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Back to SearchWE 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, 8 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, 8 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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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15 years, 9 months ago
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, 10 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, 10 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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Writing Excuses 4.27: Major Overhauls to Broken Stories
Season 4 Episode 27
What do you do when, halfway through the book you're writing, you realize it needs to be completely rebuilt? More importantly, how do you figure this…
15 years, 10 months ago