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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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18.33: Deep Dive: The Schlock Mercenary Finale

18.33: Deep Dive: The Schlock Mercenary Finale

The first episode in our eight-episode Deep Dive into Howard’s weekly webcomic strip, Schlock Mercenary. We grill Howard... Read more

13 Aug 2023

27mins

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18.32: The Kirsten Vangsness Expansion Pack

18.32: The Kirsten Vangsness Expansion Pack

We have a special guest episode! Kirsten Vangsness, Criminal Minds star, joins us to talk about her experience as a writ... Read more

6 Aug 2023

31mins

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18.31: Getting Personal: Mining Your Life for Themes

18.31: Getting Personal: Mining Your Life for Themes

In our final episode diving into how and why Dan wrote “Dark One: Forgotten,” talk about how you can take something pers... Read more

30 Jul 2023

24mins

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18.30: Planting Supernatural Seeds

18.30: Planting Supernatural Seeds

How do you slowly reveal the supernatural in an obviously supernatural story? How can you prepare your audience for a re... Read more

23 Jul 2023

23mins

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18.29: Collaboration And Partnership

18.29: Collaboration And Partnership

What are the best practices for collaboration? How do you write in an established intellectual property (IP)? How do you... Read more

16 Jul 2023

30mins

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18.28: Writing Conversational Dialogue

18.28: Writing Conversational Dialogue

How do you write dialogue that sounds natural? We have some things to keep in mind when you write conversations between ... Read more

9 Jul 2023

25mins

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18.27: Framing Stories

18.27: Framing Stories

Have you ever framed a story within a story? Are you looking for a way to add structure or tension to your story? In thi... Read more

2 Jul 2023

28mins

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18.26: Broadening Your Writing Wheelhouse: Video Game Dialogue, RPG Adventures, & More

18.26: Broadening Your Writing Wheelhouse: Video Game Dialogue, RPG Adventures, & More

Let’s talk about the things you can write that are not typically what we talk about—formats that aren't novels and short... Read more

25 Jun 2023

27mins

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18.25: To Narrator or Not to Narrator

18.25: To Narrator or Not to Narrator

In our second episode on Dan Wells’ audio-only book, “Dark One: Forgotten,” we provide you with tools and advice to cons... Read more

18 Jun 2023

26mins

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18.24: “Dark One: Forgotten” Deep Dive

18.24: “Dark One: Forgotten” Deep Dive

The team grills Dan on his audio-only book “Dark One: Forgotten,” which he co-wrote with Brandon Sanderson. We find out ... Read more

11 Jun 2023

30mins

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