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1Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard talk endings, and how to troubleshoot common problems writers have with them.
The post Writing Excuses 6.30: Help! I Can’t End My Book! appeared first on Writing Excuses.
Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard talk about using character foils in building a story.
The post Writing Excuses 6.29: Character Foils appeared first on Writing Excuses.
Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman from the Interstitial Arts Foundation join Mary Robinette Kowal and Dan Wells to talk about the gaps between genres.
The post Writing Excuses 6.28: Interstitial Art appeared first on Writing Excuses.
Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard brainstorm some fantasy setting elements for you. Need a magic system on the cheap? How about a political power structure?
The post Writing Excuses 6.27: Fantasy Setting Yard Sale appeared first on Writing Excuses.
Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard talk about plotting a good mystery, especially as part of a non-mystery-genre book.
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Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Mary talk about making characters do dumb things for smart reasons.
The post Writing Excuses 6.25: When Characters do Dumb Things appeared first on Writing Excuses.
Andrew P. Mayer joins Howard, Mary, and Dan to talk about taking silly ideas and making seriously awesome stuff out of them.
The post Writing Excuses 6.24: From the Ridiculous to the Sublime appeared first on Writing Excuses.
Jonathan Maberry joins Howard, Dan, and Mary to discuss pigeonholes -- specifically, not ending up in one.
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Mur Lafferty joins Howard, Mary, and Dan to talk about ways in which writers can continue their education.
The post Writing Excuses 6.22: Continuing Education for Writers appeared first on Writing Excuses.
Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard each crank out the beginnings of a story from the same set of story seeds.
The post Writing Excuses 6.21: Brainstorming From Story Seeds appeared first on Writing Excuses.
Lou Anders joins Dan, Howard, and Mary for a discussion of endings.
The post Writing Excuses 6.20: Endings appeared first on Writing Excuses.
Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Mary talk about pitching -- a critical skill for new and established authors alike.
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Lou Anders joins Mary, Dan, and Howard at Dragon*Con for a discussion of the Hollywood Formula.
The post 6.18: The Hollywood Formula, with Lou Anders appeared first on Writing Excuses.
Peter Ahlstrom, assistant to Brandon Sanderson, and Valerie Dowbenko, assistant to Pat Rothfuss, join Brandon and Dan to talk about what they do for "their authors."
The post Writing Excuses 6.17: Writing Assistants appeared first on Writing Excuses.
Keffy Kehrli joins Brandon, Mary, and Howard at WorldCon 69 for a discussion of gender roles, gender identity, and transsexualism with the objective of being able to write these things believably and accurately.
The post Writing Excuses 6.16: Gender Roles–Black, White, and Gray appeared first on Writing Excuses.
Lauren Beukes joins the 'cast for a discussion of writing cultures that you're not personally a part of.
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Patrick Rothfuss joins the crew at WorldCon 69 for a discussion of how to get readers to suspend their disbelief.
The post Writing Excuses 6.14: Suspension of Disbelief appeared first on Writing Excuses.
Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Mary discuss communications technology, and how the ability for characters to communicate is a critical piece of your world-building, whether you're writing science-fiction, fantasy, or pretty much anything else.
The post Writing Excuses 6.13: World Building Communications Technology appeared first on Writing Excuses.
"The wind rushed across his skin at several hundred miles per second, and registered as an itch." Brandon, Dan, and Mary tear into Howard's two-decade-old manuscript with an eye towards descriptions.
The post Writing Excuses 6.12: Revising For Description appeared first on Writing Excuses.
Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard approach writing descriptions from several different angles and at least five disciplines in order to help you get more done with less purple.
The post Writing Excuses 6.11: Making Your Descriptions Do More Than One Thing appeared first on Writing Excuses.
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this was helpfull thank you ❤️ It encouraged me to write and gat experience