn about them #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:40:36 +0000 2013)davidfarland: It will be fun to come up with a new tale in the world. It’s very disconnected from the other stories. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:40:38 +0000 2013)davidfarland: You can learn about my workshops at http://t.co/zwBglssWCi. You can also sign up for my free newsletter there. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:41:05 +0000 2013)chippermuse: RT @davidfarland: I’ve given way more than I’ve gotten. I write because I love to teach. I like to help new writers. It gives me a so … (Thu Mar 14 01:41:46 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: .@davidfarland Really looking forward to that. Your battle scenes are so well done. Fun to see what you do with the small canvas #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:42:01 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: .@davidfarland What�s your writing time look like-specific block? Write `til you reach word count? Grab it when you can? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:42:18 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I think that you’ll find that Toth Wars is pretty involving. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:42:31 +0000 2013)chippermuse: @davidfarland I teach freshman composition. Teaching is rewarding, but teaching writing is a challenge. Any teaching tips? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:42:45 +0000 2013)davidfarland: Grab it when you can. I write in the morning–from 5 to about noon. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:43:00 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: @chippermuse @davidfarland Trying to get a free workshop from our guest? Tsk tsk.. I’m onto you #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:43:22 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland Do you have any writing rituals or tools? Scrivener? Word? Something else? Do you write to music or silence? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:43:50 +0000 2013)davidfarland: Well, Michelle, I wish I knew. When you get into the groove, writing feels like magic. So it’s hard to explain how to do it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:43:52 +0000 2013)davidfarland: Really, I try to get people into the HABIT of writing. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:44:22 +0000 2013)
elisanuckle: RT @davidfarland: It will be fun to come up with a new tale in the world. It’s very disconnected from the other stories. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:44:33 +0000 2013)elisanuckle: RT @davidfarland: I’ve given way more than I’ve gotten. I write because I love to teach. I like to help new writers. It gives me a so … (Thu Mar 14 01:44:40 +0000 2013)davidfarland: Once they do, they get into the groove easier. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:44:43 +0000 2013)patricklee6669: “@davidfarland: Really, I try to get people into the HABIT of writing. #sffwrtcht” most ppl will have Nun of that. (Thu Mar 14 01:45:42 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I write on MSWord, though I used to use a Mac. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:46:02 +0000 2013)anthonytaylor_: RT @davidfarland: Well, Michelle, I wish I knew. When you get into the groove, writing feels like magic. So it’s hard to explain how t … (Thu Mar 14 01:46:13 +0000 2013)anthonytaylor_: RT @davidfarland: Really, I try to get people into the HABIT of writing. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:46:18 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I don’t use programs. I created my own method years ago. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:46:25 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: .@davidfarland Are there any particular areas of writing you find more challenging than others even after so many years? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:47:01 +0000 2013)chippermuse: @BryanThomasS I wish! Hahaha. Seriously… writing is not easy to teach. I admire those who do it well! #sffwrtcht @davidfarland (Thu Mar 14 01:47:16 +0000 2013)davidfarland: Bryan, no areas that are harder than others. You have to do a lot of brainstorming, thinking about your characters and plot. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:47:59 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: .@davidfarland What�s the best and worst writing advice you�ve ever gotten? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:48:21 +0000 2013)davidfarland: Once you do, you have to let it sit, integrate it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:48:29 +0000 2013)davidfarland: Ernest Hemingway�s advice on “Rewrite it 60 times” and “let it age for 2 years between passes” is the worst advice ever. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:49:04 +0000 2013)
DiggsXIII: RT @davidfarland: Really, I try to get people into the HABIT of writing. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:49:04 +0000 2013)davidfarland: Orson Scott Card’s advice on “look for the character in the most pain” to be your viewpoint is the best advice I’ve seen. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:49:40 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: No wonder Hemingway wrote slowly.. #sffwrtcht @davidfarland LOL (Thu Mar 14 01:50:05 +0000 2013)
d_fitch: RT @davidfarland: Orson Scott Card’s advice on “look for the character in the most pain” to be your viewpoint is the best advice I’ve se … (Thu Mar 14 01:50:10 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: .@davidfarland You pass it down. Who are some writers who mentored you? Anyone we’d know? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:50:46 +0000 2013)
stacey0621: RT @davidfarland: Orson Scott Card’s advice on “look for the character in the most pain” to be your viewpoint is the best advice I’ve se … (Thu Mar 14 01:50:50 +0000 2013)
Jaleta_Clegg: RT @davidfarland: Ernest Hemingway�s advice “Rewrite 60 times, let it age for 2 years between passes” is the worst advice ever. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:51:00 +0000 2013)stacey0621: RT @davidfarland: Ernest Hemingway�s advice on “Rewrite it 60 times” and “let it age for 2 years between passes” is the worst advice eve … (Thu Mar 14 01:51:31 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I learned a lot from Orson Scott Card, Algis Budrys, and Tim Powers. They were a great help. Leslie Norris, a poet, was too. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:51:45 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: .@davidfarland I have heard many rave about Card as a teacher. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:52:10 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland What future projects are you working on that we can look forward to? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:52:19 +0000 2013)Jaleta_Clegg: #sffwrtcht Who’s your favorite author to read when you want to just relax?(Thu Mar 14 01:52:20 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: Future Guests 3/20 @cegannon1 3/27 @morgankeyes 4/3 @EvieManieri 4/10 @jonathanmaberry 4/17 @happynerdjohn 4/24 @davidweber1 #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:52:46 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: Future Guests 3/20 @cegannon1 3/27 @morgankeyes 4/3 @EvieManieri 4/10 @jonathanmaberry 4/17 @happynerdjohn 4/24 @davidweber1 #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:52:46 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I like to read thrillers now. I like Grisham for a relaxing read. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:52:58 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: Next week, we talk #writing #scifi #militarysf and much more with @baenbooks author @cegannon1! Join us live with your questions! #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:53:06 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: Next week, we talk #writing #scifi #militarysf and much more with @baenbooks author @cegannon1! Join us live with your questions! #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:53:06 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: .@davidfarland Grisham and WEB Griffin are two of my favorites for thrillers. yes! #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:53:46 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland So future projects? You always seem to juggle many things at once. What can we look forward to from you? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:54:34 +0000 2013)davidfarland: NIGHTINGALE is a young adult fantasy thriller that has won several awards. You can learn about it at http://t.co/bwOY3W2T5p. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:54:41 +0000 2013)
DeannaLSletten: RT @davidfarland: NIGHTINGALE is a young adult fantasy thriller that has won several awards. You can learn about it at http://t.co/bwOY3 … (Thu Mar 14 01:55:00 +0000 2013)davidfarland: I’ll finish the Runelords this month, then start on more Nightingale books. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:55:04 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: .@davidfarland By the way, I have heard nothing but raves abt your teaching too from @MosesSiregar and others #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:55:17 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland That sounds great. Any plans for more #scifi? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:55:42 +0000 2013)
AaronDesveaux: RT @davidfarland: NIGHTINGALE is a young adult fantasy thriller that has won several awards. You can learn about it at http://t.co/bwOY3 … (Thu Mar 14 01:55:45 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: .@davidfarland That’s great. Look forward to all of it. I have been very impressed reading SUM OF ALL MEN at long last this week. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:56:42 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: .@davidfarland Thanks for taking time to do a twitter chat. We sure enjoyed learning about you and wish you continued success #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:57:12 +0000 2013)davidfarland: It’s always fun to have people read something you did a long time ago. I think I’ve improved. . . #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:57:19 +0000 2013)
ScotCMorgan: @davidfarland Should I write bk 2 n series b4 testing bk1 sales, or better 2 write bk 1 n new series & see which takes? #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:57:45 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: Any missed questions before we let @davidfarland go #sffwrtcht #lastchance (Thu Mar 14 01:58:36 +0000 2013)ScotCMorgan: @davidfarland I plan on reading the entire catalog, so I’ll get to your preferred works. #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:58:40 +0000 2013)sffwrtcht: A transcript for this chat will be up at the website soon.http://t.co/sNNDnxP7fL Thanks for joining us! #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:59:14 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: RT @janetharriett: @BryanThomasS Add me to that list. I took @davidfarland’s outlining seminar. Absolutely worth it in every way #sffwrtcht (Thu Mar 14 01:59:31 +0000 2013)BryanThomasS: @davidfarland Have a great night. Thanks again! #sffwrtcht Happy writing! (Thu Mar 14 01:59:53 +0000 2013)Participants
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