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Back to SearchWriting Excuses Episodes 32: Talking Exposition with Patrick Rothfuss
Season 1 Episode 32
In this, the last of our WorldCon 66 episodes, Brandon, Dan, and Howard interview Name of the Wind author Patrick Rothfuss. We discuss exposition, an…
17 years, 11 months ago
Writing Excuses Episode 31: Talking RPG and Game Writing with Steve Jackson
Season 1 Episode 31
One of the biggest areas of professional creative writing these days is game writing, and who better to talk to about it than Steve Jackson--yes, THE…
17 years, 11 months ago
Writing Excuses Episode 30: Talking Revision with Moshe Feder
Season 1 Episode 30
Last week we talked to an editor, this week we talk to OUR editor: Brandon's and Dan's editor at Tor, Moshe Feder. It's a great opportunity to learn …
17 years, 11 months ago
Writing Excuses Episode 29: Talking Publishing with Lou Anders
Season 1 Episode 29
So what exactly does an editor, do, anyway? We've already talked about the process of submitting to an editor; today we talk about the millions of vi…
18 years ago
Writing Excuses Episode 28: Writing for Webcomics with Phil and Kaja Foglio
Season 1 Episode 28
This is the first of five episodes recorded on location at WorldCon 66 in the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Brandon, Dan, and Howard are join…
18 years ago
Writing Excuses Episode 27: World-Building Religion
Season 1 Episode 27
The Writing Excuses team sits down to talk about religion as a world-building device: your characters probably believe in something, so what is it? H…
18 years ago
Writing Excuses Episode 26: Horror
Season 1 Episode 26
What is horror? Why is it scary? HOW is it scary? Forced by their grandfather's will to spend an entire night in his spooky mansion, our podcasters g…
18 years ago
Writing Excuses Episode 25: Viewpoint and Tense Part 2
Season 1 Episode 25
We are pleased to present the second half of "Viewpoint and Tense," which, as we all know, is Tense. Part 1 was Viewpoint. It's not two podcasts that…
18 years, 1 month ago
Writing Excuses Episode 24: Research
Season 1 Episode 24
How much research do you do? Howard's answer: "Just enough to get by." In this podcast we talk about why we research, how we research, and when we fe…
18 years, 1 month ago
Writing Excuses Episode 23: Viewpoint
Season 1 Episode 23
You've heard about viewpoint, but do you really know what it means? Discover along with Howard the magic world of person, tense, and omniscience, and…
18 years, 1 month ago