Writing Excuses

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 31: Writing Excuses 4.31: Line Editing Dialog


A practical, example-filled look at tuning up rough dialog.


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 August 9, 2010  18m
 
 

episode 32: Writing Excuses 4.32: First Paragraphs


Recorded live at Dragons & Fairy Tales in Eagle Mountain, Utah, this episode features the work of several brave souls who submitted their first paragraphs to us for critique. - We are not American Idol -- we're not out to rip these to shreds.


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 August 16, 2010  20m
 
 

episode 33: Writing Excuses 4.33: Trunk Novels


Recorded live at Dragons & Fairy Tales, this episode is for anybody who has a novel or two (or more) sitting in the bottom of their trunk. What are the best ways to re-use old material you've set aside? We talk about rewriting entire novels,


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 August 23, 2010  16m
 
 

episode 34: Writing Excuses 4.34: Q&A at Dragons & Fairy Tales


The last of our three recorded-live episodes is also the last episode of Writing Excuses Season 4. We took questions from the audience, and answered them with ABSOLUTE APLOMB. - Questions asked include: - How did we, as beginning writers,


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 August 30, 2010  21m