The Writing Excuses Crew fields questions about crossed genres, literary fiction, magical realism, and more.
Tools, not rules. For writers, by writers.
Mary, Dan, and Howard help Brandon brainstorm a story, this time featuring psychic birds.
We begin with an audio glitch and a jumbling of our usual intro. Why? Because it breaks rhythm, and sometimes you may actually want to do that. Narrative rhythm is the pattern of story elements and associated structures that help drive the reader’s pace through a book. Consciously managed, narrative…
Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard brainstorm a science-fiction short story featuring artificial intelligence
The cast grills Howard about “Deus ex Nauseum,” the bonus story from Emperor Pius Dei
Robison Wells discusses writing mentally ill characters with Brandon, Mary, and Dan.
Howard brainstorms with Brandon, Mary, and Dan on a Schlock Mercenary bonus story.
The team helps Howard brainstorm a story about big Pharma and Death…
Robison Wells joins Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard to talk about health — especially the mental kind.
Robison Wells joins the ‘cast to talk to us about cliffhangers.