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Back to SearchWriting Excuses Episode 20: More Q&A from Conduit
Season 1 Episode 20
Writer Eric James Stone joins the Writing Excuses crew for our third Conduit installment. We tackle questions from the audience again (except for whe…
17 years, 9 months ago
Writing Excuses Episode 19: Plot Twists
Season 1 Episode 19
Michael Stackpole, author and podcaster, joined us at CONduit, and the four of us tackled plot twists in front of a live audience. Whether you write …
17 years, 9 months ago
Writing Excuses Episode 18: Q&A at Conduit
Season 1 Episode 18
While at CONduit, we recorded three episodes of Writing Excuses in front of an audience, and this is the first of those. In this episode we have Dan …
17 years, 9 months ago
Writing Excuses Episode 17: This Sucks and I’m a Horrible Writer
Season 1 Episode 17
The Writing Excuses crew tackles writer's block again, this time approaching the "This Sucks And I'm A Horrible Writer" mindset. Dan relates his Neil…
17 years, 9 months ago
Writing Excuses Episode 16: Butt In Chair, Hands On Keyboard
Season 1 Episode 16
Howard kicks this off with his own sure-fire cure for Writers' Block, "BIC HOK:" Butt In Chair, Hands On Keyboard. The Writing Excuses team takes off…
17 years, 10 months ago
Writing Excuses Episode 15: Costs and Ramifications of Magic
Season 1 Episode 15
This week the Writing Excuses team discusses magic again, this time focusing on the cost of magic. Whether or not your magic system has internally-co…
17 years, 10 months ago
Writing Excuses Episode 14: Magic Systems and their Rules
Season 1 Episode 14
Does magic need rules? Sometimes yes and sometimes no; our intrepid podcasters talk about how to know which situation is which, and explore the pros …
17 years, 10 months ago
Writing Excuses Episode 13: Submitting to Editors Part 2
Season 1 Episode 13
In part two of our chat with editor Stacy Whitman, we discuss more about how to interact with editors: how to approach them at cons, how to inquire a…
17 years, 10 months ago
Writing Excuses Episode 12: Submitting to Editors Part 1
Season 1 Episode 12
This week, special guest Stacy Whitman joins us from Mirrorstone books (an imprint of Wizards of the Coast). Stacy works there as an editor, and help…
17 years, 11 months ago
Writing Excuses Episode 11: The Business of Writing
Season 1 Episode 11
So... you're ready for the big-time. You're a writer, and the writing is almost paying the bills. Hurray! Now, how do you balance your life so that y…
17 years, 11 months ago