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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episode 30: Writing Excuses 10.30: Q&A on Middles, with Marie Brennan
Marie Brennan joins us again, this time to help us field your questions about middles. Here are the questions we collected from the various social media feeds: How do you maintain interest without having something explode every other chapter?
episode 31: Writing Excuses 10.31: How Do I Control the Reader’s Sense of Progress?
Are we making progress? How do we communicate that to the reader?
episode 32: Writing Excuses 10.32: How Do I Control the Speed of the Story?
Words take time to read, but that's not the same amount of time that the words communicate...
episode 33: Writing Excuses 10.33: Combat, with Marie Brennan
Marie Brennan joins us again, this time for a discussion about writing combat. She's studied fencing, combat choreography, and is *this close* to having a black belt in shotokan karate, bringing a valuable perspective to the discussion. Also,
episode 34: Writing Excuses 10.34: Q&A on Pacing
We wrap up this month's discussion of pacing with a Q&A. Here are the questions we pulled out of the virtual hat (read: Twitter) for answering during the episode: What are some early indications of a pacing problem?
episode 35: Writing Excuses 10.35: Breaking In, With Charlie N. Holmberg
Charlie N. Holmberg, who was recently signed by Amazon's 47 North imprint, joined us in front of a live audience it Sasquan (the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention) to talk about breaking in to the industry. Brandon and Dan broke in a decade ago,
episode 36: Writing Excuses 10.36: How Does Context Shape Plot Twists?
We've talked about plot twists before. This episode covers the way in which the type of plot twist is dependent on, or signaled by, the context of the story. Getting plot twists right may mean surprising the reader,
episode 37: Writing Excuses 10.37: Being a Good Panelist and a Great Moderator, with Susan J. Morris and Marc Tassin
This month's wildcard episode comes to you from the 2015 GenCon Indy Writers' Symposium, where Dan and Howard had the opportunity to interview Susan J. Morris and Marc Tassin. Susan is one of the finest moderators the symposium has ever seen,
episode 38: Writing Excuses 10.38: How Does Context Shape Dialog?
Our second installment for the Master Class's month of context covers the way dialog between characters may change meaning depending upon the context you create for them. This context may be the setting or genre,
episode 39: Writing Excuses 10.39: Q&A on Plot Twists with Kevin J. Anderson
Kevin J. Anderson joined us at Sasquan/WorldCon 73 to take questions about plot twists. Here are the questions that came in from our live audience: Genre Twists: good, bad, or ugly? Can you compare and contrast a good plot twist with a bad one?