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 21 hours 2 minutes
episode 11: 17.11: Structuring with Multiple Timelines
Your Hosts: Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Peng Shepherd, and Howard Tayler - Guest host Peng Shepherd continues to lead our exploration of sub- and micro-structures by taking us into the scaffolding of in media res, flashbacks,
episode 12: 17.12: Structuring a Story Within a Story
Your Hosts: Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Peng Shepherd, and Howard Tayler - One common structure—both macro and micro—is the "story within a story," or "framing story" structure, and yet somehow we've never really explored it on Writing Excuses.
episode 13: 17.13: Structuring Around a Thing
Your Hosts: Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Peng Shepherd, and Howard Tayler - Our exploration of sub- and micro-structures continues with guest host Peng Shepherd. This week we're talking about how a story can be structured around a "thing.
episode 14: 17.14: Structuring for Disordered or Order-less Reading Order
Your Hosts: Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Peng Shepherd, and Howard Tayler - Guest host Peng Shepherd leads our discussion of "order-less reading order" (after we get past the business of "having too much fun with the episode title").
episode 15: 17.15: Storytelling in the Footnotes
Your Hosts: Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Peng Shepherd, and Howard Tayler - You probably already know what footnotes are¹, but have you ever seen a story told through the footnotes²? It's similar to the story-within-a-story structure,
episode 16: 17.16: Miscellaneous Structures
Your Hosts: Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Peng Shepherd, and Howard Tayler - Thus far we've attempted to organize our discussion of sub-, micro-, and other alternative structures with specific categories,
episode 17: 17.17: Writing in the Public Domain
Your Hosts: Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, and Gama Martinez - Did you know that there are some famous intellectual properties which have entered the public domain, and which you can therefore use to create your own stories? It's true!
episode 18: 17.18: How to be Funny, with Jody Lynn Nye
Your Hosts: Dan Wells and Brandon Sanderson, with special guest Jody Lynn Nye - So, you've decided you want something to be funny. How do you go about making that happen? Jody Lynn Nye joined Dan and Brandon at LTUE, and pitched this topic to them.
episode 19: 17.19: Working in a Collaborative Environment
Your Hosts: Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, and Megan Lloyd - Megan Lloyd returns to the podcast to talk us through the process of creating something in a collaborative environment, whether it's a pair of authors working together,
episode 20: 17.20: Basics of Ensemble Characterization
Your Hosts: Dan Wells, Zoraida Cordova, Kaela Rivera, and Howard Tayler - What's the difference between an ensemble story, and a story the has a lot of characters in it? Zoraida Cordova joins us for this episode,