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Writing Excuses

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

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Writing Excuses 7.1 When Good Characters Go Bad Jan 02, 2012

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How do you take a good character and make them evil? And why would you want to do this? Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard answer that second question first, and then walk you through the process of doing this.

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Writing Excuses 6.30: Help! I Can’t End My Book! Dec 26, 2011

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Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard talk endings, and how to troubleshoot common problems writers have with them.

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Writing Excuses 6.29: Character Foils Dec 19, 2011

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Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard talk about using character foils in building a story.

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Writing Excuses 6.28: Interstitial Art Dec 12, 2011

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Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman from the Interstitial Arts Foundation join Mary Robinette Kowal and Dan Wells to talk about the gaps between genres.

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Writing Excuses 6.27: Fantasy Setting Yard Sale Dec 04, 2011

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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?

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NaNoWriMo Pep-talk from Howard Nov 30, 2011

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Howard brings NaNoWriMo home with a final pep-talk for you. Short version: you're still out of excuses. Don't stop writing.

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Writing Excuses 6.26: Mystery Plotting Nov 28, 2011

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Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard talk about plotting a good mystery, especially as part of a non-mystery-genre book.

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NaNoWriMo Pep-Talk from Dan Nov 23, 2011

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This your third week of NaNoWriMo, and Dan's here to tell you your wordcount should be at around 38,000. He also tells us how NaNoWriMo helped him write faster and keep to a schedule, and that you (yes YOU) are awesome.

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Writing Excuses 6.25: When Characters do Dumb Things Nov 21, 2011

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Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Mary talk about making characters do dumb things for smart reasons.

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NaNoWriMo Pep-Talk from Mary Nov 17, 2011

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Mary Robinette Kowal offers encouragement to the 2011 NaNoWriMo crowd.

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