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
11.Bonus-01: Characterization and Differentiation, with Robin Hobb
Robin Hobb joined us at GenCon Indy for a discussion of characterization and differentiation. And by "discussion," what we really mean is "we ask Robin all the questions." We learn about Robin's process for creating characters,
11.Bonus-02: Horrifying the Children, with Darren Shan
Happy Halloween! Darren Shan talks horror with us in this bonus episode, made possible by our Patreon supporters.
11.Bonus-03: Some Books Have Maps in the Front, with Maurice Broaddus, Mur Lafferty, and James Sutter
Three days late for the beginning of NaNoWriMo 2016, here's a bonus episode about maps. Because nothing says "keep writing" like "hey, let's draw a map now!" - Dan and Howard were joined by Maurice Broaddus, Mur Lafferty, and James L. Sutter,
11.Bonus-04: Fantasy Food, with Elizabeth Bear and Scott Lynch
Elizabeth Bear and Scott Lynch joined Howard and Dan at GenCon Indy to talk about fantasy food, and how we engage our readers' appetites with our fiction. We talk economics, logistics, sensory engagement, and we goof off quite a bit in the process.
episode 1: Writing Excuses 11.1: Introduction to Elemental Genre
The word "genre" has a lot of weight to it. Arguments about whether a particular work is, or is not, part of a given genre are long, and tedious. Season Eleven will not be engaging in those arguments. We're giving all that a wide miss by adding an adje...
episode 2: 11.2: How To Get The Most Out Of A Conference, with Kathy Chung
What's the difference between a conference and a convention? How do we, as writers, get the most out of them?
episode 3: 11.03: Layering The Elemental Genres
Elemental Genre becomes particularly useful when you start blending the elements for sub-plots, character arcs, or even mash-ups.
episode 5: 11.05: Writing and World Building for Role Playing Games
Michelle Lyons McFarland, Monica Valentinelli, and Shanna Germain join Howard and Dan at GenCon, and talk about the craft of world building for role playing games.
episode 6: 11.06: The Element of Wonder
We've introduced the concept of Elemental Genre already. It's time to start digging in to the elements themselves, beginning with the Element of Wonder. We started with this one because "sense of wonder" is a term that gets used to describe what makes ...