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Back to SearchWriting Excuses 6.21: Brainstorming From Story Seeds
Season 6 Episode 21
Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard each crank out the beginnings of a story from the same set of story seeds.
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14 years, 10 months ago
Writing Excuses 6.20: Endings
Season 6 Episode 20
Lou Anders joins Dan, Howard, and Mary for a discussion of endings.
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14 years, 10 months ago
Writing Excuses 6.19: Pitching
Season 6 Episode 19
Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Mary talk about pitching -- a critical skill for new and established authors alike.
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14 years, 10 months ago
6.18: The Hollywood Formula, with Lou Anders
Season 6 Episode 18
Lou Anders joins Mary, Dan, and Howard at Dragon*Con for a discussion of the Hollywood Formula.
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14 years, 11 months ago
Writing Excuses 6.17: Writing Assistants
Season 6 Episode 17
Peter Ahlstrom, assistant to Brandon Sanderson, and Valerie Dowbenko, assistant to Pat Rothfuss, join Brandon and Dan to talk about what they do for …
14 years, 11 months ago
Writing Excuses 6.16: Gender Roles–Black, White, and Gray
Season 6 Episode 16
Keffy Kehrli joins Brandon, Mary, and Howard at WorldCon 69 for a discussion of gender roles, gender identity, and transsexualism with the objective …
14 years, 11 months ago
Writing Excuses 6.15: Writing Other Cultures
Season 6 Episode 15
Lauren Beukes joins the 'cast for a discussion of writing cultures that you're not personally a part of.
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Writing Excuses 6.14: Suspension of Disbelief
Season 6 Episode 14
Patrick Rothfuss joins the crew at WorldCon 69 for a discussion of how to get readers to suspend their disbelief.
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15 years ago
Writing Excuses 6.13: World Building Communications Technology
Season 6 Episode 13
Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Mary discuss communications technology, and how the ability for characters to communicate is a critical piece of your world…
15 years ago
Writing Excuses 6.12: Revising For Description
Season 6 Episode 12
"The wind rushed across his skin at several hundred miles per second, and registered as an itch." Brandon, Dan, and Mary tear into Howard's two-decad…
15 years ago