This is it, week 12 of 12 Weeks to a Trilogy! In this final video, Chris talks about where he ended up at the end of the challenge and how the launch is going. Spoilers: he didn’t quite hit the original goals he set out to complete. However, there are some great positives that came…
Week 11: Why I’m Abandoning Scrivener
We’re in week 11 of 12 Weeks to a Trilogy, and this week’s topic is why Chris is abandoning Scrivener for formatting books. This week marked the launch of the first book in the Ganog Wars series, Behind the Lines, and there were some initial issues with formatting due to Scrivener. Chris talks about these…
Week 7: Dealing With Setbacks
Everyone has setbacks, even those who seem to have it all figured out. In this week’s video, Chris talks about how he has dealt with some of his own setbacks this week. First he gives an update on his progress on 12 Weeks to a Trilogy. Next he talks about how he has handled losing…
Week 5: The Importance of Character Names
In the video for week 5 of 12 Weeks to a Trilogy, see updates on Chris’ progress so far and the importance of character names. Chris talks about how he goes about choosing character names and how he coordinates the cast of names to make sure none are too similar. Check out the details in…
Week 4: Launch Scheduling
This week, Chris talks about how he schedules his book launches in his latest video. Along with an update on his progress on 12 Weeks to a Trilogy, he discusses planning his schedule for finishing drafts, editing, and sending the edited drafts to his editor to ensure that he hits his target publishing dates. Check…
Week 3: Accountability
In this video for his third week of 12 Weeks to a Trilogy, Chris talks about the power of accountability and why it is so important. He also goes over his progress on week 3, and how he handles moving from working on book 1 to book 2 in the trilogy. Sign up for the…
Week 2: Plot Gardening
This week Chris talks about something he calls Plot Gardening in his Week 2 Video for 12 Weeks to a Trilogy. Writers are generally pigeon-holed into either pantser or plotter, but plot gardening shows how even a die hard plotter can work free form discovery into their writing. Watch the video below for more details…
Motivation: Your Finger Painting Sucks
How can you use criticism to succeed when you get discouraged? In today’s video, Chris offers up some advice for when reality sets in: Your finger painting sucks, but it doesn’t have to! Watch the video below for more. Subscribe to the Chris Fox YouTube Channel
Mastering Your Inner Critic
How do you silence your inner critic? Every writer deals with their inner critic, which can produce disastrous results if you let it. How do you move from giving in to your inner critic to instead using it to improve your writing? Check out the video below for the answer! Subscribe to the Chris Fox…
The Creative Penn Podcast #292 featuring Chris Fox
Can we really combine creativity with algorithms to write better stories and sell more books? Watch the full video, view the transcript and more at: The Creative Penn Podcast #292 You can listen on iTunes or Stitcher or watch the video here. Interview Highlights include: What Amazon data science, and machine learning, are and how…