Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.

20.18: LIVE: The Art of Teaching

This episode was recorded live at our 2024 Writing Excuses Cruise. (Did you know that we host a writing retreat on a cruise every year!?! You can learn more at https://writingexcuses.com/retreats/)  While on a boat in Mexico, Erin Roberts was joined by Marshall Carr—our incredible recording engineer who is also a…

20.17: An Interview with Christopher Schwarz

This season, we’ve been exploring different approaches to writing through the lens of other crafts and their respective toolkits. We had the pleasure of speaking with furniture-maker, writer, and publisher Christopher Schwarz. Christopher is an incredible artist, writer, and is also the founder of Lost Arts Press, which publishes books on hand…

19.33: Workshops and Retreats

Today we’re taking a break from our Close Reading Series to discuss writing workshops and retreats! We dive into how to find and prepare to attend a workshop or a retreat and what to think about for organizing your own.  Thing of the Week: Solo RPGs! (Strider Mode, Star Trek Adventures,…

19.25: From the Classroom to the Page

Learning is great, but how do you translate it into doing without getting overwhelmed? What is the difference between learning in the classroom and executing when you’re on your own? Marshall, our incredible recording engineer, just finished an MFA program. Congrats, Marshall!! On today’s episode, we gril Marshall in order to understand…