Podcast Episodes

Writing Excuses Season 3 Episode 30: Unreliable Narrators

Season 3 Episode 30

This episode totally would have updated earlier if I'd only known sooner that it was ready to go. Jordo says he emailed me early this evening, but if…

16 years, 3 months ago

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Writing Excuses Season 3 Episode 28: World-Building Gender Roles

Season 3 Episode 28

Is there a disconnect? Brandon specifically introduces the episode as "World-building political correctness," but the title here says "World-Building…

16 years, 3 months ago

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Writing Excuses Season 3 Episode 27: Mixing Humor with Drama and Horror

Season 3 Episode 27

A Monday without Writing Excuses is kind of like a Tuesday without Writing Excuses, only far less aggravating. With Brandon once again by our side(s)…

16 years, 3 months ago

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Writing Excuses Season 3 Episode 26: NaNoWriMo

Season 3 Episode 26

Dan, Howard, and Jordo descended into the basement at Dragon's Keep where members of the local NaNoWriMo chapter were attempting to bolster their wor…

16 years, 4 months ago

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Writing Excuses Season 3 Episode 25: The Business of Writing Comics

Season 3 Episode 25

Dan and Howard are again joined by Jake Black, who writes comics (and some other things) for a living. Jake tells us how he got into the business, an…

16 years, 4 months ago

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Writing Excuses Season 3 Episode 24: Writing Comics with Jake Black

Season 3 Episode 24

Jake Black fills in for Brandon "#1 New York Times Bestselling Author" Sanderson this week, and that's perfect because Jake writes comics and Brandon…

16 years, 4 months ago

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Writing Excuses Season 3 Episode 23: How to Write Without Twists

Season 3 Episode 23

Question: Can you write a good book without a plot twist? Better question: is it a good book if your readers predicted what was coming? Best question…

16 years, 4 months ago

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Writing Excuses Season 3 Episode 22: Idea to Story

Season 3 Episode 22

You are going to love this episode. Seriously. Brandon throws an idea at Dan and Howard, and then we spend 15 minutes expanding on that idea as if we…

16 years, 5 months ago

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Writing Excuses Season 3 Episode 21: Pitfalls of Self Publishing with Larry Correia

Season 3 Episode 21

Larry Correia is either the guy who did everything wrong and then broke into publishing anyway, or he's the exception who proves the rule. He self-pu…

16 years, 5 months ago

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Writing Excuses Season 3 Episode 20: Plot- vs. Character-Driven Fiction

Season 3 Episode 20

Larry Correia, whose debut novel Monster Hunter International hit the market this summer, joins us for a discussion of plot-driven vs. character driv…

16 years, 5 months ago

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