Podcast Episodes

Writing Excuses 7.14: Writing Excuses

Season 7 Episode 14

Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard tell you all the reasons why you shouldn't actually be writing, and why, especially at this time of the year, these wr…

14 years, 2 months ago

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Writing Excuses 7.13: Man Vs. Nature

Season 7 Episode 13

Brandon and Mary school Howard on "Man vs. Nature." They might school the rest of us, too.

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14 years, 2 months ago

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Writing Excuses 7.12: Writing the Omniscient Viewpoint

Season 7 Episode 12

Brandon, Mary, and Howard talk about the strengths of the omniscient POV, how to use it well, and what pitfalls to avoid.

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14 years, 2 months ago

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Writing Excuses 7.11: More Microcasting

Season 7 Episode 11

Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard field seven questions in fifteen minutes and forty-two seconds: a new land-speed record!

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14 years, 2 months ago

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Writing Excuses 7.10: Importance of Criticism, with David Brin

Season 7 Episode 10

David Brin joins Mary and Dan for a discussion of the importance of criticism.

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14 years, 2 months ago

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Writing Excuses 7.9: Microcasting

Season 7 Episode 9

Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard field questions from Twitter, including what to do if you don't like your characters, keeping your plot on track, and …

14 years, 3 months ago

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Writing Excuses 7.8: The City as a Character

Season 7 Episode 8

Sarah Pinborough joins Mary and Dan at World Fantasy for a very writerly discussion of London. Also, they discuss using a city as a character.

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14 years, 3 months ago

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Writing Excuses 7.7: Historical Fantasy

Season 7 Episode 7

Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard talk about Historical Fantasy (differentiating it from Alternate History), its popularity, and how you might go about …

14 years, 3 months ago

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Writing Excuses 7.6: Behind the Marshmallow

Season 7 Episode 6

In this particularly self-indulgent episode of Writing Excuses we take you behind the marshmallow. We explain the origins of the 'cast, and offer you…

14 years, 3 months ago

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Writing Excuses 7.5: Sensory Writing

Season 7 Episode 5

Sam Sykes joins Dan Wells and Mary Robinette Kowal for a discussion of sound, smell, taste, and touch in prose.

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14 years, 4 months ago

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