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Back to SearchParsec Acceptance Speech 2010
Season 5
Brandon, Dan, and Howard accept their 2010 Parsec Award a bit late, and offer an apology for missing the ceremony.
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15 years, 11 months ago
Writing Excuses 5.4: Creating Suspense
Season 5 Episode 4
Suspense! What is it? What isn't it? What is the relationship between suspense and mystery, and for that matter horror, humor, and adventure? This 'c…
15 years, 11 months ago
Writing 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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 …
16 years 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…
16 years 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…
16 years 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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16 years 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 …
16 years, 1 month ago