Writing Excuses

By Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard TaylerBusiness Fiction Careers

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Writing Excuses episodes

November 23, 2011 NaNoWriMo Pep-Talk from Dan
This your third week of NaNoWriMo, and Dan's here to tell you your wordcount should be at around 38,000. He also tells us how NaNoWriMo helped him write faster and keep to a schedule, and that you (yes YOU) are awesome.

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2 min
November 21, 2011 Writing Excuses 6.25: When Characters do Dumb Things
Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Mary talk about making characters do dumb things for smart reasons.

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17 min
November 17, 2011 NaNoWriMo Pep-Talk from Mary
Mary Robinette Kowal offers encouragement to the 2011 NaNoWriMo crowd.

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2 min
November 14, 2011 Writing Excuses 6.24: From the Ridiculous to the Sublime
Andrew P. Mayer joins Howard, Mary, and Dan to talk about taking silly ideas and making seriously awesome stuff out of them.

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19 min
November 09, 2011 NaNoWriMo Pep-Talk from Brandon
Brandon Sanderson offers a quick pep-talk for NaNoWriMo participants.

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2 min
November 07, 2011 Writing Excuses 6.23: Pigeon Holes
Jonathan Maberry joins Howard, Dan, and Mary to discuss pigeonholes -- specifically, not ending up in one.

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18 min
October 31, 2011 Writing Excuses 6.22: Continuing Education for Writers
Mur Lafferty joins Howard, Mary, and Dan to talk about ways in which writers can continue their education.

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20 min
October 24, 2011 Writing Excuses 6.21: Brainstorming From Story Seeds
Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard each crank out the beginnings of a story from the same set of story seeds.

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17 min
October 17, 2011 Writing Excuses 6.20: Endings
Lou Anders joins Dan, Howard, and Mary for a discussion of endings.

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19 min
October 10, 2011 Writing Excuses 6.19: Pitching
Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Mary talk about pitching -- a critical skill for new and established authors alike.

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19 min