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Writing Excuses

by 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.

100 episodes
EN-US language
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1
21.11: The Cold Open- Action
23:20 Mar 15, 2026
2
21.10: The Cold Open- Voice
24:22 Mar 8, 2026
3
21.09: Grounding The Reader
20:52 Mar 1, 2026
4
21.08: Setting Expectations
22:14 Feb 22, 2026
5
21.07: Deep Dive- “With Her Serpent Locks”
23:48 Feb 15, 2026
6
21.06: Begin and the Beginning
22:17 Feb 8, 2026
7
21.05: The Same But Different
25:20 Feb 1, 2026
8
21.04: Deconstructing the Hero's Journey
25:46 Jan 25, 2026
9
21.03: Deconstructing Plots
20:44 Jan 18, 2026
10
21.02: My Process is Not Your Process
20:52 Jan 11, 2026
11
21.01: Welcome to the New Year!
34:42 Jan 4, 2026
12
20.52: 2025 End-of-Year Wrap Up
56:24 Dec 28, 2025
13
20.51: Howard Tayler’s Personal Writing Process
25:17 Dec 21, 2025
14
20.50: Dan Wells’ Personal Writing Process
25:59 Dec 14, 2025
15
20.49: Using Tone and Mood
25:54 Dec 7, 2025
16
20.48: Now Go Write- How to Pitch Your Work
31:18 Nov 30, 2025
17
20.47: Now Go Write- All the Eggs in All the Baskets
25:08 Nov 23, 2025
18
20.46: Now Go Write- Break All The Rules (Part 2)
17:18 Nov 16, 2025
19
20.45: Now Go Write- Break All The Rules (Part 1)
15:24 Nov 9, 2025
20
20.44: Now Go Write- How to Handle Relationships
27:32 Nov 2, 2025
21
20.43: An Interview with Dr. Tara Lepore on Paleontology
28:56 Oct 26, 2025
22
20.42: Erin Roberts’ Personal Writing Process
31:01 Oct 19, 2025
23
20.41: DongWon Song’s Personal Writing Process
26:24 Oct 12, 2025
24
20.40: Mary Robinette Kowal’s Personal Writing Process
22:22 Oct 5, 2025
25
20.39: Wrapping up our Conversation about Lenses
22:11 Sep 28, 2025
26
20.38: An Interview with Charlie Jane Anders
35:03 Sep 21, 2025
27
20.37: Deep Dive into “All the Birds in the Sky” - Using the Lens of Why
27:50 Sep 14, 2025
28
20.36: Deep Dive into “All the Birds in the Sky” - Using the Lens of When
25:37 Sep 7, 2025
29
20.35: Deep Dive into “All the Birds in the Sky” - Using the Lens of Where
21:17 Aug 31, 2025
30
20.34: Deep Dive into “All the Birds in the Sky” - Using the Lens of Who
29:15 Aug 24, 2025
31
20.33: Raising Children as a Metaphor for Writing
27:39 Aug 17, 2025
32
20.32: Revision and Character Consciousness Téa Obreht
26:19 Aug 10, 2025
33
20.31: Framing the Lens
26:04 Aug 3, 2025
34
20.30: Using Why To Shape Tone
18:40 Jul 27, 2025
35
20.29: Authorial Intent
22:08 Jul 20, 2025
36
20.28: The Lens of Tradition
23:11 Jul 13, 2025
37
20.27: The Lens of Why
22:32 Jul 6, 2025
38
20.26: Gaming as a Writing Metaphor
26:07 Jun 29, 2025
39
20.25: Writing Confrontation (LIVE Aboard the WX Cruise)
21:13 Jun 22, 2025
40
20.24: An Interview with Charles Duhigg
35:48 Jun 15, 2025
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20.23: The Lens of the Senses
24:14 Jun 8, 2025
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20.22: The Lens of Time
20:27 Jun 1, 2025
43
20.21: The Lens of Context
21:15 May 25, 2025
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20.20: The Lens of Where and When
22:35 May 18, 2025
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20.19: Cooking as a Writing Metaphor
29:40 May 11, 2025
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20.18: LIVE: The Art of Teaching
26:09 May 4, 2025
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20.17: An Interview with Christopher Schwarz
35:47 Apr 27, 2025
48
20.16: Second Person
26:43 Apr 20, 2025
49
20.15: Third Person Omniscient
25:28 Apr 13, 2025
50
20.14: Third Person Limited
26:35 Apr 6, 2025
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