Writing Excuses
Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler
Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler discuss writing techniques in a fast-paced format. A weekly podcast about the craft and business of writing.
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Episodes (1996)
20.38: An Interview with Charlie Jane Anders
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20.37: Deep Dive into “All the Birds in the Sky” - Using the Lens of Why
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20.36: Deep Dive into “All the Birds in the Sky” - Using the Lens of When
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20.35: Deep Dive into “All the Birds in the Sky” - Using the Lens of Where
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20.34: Deep Dive into “All the Birds in the Sky” - Using the Lens of Who
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20.33: Raising Children as a Metaphor for Writing
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20.32: Revision and Character Consciousness Téa Obreht
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20.31: Framing the Lens
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20.30: Using Why To Shape Tone
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20.29: Authorial Intent
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20.28: The Lens of Tradition
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20.27: The Lens of Why
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20.26: Gaming as a Writing Metaphor
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20.25: Writing Confrontation (LIVE Aboard the WX Cruise)
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20.24: An Interview with Charles Duhigg
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20.23: The Lens of the Senses
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20.22: The Lens of Time
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20.21: The Lens of Context
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20.20: The Lens of Where and When
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20.19: Cooking as a Writing Metaphor
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20.18: LIVE: The Art of Teaching
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20.17: An Interview with Christopher Schwarz
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20.16: Second Person
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20.15: Third Person Omniscient
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20.14: Third Person Limited
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20.13: First Person
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20.12: Fashion as a Writing Metaphor
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20.11: Kit Lit. Q&A Aboard the WX Cruise, with Mark Oshiro, Kate McKean, and San...
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20.10: Interview with Chuck Tingle: Breaking the Rules
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20.09: The Reaction of Who?!
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20.08: Character Stakes and Fears
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20.07: Motivation and Goals
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20.06: History and Community
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20.05: The Lens of Who
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20.04: Puppetry as a Writing Metaphor
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20.03: Polishing Your Writing Lens
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20.02: Q&A Aboard the Writing Excuses Cruise, with Mark Oshiro and Kate McKean
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20.01: Welcome to 2025!
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19.52: End of Year Reflections: Navigating Speedbumps
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19.51: And That Was That
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19.50.5: An Interview with DIY MFA Founder Gabriela Pereira (BONUS EPISODE)
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19.50: All Systems Go
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19.49: Getting to Know You
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19.48: Beginning With A Thrill
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19.47.5: Interview with Andrew Buckley of the StoryCentric podcast (BONUS EPISOD...
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19.47: Final Thoughts on Our Close Reading Series
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19.46: An Interview on Structure with N.K. Jemisin
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19.45: A Close Reading on Structure: Tying It All Together
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19.44: A Close Reading on Structure: Tradition and Innovation
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19.43: A Close Reading on Structure: Parallelism and Inversion
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