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 33 minutes
episode 21: 15.21: Writing About Children, with Shannon and Dean Hale
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary Robinette, and Dan, with Shannon and Dean Hale - Shannon and Dean Hale join us to discuss how to effectively and convincingly write about¹ children. We cover dialog tools, point-of-view elements, stakes,
episode 22: 15.22 Writing For Children, with Shannon and Dean Hale
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary Robinette, and Dan, with Shannon and Dean Hale - Shannon and Dean Hale join us again, this time to discuss how to effectively and convincingly write for¹ children. Children have their own unique sets of expectations for the b...
episode 23: 15.23: Serialization
Your Hosts: Mary Robinette, Lari, and Dan, with special guest Jenn Court - Let's talk about serials. Jenn Court, whose work includes lots of writing for TV (IMDB link), joins us for the discussion. What are the elements that get us,
episode 24: 15.24: Keeping it Fresh, with Jim Butcher
Your Hosts: Brandon, Howard, and Dan, with special guest Jim Butcher - Jim Butcher joined us at NASFIC for a discussion about how we can keep long-running serials engaging after numerous books. - Credits: this episode was recorded before a live audie...
episode 25: 15.25: Using the MICE Quotient for Conflict
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary Robinette, Dan, and Howard - The MICE quotient is a tool for categorizing story elements—Milieu, Idea, Character, and Event—and we've talked about it quite a bit in the past. When a listener asked how we might use the MICE qu...
episode 26: 15.26: Taking the Chance, with David Weber
Your Hosts: Brandon, Howard, and Dan with special guest David Weber - David Weber joined us at NASFIC to talk about the importance of risking failure on any path (especially a writer's path) to success--whether you're risking rejection in the submissi...
episode 27: 15.27: Alternate History, with Eric Flint
Your Hosts: Brandon, Dan, and Howard, with special guest Eric Flint - Eric Flint joined us at SpikeCon (host of the 2019 NASFIC) to talk about creating alternate histories. His Ring of Fire book series is enormous in scope, and has many,
episode 28: 15.28: Small Evils
Your Hosts: Brandon, Victoria, Dan, and Howard - Small evils? Yes, please! This episode isn't about writing the big villainy of world domination, but about focusing on the more relatable villainy of small evils—the little crimes,
episode 29: 15.29: Barbie Pre-Writing, with Janci Patterson and Megan Walker
Your Hosts: Brandon, Dan, and Howard, with special guests Janci Patterson and Megan Walker - Janci Patterson and Megan Walker joined us to talk about their pre-writing process, which involves role-playing in a room full of dioramas with Barbie dolls.
episode 30: 15.30: Write What You Want To Know, with Laurell K. Hamilton
Your Hosts: Brandon, Dan, and Howard, with special guest Laurell K. Hamilton - We've all heard the "write what you know" rule. Laurell K. Hamilton joined us to talk about how she got started by writing what she wanted to know.