In this second part a VERY SPECIAL two-part session of Writing Excuses Brandon, Dan, and Howard continue to tear into Mary’s first novel outline.
Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.
In this outlining demonstration Mary reads from an early outline, then Brandon, Dan, and Howard brutally dissect it.
Brandon and Mary school Howard on “Man vs. Nature.” They might school the rest of us, too.
Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard field questions from Twitter, including what to do if you don’t like your characters, keeping your plot on track, and how grounded in real geography your urban fantasy should be. There is also a question about bacon.
How do you take a good character and make them evil? And why would you want to do this? Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard answer that second question first, and then walk you through the process of doing this.
Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard talk endings, and how to troubleshoot common problems writers have with them.
Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard talk about using character foils in building a story.
Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard brainstorm some fantasy setting elements for you. Need a magic system on the cheap? How about a political power structure?
Andrew P. Mayer joins Howard, Mary, and Dan to talk about taking silly ideas and making seriously awesome stuff out of them.
Mur Lafferty joins Howard, Mary, and Dan to talk about ways in which writers can continue their education.