Writing Excuses Bonus Episode 2: Rules of Writing Excuses
If you're new to Writing Excuses, or if you're just curious about some of the terminology we use, let us break it down for you. These are the rules/tricks that we use to keep ourselves on task. Our S...
24 Mars 20083min
Writing Excuses Episode 7: Villains
Are flaws necessary for villains? What traits make for a really good (err... evil?) villain? What's the difference between Sauron and Gollum? ("That's the LAST time I send you out shopping for Gollum...
24 Mars 200814min
Writing Excuses Episode 6: Flaws vs Handicaps
Is there a difference between the two? How do you use each appropriately in your writing? And how lovable can a group of mercenaries be? Our Sponsors: * Check out MasterClass and use my code master...
17 Mars 200816min
Writing Excuses Bonus Episode 1: Remembering Gary Gygax
Brandon, Howard and Dan talk about their first exposure to RPG games, Gary Gygax and the influence he had on them and the industry. Our Sponsors: * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.c...
10 Mars 20087min
Writing Excuses Episode 5: Heroes and Protagonists
What makes a good hero? Why is Dirk Pitt so cool? Why do people like Superman? And why does Howard-with-a-chest-cold start to sound like Barry White? Some of these questions are answered in this epi...
10 Mars 200815min
Writing Excuses Episode 4: Beginnings
The first line of any story is the most important. People get drawn in to a book because of the first line. Brandon, Howard and Dan talk about how to start a book and what's important about the firs...
3 Mars 200815min
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 Sc...
25 Feb 200816min
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 some...
18 Feb 200814min
