The fourth of the SHADOWS BENEATH critique episodes, in which Howard is stuck…
Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.
The first of the SHADOWS BENEATH critique episodes, in which we thrash on a new Cosmere story from Brandon Sanderson so that he can fix it. Part 1 of 2.
Side quests come in a couple of forms — they may be something inside the book that takes the characters away from the main plotline, or they may be adventures that take place outside of the book itself. We talk about the first type, and how to make sure they’re…
Prologues, motivations, and research, oh my!
How do we interact with readers who find meaning in our works that we don’t recall putting in there?
We answer questions on tropes, narrative styles, editing, rule-breaking and more.
A Q&A episode with Eric James Stone
If you wanted to register for the Out of Excuses Workshop and Retreat and didn’t get in, I’m hoping that you might be interested in the Writing the Other Workshop and Retreat. It’s held at the same location, Mary Robinette Kowal’s parents’ house. Mary will be joined by NY Times…
Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard talk about the unpleasant surprises their careers dropped on them.
We talk about expressing controversial opinions on the Internet. And just talking about it might be controversial…