The Dead Robots' Society

Veronica asks the age-old question: "How the hell do I write an author bio?" What details should you include? Formal, informal? Should you tailor them for specific books? The DRS crew pontificates.

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The DRS Crew takes aim at book releases and discusses how best not to screw them up. From ill-advised promotional techniques to best practices, Terry, Veronica, and Paul share personal anecdotes and …

Paul is writing to an outline for the third time in his career. Will Terry laugh at him, or will he have sage advice? What will Veronica advise after all her experiences with outlines?

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Paul is finishing up Extinction and asks the question--what subplots do I actually need? The DRS Crew Discuss

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Terry and Paul are wrapping up their respective series. The DRS Crew discusses the challenges of ending a multi-book series and how they plan to accomplish it.

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The DRS Crew considers the question: when do you decide to rewrite or just slog on through and fix it in the edit?

Chat will probably bring a napkin with a plot scribbled on it.

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Your words are terrible. You hate them. But does that make them bad? Terry and Paul, sans Veronica, discuss.

Chat will present a napkin doodle made with ketchup as their magnum opus.

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Author, film maker, and publisher Charlie Brown joins the DRS Crew to discuss his kickstarter, his new magazine, and causes general mischief.

Chat is not helpful in keeping us on topic.

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Warp drives. Wormholes. Infinite Improbability. How do you get your characters from one place to another over interstellar distances? The DRS Crew warms up their dilithium crystals, opens a space/tim…

What's the difference between you and your brand? The DRS Crew discuss.

Chat, on the other hand, will likely bring iron.

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Do props, outlines, and other aids actually help in the writing? The DRS Crew ponders.

Chat, as per usual, is chewing on lead paint chips

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Do you love dystopia and cataclysm tropes? Why? Veronica, Paul, and Terry discuss.

Chat has the nuclear launch codes, and we are very afraid.

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Terry, V, and Paul discuss that whole "getting back on the horse after life tries to kill it" thing.

Chat has promised us a glue factory.

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Veronica, Terry, and Paul discuss including drugs, weapons, and other potentially controversial elements in your stories. Chat, no doubt on illicit substances, will provide comic relief.

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Veronica, Terry, and Paul discuss how to reset those bad habits and declutter your writing.

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Paul, Terry, and Veronica discuss genre jumping and the art of leaving easter eggs in your work. Chat will no doubt be eating crayons.

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Paul and Terry discuss plot versus pacing and take questions from chat.

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Veronica, Terry, and Paul discuss publishing rights, what to sell, and the deals to avoid.

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Terry, Veronica, and Paul try and answer the question: how do you measure your long-term success as a creator?

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You published a book. Now what do you do to sell it?

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