Upcoming Podcast, Rationally Writing (Patreon)

Published:

2016-06-17 02:30:33

Imported:

2026-06

Content

Hey everyone, thought I'd give you another sneak peak of an upcoming project, my podcast with fellow rationalist writer AlexanderWales. We should be getting the first episode up sometime in the next week or two. Until then, here's an idea of our episode list, not necessarily in the order they'll appear. If you have any feedback or questions, feel free to ask!

What is Rationality? Rational Writing vs Rationalist Writing as a genre
Tropes and Challenges in Rational Writing
How to Brainstorm Effectively
Ugh Fields and Writer’s Block
Being Original
Importance of feedback, how to solicit and use it..
True Moral Conflicts
Writing Intelligent Characters (and how to fake it)
Fanfiction
Solvable mysteries
Rule of Cool vs Rationality (organic within the system)
Hazard Warning: Rational Writing can ruin other fiction
Exposition and Teasing the Reader
Rational villains
Man vs Nature
Prophecies: Why I hate them and you should too!
Religion in Writing
Belief Systems in Writing (Multiverse vs Afterlife)
Contrasting and Complementary Character Outlooks
Rational Movies
Rational TV Shows
Rational Games