Rob Bignell, Editor/Author
theindyauthorFrom The Indy Author Podcast Episode 339 - Smart Marketing Over Hot Genres with Dale L. Roberts #indieauthor #indiepublishing #bookmarketing
Interview video at https://tinyurl.com/TIA339YT
Show notes, including extensive summary and transcript, at www.theindyauthor.com/show-notes/339-dale-roberts
Jeffrey HarlanWeekend Writing Challenge: The Broken System
This week's blog dives into Have Yourself a Post-Apocalyptic Christmas. A diabetic character faces a zombie outbreak but can't find insulin.
Spoiler: The zombies aren't the scariest part. The broken supply chain is.
Real survival depends on systems we take for granted. As writers, our characters should fight the collapse of the world they know.
YOUR CHALLENGE THIS WEEKEND:
1. Identify: What critical resource do YOU rely on? (Medication, water, electricity?)
2. Disrupt: Imagine it vanishes instantly.
3. Write: Draft a 300-word scene. Focus on emotional reaction + practical solution.
Pro Tip: Don't write about "the apocalypse." Write about mundane things becoming impossible. That's where tension lives.
Read the full essay: http://jhrln.link/b/4fv
Tag me, @[email protected] or DM your scenes—I'd love to read them!
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #SpeculativeFiction #IndieAuthor #WorldBuilding
This week's blog dives into Have Yourself a Post-Apocalyptic Christmas. A diabetic character faces a zombie outbreak but can't find insulin.
Spoiler: The zombies aren't the scariest part. The broken supply chain is.
Real survival depends on systems we take for granted. As writers, our characters should fight the collapse of the world they know.
YOUR CHALLENGE THIS WEEKEND:
1. Identify: What critical resource do YOU rely on? (Medication, water, electricity?)
2. Disrupt: Imagine it vanishes instantly.
3. Write: Draft a 300-word scene. Focus on emotional reaction + practical solution.
Pro Tip: Don't write about "the apocalypse." Write about mundane things becoming impossible. That's where tension lives.
Read the full essay: http://jhrln.link/b/4fv
Tag me, @[email protected] or DM your scenes—I'd love to read them!
#AmWriting #WritingCommunity #SpeculativeFiction #IndieAuthor #WorldBuilding
Jeffrey HarlanWeekend Writing Challenge: Supply Chain Collapse
In my latest blog, I explore how my diabetes inspired a zombie story where the real villain isn't the undead—it's the broken supply chain.
Your Turn:
1. Identify one essential resource (meds, food, power).
2. Imagine it becomes inaccessible overnight.
3. Write a scene (200-300 words) navigating this scarcity.
Focus on panic & ingenuity.
Read inspiration: http://jhrln.link/b/4fv
Share results below!
Jeffrey Harlan📢 Weekend Writing Challenge: When the World Breaks Down
https://friendica.me/display/78ea265d-166a-27e4-fb15-e71350102938
Jules OctavianWe’re descending into the darkness that is the wild untamed bush of Northern Ontario. This is ‘Hudson’s Boys’ by literary editor, Gregaro McKool.
https://countyfencemagazine.com/hudsons-boys/
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Kevin from SupernatpodTerry runs afoul of the Baba Yaga (no, not John Wick) and she seeks the help of the Great Wolf in today's Errant Apprentice!
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/129777/the-errant-apprentice/chapter/3527232/chapter-29-the-wolf-and-the-baba-yaga
#fantasy #ModernFantasy #writing #IndieAuthor #Novel #RoyalRoad
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/129777/the-errant-apprentice/chapter/3527232/chapter-29-the-wolf-and-the-baba-yaga
#fantasy #ModernFantasy #writing #IndieAuthor #Novel #RoyalRoad
