Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler discuss writing techniques in a fast-paced format. A weekly podcast about the craft and business of writing.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 11 days 20 hours 7 minutes
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episode 1: Writing Excuses 10.1: Seriously, Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
Brandon, Howard, Mary, and Dan offer useful answers to that age-old question: "Where do you get your ideas?"
episode 2: Writing Excuses 10.2: I Have an Idea; What Do I Do Now?
Writing Excuses Season 10, the podcasted master-class, continues with this exploration of that critical second step: what do do once you've got an idea that has story-legs. - (Note: When we say "two weeks ago" over and over, that's just bad math.
episode 3: Writing Excuses 10.3: Lovecraftian Horror
Cherie Priest joins us for a discussion of Lovecraftian horror.
episode 4: Writing Excuses 10.4: Q&A on Ideas
At the Out of Excuses Workshop and Retreat we premiered the Season 10 concept, and we invited our attendees to give us the questions we need this month. (They'll also be the ones providing our questions for February,
episode 5: Writing Excuses 10.5: What Do You Mean My Main Character is Boring?
Does your draft have a boring main character? You're not alone! Also, the problem can be solved.
episode 6: Writing Excuses 10.6: The Worldbuilding Revolves Around Me (“The Magical 1%”)
In which Max Gladstone introduces us to the concept of the Magical 1%
episode 7: Writing Excuses 10.7: Who Are All These People?
Our character-focused month continues with an exploration of the challenges involved in building a cast for your story. Whether you're building a large or small cast, you need to know why you're putting these people in the book,
episode 8: Writing Excuses 10.8: Q&A on Character
It's time for a Q&A on characters! The questions for this episode were provided by the attendees at the 2014 Out of Excuses Workshop and Retreat: How do you have a character grow in power and/or expertise without needing to ridiculously overpower t...
episode 9: Writing Excuses 10.9: Where is My Story Coming From?
This month's syllabus topic is story structure, and we'll be starting with the part we start with. And that part usually isn't the beginning -- that's where the story starts for the reader. We're going to talk about where the story starts for you.