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Back to SearchWriting Excuses 7.37: Pantsing
Season 7 Episode 37
Pantsing! What are we even talking about? We're talking about discovery writing, but apparently some folks think it's more fun to call it "seat-of-yo…
13 years, 11 months ago
Writing Excuses 7.35: Brainstorming with Dan
Season 7 Episode 35
Dan needs help writing a short story, so Brandon, Mary, and Howard endeavor to help him. Hopefully this will be educational for the rest of you.
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14 years ago
Writing Excuses 7.36: Writing Gaming Fiction with Monte Cook
Season 7 Episode 36
RPG Luminary Monte Cook joins us at GenCon Indy 2012 to talk about writing for games, and the perils of trying to adapt game play back into prose.
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14 years ago
Writing Excuses 7.34: How to Start the Next One
Season 7 Episode 34
Finishing one project means it's time to start the next one. And no, it's not necessarily going to get easier...
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14 years ago
Writing Excuses 7.33: Authentic Emotion
Season 7 Episode 33
Emote! Now do it authentically! In this episode we'll explain how we do it, and hopefully help you do it better.
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14 years ago
Writing Excuses 7.32: Astronomy 101 for Writers
Season 7 Episode 32
Eric James Stone joins the cast to talk astronomy as a tool for world-building
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14 years ago
Writing Excuses 7.31: Project in Depth — Hollow City
Season 7 Episode 31
Spoilers galore as we discuss "Hollow City," in depth, with author Dan Wells
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14 years, 1 month ago
Writing Excuses 7.30: Micocasting…Again!
Season 7 Episode 30
The crew fields questions about criticism, suspension of disbelief, tension, and more.
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14 years, 1 month ago
Writing Excuses 7.29: The Villain Problem
Season 7 Episode 29
What do you do when your villain is more interesting and engaging than your hero? The first step? Admit that this is a problem...
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14 years, 1 month ago
Writing Excuses 7.28: Project in Depth– Glamour in Glass
Mary Robinette Kowal talks in depth about her novel Glamour In Glass, fielding questions from Brandon, Dan, and Howard.
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14 years, 1 month ago