Writing Excuses Season Three Episode Nine: Attending Cons From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/07/26/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-9-attending-conventions-part-i/ Key points: First of Two Parts...writing prompt now. [Brandon] Oh, half the writing prompt. OK, half your writing prompt... [Howard] The protagonist has shown up at a convention and in his pocket he has a ... [Dan] See you next week

Writing Excuses Season Three Episode Eight: What Star Trek Did Right From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/07/20/writing-excuses-Season-3-episode-8-what-star-trek-did-right/ Key points: If you are...Spock, and McCoy. Start with those iconic characters and then make them your own characters with their own justifications. Spock cannot be in an elf... or a rooster. Now you're out of excuses. Go write

Writing Excuses Season Three Episode Seven: Genre Blending From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/07/12/writing-excuses-Season-3-episode-7-genre-blending/ Key points: Mixing genres can alienate readers...combine it with a Western. [Brandon] We have our writing prompt. Combine horror and Western, and don't make it look like either one. This has been Writing Excuses. You're out of excuses, now go write

Writing Excuses Season Three Episode Six: Dramatic Breaks Key points: A dramatic break makes the reader want to go onto the next scene. Use cliffhangers, a tense lack of resolution, a sense of satisfaction...and ask Dan to give us our writing prompt. [Dan] Write a story in which Howard hates elephants and dramatically breaks one. [Brandon] This has been Writing Excuses. You're out of excuses, now go write

Writing Excuses Season Three Episode Five: How to Take Criticism From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/06/28/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-5-how-to-take-criticism/ Key points: Insults are not... Let's have you write a story about a critic who is the hero, instead of the villain. We always want to make the critic the villain. This has been Writing Excuses. You're out of excuses. Now go write

Writing Excuses Season Three Episode Three: Q&A, Also Stump Howard, At CONduit From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/06/21/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-3-stumping-howard-at-conduit/ Key points...Begins. Now turn it into a believable superweapon that's not being used to destroy the world. [Brandon] This has been Writing Excuses. Thank you for listening. You are out of excuses. Now go write

Writing Excuses Season Three Episode Two: Keeping It Real From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/06/14/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-2-keeping-it-real-with-aprilynne-pike/ Key points: Make your... She said it's a remarkable debut. [Brandon] Thank you very much, Aprilynne, and thank you, CONduit audience. This has been Writing Excuses, you have no more excuses, now go write. [Dan] Writing...

Writing Excuses Season Three Episode Four: Nonlinear Storytelling From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/06/08/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-4-non-linear-story-telling/ Pivotal iotas: Use nonlinear...Dan give us a writing prompt. [Dan] I want you to write a story about a flashback that is completely false and made up. [Brandon] This has been Writing Excuses. You're out of excuses, now go write

Writing Excuses The Transcripts Season One Index Episode Topic Podcasts Transcripts 1 Q&A At Mountain Con with John Brown http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing... 33 How Not to Be Overwhelmed http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/05/25/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-33-how-to-not-be-overwhelmed/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/112706.html

Writing Excuses Season Three Episode One: World Building History From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/06/01/writing-excuses-season-3-episode-1-world-building-history/ Key points: You don't have...a historical paragraph about a war that has five distinct causes. Come up with all five and justify them. [Brandon] This has been Writing Excuses. We are done, you are out of excuses, now go write