Writing Excuses

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Writing Excuses 6.15: Writing Other Cultures Sep 12, 2011

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Lauren Beukes joins the 'cast for a discussion of writing cultures that you're not personally a part of.

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Writing Excuses 6.14: Suspension of Disbelief Sep 05, 2011

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Patrick Rothfuss joins the crew at WorldCon 69 for a discussion of how to get readers to suspend their disbelief.

Writing Excuses 6.13: World Building Communications Technology Aug 29, 2011

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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.

Writing Excuses 6.12: Revising For Description Aug 22, 2011

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"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.

Writing Excuses 6.11: Making Your Descriptions Do More Than One Thing Aug 15, 2011

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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.

Writing Excuses 6.10: Scott Card’s M.I.C.E. Quotient Aug 08, 2011

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Mary walks Brandon, Dan, and Howard through the Milieu, Idea, Character, and Event (M.I.C.E.) quotient from Orson Scott Card, and then they retell the Billy Goats Gruff four times.

Writing Excuses 6.9: Microcasting 2 Electric Boogaloo Jul 31, 2011

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Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard take questions from the Twitterverse ranging from outlining, character creation, and plot-hole repair to skill development and writing groups.

Writing Excuses 6.8: What an Agent Does Jul 25, 2011

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Howard Tayler and Dan Wells interview literary agent Sara Crowe about what agents do for authors, and why having an agent might be the right thing for your career.