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21.03: Deconstructing Plots
Season 21 Episode 3
Plot isn’t a set of commandments—it’s a collection of patterns we’ve learned to recognize. This episode kicks off the season’s deep dive into deconst…
2 months, 1 week ago
21.02: My Process is Not Your Process
Season 21 Episode 2
This week, we turn our attention to one of the most stubborn traps writers fall into: assuming someone else’s process should work for you. Building o…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
21.01: Welcome to the New Year!
Season 21 Episode 1
Season 21 kicks off with a new theme, a fresh tagline, and a renewed focus on what Writing Excuses has always been about: tools, not rules. The hosts…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
20.52: 2025 End-of-Year Wrap Up
Season 20 Episode 52
As our 20th season comes to a close, we reflect on the end of 2025 and a major transition for the show, as Dan Wells steps away from Writing Excuses …
3 months ago
20.51: Howard Tayler’s Personal Writing Process
Season 20 Episode 51
A workflow that made daily writing (and comics) possible—Howard Tayler takes us through two decades of the delightfully eccentric process behind Schl…
3 months, 1 week ago
20.50: Dan Wells’ Personal Writing Process
Season 20 Episode 50
2 quick reminders: Scholarship applications for our 2026 cruise are open now until December 31st, 2025. You can learn more and apply here. AND early …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
20.49: Using Tone and Mood
Season 20 Episode 49
This week, Mary Robinette pulls back the curtain on some of fiction’s sneakiest power tools: tone and mood. Drawing from a recent craft class she tau…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
20.48: Now Go Write- How to Pitch Your Work
Season 20 Episode 48
In this episode, DongWon digs into one of the business topics of our upcoming craft book: pitching. How do you talk about your work so other people i…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
20.47: Now Go Write- All the Eggs in All the Baskets
Season 20 Episode 47
Dan shares his experience of rebuilding and reinventing his writing career from his section of our forthcoming book Now Go Write. Our hosts walk thro…
4 months ago
20.46: Now Go Write- Break All The Rules (Part 2)
Season 20 Episode 46
In this episode, Erin returns with the final two “rules” from her section of our forthcoming book Now Go Write—and why it might be worth breaking the…
4 months, 1 week ago