We’ve talked about where to start. Now Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard talk about how to start — what goes “in” when you’re going “in late, out early.”
Tools, not rules. For writers, by writers.
Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Mary review some of Emma Coats’ “Pixar Rules” for storytelling
Howard Tayler gives NaNoWriMo participants a pep-talk on their way into the last week of the month.
What are the things that matter to your characters? What things matter to your readers? After we get the obligatory ambiguity out of the way, we settle into talking about the “stakes” and the escalation thereof.
Dan Wells and Robison Wells give you a pep talk for the second week of NaNoWriMo.
Brandon talks in depth about his novella “The Emperor’s Soul”
Brandon and Mary take time out from World Fantasy to encourage everyone participating in NaNoWriMo.
Last month we announced the first ever Writing Excuses retreat, and we were delighted to see how much interest you all had in this kind of event. We honestly didn’t know what to expect from this retreat, since it was the first time we’d ever attempted anything like it–would it…
It’s microcasting time! This week we take a crack at the following listener questions: What percentage of a rough draft makes it into print? What are the pitfalls of jumping from novels to short fiction, and vice versa? Do you need to start with short fiction first? (This answer involves…
Jim Zub talks writing comics with Brandon, Howard, and Mary at GenCon Indy