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 27: Writing Excuses 7.27: The Problem of Originality
Do we value originality too much? What does it mean to be original, and how can we, as authors, write wonderful things when all of the good ideas have already been used?
episode 29: Writing Excuses 7.29: The Villain Problem
What do you do when your villain is more interesting and engaging than your hero? The first step? Admit that this is a problem...
episode 30: Writing Excuses 7.30: Micocasting…Again!
The crew fields questions about criticism, suspension of disbelief, tension, and more.
episode 31: Writing Excuses 7.31: Project in Depth — Hollow City
Spoilers galore as we discuss "Hollow City," in depth, with author Dan Wells
episode 32: Writing Excuses 7.32: Astronomy 101 for Writers
Eric James Stone joins the cast to talk astronomy as a tool for world-building
episode 33: Writing Excuses 7.33: Authentic Emotion
Emote! Now do it authentically! In this episode we'll explain how we do it, and hopefully help you do it better.
episode 34: Writing Excuses 7.34: How to Start the Next One
Finishing one project means it's time to start the next one. And no, it's not necessarily going to get easier...
episode 35: Writing Excuses 7.35: Brainstorming with Dan
Dan needs help writing a short story, so Brandon, Mary, and Howard endeavor to help him. Hopefully this will be educational for the rest of you.
episode 36: Writing Excuses 7.36: Writing Gaming Fiction with Monte Cook
RPG Luminary Monte Cook joins us at GenCon Indy 2012 to talk about writing for games, and the perils of trying to adapt game play back into prose.
episode 37: Writing Excuses 7.37: Pantsing
Pantsing! What are we even talking about? - We're talking about discovery writing, but apparently some folks think it's more fun to call it "seat-of-your-pants" writing. In this cast we cover this exhilarating process,