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b'We\'re back for 2013 and Season 8, so let\'s start it off by answering all your questions! That\'s right, it\'s time for\\xa0a fast-paced, lightning round of microcasting! It\'s like eight very, very short podcasts in one.
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\\n\\t* Why do some authors only ever come out with one or two books?
\\n\\t* What\'s your process for writing fast under artificial deadlines (NaNoWriMo)?
\\n\\t* How do you avoid getting bogged down in explanation?
\\n\\t* What happened to your Hero of a Thousand Faces episode? (Whoops! See below.)
\\n\\t* Are there concerns or pitfalls regarding the use of metaphors and\\xa0similes in genre fiction?
\\n\\t* What are some pitfalls to writing short stories?
\\n\\t* How do you write sex scenes? (Note: This particular question resulted in an entire episode back in Season 7. Shanna Germain to the rescue!)
\\n\\t* Have any of you included original poems in your work?
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\\nWhoops! We lock-stepped this episode to the release of A Memory of Light, but we ALSO locked it to air after our Hero of a Thousand Faces discussion. Crass commercialism trumps continuity! You\'ll get the hero\'s journey next week.
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