Jazz Sessions 12 – How I Met Your Story: Methods of Mosaic Fiction
We explored Frame Stories and Mosaic Fiction, drawing examples from How I Met Your Mother.
07/13/2025 Jazz Session 11 – The Goal Game and Other Games for Discovering Your Story
We explored various games, prompts, and exercises you can use to plan or discover your story and your world.
07/06/2025 Jazz Session 10 – How Long is a Piece of String?
We examined story lengths by genre. We also looked at techniques for writing longer or shorter.
06/29/2025 Jazz Session 9 – Ruthless Consistency: World Building by Accretion
We explored ways to do world building on an as needed basis.
06/22/2025 Jazz Session 8 – On Being a Dictator: Using Dictation to be a Better Writer
We explored methods, tools, and goals for dictating your writing.
06/15/2025 Jazz Session 7 – 12 Things That Aren’t Writer’s Block
We looked at the real problems commonly called “Writer’s Block”, including how to recognize them and how to address them.
06/08/2025 Jazz Session 6 – A Tribute to Dave Wolverton
This was our sixth Jazz Session. Our subject: A Tribute to Dave Wolverton. Also, sadly, to Barry Longyear, whom we lost last month.
06/01/2025 Jazz Session 5 – The Heart of the Story: Humanity in Science Fiction (and Beyond)
This was our fifth Jazz Session. Our subject: The Heart of the Story: Humanity in Science Fiction (and Beyond).
05/25/2025 Jazz Session 4 – Not On Your Life! Why I’m Not Signing That Contract
This was our fourth Jazz Session. Our subject: Not On Your Life! Why I’m Not Signing That Contract.
