Writing Excuses 9.22: Microcasting

Microcasting! It's a Q&A, with each question serving as its own little micro-podcast. This week's questions: * Should you include your prologue as one of the three chapters you send in a submission packet? * How do you get out of the spot where your protagonist has no motivation? * What's the best way to prove to a spouse that your writing is more than a hobby? * How do you get back into a project after taking a break from it? * Where do you start research for historical fiction? * Let's say you sold your first book. How do you tackle book 2 in a series? * How do you go about writing an overarching setting, like Brandon's "Cosmere?" * What part about being a writer do you most enjoy, besides the actual writing? Those are the questions. You'll have to listen for the answers. Fortunately they're not hidden or anything. We just come right out and say them.