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Back to SearchWriting Excuses Episode 22: Doing The Unpopular
Season 1 Episode 22
As a writer it's sometimes difficult to decide between doing things the readers want, and things that are right for the story. But as Dan says, write…
18 years, 1 month ago
Writing Excuses Episode 21: Humor
Season 1 Episode 21
Enough of this highbrow literary crap--make with the funny! Or, if you're Howard, do both. In this this episode we talk about why to write humor, how…
18 years, 2 months ago
Writing 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…
18 years, 2 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 …
18 years, 2 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 …
18 years, 2 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…
18 years, 3 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…
18 years, 3 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…
18 years, 3 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 …
18 years, 3 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…
18 years, 3 months ago