Writing Excuses

[MomentOfInertia]

Writing Excuses is a podcast about, well, writing. I found through a plug on the Schlock Mercenary blog.

The three main hosts are:

Brandon Sanderson
(Warbreaker, Elantris, Mistborn series,and he finished The Wheel of Time series)

Dan Wells
(I am not a serial killer series)

Howard Tayler
(Writes the Schlock Mercenary webcomic)


Most episodes are 15 minutes long ("Cause you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart")
And they talk about writing stuff...like: "avoiding melodrama", "creating suspense" "first paragraphs" "writing practical fantasy" and "writing the unfamiliar"

Admittedly I don't write but I found it to be an interesting look at the mechanics of writing, and so did FllmtlNovelist, who does write. So I thought some of the writers on here might be interested as well.

you can ether download it from the site or through itunes, or just stream it

http://www.writingexcuses.com/

[FllMtl Novelist]

Yeah, I love this podcast. (Even though I haven't read any of the writers' work yet. XD) I recommend giving it a chance. I've learned a lot of cool stuff listening to it.

[Seto_Sora]

one word: fascinating. another word: helpful ^_^

SDG

[the_wolfs_howl]

I started listening to these, and they're really good! Fun to listen to. I kinda wish they were longer, though XD

[FllMtl Novelist]

I started listening to these, and they're really good! Fun to listen to. I kinda wish they were longer, though XD

I wish they were longer, too. XD

Also, I'm not sure if this has been keeping anyone back, but they mentioned at least one that they have a PG rating. I listen to them with my twelve-year-old sister with no 'objectionable content' worries. ^^

[the_wolfs_howl]

^ Oh, that's good to know. They were joking on their first episode about it being 'R-rated,' though (One guy was talking about how he usually gets his ideas, and he said when he's with someone else or when he's taking a bath. So then they were joking about that, but they didn't go very far with it or anything.)

[mechana2015]

I do like this podcast as well. And they make up for the lack of length with a huge backlog of shows and a fairly regular update schedule.

[FllMtl Novelist]

^ Oh, that's good to know. They were joking on their first episode about it being 'R-rated,' though (One guy was talking about how he usually gets his ideas, and he said when he's with someone else or when he's taking a bath. So then they were joking about that, but they didn't go very far with it or anything.)

Oh, I didn't know about that. I've only been able to download what they have available on itunes. (Or had available at the end of last year--I think the list changes.) So, my apologies if there's something objectionable in the older episodes, though I doubt they'd do something outrageous...

[Edward]

Yeah, I love this podcast. (Even though I haven't read any of the writers' work yet. XD) I recommend giving it a chance. I've learned a lot of cool stuff listening to it.

Oh, I didn't know about that. I've only been able to download what they have available on itunes. (Or had available at the end of last year--I think the list changes.) So, my apologies if there's something objectionable in the older episodes, though I doubt they'd do something outrageous...

Yes, you definitly should read at least one Brandon Sanderon's books, especially if you like epic fantasy, though I haven't read anything by the others. And I doubt if they would do anything 'outrageous', considering that they're all Mormons.

[Esoteric]

Thanks for sharing this. I've listened to several of the podcasts and have gained some very important insights into problems with my own writing.

[Maledicte]

I like the short length, so I can binge on 4-5 of them at a time ^^

Also I've read The Dark Divine by Bree Despain, one of their guest hosts. Fun little book.