Writing Excuses 4.13: Juggling Multiple Viewpoints
We called “can-of-worms” on multiple viewpoints last week because the topic is too big to share the ‘cast with anything else. We talk about why multiple viewpoints are useful, and then how to do it...
View ArticleWE 5.1: Third Person Limited
We’ve talked about point of view before, but only in general terms: this time we delve into third-person limited in detail, explaining how to use it and when to use it and why. We apologize for the...
View ArticleWriting Excuses 5.3: First Person Viewpoint
Bree Despain joins us for a discussion of writing the first-person viewpoint. We talk about “method writing” and get briefly creeped out by Dan. We discuss some key aspects of this particular POV,...
View ArticleWriting Excuses 5.16: Critiquing Dan’s First Novel
Late last season we took a look at Brandon’s first novel and did some line-editing and critiquing. It was so much fun we decided that Dan needed to take a turn in the dunking booth. He totally gets...
View ArticleWriting Excuses 8.27: Chapter Breakdowns
What determines our chapter breaks? How do we handle POV shifts, scene-sequel balance, and other considerations when we’re carving our stories into chapters? Dan starts with a discussion of the POV...
View ArticleWriting Excuses 8.50: Q&A with Mercedes Lackey
Sometimes you get lucky. Sometimes the stars align and serendipity is made manifest. And sometimes Mercedes Lackey happens to be hanging around at the same convention you’re recording podcasts at, and...
View Article12.9: Q&A on Viewpoint
Your Hosts: Brandon, Piper, Dan, and Howard You had questions about viewpoint. Here they are! Do you have tips and tricks for making 3rd-person omniscient compelling? How do you make 3rd-person limited...
View ArticleWriting Excuses 4.13: Juggling Multiple Viewpoints
We called “can-of-worms” on multiple viewpoints last week because the topic is too big to share the ‘cast with anything else. We talk about why multiple viewpoints are useful, and then how to do it...
View ArticleWE 5.1: Third Person Limited
We’ve talked about point of view before, but only in general terms: this time we delve into third-person limited in detail, explaining how to use it and when to use it and why. We apologize for the...
View ArticleWriting Excuses 5.3: First Person Viewpoint
Bree Despain joins us for a discussion of writing the first-person viewpoint. We talk about “method writing” and get briefly creeped out by Dan. We discuss some key aspects of this particular POV,...
View ArticleWriting Excuses 5.16: Critiquing Dan’s First Novel
Late last season we took a look at Brandon’s first novel and did some line-editing and critiquing. It was so much fun we decided that Dan needed to take a turn in the dunking booth. He totally gets...
View ArticleWriting Excuses 8.27: Chapter Breakdowns
What determines our chapter breaks? How do we handle POV shifts, scene-sequel balance, and other considerations when we’re carving our stories into chapters? Dan starts with a discussion of the POV...
View ArticleWriting Excuses 8.50: Q&A with Mercedes Lackey
Sometimes you get lucky. Sometimes the stars align and serendipity is made manifest. And sometimes Mercedes Lackey happens to be hanging around at the same convention you’re recording podcasts at, and...
View Article12.9: Q&A on Viewpoint
Your Hosts: Brandon, Piper, Dan, and Howard You had questions about viewpoint. Here they are! Do you have tips and tricks for making 3rd-person omniscient compelling? How do you make 3rd-person limited...
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