What a great set. Thanks a lot Craig and Scott for this.

Fascinating interview - thanks Scott and Craig! Type: In the answer to the 2nd question"

I was like “Oh man, that was my good idea. I get one every ten years.” ...

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Craig: I was like “Oh man, that was my good idea. I get one every ten years.” ...

Thanks, David, for catching that.

Fantastic interview. my thanks to you both. Scott - I know you have the Quest' and now the weekend version of it, but would you ever consider creating an 8 week vrsion?

Thanks Scott and Craig for a really interesting interview.

Sean, I have been mulling over several variations for The Quest. 20 weeks, 16 weeks. The thing is since I offer it as a private one-one online workshop, I can shape it to an individual's schedule and needs. Indeed I have done a couple of 20 week versions. I suppose if a writer had cleared the decks, it would be possible to go through Core in 2 weeks, Prep in 4, and Pages in 4, so 10 weeks. However one of the points of The Quest is to get writers to immerse themselves in their stories and a certain amount of that is simply about spending sufficient time there. But as I say, every writer is different, every story is different, so who's to say a condensed version wouldn't work.

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