As expected, my interview with Vicky was a lot of fun. We decided to change things up and not have much in the way of pre-arranged questions.
The link to the show : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy1RB22921I
During the course of our conversation, I mentioned a lot of different web sites where one could find information. Here’s a list of them :
using advice from the age of pulps for writing
https://thepulp.net/pulp-articles/plots/
summary of various methods of generating plots
https://www.eadeverell.com/plot-structure/
Lester Dent’s short story formula
https://blog.karenwoodward.org/p/lester-dents-short-story-forumula.html
The Fool’s Journey
https://www.eadeverell.com/fools-journey-ebook/
https://www.eadeverell.com/the-fools-journey/
https://tarottechnique.com/tarot-meanings/the-fools-journey/
Dan Harmon’s 8-step storytelling circle
https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/story-structure/dan-harmon-story-circle/
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/downloads/story-circle-template/
Lovecraft as racist
https://www.wweek.com/culture/2017/12/18/its-too-late-to-redeem-hp-lovecraft-who-was-an-unapologetic-racist-and-anti-semite/
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6sq2c5/i_have_heard_that_h_p_lovecraft_came_to_regret/
https://lithub.com/we-cant-ignore-h-p-lovecrafts-white-supremacy/
famous SF authors who have had problematic views and behaviors
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-dec-09-ca-heinlein9-story.html
https://www.vice.com/en/article/9ak7y5/the-secret-authoritarian-history-of-science-fiction
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/02/books/review/heinleins-female-troubles.html
https://lithub.com/what-to-make-of-isaac-asimov-sci-fi-giant-and-dirty-old-man/
https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-science-fictions-women-problem-58626
can we separate the creator from the work they produce?
https://www.palatinate.org.uk/debate-challenge-can-an-author-be-separated-from-their-work/
https://www.focusonthefamily.ca/content/a-tale-of-two-authors-separating-a-writer-from-their-work
https://www.thewhig.com/2013/12/12/can-we-separate-a-creator-from-his-or-her-work