Writing Excuses

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Writing Excuses 8.33: Making Non-Human Characters Relatable Aug 18, 2013

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How do you help your readers relate to the non-human characters in your fiction?

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Writing Excuses 8.32: Microcasting Aug 11, 2013

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Q&A covering workflow, contests, lantern-hanging, word counts, and more

Writing Excuses 8.31: Combining Dialogue, Blocking, and Description Aug 04, 2013

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The cast talks about making dialogue, blocking, and description work together for exposition and story-telling.

Writing Excuses 8.30: Writing Reluctant Characters Jul 29, 2013

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The cast discusses how to make reluctant, non-proactive, non-go-getting characters interesting to read about.

Writing Excuses 8.29: Out of Excuses Retreat Q&A #1 Jul 22, 2013

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The cast answers questions about publishing, formatting, process, and the Evil Nemesis John Scalzi.

Writing Excuses 8.28: Your First Contract Jul 14, 2013

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The team talks about contracts, and what you as an author staring at a contract should be considering.

Writing Excuses 8.27: Chapter Breakdowns Jul 07, 2013

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How do we break our books into chapters, and how to we build those chapters to begin with?

Writing Excuses 8.26: Space Opera Jun 30, 2013

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What does "space opera" mean, and how might you go about writing it?

Writing Excuses 8.25: Middle Grade with E.J. Patten Jun 23, 2013

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E.J. Patten joins us again, this to discuss the particulars of writing middle-grade fiction.

Writing Excuses 8.24: Project in Depth–Kiss Me Twice Jun 16, 2013

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Mary walks Brandon, Dan, and Howard through the processes for writing "Kiss Me Twice," her Hugo-nominated novella