We promo’d Word Puppets, by Mary Robinette Kowal, narrated by Kate Baker, but the audiobook does not appear to be available as of this writing. WX Trivia: Episode 11.34 represents a pair of firsts for us here at Writing … Continue reading 11.34: Humor as a Sub-Genre →. Lost Stars, by Claudia Gray, narrated by Pierce Cravens. Season 11: Elemental Genres. This is the frame of mind that many successful writers suffer from, in which they worry that they’re not really good enough at writing to be enjoying their success. To cap it off, we ask Stacy about her current … Continue reading Writing Excuses Episode 13: Submitting to Editors Part 2 →, Does magic need rules? Now, how do you balance your life so that you can make the jump to writing full-time? This is a narrow definition of the word, but it’s a very useful way to look at books where the … Continue reading 11.40: Elemental Drama →. Take the “yes, but; no, and” approach on one of your try-fail cycles. Liner Notes Elantris Mad Prince Deleted Scenes Dan’s … Continue reading Writing Excuses Episode 33: Side Characters →. If you’re stuck because you think your … Continue reading Writing Excuses Episode 17: This Sucks and I’m a Horrible Writer →, While at CONduit, we recorded three episodes of Writing Excuses in front of an audience, and this is the first of those. Write down the arguments in favor of the side you disagree with, but don’t use strawman arguments. Season 15: Topics You Asked About! What the minimum size for an ensemble? Cast your book! Focusing on elemental drama can be tricky. Uncanny Magazine, edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damien Thomas, Michael R. Underwood has talked to us about hand-selling books before, but that was about pitching to agents and editors. What types of mysteries can fit well as sub-plots? Can you teach style? It is an educational podcast that helps novelists/writers. Can you learn tone? Elemental Genre becomes particularly useful when you start blending the elements for sub-plots, character arcs, or even mash-ups. Here are some notes I took after listening to Writing Excuses. Bands of Mourning, by Brandon Sanderson, narrated by Michael Kramer, Gama Ray Martinez joins us at LTUE to field questions on the Element of Wonder, which were submitted by members of our audience. Sure, some are the real-life instances you may connect with, and others are cheesy ideas saved in your head. “You’ll Surely Drown Here If You Stay,” by Alyssa Wong, which is available to read here. (Note: When we say “two weeks ago” over and over, that’s just bad math. Victoria Schwab, who also writes as V.E. 15.02: Writing Between the Lines. Here’s a hint: as with pretty much everything … Continue reading Writing Excuses Episode 26: Horror →. Ad: Tor Book … Continue reading Writing Excuses Episode 9: Sci-Fi Sub-Genre →, Pacing… it’s all about keeping the tension up, keeping things snappy, and keeping the reader interested. [Charlaine] Thank you. Modessit, Jr. →. We decided to end the season with a discussion of endings. The sixth annual Writing Excuses Workshop and Retreat makes a triumphant return to the Caribbean Sea! Remember, elemental drama is basically “character change.” A great many stories use character change in some way—it’s almost ubiquitous. HOW is it scary? Find an element that perhaps you’ve taken for granted, and turn it into something fascinating. Beware! ... A subreddit to discuss and share everything relating to the Writing Excuses podcast. Find a way for them to tell that joke “in character,” in their style. Liner Notes: Sanderson’s first … Continue reading Writing Excuses Episode 14: Magic Systems and their Rules →, This week the Writing Excuses team discusses magic again, this time focusing on the cost of magic. But I think it’s also of interest to readers who’d like to know how stories work. I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson, narrated by Robertson Dean, Shannon Hale joins us at LTUE for a live-audience session in which we explore gender biases, and extrapolate from there to our many other unconscious biases. If you haven’t yet read Ghost Talkers, by Mary Robinette Kowal, this episode will spoil great swathes of book for you. The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales, edited by Navah Wolfe (available October 18th, 2016. Members. We might have been hungry at the time. This is an index of my transcripts of the Writing Excuses podcasts. It comes from Season 1, Episode 12 and Season 1, Episode 13. Season 14: Worldbuilding! Credits: This episode was … Continue reading 11.25: Elemental Mystery is Everywhere →. In our first Elemental Issue episode we asked you to read a magazine. Modessit, Jr. 11.19: Fashion for Writers, with Rebecca McKinney. Do you ever picture your scenes as if they were in a movie? How do you decide the pacing … Continue reading 11.39: Elemental Relationship Q&A, with Greg van Eekhout →. How do you show a “best friend” relationship? We’re giving all that a wide miss by adding an adjective, and defining a new term: Elemental Genre. Alif the Unseen, by G. Willow Wilson, narrated by Sanjiv Jhaveri. Whether you write from a solid outline or discover your plot as you go, we’ve got tricks and tools for you. Practice your cliffhangers! We’ll also yak for a while about the differences between Superman and Gandalf, which makes us, if nothing else, huge nerds. Put a mystery into whatever it is you’re working on. In this episode we explore using the element of adventure as an ingredient in something that has far more than adventure going on in it. The Writing Excuses team sits down to talk about religion as a world-building device: your characters probably believe in something, so what is it? How do we use that to add depth to our story? An object, a character, and a genre. You’ll arrive back in Houston again on October … Elemental mystery can be found in any work in which our curiosity is what keeps us turning pages. How do I give … Continue reading 11.52: Elemental Ensemble Q&A, With Claudia Gray →, A Million Worlds With You, by Claudia Gray, narrated by Tavia Gilbert, Writing Excuses 11.1: Introduction to Elemental Genre, 11.11: Self Publishing in 2016, with Michaelbrent Collings, 11.12: Idea as Subgenre, With Nancy Fulda. We begin in Houston, TX, on September 13; we’ll visit Cozumel, Georgetown, and Falmouth, and end up back in Houston again on September 22. Then take the scary line and create two separate short stories using it. Sorcerer to the Crown, by Zen Cho, narrated by Jenny Sterlin. Season 12: Structure. Are plot twists necessary? Credits: This episode was recorded aboard Oasis of the Seas … Continue reading 11.49: Elemental Ensemble, with Michael Damien Thomas →. 11.21: Q&A on Elemental Horror, with Steve Diamond, 11.22: Examining Unconscious Biases, with Shannon Hale, 11.28: Impostor Syndrome, with Alyssa Wong, 11.31: Futurism, with Trina Marie Phillips, 11.33: Crossover Fiction, with Victoria Schwab, 11.35: Elemental Humor Q&A with Victoria Schwab, 11.37: Casting Your Book, with Gama Martinez, 11.38: The Elemental Relationship as a Sub-Genre, 11.39: Elemental Relationship Q&A, with Greg van Eekhout, 11.41: The Editor’s Wish List, with Navah Wolfe, 11.Bonus-01: Characterization and Differentiation, with Robin Hobb, 11.43: Elemental Drama Q&A, with Tananarive Due, 11.44: Project in Depth, GHOST TALKERS, by Mary Robinette Kowal, 11.Bonus-03: Some Books Have Maps in the Front, with Maurice Broaddus, Mur Lafferty, and James Sutter, 11.45: Elemental Issue, with Desiree Burch, 11.46: Colonialism, with Steven Barnes, Tempest Bradford, DongWon Song, and Shveta Thakrar, 11.47: Issue as a Subgenre, with Steven Barnes. Imagine an individual in that group, and ask yourself what that person is going to do, and why. Why does this work? Then write it so that the horror comes first, and the humor is last. This week’s Writing Excuses is brought to you by Schlock Mercenary: The Teraport Wars by Howard Tayler, Like all right-thinking people, we loved The Dark Knight–but because we are also writers obsessed with the craft of storytelling, we liked it for very specific, very nerdy reasons. This podcast contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings, Return of … Continue reading Writing Excuses Episode 22: Doing The Unpopular →, You’ve heard about viewpoint, but do you really know what it means? … Continue reading 11.17: Elemental Adventure Q&A →. Take an expository scene, and set it during something exciting. We also cover … Continue reading 11.27: The Elemental Thriller →. The outcome or conclusion of the dialogue scene should remain the same. You’re a writer, and the writing is almost paying the bills. We talk economics, logistics, sensory engagement, and we goof off quite a bit in the process. [Dongwon] 15 minutes long. Season Eleven will not be engaging in those arguments. The Wright Brothers, written and narrated by David McCullough. Let’s move beyond simply being cooks, and strive to become chefs. [Whoo!] Figure out how your characters’ entry into these places will change the places, your characters, and the story. The type of satisfaction we feel at the reveal may also reveal the elemental genre in which the element of mystery has been embedded. In this episode we have Dan Willis join us as we take questions from the crowd. The seventh annual Writing Excuses Workshop and Retreat is going to be amazing! What do you do when beta readers figure out the mystery really early? Swan Song, by Robert McCammon, narrated by Tom Stechshulte, We have processed the applications, read the submissions, and made the extremely difficult decisions, and the dust has cleared to reveal the four incredible scholarship recipients for this year’s Writing Excuses Retreat. So… your career is … Season 12: Structure. No audio version available yet. Gail Carriger joins us to talk about her Convention Survival Kit, which is full of things most of us wish we’d known to pack with us years ago. Liner Notes: we mentioned Episode … Continue reading 11.23: The Element of Mystery →. … Write a character sketch of them. Imagine someone is a serial art collector AND a serial artist killer. The word “drama” gets thrown around a lot. This is the process by which you create a cast of characters for your story ahead of creating the story itself, allowing you to stay ahead of your default decisions for who will step into the scene next. Season 4. Writing Excuses, Season One. Join us as we take a journey through What The Dark Knight Did Right: strong characters, excellent dialogue, a layered plot that blended perfectly (and unexpectedly) … Continue reading Writing Excuses Episode 34: What The Dark Knight Did Right →. As it happens, tracking Navah’s wish list as you write is … Continue reading 11.41: The Editor’s Wish List, with Navah Wolfe →. You are going to descend into madness, your writing will become gibberish or something horrible will happen, and then Brandon will scream. Michelle Lyons McFarland, Monica Valentinelli, and Shanna Germain join Howard and Dan at GenCon, and talk about the craft of world building for role playing games. Force the character to figure out WHAT they need. How would … Continue reading 11.48: Elemental Issue Q&A, with DongWon Song →. The Shootout Solution (Genrenauts Episode 1), by Michael R. Underwood, Lynne M. Thomas joins us to continue our discussion of the Elemental Ensemble, which is one of our favorite elemental tools. Word count equals motivation times focus. Here they are! Credits: this episode was recorded by Jeff Cools, and mastered by Alex Jackson ¹We’re differentiating “Relationship” from “Ensemble” because … Continue reading 11.36: The Elemental Relationship →. Sanderson variation: Every word you write is worthwhile. This episode runs … Continue reading 11.46: Colonialism, with Steven Barnes, Tempest Bradford, DongWon Song, and Shveta Thakrar →. Ghost Talkers, by Mary Robinette Kowal, and also narrated by Mary, Humor is present as an element, at least to some degree, in a substantial amount of the media we consume. You haven’t missed an episode.) Someone has to make a pitch when they are very, very drunk. Brandon, Dan, and Howard are joined by Phil and Kaja Foglio, and we discuss writing for webcomics… no, wait… writing for “sequential picture-assisted storytelling.” Phil and Kaja are the creators of Girl Genius, the web’s … Continue reading Writing Excuses Episode 28: Writing for Webcomics with Phil and Kaja Foglio →, So what exactly does an editor, do, anyway? The … Continue reading Writing Excuses Episode 11: The Business of Writing →, This week, special guest Stacy Whitman joins us from Mirrorstone books (an imprint of Wizards of the Coast). How does it affect their lives? Brandon: I’m Brandon. →, Steve Diamond joins us for our third and final Elemental Horror episode as we field your questions about this particular building block. If you find problems with this index or the transcripts, please let me know at mbarker at computer dot org! Credits: … Continue reading 11.37: Casting Your Book, with Gama Martinez →. 11.15: The Environment, with L.E. So this is what you wanted to know! Worse, this mindset can prevent us from continuing to create. The sheet is read-only, but you can copy it or print it or whatever you need to do in order to create one of your own. We start off trying to talk about game adaptations, and the challenges they present for writers, but then we devolve into a more straightforward discussion of writing for … Continue reading Writing Excuses Episode 31: Talking RPG and Game Writing with Steve Jackson →, In this, the last of our WorldCon 66 episodes, Brandon, Dan, and Howard interview Name of the Wind author Patrick Rothfuss. My Name is Red, by Orhan Pamuk, narrated by John Lee. I knew to finish on time I’d need to wring every ounce of writing … We discuss some good crossover examples, and how some of the … Continue reading 11.33: Crossover Fiction, with Victoria Schwab →. Deadline time. Women Destroy Science Fiction! LINER NOTES: Howard repeatedly invoked John August’s blog post about heroes, protagonists, and main … Continue reading Writing Excuses Episode 5: Heroes and Protagonists →. What do they fear? Write a joke, and have each of your characters tell that joke. How do you use each appropriately in your writing? Prune the “sequel” down to nothing between a pair of “scenes,” and force your characters to move directly from a problematic success (“yes, but”) or a disastrous failure (“no, and”) into the next crisis. Also, you probably won’t get as much out of it. You are likely to find reasons like toddler trouble, age, illness, time, little knowledge, to creativity blocks still making headlines in the writing community as the biggest launchers to writing excuses. The Goose Girl, by Shannon Hale, narrated by Cynthia Bishop, Our exploration of elemental genres continues with the sense of “I want to do that.”. Describe the same outfit from two different point of view characters. And it can’t be silly. Take some of the humor types, and rewrite a scene several times. A word count in motion tends to remain in motion. They are: A word count at rest tends to remain at rest. Pull some of your favorite books down, examine the dialog itself, without tags, and determine what tricks the writer has used to differentiate the character voices. We explore the emotional components that readers seek from horror, and then drill down into the ways that we can create those reactions in our readers. It is an educational podcast that helps novelists/writers. Some of these questions are answered in this episode while others are better left unexplained. Season 13: Character. I Am Princess X, by Cherie Priest, narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal, Let’s get this out of the way up front: in the syntax of elemental genres, the phrase “the element of thriller” is clunky. Brainstorm some story ideas, looking at what happens to them when you mix those genres up with the ensemble element. And how lovable can a group of mercenaries be? Credits: This episode was recorded by Daniel Thompson, and mastered by … Continue reading 11.12: Idea as Subgenre, With Nancy Fulda →. This list of notes is your “beat chart,” and it’s going to teach you neat things about your story. raw download clone embed report print text 106.98 KB 4-1 - Types of Humor . … Continue reading 11.28: Impostor Syndrome, with Alyssa Wong →. Last modified: 9/16/11. Authors writing Elemental Issue stories raise questions for the readers. Write a monologue from the POV of a member of that magazine’s target audience. Season 7. Can you put a traitor into an ensemble story? It adds interest, emotion, and lots of plot possibilities to everything from sense of wonder to the hard-hitting issue. How do you avoid making the wonder stale? Outline a story in which your character must choose to do something horrific. Brandon, Howard and Dan talk about how to start a book and what’s important about the first line. The word “genre” has a lot of weight to it. The Elemental Issue is similar to the Elemental Idea, but the type of idea being explored is a point of social conflict, like racism, teen pregnancy, or corporate greed. Dan: And I’m Dan. He describes the thesis/antithesis approach, and we move then to logical frameworks, and how to avoid making our stories dogmatic. Sign Up, it unlocks many cool features! How much elemental … Continue reading 11.30: Elemental Thriller Q&A →. Write a scene twice: first, write it so that there’s humor, and then horror. Brandon, Howard and Dan discuss where their ideas come from and Howard tells us a little too much about his love of Pepsi. Specifically, we answer cries for help that we’ve gotten. Only you can let go of all e… Watch it, and take notes of the things that define their relationship, and how it progresses. Write a story about a book that cannot be read until you are dead. Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches Guide to Romance Novels, by Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan, Live from Phoenix Comic Con, Gama Martinez joins us for a discussion of casting your book. Now, how do you balance your life so that you can make the jump to writing full-time? Happy Halloween! The character? What do they love? How do you balance between two mysteries in the same story? Javelin Rain, by Myke Cole, narrated by Korey Jackson, Trina Marie Phillips joined us at Phoenix Comic Con to talk about her work as a futurist. We begin with the difference … Continue reading 11.44: Project in Depth, GHOST TALKERS, by Mary Robinette Kowal →, (and because we’ve mentioned that one recently…), Your Psychic Powers, and How to Develop Them (1920), by Hereward Carrington. Write two different “this meets that” pitches, once with a focus on the emotional heart, and once with a focus on set dressing. Science Fiction often explores issues by changing the context. Take a story you’re working on, a story in which Elemental Wonder isn’t a driving force, and add that wonder to some aspect of it. Take two scenes, each with a different conflict—a logistical one, and an emotional one—and blend them into a single scene. Writing Excuses The Transcripts. It’s time to start digging in to the elements themselves, beginning with the Element of Wonder. We find the elemental relationship in all kinds of stories that are not fundamentally about relationships. Listen closely and … Continue reading Writing Excuses Episode 24: Research →, We are pleased to present the second half of “Viewpoint and Tense,” which, as we all know, is Tense. Season 3. We discuss the difference between the drivers in thrillers, horror stories, and mysteries, and use the elemental genre tools to assist in the differentiation. What are the … Continue reading 11.43: Elemental Drama Q&A, with Tananarive Due →. Arguments about whether a particular work is, or is not, part of a given genre are long, and tedious. This becomes your framework for a mystery, which you’re essentially outlining in reverse. Leviathan Wakes, by James S.A. Corey, narrated by Jefferson Mays, L.E. More importantly, how do we as writers get that driver … Continue reading 11.32: The Element of Humor →. Mary: 15 minutes long. * *Heartfelt lessons about … Continue reading Writing Excuses Episode 23: Viewpoint →, How much research do you do? It’s that time again: it’s a new year, and that means a new Writing Excuses Workshop and Retreat! a guest Nov 9th, 2015 855 Never Not a member of Pastebin yet? Also, on Sunday The Salt Lake Tribune posted an article about Podcasting in Utah. Create a story that focuses on the behind-the-scenes folks. He begins by stressing the importance of truly understanding the craft of writing—every professional writer needs this—and then talks turkey about Kindle Direct, Bookbub, formats and lengths, output, available resources, publicity activities, … Continue reading 11.11: Self Publishing in 2016, with Michaelbrent Collings →. Writing Excuses - Season 7 Episode 18 featuring Mary Robinette Kowal, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler and Dan Wells with special guest James A Owen. Court of Fives, by Kate Elliott, narrated by Georgia Dolenz, and Prudence, by Gail Carriger, narrated by Moira Quirk, If the Element of Wonder is the driving force behind “sense of wonder” science fiction and fantasy, then that same element can be used to give wondrous flavor to stories whose driving force lies among the other elemental genres. Schwab, joined us in Phoenix to talk about crossover fiction—in this context the term means books that target a given demographic but which have a much broader appeal, or books which straddle the line between age demographics. ... 4-11 - Brainstorming From Headlines Wonder as Subgenre. We cover free-writing, re-reading and reviewing, and focusing on your motivations for writing… … Continue reading Writing Excuses Episode 16: Butt In Chair, Hands On Keyboard →, The Writing Excuses crew tackles writer’s block again, this time approaching the “This Sucks And I’m A Horrible Writer” mindset. The City of the Future, edited by Trina Marie Phillips, “Talking about humor is the least funny thing you can do.” —Howard Tayler You have been warned! Home. We cover some tools for exploring an idea, and then drill down a bit on how to use that exploration, or even multiple explorations as “seasoning” elements for a larger work. The … Write something that you’ve never tried to write, genre-wise. Is there a difference between the two? The topic is beginnings. … Continue reading Writing Excuses Episode 10: Pacing →, So… you’re ready for the big-time. But we’ll say it anyway. Writing Excuses Retreat 2019 Scholarships! Our voices, however, are not the ones our listeners should be hearing on the subject. List the clues that would be present. We talk about “surprising yet inevitable,” the fine art of making … Continue reading Writing Excuses Episode 19: Plot Twists →, Writer Eric James Stone joins the Writing Excuses crew for our third Conduit installment. Writing Excuses Season 10, the podcasted master-class, continues with this exploration of that critical second step: what do do once you’ve got an idea that has story-legs. Your Hosts: Brandon, Victoria, Dan, and Howard Victoria Schwab, who also writes as V.E. Short of downloading each individual file appearances of the first line from any book, and finding to! 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