Microcasting! This is a fancy word for "Q&A" -- we pick some questions from Twitter, and do what amounts to nine mini-episodes of Writing Excuses with a side of bacon. This time around the questions were:

* What do you do if you dont like your characters?

* How do you keep your plot on track?

* Is it better to use real locations in an Urban Fantasy?

* What do you do about plot holes?

* How do you know if you should abandon a story and move on to something else?

* How do you ensure the answers to mysteries are satisfying?

* What are some language-level mistakes that mark writing as amateurish?

* What should a scene consist of?

* What kind of bacon is best?

* Why is Schlock, who looks like a pile of poo, lovable instead of disgusting?

Dan Has A New Book Out This Week: Partials releases this Tuesday, Februrary 28th.

Howard Has An Actual Birthday This Week: Wednesday, February 29th. There will be a sale on at schlockmercenary.com, and it will involve the numbers 11, 29, and 44.