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Back to Search11.07: The Convention Survival Kit, with Gail Carriger
Season 11 Episode 7
Gail Carriger joins us to talk about her Convention Survival Kit, which is full of things most of us wish we'd known to pack with us years ago.
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10 years, 1 month ago
11.06: The Element of Wonder
Season 11 Episode 6
We've introduced the concept of Elemental Genre already. It's time to start digging in to the elements themselves, beginning with the Element of Wond…
10 years, 1 month ago
11.05: Writing and World Building for Role Playing Games
Season 11 Episode 5
Michelle Lyons McFarland, Monica Valentinelli, and Shanna Germain join Howard and Dan at GenCon, and talk about the craft of world building for role …
10 years, 2 months ago
11.04: Newton’s Laws of Writing
Season 11 Episode 4
Let's map Newton's Laws of Motion onto writing. Because a wordcount at rest tends to remain at rest...
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10 years, 2 months ago
11.03: Layering The Elemental Genres
Season 11 Episode 3
Elemental Genre becomes particularly useful when you start blending the elements for sub-plots, character arcs, or even mash-ups.
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10 years, 2 months ago
11.2: How To Get The Most Out Of A Conference, with Kathy Chung
Season 11 Episode 2
What's the difference between a conference and a convention? How do we, as writers, get the most out of them?
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10 years, 2 months ago
Writing Excuses 11.1: Introduction to Elemental Genre
Season 11 Episode 1
The word "genre" has a lot of weight to it. Arguments about whether a particular work is, or is not, part of a given genre are long, and tedious. Sea…
10 years, 2 months ago
Writing Excuses 10.52: Moving On, with Ellen Kushner
Season 10 Episode 52
Ellen Kushner joins us for the last episode of Season 10. Per the title, folks, it's time to be done. What does "done" mean? How do you go about decl…
10 years, 3 months ago
Writing Excuses 10.51: Q&A on Showing Your Work, with Daniel José Older
Season 10 Episode 51
Daniel José Older joins us for a Q&A on showing your work around. Here are the questions, which were submitted by attendees at the Out of Excuses wor…
10 years, 3 months ago
Writing Excuses 10.50: How to Hand-Sell Your Manuscript to Agents and Editors, with Michael Underwood and Marco Palmieri
Season 10 Episode 50
Marco Palmieri and Michael Underwood took the stage with Howard and Dan at GenCon Indy 2015 to discuss hand-selling manuscripts. Marco Palmieri is a …
10 years, 3 months ago