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Back to SearchWriting 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, 3 months 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, 3 months 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, 4 months ago
Writing Excuses 8.16: Brainstorming with Brandon Again
Season 8 Episode 16
Mary, Dan, and Howard help Brandon brainstorm a story, this time featuring psychic birds.
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13 years, 4 months ago
Writing Excuses 8.15: Narrative Rhythm
Season 8 Episode 15
We begin with an audio glitch and a jumbling of our usual intro. Why? Because it breaks rhythm, and sometimes you may actually want to do that. Narra…
13 years, 4 months ago
Writing Excuses 8.14: Brainstorming with Brandon
Season 8 Episode 14
Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard brainstorm a science-fiction short story featuring artificial intelligence
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13 years, 4 months ago
Writing Excuses 8.13: Fake It Till You Make it
Season 8 Episode 13
Mary, Howard, Dan, and Brandon talk about the things we do to feel like professionals.
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13 years, 5 months ago
Writing Excuses 8.12: Project in Depth — Deus ex Nauseum
Season 8 Episode 12
The cast grills Howard about "Deus ex Nauseum," the bonus story from Emperor Pius Dei
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13 years, 5 months ago
Writing Excuses 8.11: Abnormal Psychology
Season 8 Episode 11
Robison Wells discusses writing mentally ill characters with Brandon, Mary, and Dan.
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13 years, 5 months ago
Writing Excuses 8.10: Brainstorming With Howard Again
Season 8 Episode 10
Howard brainstorms with Brandon, Mary, and Dan on a Schlock Mercenary bonus story.
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13 years, 5 months ago