Writing Excuses

Saladin Ahmed, Nebula- and Campbell-award nominee joins Brandon and Howard at Penguicon 9.0 in Troy, Michigan for a discussion of setting -- specifically, setting an epic fantasy in something besides ...

9 Touko 201117min

Okay, let's have some fun. Not that we weren't having fun for the previous 150+ episodes, mind you. But this is extra-fun. Brandon, Dan, and Howard take the urban fantasy writing prompt about big-box...

2 Touko 201118min

Let's talk about bibles. Specifically, story bibles. What are they, why do we use them, why might we NOT use them, and what tools are working for us? Howard again plugs wikidpad, which he converted B...

24 Huhti 201118min

Question: What does Writing Excuses have in common with Isaac Asimov, Michael Whelan, and Batman? Answer: We've all been nominated at some point for a Hugo award! (Just not all in the same year.) Sp...

24 Huhti 20115min

It's time to talk about alpha readers, and we start with a caveat from Howard: "I don't want to read your book." Let's face it, we here at Writing Excuses might be great alpha readers, but we're not Y...

17 Huhti 201120min

We begin our discussion of Urban Fantasy with a discussion of definitions, which quickly devolves into an argument over what we are actually supposed to be talking about. Moving right along, we explor...

10 Huhti 201117min

Sarah Eden and Robison Wells join Dan and Howard at LTUE to talk about writing romance. Sarah writes in the romance genre, but we're not focusing on the genre -- we're talking about writing romance wi...

4 Huhti 201123min

Dan and Howard are joined by Larry Correia and Robison Wells (Rob is the younger of the Wells brothers), and with the enthusiastic support of a live audience at LTUE they discuss writing action. Larr...

28 Maalis 201119min