Writing Excuses

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Writing Excuses 9.1: Chronology of a Book Deal with Eric James Stone Jan 06, 2014

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Eric James Stone joins us to talk about the book deal chronology for UNFORGETTABLE.

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Writing Excuses 8.52: You Think You Don’t Have Time to Write, with Mette Ivie Harrison Dec 30, 2013

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Mette Ivie Harrison joins us to talk about the reasons you think you don't have time to write.

Writing Excuses 8.51: Creative non-fiction with Mette Ivie Harrison Dec 23, 2013

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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.

Writing Excuses 8.50: Q&A with Mercedes Lackey Dec 15, 2013

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Mercedes Lackey joins Brandon, Mary, and Howard to field listener questions at GenCon Indy.

Writing Excuses 8.49: Hard Social Science Fiction with Joel Shepherd Dec 08, 2013

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Joel Shepherd joins Brandon, Mary, and Howard to talk about hard social science.

Writing Excuses 8.48: Long-Form Storytelling with Sam Logan Dec 01, 2013

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Sam Logan of "Sam and Fuzzy" talks long-form storytelling with Brandon, Mary, and Howard

Writing Excuses 8.47: Roguishness with Scott Lynch Nov 25, 2013

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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, rather than just thinking they're awful people?