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
Parsec Acceptance Speech 2010
Brandon, Dan, and Howard accept their 2010 Parsec Award a bit late, and offer an apology for missing the ceremony.
Writing Excuses Bonus Episode! Voting in the Service of a Dark God
This bonus episode is what happens when there are two things we want to plug, and we decide to try and blend them in a single PSA. - Here's the Amazon link for the paperback release of John Brown's first novel, Servant of a Dark God.
Writing Excuses on the 2011 Hugo Ballot
Writing Excuses Season 4 has been nominated for a "Best Related Work" Hugo.
episode 1: WE 5.1: Third Person Limited
We've talked about point of view before, but only in general terms: this time we delve into third-person limited in detail, explaining how to use it and when to use it and why. - We apologize for the lateness of the post,
episode 2: WE 5.2: Character Quirks
Special guest Bree Despain of the Dark Divine trilogy joins us for a 'cast on character quirks. - A character quirk, avoiding the tautological definition, is something that makes your character memorable. We talk about good quirks, bad quirks,
episode 3: Writing Excuses 5.3: First Person Viewpoint
Bree Despain joins Brandon, Dan, and Howard for a discussion of writing in the 1st-person
episode 4: Writing Excuses 5.4: Creating Suspense
Suspense! What is it? What isn't it? What is the relationship between suspense and mystery, and for that matter horror, humor, and adventure? This 'cast is chock full of pithy quotes, useful advice, and anecdotal examples.
episode 5: Writing Excuses 5.5: Writing the Unfamiliar
Brandon, Dan, and Howard discuss "Write what you DON'T know."
episode 6: Writing Excuses 5.6: MicroPodcasts
Fast-paced Q&A with Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler
episode 7: Writing Excuses 5.7: Avoiding Melodrama
Melodrama. What is it? What do people mean when they say something is too melodramatic? - Usually they do NOT mean "it's too much like a classical melodrama," but it helps if we start with that definition: a melodrama is a story in which each characte...