The Dead Robots' Society

Amazon is removing the ability to download books you purchase to your computer, making all your ebooks ephemeral except via their app or their hardware. What do the DRS crew think about this change?

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Terry wonders about provocative writing, and V questions whether authenticity makes good marketing. Paul, meanwhile, thinks about the Antarctic as a setting for stories.

Chat will bring their crayons…

Are you making money off your art? Or are you spending money to make art? When do you invest in yourself?

Boundaries are important, especially if you have a subscriber service (Patreon, BMAC, Substac…

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The DRS Crew helps Antowan brainstorm his sci-fi/fantasy novel. Chat will no doubt add to the chaos.

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What would aliens actually look like? Are they carbon-based? Arsenic-based? Silicon? What about their chirality? Do they have DNA?

The DRS Crew discusses.

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What's the difference between an episodic series and a saga? And what about stand-alone stories with the same characters in a series? Is it part of a series?

The DRS Crew offers their experiences and…

Your house is filled with guests. Your children are driving you nuts. Construction people are ripping your home apart. There is no safe place to create. What do you do? The DRS Crew discusses.

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V is thinking about starting a Patreon. Paul and Terry do their best to provide advice. We're sure chat will chime in, too...

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The DRS Crew invites chat to force us to improvise plots on the fly. Prepare for insanity.

Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:  https://shadowpublications.com Terry…

Paul, Terry, and V discuss the mixed blessing of contracts with deadlines and how to meet them.

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As an artist, how do you cope when real life kicks you in the feels?

Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site:  https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.t…

Whether they're meant to be constructive or mean-spirited, comments and reviews can shake your confidence. How do you cope? More importantly, how can you tell what comments to listen to and which to …

How do you describe ugly? Beautiful? Terrifying? Joyful? The DRS Crew discusses making use of the five senses. And maybe a sixth.

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Cyberpunk, Steampunk, Biopunk, Solarpunk, and punkcetera. What does all of it mean? What makes a genre "punk?" The DRS Crew discusses.

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Dreams, nightmares, and delusions are often used to progress a story. Are there rules for including these? The DRS Crew discusses.

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The DRS Crew discusses their thoughts on titles, character and place names, and whether or not genres have rules for both.

Chat will bring their crayons.

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The DRS Crew discusses author websites, recycling old material, and handling feedback that is less than complimentary.

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Veronica, Paul, and Terry pull out the old Pitch Deck and deal themselves plot, characters, and complications. Chat will then choose the story they have to tell. Nothing could possibly go wrong.

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