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Back to SearchWriting Excuses 5.3: First Person Viewpoint
Season 5 Episode 3
Bree Despain joins Brandon, Dan, and Howard for a discussion of writing in the 1st-person
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15 years, 6 months ago
WE 5.2: Character Quirks
Season 5 Episode 2
Special guest Bree Despain of the Dark Divine trilogy joins us for a 'cast on character quirks. A character quirk, avoiding the tautological definiti…
15 years, 6 months ago
WE 5.1: Third Person Limited
Season 5 Episode 1
We've talked about point of view before, but only in general terms: this time we delve into third-person limited in detail, explaining how to use it …
15 years, 6 months ago
Writing Excuses 4.34: Q&A at Dragons & Fairy Tales
Season 4 Episode 34
The last of our three recorded-live episodes is also the last episode of Writing Excuses Season 4. We took questions from the audience, and answered …
15 years, 7 months ago
Writing Excuses 4.33: Trunk Novels
Season 4 Episode 33
Recorded live at Dragons & Fairy Tales, this episode is for anybody who has a novel or two (or more) sitting in the bottom of their trunk. What are t…
15 years, 7 months ago
Writing Excuses 4.32: First Paragraphs
Season 4 Episode 32
Recorded live at Dragons & Fairy Tales in Eagle Mountain, Utah, this episode features the work of several brave souls who submitted their first parag…
15 years, 7 months ago
Writing Excuses 4.31: Line Editing Dialog
Season 4 Episode 31
A practical, example-filled look at tuning up rough dialog.
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Writing Excuses 4.30: Worldbuilding the Future
Season 4 Episode 30
How to build a future setting for your novel by extrapolating from the present, working backwards from the story you want to tell, and getting those …
15 years, 7 months ago
Writing Excuses 4.29: Line Editing
Season 4 Episode 29
Brandon, Dan, and Howard demonstrate line-editing on an ancient manuscript.
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15 years, 8 months ago
Writing Excuses 4.28: Brainstorming The End and Working Backwards
Season 4 Episode 28
Brandon, Dan, and Howard start at the ending and work their way backwards for your enjoyment.
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15 years, 8 months ago