Brevity, Foreshadowing, And Sanity

About this episode

The DRS Crew discusses the balance of brevity and foreshadowing in writing.

When should you distill an entire scene in a couple of sentences? Do you always have to write an entire scene to convey information? Also, how much foreshadowing is too much? 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 . #writing #fiction #podcast #chat #live #novel #story #narrative #publishing #author #writer #discussion #podcast #talkshow

People in this episode

Hosts: Paul Cooley, Terry Mixon, Veronica

Topics covered

• writing
• foreshadowing
• scene construction
• narrative techniques
• podcast discussion

Keywords

• brevity
• foreshadowing
• writing tips
• fiction
• narrative
• podcast

Sponsors

Larry's Coffee

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