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

Writing Excuses

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Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler discuss writing techniques in a fast-paced format. A weekly podcast about the craft and business of writing.

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

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Writing Excuses 9.9: What to do When Truth is Stranger than Fiction 03.03.2014 17:48

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Writing Excuses 9.8: When is your Handwavium Good Enough? 24.02.2014 15:52

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Writing Excuses 9.7: Last Pass Revisions with Eric James Stone 16.02.2014 18:51

Eric James Stone joins us for a discussion of revision, and what the final pass process looks like. Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal: htt...

Writing Excuses 9.6: The Experience of Time 10.02.2014 20:16

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Writing Excuses 9.5: Hijacking the Knowledge You Already Have, with Mette Ivie Harrison 03.02.2014 19:05

Mette Ivie Harrison joins us to talk about how to "hijack" the knowledge you already have in order to make you a better writer. Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Ta...

Writing Excuses 9.4: Artificial Intelligence with Nancy Fulda 27.01.2014 19:40

Nancy Fulda talks Artificial Intelligence with Brandon, Mary, and Howard. Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal: https://www.talkiatry.com Sup...

Writing Excuses 9.3: Character Perception vs. Narrative Perception with Nancy Fulda 19.01.2014 19:04

Nancy Fulda joins the cast for a discussion of narrative versus character perceptions Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal: https://www.talki...

Writing Excuses 9.2: Hard Science Fiction with Eric James Stone 13.01.2014 17:57

Eric James Stone joins us for a discussion of hard science fiction -- what it is, what it isn't, and how to do it well. Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/...

Writing Excuses 9.1: Chronology of a Book Deal with Eric James Stone 06.01.2014 22:16

Eric James Stone joins us to talk about the book deal chronology for UNFORGETTABLE. Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal: https://www.talkiat...

Writing Excuses 8.52: You Think You Don’t Have Time to Write, with Mette Ivie Harrison 30.12.2013 18:30

Mette Ivie Harrison joins us to talk about the reasons you think you don't have time to write. Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal: http...

Writing Excuses 8.51: Creative non-fiction with Mette Ivie Harrison 23.12.2013 17:49

Mette Ivie Harrison joins us to discuss creative non-fiction, the genre in which the tools of creative writing are applied to factually accurate narratives. Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiat...

Writing Excuses 8.50: Q&A with Mercedes Lackey 15.12.2013 20:47

Mercedes Lackey joins Brandon, Mary, and Howard to field listener questions at GenCon Indy. Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal: https://www...

Writing Excuses 8.49: Hard Social Science Fiction with Joel Shepherd 08.12.2013 16:06

Joel Shepherd joins Brandon, Mary, and Howard to talk about hard social science. Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal: https://www.talkiatry....

Writing Excuses 8.48: Long-Form Storytelling with Sam Logan 01.12.2013 20:43

Sam Logan of "Sam and Fuzzy" talks long-form storytelling with Brandon, Mary, and Howard Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal: https:...

Writing Excuses 8.47: Roguishness with Scott Lynch 25.11.2013 19:15

Scott Lynch, author of The Republic of Thieves, joins Brandon, Howard, and Mary before a live audience at GenCon Indy to talk about roguishness. Why do we like rogues? What can a roguish character accomplish in terms of story purposes? Can the rogue accomplish things a more classically moral character cannot? Most importantly, what do authors need to do in order to help readers like the rogues, ra...

Writing Excuses 8.46: Editing with Aeryn Rudel 17.11.2013 16:52

Aeryn Rudel from Privateer Press and Skull Island X joins us at GenCon Indy to talk about editing. Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal: http...

Writing Excuses 8.45: Gencon Q&A With Wesley Chu 11.11.2013 16:55

Wes Chu joins Brandon, Mary, and Howard for a live audience Q&A at GenCon Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal: https://www.talkiatry.com...

Writing Excuses 8.44: Talking Publishing with Tom Doherty 03.11.2013 16:12

Tom Doherty, president and founder of Tor books, joins us at GenCon to talk publishing. Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal: https://www.tal...

Writing Excuses 8.43: Realistic Melee Fighting with Wesley Chu 27.10.2013 18:53

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Writing Excuses 8.42: The Internal Heckler vs. The Internal Editor 20.10.2013 17:32

"Silence your internal editor" may not be very good advice. We talk about why. Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal: https://www.talk...

Writing Excuses 8.41: Out of Excuses Retreat Microcasting 14.10.2013 18:03

Microcasting... it's what we call Q&A. Beta readers, IP issues, discovery writing, chapter length, and more. Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for...

Writing Excuses 8.40: Publishing with Bill Schafer 07.10.2013 19:29

Bill Schaefer of Subterranean Press talks publishing with us. Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal: https://www.talkiatry.com Support this po...

Writing Excuses 8.39: Dystopian Fiction with Cherie Priest 30.09.2013 19:38

Cherie Priest joins the cast for a discussion of dystopian fiction before a live audience. Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal: https://www....

Writing Excuses 8.38:Out of Excuses Retreat Q&A #2 23.09.2013 20:33

The cast talks about self publishing, our early career difficulties, Easter Eggs, and more... Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal: https://w...

Writing Excuses 8.37: When Fail Happens in Your Career 16.09.2013 18:29

How do you respond to bad reviews, publisher errors, or other possible "career fail" situations? Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal...