Pop culture references are a fun way to build on a character, setting, and world within your story. Yet too many references can ruin your reader’s suspension of disbelief. So, where’s the line? How much is too much? In this episode, Russ and Tim reflect on how they used pop culture references in their first works and the lessons they’ve learned.
Book swap! In this episode, Russ and Tim trade books from their favorite genres and give a review. Russ read Nick Cutter’s The Troop while Tim read Lee Child’s The Killing Floor.
Is that an adverb? Ditch it. Overly verbose exposition? Delete. Detailed descriptions of everyday objects? Get rid of it! In this episode, Russ and Tim discuss killing their darlings and reflect on what they left Read more…
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Podcast Roundup – RUSS CAPASSO · October 22, 2024 at 5:49 am
[…] A lot of novels, writing, movies will have pop culture references. Some you know, some you may not. The best ones are the ones that stand the test of time. They can help with world building (see Ready Player One), establish characters, or even work as a reference point for setting. Although, overuse and over reliance could pull a reader out of a story instead of pulling them in. We dive into usage and how we used them in our latest works in Writer Syndrome EP59: Pop Culture References. […]
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