Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard each crank out the beginnings of a story from the same set of story seeds.
Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.
Lou Anders joins Dan, Howard, and Mary for a discussion of endings.
Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Mary talk about pitching — a critical skill for new and established authors alike.
Lou Anders joins Mary, Dan, and Howard at Dragon*Con for a discussion of the Hollywood Formula.
Peter Ahlstrom, assistant to Brandon Sanderson, and Valerie Dowbenko, assistant to Pat Rothfuss, join Brandon and Dan to talk about what they do for “their authors.”
Keffy Kehrli joins Brandon, Mary, and Howard at WorldCon 69 for a discussion of gender roles, gender identity, and transsexualism with the objective of being able to write these things believably and accurately.
Lauren Beukes joins the ‘cast for a discussion of writing cultures that you’re not personally a part of.
Patrick Rothfuss joins the crew at WorldCon 69 for a discussion of how to get readers to suspend their disbelief.
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.
“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.