Neil and Ben discuss Lucid Dreaming, Unreliable Narrators, and the problems with NaNoWriMo.

Neil and Ben discuss the pros and cons of handwriting your first draft vs. typing it. How handwriting connects to the creative side of the brain and our processing of information and why you should never delete your old work.

Neil and Ben pick back up the idea of opinion validity and try like hell to tie it to writing.

Does empathy require accepting all opinions as valid?

What does validity even mean and is it even real?

Politics and Religion

Stealing babies

Field sobriety tests

Remembering that the untold stories of your side characters are important too.

and

Why are some authors treated differently from others for their public statements?

Ben had a baby

The world is ending

Sometimes you need a break

Don‘t be a sociopath

Embrace sensitivity readers

Go ahead and build a multiverse

We're talking about mental health in writing for Mental Health Awareness Month.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
800-273-8255

BetterHelp (Not a sponsor)
Online Therapy
https://betterhelp.com

We missed a week, but we're still here.

Today we talk about Genre. Genre trends, Genre myths, and Genre tropes.

Ben talks like William Shatner and Neil has a tendency to ramble and get off topic.

Twitter
Neil @writegavingayle
Ben @B_A_Durham
Podcast @make_books_cool

Website
GavinGayle.com

TikTok
Neil @AuthorNeilChristiansen

Ben is tired

Neil is apparently a renowned author

We talk about writing dialogue and come up with some audience participation ideas.