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Back to SearchWriting Excuses 8.26: Space Opera
Season 8 Episode 26
What does "space opera" mean, and how might you go about writing it?
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12 years, 11 months ago
Writing Excuses 8.25: Middle Grade with E.J. Patten
Season 8 Episode 25
E.J. Patten joins us again, this to discuss the particulars of writing middle-grade fiction.
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12 years, 11 months ago
Writing Excuses 8.24: Project in Depth–Kiss Me Twice
Season 8 Episode 24
Mary walks Brandon, Dan, and Howard through the processes for writing "Kiss Me Twice," her Hugo-nominated novella
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12 years, 11 months ago
Writing Excuses 8.23: Microcasting
Season 8 Episode 23
Brandon, Dan, Mary, Howard, and guest E.J. Patten answer a slew of questions about writing and the business of writing.
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12 years, 11 months ago
Writing Excuses 8.22: Pre-writing with E.J. Patten
Season 8 Episode 22
E.J. Patten joins us to talk about pre-writing -- all that work that gets done before the prose happens.
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12 years, 11 months ago
Writing Excuses 8.21: What the Avengers did Right
Season 8 Episode 21
Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard loved "The Avengers," and would like to tell you what they think the film did right.
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13 years ago
Writing Excuses 8.20: The Short Story, with Mary Robinette Kowal
Season 8 Episode 20
Mary Robinette Kowal walks us through writing short stories.
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13 years ago
Writing Excuses 8.19: Writing and Convention Culture
Season 8 Episode 19
Writing Excuses tackles water from the perspective of the fish. Also? The culture surrounding writers.
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13 years ago
Writing Excuses 8.18: Blocking
Season 8 Episode 18
Blocking! What is it, why is it important, and how can you do it well?
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13 years ago
Writing Excuses 8.17: Microcasting
Season 8 Episode 17
The Writing Excuses Crew fields questions about crossed genres, literary fiction, magical realism, and more.
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13 years, 1 month ago