List of Writing Excuses episodes
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The following is an episode list for the Parsec Award-winning podcast
Writing Excuses
. The series is hosted by Dan Wells
, Brandon Sanderson
, Mary Robinette Kowal
and Howard Tayler
. The podcast often includes guest authors, editors, artists, and publishers.
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
Writing Excuses
Writing Excuses
Writing Excuses is a fifteen minute long podcast hosted by authors Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal and web cartoonist Howard Tayler...
. The series is hosted by Dan Wells
Dan Wells (author)
Dan Wells is an American horror fiction author. A Utah native, he currently resides in Orem, Utah.-Early life:Wells wrote his first novel, Choose Your Own Adventure, when he was in second grade. He followed up with several novellas, a serial and a series of comic books when he was in high school....
, Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson is an American fantasy author. A Nebraska native, he currently resides in American Fork, Utah. He earned his Master's degree in Creative Writing in 2005 from Brigham Young University, where he was on the staff of Leading Edge, a semi-professional speculative fiction magazine...
, Mary Robinette Kowal
Mary Robinette Kowal
Mary Robinette Kowal is an American author and puppeteer. She also served as art director for Shimmer Magazine and in 2010 was named art director for Weird Tales...
and Howard Tayler
Howard Tayler
Howard V. Tayler is the award-winning creator of the hugely successful webcomic Schlock Mercenary. He worked as a volunteer missionary for the LDS Church, then graduated from Brigham Young University...
. The podcast often includes guest authors, editors, artists, and publishers.
Season 1
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| 102 | 17 February 2008 | Blending the Familiar and the Original | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 103 | 24 February 2008 | Killing your Darlings: Cutting the part you like best | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 104 | 2 March 2008 | Beginnings: Starting a Novel | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 105 | 9 March 2008 | Heroes and Protagonists | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 106 | 16 March 2008 | Flaws versus Handicaps | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 107 | 23 March 2008 | Villains | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 108 | 30 March 2008 | The Science Fiction Genre | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 109 | 6 April 2008 | Science Fiction Sub-Genres: | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 110 | 13 April 2008 | Pacing | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 111 | 21 April 2008 | Business of Writing | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 112 | 27 April 2008 | Submitting to Editors: Part 1 | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Stacy Whitman | Link |
| 113 | 04 May 2008 | Submitting to Editors: Part 2 | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Stacy Whitman | Link |
| 114 | 12 May 2008 | Magic Systems and their Rules | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 115 | 18 May 2008 | Costs and Ramifications of Magic | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 116 | 25 May 2008 | Butt in Chair, Hands on Keyboard: Dealing with Writer's block Writer's block Writer's block is a condition, primarily associated with writing as a profession, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work. The condition varies widely in intensity. It can be trivial, a temporary difficulty in dealing with the task at hand. At the other extreme, some "blocked"... |
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| 117 | 01 June 2008 | This Sucks, and I'm a Horrible Writer | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 118 | 08 June 2008 | Q&A at Conduit CONduit (convention) CONduit is an annual general interest science fiction and fantasy convention held in May in Salt Lake City, Utah. CONduit was founded in 1989 but took two years to plan its first convention... |
Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Dan Willis Dan Willis Dan Willis is an author of young adult and other fantasy novels in the Dragonlance series created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. He lives in Utah.-Biography:... |
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| 119 | 15 June 2008 | Plot Twists | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Michael Stackpole | Link |
| 120 | 22 June 2008 | More Q&A at Conduit | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Eric James Stone Eric James Stone Eric James Stone is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror author. He won the 2004 Writers of the Future contest, and has published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, InterGalactic Medicine Show, and Jim Baen's Universe... |
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| 121 | 30 June 2008 | Humor | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 122 | 07 July 2008 | Doing Things that are Unpopular | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 123 | 14 July 2008 | Viewpoint | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 124 | 20 July 2008 | Research | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 125 | 28 July 2008 | Viewpoint and Tense: Part 2 | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 126 | 04 August 2008 | Horror | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 127 | 10 August 2008 | World Building: Religion | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 128 | 18 August 2008 | Writing for Comics and Graphic Novels | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Phil Foglio Phil Foglio Philip "Phil" Foglio is an American cartoonist and comic book artist best known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy work.-Early life and career:... , Kaja Foglio Kaja Foglio Kaja Foglio is a Seattle-based writer, artist, and publisher. Foglio co-won the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in 2009 for Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones, and has continued to co-win two Hugo Awards the following years.-Early life and education:Born in... |
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| 129 | 24 August 2008 | Talking Publishing with Lou Anders | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Lou Anders Lou Anders Lou Anders is an American editor, author and journalist, primarily of science fiction/fantasy novels, articles and short stories.-Biography and journalism:... |
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| 130 | 02 September 2008 | Talking Revision with Moshe Feder | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Moshe Feder | Link |
| 131 | 07 September 2008 | Talking RPG and Game Writing with Steve Jackson | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Steve Jackson | Link |
| 132 | 15 September 2008 | Talking Exposition with Patrick Rothfuss | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Patrick Rothfuss Patrick Rothfuss Patrick James Rothfuss is an American fantasy writer and college lecturer. He is the author of the projected three-volume series The Kingkiller Chronicle.- Biography :... |
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| 133 | 22 September 2008 | Side Characters | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 134 | 29 September 2008 | What The Dark Knight The Dark Knight (film) The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins... did right |
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| 135 | 06 October 2008 | Voice, Tone, and Style | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
Season 2
| # | |Date | |Hosts | John Brown John Brown (American author) John David Brown is an American author primarily known for his fantasy.- Early years :Brown was born in Cottonwood, Utah and raised primarily in Bountiful, Utah. He spent many years working in the family floral and nursery business... | Link |
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| 202 | 19 October 2008 | How to Write for Children with Brandon Mull | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Brandon Mull Brandon Mull Brandon Mull is an American writer who is best known as the author of the Fablehaven fantasy series, which is a New York Times' bestseller. Mull has also written The Candy Shop War... |
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| 203 | 27 October 2008 | Characters with Brandon Mull | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Brandon Mull | Link |
| 204 | 02 November 2008 | View Point, Plot Twists, and Being a Part Time Writer with Eric James Stone | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Eric James Stone Eric James Stone Eric James Stone is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror author. He won the 2004 Writers of the Future contest, and has published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, InterGalactic Medicine Show, and Jim Baen's Universe... |
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| 205 | 10 November 2008 | Writing Groups | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 206 | 16 November 2008 | Endings | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 207 | 23 November 2008 | Using Writing Formulas with Bob Defendi | Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, Bob Defendi | Link |
| 208 | 01 December 2008 | The Three Act Structure with Bob Defendi | Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, Bob Defendi | Link |
| 209 | 07 December 2008 | Romance with Dave Wolverton | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Dave Wolverton Dave Wolverton Dave Wolverton is a science fiction author who also goes under the pseudonym David Farland for his fantasy works. He currently lives in St. George, Utah with his wife and five children.-Career:... |
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| 210 | 14 December 2008 | The Boring Parts | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Dave Wolverton | Link |
| 211 | 21 December 2008 | Talking Publishing and Writing with Dave Wolverton | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Dave Wolverton | Link |
| 212 | 28 December 2008 | Theme | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 213 | 04 January 2009 | Violence | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 214 | 11 January 2009 | Writing Habits | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 215 | 18 January 2009 | Knowing When to Begin | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 216 | 25 January 2009 | World Building: Non-humans | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 217 | 02 February 2009 | Website Marketing for Authors | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Jordan Sanderson Jordan Sanderson Jordan Ben Joseph Sanderson is an English footballer currently playing for Colchester United.-Career:Sanderson was offered a professional contract on 11 February 2011, He then joined Chelmsford on loan 3 days later where he played 10 games.Sanderson made his début on 7 May 2011 against Bristol... |
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| 218 | 08 February 2009 | World Building: Governments | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 219 | 16 February 2009 | Do Creative Writing Classes Help? | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 220 | 22 February 2009 | Marketing 101 for Creators | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Robison Wells Robison Wells Robison Wells is an American novelist. He currently lives in Provo, Utah, with his wife and three children. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his novels are directed to the LDS fiction market... |
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| 221 | 01 March 2009 | Fight Scenes | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Robison Wells Robison Wells Robison Wells is an American novelist. He currently lives in Provo, Utah, with his wife and three children. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his novels are directed to the LDS fiction market... |
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| 222 | 08 March 2009 | Marketing 201: Branding for Authors | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Robison Wells Robison Wells Robison Wells is an American novelist. He currently lives in Provo, Utah, with his wife and three children. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his novels are directed to the LDS fiction market... |
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| 223 | 16 March 2009 | Avoiding the Cliche with Tracy Hickman | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Tracy Hickman Tracy Hickman Tracy Raye Hickman is a best-selling fantasy author, best known for his work on Dragonlance as a game designer and co-author with Margaret Weis, while he worked for TSR... |
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| 224 | 23 March 2009 | Writing Habits and Q&A with Tracy Hickman | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Tracy Hickman | Link |
| 225 | 29 March 2009 | The Seven Deadly Sins of Slush Stories | Nancy Fulda, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 226 | 05 April 2009 | How Publishing is Changing in the New Century | Nancy Fulda, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 227 | 12 April 2009 | Reading Critically | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 228 | 19 April 2009 | Applying Critical Reading: Watchmen Watchmen Watchmen is a twelve-issue comic book limited series created by writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colourist John Higgins. The series was published by DC Comics during 1986 and 1987, and has been subsequently reprinted in collected form... |
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| 229 | 26 April 2009 | How not to end your Book | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 230 | 03 May 2009 | The Most Important Thing Howard Learned in the Last Year | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 231 | 10 May 2009 | The Most Important Thing Brandon Learned in the Last Year | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 232 | 17 May 2009 | The Most Important Thing Dan Learned in the Last Year | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 233 | 25 May 2009 | How Not to Be Overwhelmed | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
Season 3
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| 304 | 08 June 2009 | Non-linear Story-telling | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler] | Link |
| 302 | 14 June 2009 | Keeping It Real with Aprilynne Pike | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Aprilynne Pike Aprilynne Pike Aprilynne Pike is an internationally best-selling American author best known for her debut novel Wings, which was released in English on May 5, 2009. Her first novel debuted as a New York Times best-seller, and reached the #1 spot on the Children's Best Seller list, making Pike the best-selling... |
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| 303 | 21 June 2009 | Stumping Howard at Conduit | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Eric James Stone | Link |
| 305 | 28 June 2009 | How to Take Criticism | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 306 | 07 July 2009 | Dramatic Breaks | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 307 | 12 July 2009 | Genre Blending | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, | Link |
| 308 | 20 July 2009 | What Star Trek Did Right | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, | Link |
| 309 | 26 July 2009 | Attending Concentions: Part 1 | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 310 | 02 August 2009 | The Do's and Don'ts of Attending Cons | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 311 | 08 August 2009 | Trimming | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 312 | 16 August 2009 | Subplots | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 313 | 23 August 2009 | Dialects and In-World Jargon | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 314 | 30 August 2009 | The Four Principles of Puppetry with Mary Robinette Kowal | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Mary Robinette Kowal Mary Robinette Kowal Mary Robinette Kowal is an American author and puppeteer. She also served as art director for Shimmer Magazine and in 2010 was named art director for Weird Tales... |
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| 315 | 06 September 2009 | Writing Process Q&A with Mary Robinette Kowal | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Mary Robinette Kowal | Link |
| 316 | 13 September 2009 | The Anti-Mary Sue Mary Sue A Mary Sue , in literary criticism and particularly in fanfiction, is a fictional character with overly idealized and hackneyed mannerisms, lacking noteworthy flaws, and primarily functioning as a wish-fulfillment fantasy for the author or reader... Episode |
Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, John Brown | Link |
| 317 | 20 September 2009 | Characters and Worldbuilding Q&A with Mary Robinette Kowal | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Mary Robinette Kowal | Link |
| 318 | 27 September 2009 | How to Not Repeat Yourself | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, John Brown | Link |
| 319 | 04 October 2009 | Emotion in Fiction with John Brown | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, John Brown | Link |
| 320 | 11 October 2009 | Plot vs. Character Driven Fiction | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Larry Correia Larry Correia Larry Correia is a New York Times bestselling novelist who originally self-published in 2008. His self-published novel, Monster Hunter International, reached the Entertainment Weekly bestseller list in April 2008. He then received a publishing contract with Baen Books... |
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| 321 | 18 October 2009 | Pitfalls of Self-Publishing with Larry Correia | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Larry Correia | Link |
| 322 | 25 October 2009 | Idea to Story | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 323 | 01 November 2009 | How to Write Without Twists | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 324 | 08 November 2009 | Writing Comics with Jake Black | Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, Jake Black | Link |
| 325 | 15 November 2009 | The Business of Writing Comics | Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, Jake Black | Link |
| 326 | 22 November 2009 | NaNoWriMo NaNoWriMo National Novel Writing Month is an annual internet-based creative writing project which challenges participants to write 50,000 words of a new novel between November 1 and November 30... |
Dan Wells, Jordan Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 327 | 01 December 2009 | Mixing Humor with Drama and Horror | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 328 | 06 December 2009 | World Building: Gender Roles | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 330 | 13 December 2009 | Unreliable Narrators | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 329 | 20 December 2009 | Antiheroes | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 331 | 27 December 2009 | Tragedy | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 332 | 03 January 2010 | Collaboration | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
Season 4
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| 402 | 17 January 2010 | Heroism | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 403 | 24 January 2010 | How to Manage Your Influences | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 404 | 31 January 2010 | Agents. Do you Need One? | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 405 | 7 February 2010 | Roleplaying Games as a Tool for Storytelling | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 406 | 14 February 2010 | Pacing with James Dashner | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 407 | 21 February 2010 | Q&A with James Dashner | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 408 | 28 February 2010 | Working with Editors | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 409 | 07 March 2010 | How to Write Men with Jessica Day George | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 410 | 14 March 2010 | Writing for Young Adults | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 411 | 21 March 2010 | Brainstorming From Headlines | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 412 | 28 March 2010 | Writing An Epic | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Stacy Whitman | Link |
| 413 | 04 April 2010 | Juggling Multiple Viewpoints | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Stacy Whitman | Link |
| 414 | 11 April 2010 | Brainstorming Science Ideas | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 415 | 18 April 2010 | Visual Components of Storytelling | Isaac Stewart, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 416 | 25 April 2010 | Breaking the Fourth Wall | Isaac Stewart, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 417 | 02 May 2010 | Living with the Artist | Dawn Wells Dan Wells (author) Dan Wells is an American horror fiction author. A Utah native, he currently resides in Orem, Utah.-Early life:Wells wrote his first novel, Choose Your Own Adventure, when he was in second grade. He followed up with several novellas, a serial and a series of comic books when he was in high school.... , Kenneth Pike Aprilynne Pike Aprilynne Pike is an internationally best-selling American author best known for her debut novel Wings, which was released in English on May 5, 2009. Her first novel debuted as a New York Times best-seller, and reached the #1 spot on the Children's Best Seller list, making Pike the best-selling... , Sandra Tayler Howard Tayler Howard V. Tayler is the award-winning creator of the hugely successful webcomic Schlock Mercenary. He worked as a volunteer missionary for the LDS Church, then graduated from Brigham Young University... |
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| 418 | 09 May 2010 | How to Steal for Fun and Profit | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Dan Willis Dan Willis Dan Willis is an author of young adult and other fantasy novels in the Dragonlance series created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. He lives in Utah.-Biography:... |
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| 419 | 16 May 2010 | Discovery Writing | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Michael Stackpole | Link |
| 420 | 23 May 2010 | Strategies for Getting Published | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Eric James Stone Eric James Stone Eric James Stone is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror author. He won the 2004 Writers of the Future contest, and has published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, InterGalactic Medicine Show, and Jim Baen's Universe... |
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| 421 | 30 May 2010 | Writing Practical Fantasy | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, L.E. Modesitt Jr. | Link |
| 422 | 06 June 2010 | Q&A with L.E. Modesitt Jr. | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, L.E. Modesitt Jr. | Link |
| 423 | 13 June 2010 | How to Break into the YA Market | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Robison wells, Janci Patterson | Link |
| 424 | 20 June 2010 | Random Storytelling | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, James Dashner, Julie Wright | Link |
| 425 | 27 June 2010 | Mating Plumage | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, James Dashner, Julie Wright | Link |
| 426 | 05 July 2010 | Avoiding Stilted Dialogue | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 427 | 11 July 2010 | Major Overhauls to Broken Stories | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 428 | 18 July 2010 | Brainstorming the End and Working Backwards | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 429 | 25 July 2010 | Line Editing | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 430 | 01 August 2010 | World Building: the Future | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 431 | 08 August 2010 | Line Editing: Dialog | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 432 | 15 August 2010 | First Paragraphs | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 433 | 22 August 2010 | Trunk Novels | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 434 | 29 August 2010 | Q&A at Dragons & Fairy Tails | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
Season 5
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| 502 | 12 September 2010 | Character Quirks | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Bree Despain Bree Despain Bree Despain is an American author.Despain graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in creative writing. She started writing full-time after being involved in a car accident.... |
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| 503 | 19 September 2010 | First Person Viewpoint | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Bree Despain Bree Despain Bree Despain is an American author.Despain graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in creative writing. She started writing full-time after being involved in a car accident.... |
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| 504 | 26 September 2010 | Creating Suspense | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 505 | 03 October 2010 | Writing the Unfamiliar | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 506 | 10 October 2010 | Micropodcasts | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 507 | 17 October 2010 | Avoiding Melodrama | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 508 | 24 October 2010 | The Excuses You're Out Of | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 509 | 31 October 2010 | Character Arcs with John Brown | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, John Brown | Link |
| 510 | 07 November 2010 | John Brown and the Creative Process | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, John Brown | Link |
| 511 | 14 November 2010 | Micropodcasting #2 | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 512 | 12 December 2010 | Time Travel | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 513 | 21 November 2010 | Writing the Second Book | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, John Brown | Link |
| 514 | 28 November 2010 | Visual Components of Novels with Scott Westerfeld | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Scott Westerfeld Scott Westerfeld Scott Westerfeld is an American author of science fiction. He was born in Texas and now divides his time between Sydney, Australia and New York City, USA.-Books:... |
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| 515 | 05 December 2010 | Steampunk with Scott Westerfeld | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Scott Westerfeld | Link |
| 516 | 19 December 2010 | Critiquing Dan's First Novel | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 517 | 27 December 2010 | Dialogue Exercises | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 518 | 02 January 2011 | Offending Your Readers | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 519 | 09 January 2011 | Fulfilling Promises to Your Readers | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 520 | 16 January 2011 | More Dialogue Exercises | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 521 | 23 January 2011 | Alternate History | Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, Eric Flint Eric Flint Eric Flint is an American author, editor, and e-publisher. The majority of his main works are alternate history science fiction, but he also writes humorous fantasy adventures.- Career :... , Mary Robinette Kowal |
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| 522 | 30 January 2011 | Film Considerations | Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, Dave Wolverton, Mary Robinette Kowal | Link |
| 523 | 06 February 2011 | Life Day! | Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, Dave Wolverton, Mary Robinette Kowal | Link |
| 524 | 13 February 2011 | Author's Responsibility to the Reader | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Kevin J. Anderson | Link |
| 525 | 20 February 2011 | Writing in Other People's Universes | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Kevin J. Anderson | Link |
| 526 | 27 February 2011 | Scared for the Characters | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Sherrilyn Kenyon Sherrilyn Kenyon Sherrilyn Kenyon is a bestselling US writer. Under her own name she writes Urban Fantasy, but is best known for her Dark-Hunter vampire series. Under the pseudonym Kinley MacGregor she wrote historicals also with paranormal elements... |
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| 527 | 06 March 2011 | Perseverance | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Sherrilyn Kenyon Sherrilyn Kenyon Sherrilyn Kenyon is a bestselling US writer. Under her own name she writes Urban Fantasy, but is best known for her Dark-Hunter vampire series. Under the pseudonym Kinley MacGregor she wrote historicals also with paranormal elements... |
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| 528 | 13 March 2011 | ePublishing | Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, Dave Wolverton, Tracy Hickman | Link |
| 529 | 20 March 2011 | Rewriting | Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, Dave Wolverton, Tracy Hickman | Link |
| 530 | 27 March 2011 | Writing Action | Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, Larry Correia, Robison Wells | Link |
| 531 | 03 April 2011 | Writing Romance | Dan Wells, Howard Tayler, Sarah Eden, Robison Wells | Link |
| 532 | 10 April 2011 | Urban Fantasy | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 533 | 17 April 2011 | Alpha Readers | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 534 | 24 April 2011 | Story Bibles | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 535 | 01 May 2011 | Brainstorming an Urban Fantasy | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler | Link |
| 536 | 08 May 2011 | Non-traditional Settings with Saladin Ahmed | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Saladin Ahmed Saladin Ahmed Saladin Ahmed is an Arab-American science fiction and fantasy writer and poet. He has been a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award and the Nebula Award for Best Short Story. His fiction has been published in book anthologies and magazines such as Strange Horizons, Orson Scott Card's... |
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| 537 | 15 May 2011 | Parody and Site with Jim Hines | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Jim C. Hines Jim C. Hines Jim C. Hines is an American fantasy writer. He was a first-place winner of the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Award in 1998 with his story "Blade of the Bunny". He is the author of the Goblin Quest fantasy trilogy, comprising Goblin Quest, Goblin Hero and Goblin War. He also edited the... |
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| 538 | 22 May 2011 | Dialog with John Scalzi | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, John Scalzi John Scalzi John Michael Scalzi II is an American author and online writer, and president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his Hugo Award-nominated science fiction novel Old Man's War, released by Tor Books in January 2005, and for his blog , at which he has written... |
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| 539 | 29 May 2011 | Filking and Writing Music with Tom Smith | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Tom Smith Tom Smith (filker) Tom Smith is a singer-songwriter from , who got his start in the filk music community. He is a fourteen-time winner of the Pegasus Award for excellence in filking, including awards for his "A Boy and His Frog", "307 Ale", and "The Return of the King ", and was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame in... |
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