Podcast Episodes

20.15: Third Person Omniscient

Season 20 Episode 15

With today’s episode, we are continuing our discussion on proximity by focusing on another POV: third person omniscient. In omniscient POV, the narrator can see all and move into any character's head…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

20.14: Third Person Limited

Season 20 Episode 14

Third person limited is one of the most popular storytelling lenses. Yet it is often understood differently by various authors and readers. So today we’re diving into the complexities, intricacies, a…

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

20.13: First Person

Season 20 Episode 13

We’re now going to have a few episodes focusing on the lens of proximity—specifically, how close you are to a character. Today, we’re talking about first person. First person seems like it would be o…

Published on 5 months ago

20.12: Fashion as a Writing Metaphor

Today, we’re returning to different personal metaphors for how we all think about writing and storytelling. In this episode, we’re talking about how DongWon uses fashion as a helpful metaphor to thin…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

20.11: Kit Lit. Q&A Aboard the WX Cruise, with Mark Oshiro, Kate McKean, and Sandra Tayler

Season 20 Episode 11

This episode was recorded live at our 2024 Writing Excuses Cruise. (Did you know that we host a writing retreat on a cruise every year!?! You can learn more at https://writingexcuses.com/retreats/.) …

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

20.10: Interview with Chuck Tingle: Breaking the Rules

Season 20 Episode 10

Today we have the pleasure of talking with author (and longtime listener!) Chuck Tingle. We invited him on the podcast to talk about breaking the rules—both in terms of how to publish and what to pub…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

20.09: The Reaction of Who?!

Season 20 Episode 9

What do emotional beats and action scenes have in common? Well, they both need to land with your audience in order for your story not to fall flat. On today’s episode, we’re talking about the importa…

Published on 6 months ago

20.08: Character Stakes and Fears

Season 20 Episode 8

This week, we’re continuing our conversation about the lens of who. On last week’s episode we talked about a character’s motivation and goals. Now, we’re starting to think about tension in the form o…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

20.07: Motivation and Goals

Season 20 Episode 7

Do you know what your characters want? And is there a deeper desire underneath that one? 

A character's motivations can help make them "relatable," drive the story's momentum, and create obstacles. Ad…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

20.06: History and Community

Season 20 Episode 6

Have you ever wondered how much you need to know about a specific character before you start your story? Do you need to have an entire outline of their childhood before you can start writing in depth…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago