History Podcast / WritingExcuses

------>''And I'm Howard!"''

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/08/05/writing-excuses-7-32-astronomy-101-for-writers/ Episode 32]] - [[YouFailAstronomyForever Astronomy 101]] for Writers

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2013/03/24/ Episode 12]] - Project in Depth--''[[SchlockMercenary Deus ex Nauseam]]''

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/11/18/ Episode 47]] - [[SeriousBusiness Raising the Stakes]]

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/11/11/ Episode 46]] - Project in Depth--''TheEmperorsSoul''

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/10/28/ Episode 44]] - [[ComicBookTropes Writing for Comics]] with [[{{Skullkickers}} Jim Zub]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/11/11/ Episode 46]] - Project in Depth--''[[TheStormlightArchives The Emperor's Soul]]''

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/04/01/writing-excuses-episode-632-now-that-weve-got-time-travel-what-do-we-do-with-it/ Episode 632]] - [[BizarroEpisode Now That We've Got Time Travel, What Do We Do With It]]?

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/07/15/writing-excuses-7-29-the-villain-problem/ Episode 29]] - The [[EvilIsCool Villain]] [[VillainsActHeroesReact Problem]]

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/10/21/ Episode 43]] - Tie-in Fantasy Fiction
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/10/28/ Episode 44]] - Writing for Comics with Jim Zub
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/11/11/ Episode 46]] - Project in Depth The Emperor’s Soul
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/11/18/ Episode 47]] - Raising the Stakes
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/11/25/ Episode 48]] - Pixar Rules for Writing a Compelling Story
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/12/02/ Episode 49]] - Beginnings Revisited

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2013/01/21/ Episode 3]] - Pets with personality

[[SoYouWantTo/WriteAStory So you want to write a story]]? Well you're in luck. ''WritingExcuses'' is a weekly {{podcast}} by Creator/BrandonSanderson, Howard Tayler of ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', Creator/DanWells Dan Wells, and Creator/MaryRobinetteKowal Mary Robinette Kowal--formerly a [[GuestStarPartyMember recurring guest host]] and now an official full-time host as of Season 6. Updated every Sunday, each week's episode focuses on a particular aspect of the writing process, from [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/02/10/writing-excuses-episode-1-brainstorming/ brainstorming]] to [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/05/23/writing-excuses-4-20-strategies-for-getting-published/ getting published]], usually responding to particular obstacles that are common for beginning and improving writers. Naturally, numerous tropes have been touched upon along the way, discussed in terms of [[TropesAreTools how to use them to make your book better]] and avoiding bad writing. Often a guest host (usually a recently-published author or a personal/professional friend of one of the authors with ties to the writing world) will join the quartet for an episode or two to add outsider input as well. The series also features a [[EnforcedPlug Book of the Week]] for listeners to read which is often pertinent to the topic being discussed. Or sometimes [[ShamelessSelfPromoter it's just one of their own books]]. [[NowBuyTheMerchandise They gotta make money somehow]].

------>''And I'm [[Webcomic/SchlockMercenary Howard]]!"''

[[SoYouWantTo/WriteAStory So you want to write a story]]? Well you're in luck. ''WritingExcuses'' is a weekly {{podcast}} by Creator/BrandonSanderson, [[Webcomic/SchlockMercenary Howard Tayler]], [[Creator/DanWells Dan Wells]], and [[Creator/MaryRobinetteKowal Mary Robinette Kowal]]--formerly a [[GuestStarPartyMember recurring guest host]] and now an official full-time host as of Season 6. Updated every Sunday, each week's episode focuses on a particular aspect of the writing process, from [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/02/10/writing-excuses-episode-1-brainstorming/ brainstorming]] to [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/05/23/writing-excuses-4-20-strategies-for-getting-published/ getting published]], usually responding to particular obstacles that are common for beginning and improving writers. Naturally, numerous tropes have been touched upon along the way, discussed in terms of [[TropesAreTools how to use them to make your book better]] and avoiding bad writing. Often a guest host (usually a recently-published author or a personal/professional friend of one of the authors with ties to the writing world) will join the quartet for an episode or two to add outsider input as well. The series also features a [[EnforcedPlug Book of the Week]] for listeners to read which is often pertinent to the topic being discussed. Or sometimes [[ShamelessSelfPromoter it's just one of their own books]]. [[NowBuyTheMerchandise They gotta make money somehow]].

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/05/20/writing-excuses-7-21-project-in-depth-force-multiplication/ Episode 21]] - Project in Depth--''[[SchlockMercenary Force Multiplication]]''

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2013/01/21/ Episode 3]] - Pet's with personality

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/06/24/writing-excuses-7-26-qa-at-uvu-part-2/ Episode 2]] - Q&A at UVU, Part 2

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/09/30/writing-excuses-7-40-writing-the-other/ Episode 40]] - Writing the Other

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/01/15/writing-excuses-7-3-fauna-and-flora/ Episode 3]] - Flora and Fauna

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2013/01/13/ Episode 2]] - TheHero'sJourney

[[folder:Season 7 (In Progress)]]

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/12/16/ Episode 52]] - Microcasting

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/10/07/]] - Seven-Point Story Structure
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/10/14/]] - Contemporary YA Fiction
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/10/21/]] - Tie-in Fantasy Fiction
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/10/28/]] - Writing for Comics with Jim Zub

[[SoYouWantTo/WriteAStory So you want to write a story]]? Well you're in luck. ''WritingExcuses'' is a weekly {{podcast}} by Creator/BrandonSanderson, [[Webcomic/SchlockMercenary Howard Tayler]], [[IAmNotASerialKiller Dan Wells]], and [[Literature/ShadesOfMilkAndHoney Mary Robinette Kowal]]--formerly a [[GuestStarPartyMember recurring guest host]] and now an official full-time host as of Season 6. Updated every Sunday, each week's episode focuses on a particular aspect of the writing process, from [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/02/10/writing-excuses-episode-1-brainstorming/ brainstorming]] to [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/05/23/writing-excuses-4-20-strategies-for-getting-published/ getting published]], usually responding to particular obstacles that are common for beginning and improving writers. Naturally, numerous tropes have been touched upon along the way, discussed in terms of [[TropesAreTools how to use them to make your book better]] and avoiding bad writing. Often a guest host (usually a recently-published author or a personal/professional friend of one of the authors with ties to the writing world) will join the quartet for an episode or two to add outsider input as well. The series also features a [[EnforcedPlug Book of the Week]] for listeners to read which is often pertinent to the topic being discussed. Or sometimes [[ShamelessSelfPromoter it's just one of their own books]]. [[NowBuyTheMerchandise They gotta make money somehow]].

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/06/10/writing-excuses-7-24-project-in-depth-way-of-kings/ Episode 24]] - Project in Depth--''[[TheStormlightArchive The Way of Kings]]''

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/03/25/writing-excuses-7-13-man-vs-nature/ Episode 13]] - ManVsNature

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/05/20/writing-excuses-7-21-project-in-depth-force-multiplication/ Episode 21]] - Project in Depth--[[SchlockMercenary Force Multiplication]]

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/06/10/writing-excuses-7-24-project-in-depth-way-of-kings/ Episode 24]] - Project in Depth--[[TheStormlightArchive The Way of Kings]]

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/07/08/writing-excuses-7-28-project-in-depth-glamour-in-glass/ Episode 28]] - Project in Depth--[[ShadesOfMilkAndHoney Glamour in Glass]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/07/15/writing-excuses-7-29-the-villain-problem/ Episode 29]] - The [[EvilIsCool Villain Problem]]

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/07/29/writing-excuses-7-31-project-in-depth-hollow-city/ Episode 31]] - Project in Depth--[[DanWells The Hollow City]]

---->''I'm [[IAmNotASerialKiller Dan]]!''
----->''I'm [[Literature/ShadesOfMilkAndHoney Mary]]!''

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/04/01/writing-excuses-episode-632-now-that-weve-got-time-travel-what-do-we-do-with-it/ Episode 632]] - [[BLAMEpisode Now That We've Got Time Travel, What Do We Do With It]]?

-->''I'm [[BrandonSanderson Brandon]]!''

[[SoYouWantTo/WriteAStory So you want to write a story]]? Well you're in luck. ''WritingExcuses'' is a weekly {{podcast}} by BrandonSanderson, [[Webcomic/SchlockMercenary Howard Tayler]], [[IAmNotASerialKiller Dan Wells]], and [[Literature/ShadesOfMilkAndHoney Mary Robinette Kowal]]--formerly a [[GuestStarPartyMember recurring guest host]] and now an official full-time host as of Season 6. Updated every Sunday, each week's episode focuses on a particular aspect of the writing process, from [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/02/10/writing-excuses-episode-1-brainstorming/ brainstorming]] to [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/05/23/writing-excuses-4-20-strategies-for-getting-published/ getting published]], usually responding to particular obstacles that are common for beginning and improving writers. Naturally, numerous tropes have been touched upon along the way, discussed in terms of [[TropesAreTools how to use them to make your book better]] and avoiding bad writing. Often a guest host (usually a recently-published author or a personal/professional friend of one of the authors with ties to the writing world) will join the quartet for an episode or two to add outsider input as well. The series also features a [[EnforcedPlug Book of the Week]] for listeners to read which is often pertinent to the topic being discussed. Or sometimes [[ShamelessSelfPromoter it's just one of their own books]]. [[NowBuyTheMerchandise They gotta make money somehow]].

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/08/18/writing-excuses-episode-28-writing-for-comics-and-graphic-novels/ Episode 28]] - Writing for {{Webcomics}} with [[GirlGenius Phil and Kaja Foglio]]

** [[ShowDontTell Show, Don't Tell]]

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/09/29/writing-excuses-episode-34-what-the-dark-knight-did-right/ Episode 34]] - What ''TheDarkKnight'' Did Right

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/11/02/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-4view-point-plot-twists-and-being-a-part-time-writer-with-eric-james-stone/ Episode 4]] - Viewpoint, Plot Twists, and Being a Part-Time Writer
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/11/10/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-5-writing-groups/ Episode 5]] - Writing Groups
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/11/16/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-6-endings/ Episode 6]] - [[EndingTropes Endings]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/11/23/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-7-using-writing-formulas-with-bob-defendi/ Episode 7]] - [[TheSevenBasicPlots Using Writing Formulas]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/12/01/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-8-the-three-act-structure-with-bob-defendi/ Episode 8]] - The Three Act Structure
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/12/07/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-9-romance-with-dave-wolverton/ Episode 9]] - {{Romance}}
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/12/14/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-10-the-boring-parts/ Episode 10]] - The Boring Parts
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/12/21/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-11-talking-publishing-and-writing-with-dave-wolverton/ Episode 11]] - Publishing and Writing
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/12/28/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-12-theme/ Episode 12]] - [[CentralTheme Theme]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/01/04/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-13-violence/ Episode 13]] - [[ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption Violence]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/01/11/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-14-writing-habits/ Episode 14]] - Writing Habits
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/01/18/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-15-knowing-when-to-begin/ Episode 15]] - Knowing When to Begin
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/01/25/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-16-non-human-races/ Episode 16]] - [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman Non-Human Races]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/02/02/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-17-website-marketing-for-authors/ Episode 17]] - Website Marketing for Authors
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/02/08/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-18-world-building-governments/ Episode 18]] - WorldBuilding [[TheGovernment Governments]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/02/16/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-19-do-creative-writing-classes-help/ Episode 19]] - Do Creative Writing Classes Help?
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/02/22/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-20-marketing-101-for-creators/ Episode 20]] - Marketing 101 for Creators
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/03/01/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-21-fight-scenes/ Episode 21]] - {{Fight Scene}}s
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/03/08/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-22-marketing-201-branding-for-authors/ Episode 22]] - Marketing 201: Branding for Authors
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/03/16/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-23-avoiding-the-cliche-with-tracy-hickman/ Episode 23]] - Avoiding the {{Cliche}}
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/03/23/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-24-writing-habits-and-qa-with-tracy-hickman/ Episode 24]] - Writing Habits
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/03/29/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-25-the-seven-deadly-sins-of-slush-stories/ Episode 25]] - The Seven Deadly Sins of [[DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible Slush Stories]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/04/01/writing-excuses-episode-632-now-that-weve-got-time-travel-what-do-we-do-with-it/ Episode 632]] - [[BLAMEpisode Now That We've Got Time Travel, What Do We Do With It]]?
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/04/05/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-26-how-publishing-is-changing-in-the-new-century/ Episode 26]] - How Publishing Is Changing in the New Century
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/04/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-27-reading-critically/ Episode 27]] - Reading Critically
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/04/19/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-28-applying-critical-reading-watchmen/ Episode 28]] - Applying Critical Reading: ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}''
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/04/26/we-talk-about-how-not-to-end-books-with-the-goal-of-helping-you-fix-them/ Episode 29]] - [[FakeOutFadeOut How]] [[GainaxEnding Not]] [[WhatCliffHanger to]] [[RocksFallEveryoneDies End]] [[ResetButtonEnding Your]] [[AllJustADream Book]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/05/03/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-30-the-most-important-thing-howard-learned-in-the-last-year/ Episode 30]] - The Most Important Thing Howard Learned In The Last Year
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/05/10/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-31-the-most-important-thing-brandon-learned-in-the-last-year/ Episode 31]] - The Most Important Thing Brandon Learned In The Last Year
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/05/17/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-32-the-most-important-thing-dan-learned-in-the-last-year/ Episode 32]] - The Most Important Thing Dan Learned In The Last Year
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/05/25/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-33-how-to-not-be-overwhelmed/ Episode 33]] - [[AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder How To Not Be Overwhelmed]]

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/06/01/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-1-world-building-history/ Episode 1]] - WorldBuilding History
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/06/14/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-2-keeping-it-real-with-aprilynne-pike/ Episode 2]] - [[RealityIsUnrealistic Keeping It Real]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/06/21/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-3-stumping-howard-at-conduit/ Episode 3]] - Stumping Howard at Conduit
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/06/08/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-4-non-linear-story-telling/ Episode 4]] - [[AnachronicOrder Non-Linear Storytelling]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/06/28/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-5-how-to-take-criticism/ Episode 5]] - How to Take Criticism
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/07/07/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-6-dramatic-breaks/ Episode 6]] - [[ActBreak Dramatic Breaks]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/07/12/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-7-genre-blending/ Episode 7]] - [[MixAndMatch Genre Blending]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/07/20/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-8-what-star-trek-did-right/ Episode 8]] - What ''[[{{Film/StarTrek}} Star Trek]]'' Did Right
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/07/26/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-9-attending-conventions-part-i/ Episode 9]] - Conventions You Should Be Attending
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/08/02/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-10-the-dos-and-donts-of-attending-cons/ Episode 10]] - The Do's and Don't's of Attending Cons
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/08/08/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-11-trimming/ Episode 11]] - Trimming
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/08/16/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-12-subplots/ Episode 12]] - Subplots
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/08/23/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-13-dialects-and-in-world-jargon/ Episode 13]] - [[JargonDebate Dialects and In-World Jargon]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/08/30/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-14-the-four-principles-of-puppetry-with-mary-robinette-kowal/ Episode 14]] - The Four Principles of Puppetry, with Mary Robinette Kowal
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/09/06/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-15-writing-process-qa-with-mary-robinette-kowal/ Episode 15]] - The Writing Process
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/09/13/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-16-the-anti-mary-sue-episode/ Episode 16]] - The [[JustifiedTrope Anti]]-MarySue Episode
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/09/20/writing-excuses-episode-3-season-17-characters-worldbuilding-qa-with-mary-robinette-kowal/ Episode 17]] - Characters and WorldBuilding
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/09/27/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-18-how-to-not-repeat-yourself/ Episode 18]] - How to Not Repeat Yourself
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/10/04/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-19-emotion-in-fiction-with-john-brown/ Episode 19]] - [[EmotionTropes Emotion]] in Fiction
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/10/11/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-20-plot-vs-character-driven-fiction/ Episode 20]] - Plot- vs. Character-Driven Fiction
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/10/18/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-21-pitfalls-of-self-publishing-with-larry-correia/ Episode 21]] - Pitfalls of [[VanityPublishing Self-Publishing]] with Larry Correia
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/10/25/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-22-idea-to-story/ Episode 22]] - Idea to Story
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/11/01/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-23-how-to-write-without-twists/ Episode 23]] - How to Write Without Twists
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/11/08/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-24-writing-comics-with-jake-black/ Episode 24]] - [[ComicBookTropes Writing Comics]] with Jake Black
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/11/15/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-25-the-business-of-writing-comics/ Episode 25]] - The Business of Writing Comics
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/11/22/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-26-nanowrimo/ Episode 26]] - NaNoWriMo
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/12/01/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-27-mixing-humor-with-drama-and-horror/ Episode 27]] - Mixing [[CasualDangerDialog Humor]] with [[DramaTropes Drama]] and [[HorrorTropes Horror]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/12/06/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-28-world-building-gender-roles/ Episode 28]] - WorldBuilding [[MasculineGirlFeminineBoy Gender Roles]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/12/20/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-29-antiheroes/ Episode 29]] - [[AntiHero Antiheroes]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/12/13/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-30-unreliable-narrators/ Episode 30]] - {{Unreliable Narrator}}s
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/12/27/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-31-tragedy/ Episode 31]] - {{Tragedy}}
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/01/03/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-32-collaboration/ Episode 32]] - Collaboration

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/01/11/writing-excuses-4-1-types-of-humor/ Episode 1]] - Types of Humor
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/01/17/writing-excuses-4-2-heroism/ Episode 2]] - Heroism
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/01/24/writing-excuses-4-3-how-to-manage-your-influences/ Episode 3]] - How to Manage Your Influences
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/01/31/writing-excuses-4-4-agents-do-you-need-one/ Episode 4]] - Agents: Do You Need One?
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/02/07/writing-excuses-4-5-roleplaying-games-as-a-tool-for-story-telling/ Episode 5]] - [[RolePlayingGame Roleplaying Games]] as Tools for Story Telling
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/02/14/writing-excuses-4-6-pacing-with-james-dashner/ Episode 6]] - Pacing with [[{{Literature/TheMazeRunner}} James Dashner]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/02/21/writing-excuses-4-7-qa-with-james-dashner/ Episode 7]] - Q&A with James Dashner
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/02/28/writing-excuses-4-8-working-with-editors/ Episode 8]] - Working With Editors
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/03/07/writing-excuses-4-9-how-to-write-men-with-jessica-day-george/ Episode 9]] - [[MostWritersAreMale How to Write Men]] With Jessica Day George
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/03/14/writing-excuses-4-10-writing-for-young-adults/ Episode 10]] - Writing for {{Young Adult}}s
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/03/21/writing-excuses-4-11-brainstorming-examples/ Episode 11]] - [[RippedFromTheHeadlines Brainstorming From Headlines]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/03/28/writing-excuses-4-12-writing-epics/ Episode 12]] - [[TheEpic Writing An Epic]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/04/04/writing-excuses-4-13-juggling-multiple-viewpoints/ Episode 13]] - [[ThirdLineSomeWaiting Juggling Multiple Viewpoints]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/04/11/writing-excuses-4-14-brainstorming-science-ideas/ Episode 14]] - [[HollywoodScience Brainstorming Science Ideas]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/04/18/writing-excuses-4-15-visual-compenents-of-storytelling/ Episode 15]] - Visual Components of Storytelling
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/04/25/writing-excuses-4-16-breaking-the-fourth-wall/ Episode 16]] - [[BreakingTheFourthWall Breaking the]] FourthWall
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/05/02/writing-excuses-4-17-living-with-the-artist/ Episode 17]] - [[CreatorCouple Living with the Artist]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/05/09/writing-excuses-4-18-how-to-steal-for-fun-and-profit/ Episode 18]] - [[PlagiarismInFiction How to Steal for Fun and Profit]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/05/16/writing-excuses-4-19-discovery-writing-2/ Episode 19]] - Discovery Writing
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/05/23/writing-excuses-4-20-strategies-for-getting-published/ Episode 20]] - Strategies for Getting Published
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/05/30/writing-excuses-4-21-writing-practical-fantasy/ Episode 21]] - Writing [[BoringButPractical Practical Fantasy]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/06/06/writing-excuses-4-22-qa-with-l-e-modesitt-jr/ Episode 22]] - Q&A with L.E. Modesitt, Jr
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/06/13/writing-excuses-4-23-how-to-break-in-to-the-young-adult-market/ Episode 23]] - How to Break In to the YoungAdult Market
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/06/20/writing-excuses-4-24-random-storytelling/ Episode 24]] - Random Storytelling
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/06/27/writing-excuses-4-25-mating-plumage/ Episode 25]] - [[CoversAlwaysLie Mating Plumage]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/07/05/writing-excuses-4-26-avoiding-stilted-dialog/ Episode 26]] - Avoiding Stilted Dialog
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/07/11/writing-excuses-4-27-major-overhauls-to-broken-stories/ Episode 27]] - Major Overhauls to Broken Stories
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/07/18/writing-excuses-4-28-brainstorming-the-end-and-working-backwards/ Episode 28]] - Brainstorming The End and Working Backwards
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/07/25/writing-excuses-4-29-line-editing/ Episode 29]] - Line Editing
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/08/01/writing-excuses-4-30-worldbuilding-the-future/ Episode 30]] - WorldBuilding the Future
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/08/08/writing-excuses-4-31-line-editing-dialog/ Episode 31]] - Line Editing Dialog
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/08/15/writing-excuses-4-32-first-paragraphs/ Episode 32]] - First Paragraphs
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/08/22/writing-excuses-4-33-trunk-novels/ Episode 33]] - Trunk Novels
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/08/29/writing-excuses-4-34-qa-at-dragons-fairy-tales/ Episode 34]] - Q&A at Dragons and Fairy Tales

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/09/07/we-5-1-third-person-limited/ Episode 1]] - [[PointOfView Third Person Limited]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/09/12/we-5-2-character-quirks/ Episode 2]] - Character Quirks
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/09/19/writing-excuses-5-3-first-person-viewpoint/ Episode 3]] - [[PointOfView First Person Viewpoint]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/09/26/writing-excuses-5-4-creating-suspense/ Episode 4]] - Creating Suspense
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/10/03/writing-excuses-5-5-writing-the-unfamiliar/ Episode 5]] - Writing the Unfamiliar
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/10/10/writing-excuses-5-6-micropodcasts/ Episode 6]] - [=MicroPodcasts=]

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/10/17/writing-excuses-5-7-avoiding-melodrama/ Episode 7]] - Avoiding {{Melodrama}}
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/10/24/writing-excuses-5-8-the-excuses-youre-out-of/ Episode 8]] - The Excuses You're Out Of
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/10/31/writing-excuses-5-9-character-arcs/ Episode 9]] - Character Arcs
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/11/07/writing-excuses-5-10-john-brown-and-the-creative-process/ Episode 10]] - John Brown and the Creative Process
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/11/14/writing-excuses-5-11-micropocasting-2/ Episode 11]] - [=MicroPodcasts=] 2
* [[LostEpisode Episode 12 - The Secret Of Lincoln's Gold]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/11/21/writing-excuses-5-13-writing-the-second-book/ Episode 13]] - Writing the [[{{Sequel}} Second Book]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/11/28/writing-excuses-5-14-visual-components-of-novels-with-scott-westerfeld/ Episode 14]] - [[FantasyWorldMap Visual Components]] of Novels with ScottWesterfeld
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/12/05/writing-excuses-5-15-steampunk-with-scott-westerfeld/ Episode 15]] - {{Steampunk}} with ScottWesterfeld
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/12/12/writing-excuses-5-12-time-travel/ Episode 12]] - TimeTravel!
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/12/19/writing-excuses-5-16-critiquing-dans-first-novel/ Episode 16]] - Critiquing Dan’s [[OldShame First Novel]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/12/27/writing-excuses-5-17-dialog-exercises/ Episode 17]] - Dialog Exercises
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/01/02/writing-excuses-5-18-offending-your-readers/ Episode 18]] - Offending Your Readers
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/01/09/writing-excuses-5-19-fulfilling-promises-to-your-readers/ Episode 19]] - Fulfilling Promises to Your Readers
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/01/16/writing-excuses-5-20-more-dialog-exercises/ Episode 20]] - More Dialog Exercises
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/01/23/writing-excuses-5-21-alternate-history/ Episode 21]] - AlternateHistory
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/01/30/writing-excuses-5-22-film-considerations/ Episode 22]] - Film Considerations
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/02/06/writing-excuses-5-23-life-day/ Episode 23]] - Life Day!
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/02/13/writing-excuses-5-24-the-authors-responsibility-to-the-reader/ Episode 24]] - Author's Responsibility to the Reader
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/02/20/writing-excuses-5-25-writing-in-other-peoples-universes/ Episode 25]] - [[FanFiction Writing In Other People's Universes]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/02/27/writing-excuses-5-26-scared-for-the-characters/ Episode 26]] - Scared For The Characters
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/03/06/writing-excuses-5-27-perseverance/ Episode 27]] - [[{{Determinator}} Perseverance]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/03/13/writing-excuses-5-28-e-publishing/ Episode 28]] - E-Publishing
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/03/20/writing-excuses-5-29-rewriting/ Episode 29]] - Rewriting
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/03/27/writing-excuses-5-30-writing-action/ Episode 30]] - Writing Action
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/04/03/writing-excuses-5-31-writing-romance/ Episode 31]] - Writing {{Romance}}
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/04/10/writing-excuses-5-32-urban-fantasy/ Episode 32]] - UrbanFantasy
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/04/17/writing-excuses-5-33-alpha-readers/ Episode 33]] - Alpha Readers
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/04/24/writing-excuses-5-34-story-bibles/ Episode 34]] - Story Bibles
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/05/01/writing-excuses-5-35-brainstorming-urban-fantasy/ Episode 35]] - Brainstorming an UrbanFantasy
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/05/08/writing-excuses-5-36-non-traditional-settings-with-saladin-ahmed/ Episode 36]] - Non-traditional Settings with Saladin Ahmed
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/05/15/writing-excuses-season-5-37-parody-and-satire-with-jim-hines/ Episode 37]] - Parody and Satire with JimCHines
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/05/22/writing-excuses-5-38-dialog-with-john-scalzi/ Episode 38]] - Dialog with John Scalzi
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/05/29/writing-excuses-5-39-filking-and-writing-music-with-tom-smith/ Episode 39]] - [[FilkSong Filking]] and writing music with Tom Smith

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2010/11/01/writing-excuses-bonus-episode-voting-in-the-service-of-a-dark-god/ Voting In The Service Of A Dark God]]

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/06/05/writing-excuses-6-1-can-creativity-be-taught/ Episode 1]] - Can Creativity be Taught?
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/06/12/writing-excuses-6-2-internal-motivations/ Episode 2]] - Internal Motivations
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/06/19/writing-excuses-6-3-professional-organizations/ Episode 3]] - Professional Organizations
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/06/26/writing-excuses-6-4-microcasting/ Episode 4]] - Microcasting
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/07/03/writing-excuses-6-5-query-letters/ Episode 5]] - Query Letters
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/07/10/writing-excuses-6-6-cyberpunk/ Episode 6]] - {{Cyberpunk}}
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/07/17/writing-excuses-6-7-brainstorming-a-cyberpunk-story/ Episode 7]] - Brainstorming a Cyberpunk Story
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/07/24/writing-excuses-6-8-what-an-agent-does/ Episode 8]] - What an Agent Does
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/07/31/writing-excuses-6-9-microcasting-2-electric-boogaloo/ Episode 9]] - Microcasting [[OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo 2 Electric Boogaloo]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/08/07/writing-excuses-6-10-scott-cards-m-i-c-e-quotient/ Episode 10]] - {{Orson Scott Card}}’s [[{{Settings}} M]].[[{{Plots}} I]].[[{{Characters}} C]].[[IncitingIncident E]]. Quotient
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/08/14/writing-excuses-6-11-making-your-descriptions-do-more-than-one-thing/ Episode 11]] - [[LeftFieldDescription Making Your Descriptions Do More Than One Thing]]
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/08/21/writing-excuses-6-12-revising-for-description/ Episode 12]] - Revising For Description

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/01/29/writing-excuses-7-5-sensory-writing/ Episode 5]] - Sensory Writing with Sam Sykes
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/02/05/writing-excuses-7-6-behind-the-marshmallow/ Episode 6]] - Behind the scenes / Meet the cast episode
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/02/12/writing-excuses-7-7-historical-fantasy/ Episode 7]] - HistoricalFantasy

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/02/26/writing-excuses-7-9-microcasting/ Episode 9]] - Microcasting
* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2012/03/04/writing-excuses-7-10-importance-of-criticism/ Episode 10]] - The importance of criticism with DavidBrin

* [[http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/01/02/writing-excuses-5-18-offending-your-readers/ Episode 18]] - [[TrueArtIsOffensive Offending Your Readers]]