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Back to SearchWriting Excuses 9.14: How to have an Opinion as a Public Figure
Season 9 Episode 14
We talk about expressing controversial opinions on the Internet. And just talking about it might be controversial...
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12 years, 1 month ago
Writing Excuses 9.13: Three Pronged Character Development
Season 9 Episode 13
We explore a three-value model for troubleshooting characters: Competence, Proactivity, and Sympathy
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12 years, 2 months ago
Writing Excuses 9.12: Microcasting! Twice in a row!
Season 9 Episode 12
A Q&A covering editing, rule-breaking, writing the other, gift-giving, and more.
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12 years, 2 months ago
Writing Excuses 9.11: Microcasting
Season 9 Episode 11
Eric James Stone joins us to answer questions about editors, pitching, pantsing, and encouragement.
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12 years, 2 months ago
Writing Excuses 9.10: Engaging Characters
Season 9 Episode 10
What makes characters engaging, and how is that different from them being sympathetic?
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12 years, 2 months ago
Writing Excuses 9.9: What to do When Truth is Stranger than Fiction
Season 9 Episode 9
How do you put true stuff in your books when the truth is just too strange?
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12 years, 2 months ago
Writing Excuses 9.8: When is your Handwavium Good Enough?
Season 9 Episode 8
What is handwavium? How does it work? What happens when it doesn't work?
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12 years, 3 months ago
Writing Excuses 9.7: Last Pass Revisions with Eric James Stone
Season 9 Episode 7
Eric James Stone joins us for a discussion of revision, and what the final pass process looks like.
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12 years, 3 months ago
Writing Excuses 9.6: The Experience of Time
Season 9 Episode 6
Time passes, and we have lots of ways to tell readers how quickly that's happening.
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12 years, 3 months ago
Writing Excuses 9.5: Hijacking the Knowledge You Already Have, with Mette Ivie Harrison
Season 9 Episode 5
Mette Ivie Harrison joins us to talk about how to "hijack" the knowledge you already have in order to make you a better writer.
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12 years, 3 months ago