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Writing Excuses 6.27: Fantasy Setting Yard Sale

Season 6 Episode 27

Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard brainstorm some fantasy setting elements for you. Need a magic system on the cheap? How about a political power struct…

14 years, 8 months ago

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NaNoWriMo Pep-talk from Howard

Season 6

Howard brings NaNoWriMo home with a final pep-talk for you. Short version: you're still out of excuses. Don't stop writing.

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14 years, 9 months ago

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Writing Excuses 6.26: Mystery Plotting

Season 6 Episode 26

Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard talk about plotting a good mystery, especially as part of a non-mystery-genre book.

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14 years, 9 months ago

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NaNoWriMo Pep-Talk from Dan

Season 6

This your third week of NaNoWriMo, and Dan's here to tell you your wordcount should be at around 38,000. He also tells us how NaNoWriMo helped him wr…

14 years, 9 months ago

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Writing Excuses 6.25: When Characters do Dumb Things

Season 6 Episode 25

Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Mary talk about making characters do dumb things for smart reasons.

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14 years, 9 months ago

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NaNoWriMo Pep-Talk from Mary

Season 6

Mary Robinette Kowal offers encouragement to the 2011 NaNoWriMo crowd.

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14 years, 9 months ago

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Writing Excuses 6.24: From the Ridiculous to the Sublime

Season 6 Episode 24

Andrew P. Mayer joins Howard, Mary, and Dan to talk about taking silly ideas and making seriously awesome stuff out of them.

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14 years, 9 months ago

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NaNoWriMo Pep-Talk from Brandon

Season 6

Brandon Sanderson offers a quick pep-talk for NaNoWriMo participants.

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14 years, 9 months ago

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Writing Excuses 6.23: Pigeon Holes

Season 6 Episode 23

Jonathan Maberry joins Howard, Dan, and Mary to discuss pigeonholes -- specifically, not ending up in one.

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14 years, 9 months ago

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Writing Excuses 6.22: Continuing Education for Writers

Season 6 Episode 22

Mur Lafferty joins Howard, Mary, and Dan to talk about ways in which writers can continue their education.

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14 years, 10 months ago

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