Writing Rural With Alley
“Writing Rural With Alley” helps fiction writers bring rural lifestyles to life! Here you will learn to craft more realistic scenes and settings of rural life and lifestyles, new ways to show, not tell, helping to drive your story forward, discover obstacles and challenges for your characters to overcome. You’ll learn skills and techniques from the stone age to post-apocalyptic, including but not limited to, homesteading, living off the grid, bushcrafting, survival skills and more. And of course, we’ll explore all the ways things could possibly go wrong.
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What emergency heater might explode and disfigure or kill your character? What could cause your character to be dying and believe ghosts were doing it? Why did the 911 operator believe I prank-called them? Find out on this episode. You can find full episode notes and links to find more information on each topic at my w
How can you naturally incorporate strength training into your story using wood? What is estimated to be 1,700 pounds and kids can move it? What dangers could your character run into with chainsaw? What weird stories do I have for you today? Find out on this episode! You can find full episode notes and links to find mor
How much water will need to be hauled to do laundry? What is more important on the farm, strength or endurance? How many gallons of water are used per day? What is silver skin? Find out on this episode. You can find full episode notes and links to find more information on each topic at my website: https://alleyhart.com
How can your character utilize their Christmas tree after Christmas is over? What health benefits can your character get out of pine? What do torches and baskets have to do with pine? How could pine be used in survival situations? What about a goat? Find out on this episode! You can find full episode notes and links to
How can your character repurpose wood ash in your story? What is the most important thing wood ash is used for in every culture? What about slugs? How could wood ash cause a house fire? Find out on this episode! You can find full episode notes and links to find more information on each topic at my website: https://all
What can your character do with the wood ash from their fireplace? How does wood ash affect your character’s garden? What slimy thing does wood ash repel? What about bed bugs? Find out on this episode! You can find full episode notes and links to find more information on each topic at my website: https://alleyhart.com