Writing Excuses, Season One

Episode Topic Podcasts Transcripts
1 Brainstorming http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/02/10/writing-excuses-episode-1-brainstorming/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/56485.html
2 blending the familiar and the original http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/02/17/writing-excuses-episode-2-blending-the-familiar-and-the-original/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/59057.html
3 killing your darlings http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/02/24/writing-excuses-episode-4-killing-your-darlings/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/61555.html
4 beginnings http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/03/02/writing-excuses-episode-4-beginnings/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/62405.html
5 heroes and protagonists http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/03/09/writing-excuses-episode-5-heroes-and-protagonists/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/62660.html
6 flaws versus handicaps http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/03/16/writing-excuses-episode-6-flaws-vs-handicaps/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/62729.html
7 villains http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/03/23/writing-excuses-episode-7-villains/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/63732.html
8 sci-fi http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/03/30/writing-excuses-episode-8-sci-fi-genre/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/64373.html
9 sci-fi sub genres http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/04/06/writing-excuses-episode-9-sci-fi-sub-genre/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/66189.html
10 pacing http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/04/13/writing-excuses-episode-10-pacing/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/67318.html
11 business of writing http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/04/21/writing-excuses-episode-11-business-of-writing/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/67495.html
12 submitting to editors http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/04/27/writing-excuses-episode-12-submitting-to-editors-part-1/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/69227.html
13 submitting to editors http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/05/04/writing-excuses-episode-13-submitting-to-editors-part-2/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/69712.html
14 Magic systems and their rules http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/05/12/writing-excuses-episode-14-magic-systems-and-their-rules/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/70426.html
15 costs and ramifications of magic http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/05/18/writing-excuses-episode-15-costs-and-ramifications-of-magic/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/71079.html
16 butt in chair hands on keyboard http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/05/25/writing-excuses-episode-16-butt-in-chair-hands-on-keyboard/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/71803.html
17 this sucks and I'm a horrible writer http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/06/01/writing-excuses-episode-17-this-sucks-and-im-a-horrible-writer/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/72704.html
18 Q&A at conduit http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/06/08/writing-excuses-episode-18-qa-at-conduit/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/73690.html
19 plot twists http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/06/15/writing-excuses-episode-19-plot-twists/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/74157.html
20 more Q&A from conduit http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/06/22/writing-excuses-episode-20-more-qa-from-conduit/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/74631.html
21 humor http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/06/30/writing-excuses-episode-21-humor/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/75124.html
22 doing things that are unpopular http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/07/07/writing-excuses-episode-22-when-do-things-that-are-unpopular/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/76247.html
23 viewpoint http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/07/14/writing-excuses-episode-23-viewpoint/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/77144.html
24 research http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/07/20/writing-excuses-episode-24-research/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/77855.html
25 viewpoint and tense http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/07/28/writing-excuses-episode-25-viewpoint-and-tense-part-2/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/78874.html
26 horror http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/08/04/writing-excuses-episode-26-horror/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/79468.html
27 world building religion http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/08/10/writing-excuses-episode-27-world-building-religion/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/80376.html
28 writing for web comics http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/08/18/writing-excuses-episode-28-writing-for-comics-and-graphic-novels/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/81263.html
29 publishing http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/08/24/writing-excuses-episode-29-talking-publishing-with-lou-anders/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/82123.html
30 revision http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/09/02/writing-excuses-episode-30-talking-revision-with-moshe-feder/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/83434.html
31 RPG and game writing http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/09/07/writing-excuses-episode-31-talking-rpg-and-game-writing-with-steve-jackson/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/84059.html
32 talking exposition http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/09/15/writing-excuses-episodes-32-talking-exposition-with-patrick-rothfuss/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/84909.html
33 side characters http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/09/22/writing-excuses-episode-33-side-characters/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/85735.html
34 The Dark Knight http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/09/29/writing-excuses-episode-34-what-the-dark-knight-did-right/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/86987.html
35 voice, tone and style http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/06/writing-excuses-episode-35-voice-tone-and-style/ http://mbarker.livejournal.com/87469.html

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