Writing Excuses often features guests as a way to bring different voices and perspectives to the show. Our show would not be possible without our guests, whose expertise and perspectives are a critical part of the podcast. Below is an inexhaustive list of the many guests we have had the pleasure of talking with.

This page attempts to list every guest who has appeared on the podcast, with links to the episodes they were in, and to their home pages.

It is made of hope, ambition, and many edits.

Also, gratitude. In fact, mostly gratitude.

Writing Excuses Guests

• Peter Ahlstrom, 6.17
• Saladin Ahmed, 5.36
• Lou Anders, 1.29, 6.18, 6.20
• Kevin J. Anderson, 5.24, 5.25, 10.39
• Peter Beagle, 9.44
• Brad Beaulieu, 10.41
• Lauren Beukes, 6.15
• Jake Black, 3.24, 3.25
• Marie Brennan, 10.28, 10.30, 10.33
• David Brin, 7.10
• Maurice Broaddus, 7.40
• John Brown, 2.1, 3.16, 3.18, 3.19, 5.9, 5.10, 5.13
• Wesley Chu, 8.43, 8.45, 10.10, 10.12, 10.15
• Kathy Chung, 11.2
• Michael R. Collings, 7.20
• Michaelbrent Collings, 7.20
• Monte Cook, 7.36
• Larry Correia, 3.20, 3.21, 5.30, 7.17
• Sara Crowe, 6.5, 6.8
• James Dashner, 4.6, 4.7, 4.24, 4.25, 7.19
• Bob Defendi, 2.7, 2.8
• Bree Despain, 5.2, 5.3
• Cory Doctorow, 9.48
• Tom Doherty, 8.44
• Valerie Dowbenko, 6.17
• Sarah Eden, 5.31
• Moshe Feder, 1.30
• Eric Flint, 5.21
• Kaja Foglio, 1.28
• Phil Foglio, 1.28
• Nancy Fulda, 2.25, 2.26, 9.3, 9.4, 9.9, 9.10
• M. Todd Gallowglas, 9.45
• Christopher J. Garcia, 9.41
• Patty Garcia, 9.39
• Jaym Gates, 10.41
• Jessica Day George, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10
• Shanna Germain, 7.38
• Max Gladstone, 10.6
• Sara Glassman, 9.47
• Charlie Harmon, 9.46
• Mette Ivie Harrison, 8.51, 8.52, 9.5, 9.6, 9.43
• Tracy Hickman, 2.23, 2.24, 5.28, 5.29
• Allison W. Hill, 9.52
• C. Austin Hill, 9.52
• Jim Hines, 5.37
• Charlie N. Holmberg, 10.35
• Nalo Hopkinson, 10.40, 10.42
• Kameron Hurley, 10.45
• Steve Jackson, 1.31
• Jeph Jacques, 8.35
• J.R. Johansson, 9.43
• Keffy Kehrli, 6.16
• Sherrilyn Kenyon, 5.26, 5.27
• Mary Robinette Kowal, 3.14, 3.15, 3.17, 5.21, 5.22, 5.23
• Ellen Kushner, 6.28, 10.52
• Mercedes Lackey, 8.50
• Mur Lafferty, 6.22
• Sam Logan, 8.48
• Scott Lynch, 8.47
• Jonathan Maberry, 6.23
• Andrew P. Mayer, 6.24
• L. E. Modesitt, Jr., 4.21, 4.22
• Deirdre Saoirse Moen, 9.42
• Susan J. Morris, 10.37
• Brandon Mull, 2.2, 2.3
• Daniel Jose Older, 10.49, 10.51
• Peter Orullian, 9.35, 9.38
• James Artimus Owen, 7.18
• Marco Palmieri, 10.50
• E. J. Patten, 8.22, 8.23, 8.25
• Janci Patterson, 4.23, 7.42
• Aprilynne Pike, 3.2
• Kenny Pike, 4.17
• Sarah Pinborough, 7.8
• Cherie Priest, 8.39, 10.3
• Patrick Rothfuss, 1.32, 6.14
• Aeryn Rudel, 8.46
• Jordan Sanderson, 2.17
• John Scalzi, 5.38
• Bill Schafer, 8.40
• Joel Shepherd, 8.49
• Delia Sherman, 6.28, 10.43, 10.44
• Tom Smith, 5.39
• Michael Stackpole, 1.19
• Paul Stevens, 9.40
• Isaac Stewart, 4.15, 4.16
• Eric James Stone, 1.20, 2.4, 3.3, 7.32, 9.1, 9.2, 9.7, 9.8, 9.11, 9.12, 9.17
• James L. Sutter, 7.43, 10.45
• Sam Sykes, 7.5
• Marc Tassin, 10.37
• Sandra Tayler, 4.17
• Michael Underwood, 10.45, 10.50
• Brad Voytek, 9.34
• Dawn Wells, 4.17
• Robison Wells, 2.20, 2.21, 4.21, 4.22, 4.23, bonus-2, 5.30, 5.31, 8.7, 8.8, 8.11
• Scott Westerfeld, 5.14, 5.15
• Stacy Whitman, 1.12, 1.13
• Dan Willis, 1.18
• Dave Wolverton, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 5.22, 5.23, 5.28, 5.29, 9.36
• Kathleen Dalton Woodbury, 9.37
• Julie Wright, 4.24, 4.25
• Jim Zub, 7.44

Note: Our process for guest selection is an in-person thing. We appreciate the many applications we receive, but since we only record in person, the alignment of applicants, road sessions, and guest slots is rare. Like planetary alignments, only in this case the astronomers plotting those alignments don’t have telescopes, and are busy writing books and stuff.