Writing Excuses is a podcast for writers, by writers. But who are those writers?
Season 18 & 19
At the end of 2022 Brandon became a Host Emeritus and Erin Roberts and DongWon Song joined as core hosts from Season 18 onward!
Season 17
Core Hosts:
Guest Hosts:
- C.L. Polk
- DongWon Song
- Fran Wilde
- Kaela Rivera
- Marshall Carr, Jr.
- Maurice Broaddus
- Megan Lloyd
- Peng Shepherd
- Piper Drake
- Zoraida Cordova
Season 16
Core Hosts:
Guest Hosts:
- Amal El-Mohtar
- C.L. Polk
- Cassandra Khaw
- Charlotte Forfieh
- DongWon Song
- Erin Roberts
- Fonda Lee
- James L. Sutter
- Kaela Rivera
- Megan Lloyd
- Sandra Tayler
Season 15
Core Hosts:
Guest Hosts:
Season 14
Core Hosts:
Guest Hosts:
Season 13
Core Hosts:
Guest Hosts:
You’ll hear from these hosts in groups:
The Core Crew: Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard
The Chicago Crew: Brandon, Amal, Mary, and Maurice
The Utah Crew: Brandon, Valynne, Dan, and Howard
The Baltic Sea Crew: Mary, Dan, Aliette, and Howard
Season 12
Core Hosts:
Guest Hosts:
Writing Excuses On The Road
We often record at conventions, provided at least two of us are in attendance, and we can wrangle an engineer. The Road Crew varies a lot, but it always includes special guests drawn from the professionals in attendance. There have been quite a few of those…
Writing Excuses was created by Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, and Dan Wells in 2008. Mary Robinette Kowal joined the cast in 2010. In 2023 DongWon Song & Erin Roberts joined as permanent hosts.