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Back to SearchWriting Excuses Season 3 Episode 31: Tragedy
Season 3 Episode 31
Tragedy. It's just TRAGIC. Tragedy is also one of the classical forms that writers need to know how to work within. Why? Well... because the Greeks t…
16 years, 8 months ago
Writing Excuses Season 3 Episode 29: Antiheroes
Season 3 Episode 29
What is an Antihero? There are lots of definitions of this word, so Dan boils it down to just three: The Frodo, The Punisher, and The Talented Mister…
16 years, 8 months ago
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, 8 months ago
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, 8 months ago
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, 9 months ago
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, 9 months ago
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, 9 months ago
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, 9 months ago
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, 10 months ago
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, 10 months ago