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Writing Excuses

Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler

Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.

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16:22

Writing Excuses 5.15: Steampunk with Scott Westerfeld

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2010/12/06

Scott Westerfeld joins Brandon and Howard for a discussion of Steampunk.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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15:43

Writing Excuses 5.14: Visual Components of Novels...

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2010/11/29

Scott Westerfeld joins Brandon and Howard for a discussion of the visual components of novels.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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19:09

Writing Excuses 5.13: Writing the Second Book

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2010/11/22

John Brown joins Brandon, Dan, and Howard for a discussion of second novels, sequels, and the trick to doing it again.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Writing Excuses 5.12: The Secret of Lincoln’s Gold

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2010/11/22

We sta ... ...ising but inev... ... pendently wealthy, tha... [NO CARRIER]Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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16:01

Writing Excuses 5.11: MicroPodcasting 2

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2010/11/15

Brandon, Dan, and Howard field questions about doing bad things to characters, soliciting feedback, creature design, and outlining.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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16:56

Writing Excuses 5.10: John Brown and the Creative...

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2010/11/08

The now cancer-free John Brown joins us again, this time for a discussion of the creative process. John has presented a seminar on this subject in the past, the focus of which is to teach people to unlock their creativity. At the core of this is the problem-solving we all engage in at some point. You have a problem, so you sit down and try to solve it. BAM. Creativity. With John's help we set out to de-mystify creativity, showing how everybody has to be creative on a regular basis, and how this

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1:33

Writing Excuses Bonus Episode! Voting in the Service...

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2010/11/02

This bonus episode is what happens when there are two things we want to plug, and we decide to try and blend them in a single PSA. Here's the Amazon link for the paperback release of John Brown's first novel, Servant of a Dark God. There is no Amazon link for going out and voting, but what if there were? There. There's your writing prompt: "Election services offered online via an Amazon link." Since NaNoWriMo is already a day old, we hope you don't still need a writing

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19:26

Writing Excuses 5.9: Character Arcs

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2010/11/01

John Brown joins us this week for a discussion of plot threads specific to characters. These can be the main plot thread, interesting sub-plots, or just things that shape characters. Sometimes they're things we do deliberately, and sometimes we discovery-write our way into these arcs. We talk about how we do this, and how we know when it is (and isn't!) working well. We ran a little long, but there were four of us, and we put LOTS of nuts-and-bolts stuff in this 'cast. Writing Prompt:

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19:02

Writing Excuses 5.8: The Excuses You’re Out Of

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2010/10/25

What are the excuses you make when you're not writing? Brandon, Dan, and Howard examine these, and offer advice for getting the writing done anyway.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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16:57

Writing Excuses 5.7: Avoiding Melodrama

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2010/10/17

Melodrama. What is it? What do people mean when they say something is too melodramatic? Usually they do NOT mean "it's too much like a classical melodrama," but it helps if we start with that definition: a melodrama is a story in which each character only expresses one emotion, and/or only has one trait. When we refer to melodrama, we're usually complaining about over-acting. So... how do we avoid it? How do we create characters in conflict without overdoing the conflict or the

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Writing Excuses 5.6.01: Flash Fiction

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2010/10/12

Brandon, Dan, and Howard discuss Flash Fiction in less time than it took you to read this excerpt.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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16:53

Writing Excuses 5.6: MicroPodcasts

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2010/10/10

Fast-paced Q&A with Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, and Howard TaylerSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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17:48

Writing Excuses 5.5: Writing the Unfamiliar

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2010/10/04

Brandon, Dan, and Howard discuss "Write what you DON'T know."Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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2:47

Parsec Acceptance Speech 2010

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2010/09/28

Brandon, Dan, and Howard accept their 2010 Parsec Award a bit late, and offer an apology for missing the ceremony.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Writing Excuses 5.4: Creating Suspense

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2010/09/27

Suspense! What is it? What isn't it? What is the relationship between suspense and mystery, and for that matter horror, humor, and adventure? This 'cast is chock full of pithy quotes, useful advice, and anecdotal examples.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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16:07

Writing Excuses 5.3: First Person Viewpoint

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2010/09/19

Bree Despain joins Brandon, Dan, and Howard for a discussion of writing in the 1st-personSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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16:48

WE 5.2: Character Quirks

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2010/09/12

Special guest Bree Despain of the Dark Divine trilogy joins us for a 'cast on character quirks. A character quirk, avoiding the tautological definition, is something that makes your character memorable. We talk about good quirks, bad quirks, and how to tell the difference. We also laugh a lot because it was late and we were punchy. We also discuss ways in which stereotype-breaking quirks can be employed without delivering humor, and reasons why we might do this. Audiobook Pick-of-the-Week: The

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17:20

WE 5.1: Third Person Limited

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2010/09/07

We've talked about point of view before, but only in general terms: this time we delve into third-person limited in detail, explaining how to use it and when to use it and why. We apologize for the lateness of the post, and the lameness of this episode description: this is what happens when all three of us go to conventions on the same weekend. Expect a cooler update soon. [ONE WEEK LATER] So... yeah, that original post pretty much sums it up. Why should you employ third-person limited, as

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Writing Excuses 4.34: Q&A at Dragons & Fairy Tales

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2010/08/29

The last of our three recorded-live episodes is also the last episode of Writing Excuses Season 4. We took questions from the audience, and answered them with ABSOLUTE APLOMB. Questions asked include: How did we, as beginning writers, manage to write while holding down day-jobs and/or going to school? What is the process for getting published? How do you portray the various dynamics of an ensemble cast? How do you keep tension up when death isn't a problem for your characters? How do you make

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Writing Excuses 4.33: Trunk Novels

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2010/08/23

Recorded live at Dragons & Fairy Tales, this episode is for anybody who has a novel or two (or more) sitting in the bottom of their trunk. What are the best ways to re-use old material you've set aside? We talk about rewriting entire novels, repurposing plots or characters, and moving stories from one place to another. Sometimes we do this because an idea is just too good to let sit, but the execution on that idea (at least the first time around) wasn't good enough. And sometimes we

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