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Writing Excuses Episode 3: Killing your Darlings

How do you make your novel better? Sometimes you have to cut out the part you like best. Don’t believe me? Before I posted this I had attached an image of a chimp wearing a tux. Brandon’s Deleted Scenes Howard’s Original Time-Travel Outline Powered by RedCircle Transcript As transcribed by…

Writing Excuses Episode 2: Blending the Familiar and the Original

How do you know when your setting of high school kids solve supernatural mysteries becomes cliché?  Brandon, Howard and Dan discuss how you create unique concepts by blending familiar topics with something new and original and how to avoid possible pitfalls. Powered by RedCircle Transcript As transcribed by Mike Barker…

Writing Excuses Episode 1: Brainstorming

Brandon, Howard and Dan discuss where their ideas come from and Howard tells us a little too much about his love of Pepsi. wikidPad Home Page Powered by RedCircle Transcript As transcribed by Mike Barker Okay, I’m behind. But over at http://www.writingexcuses.com/ Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, and Dan Wells are putting out…

What is Writing Excuses?

Writing Excuses is a podcast. This website says “Writing Excuses” all over it, and is made of mostly text, yes, but in truth Writing Excuses is an audio thing. It’s for listening to! Writing Excuses is a fast-paced, educational podcast for writers, by writers. It airs weekly, with new episodes appearing each…