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Publishers sometimes require a minimum word count, while magazines, contests, etc might impose a maximum word count. While adding words is easy, how do you decide what to cut?

Paul is on a walkabout, so Terry and Veronica are on deck to extoll the virtues of John Wick. Chiefly, how he responds to animal abuse.

Gunfights? Explosions? Marvelous melee mayhem? Non-stop action scenes that go on for dozens of minutes? Works great in visual media, but how well does it translate into literature?

It's Valentine's Day, and the DRS Crew is in the mood for romance. And maybe a little "rumpy-pumpy."

Chat will bring flowers and chocolate.

The DRS Crew recently discussed violating reader expectations. But what should writers expect from their readers? Can you trust them to remember vital clues or key details? Or do you have to repeat them every so often?

When as a reader do you draw the line on suspension of disbelief? Should writers mash up genres without significant tells that the story will have left turns? And if you're going to write that kind of story, what should you be concerned about?

The DRS Crew didn't do their homework and have nothing planned for today's lesson. Therefore, we'll regale you with whatever comes to mind...

Perhaps chat will help/hinder us.

It's 2026, and the DRS Crew has plans. What are they doing to make 2026 more successful?

What are you doing to make your 2026 successful?

While Terry is on a walkabout, Paul and V discuss plans for 2026, including ad budgets, editing budgets, cover budgets, etc. Also? Aren't we supposed to write, too?

Monsters are not always forces of nature. Sometimes they only come for those who deserve them. The DRS Crew discusses.

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Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/