And these days the cast of @WritingExcuses is @maryrobinettekowal.com, @dongwon.bsky.social, @nirele.bsky.social, and me. Because of friendships we each made in the early days.
December 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
And these days the cast of @WritingExcuses is @maryrobinettekowal.com, @dongwon.bsky.social, @nirele.bsky.social, and me. Because of friendships we each made in the early days.
Listened to the #WritingExcuses episode on “show don’t tell” & it made me realize why I have issue with the over abundance of this advice.
It was originally coined for silent film, where blocks of text were frustrating for viewers. So you were encouraged to show with visuals, not tell via text.-
It was originally coined for silent film, where blocks of text were frustrating for viewers. So you were encouraged to show with visuals, not tell via text.-
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November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Listened to the #WritingExcuses episode on “show don’t tell” & it made me realize why I have issue with the over abundance of this advice.
It was originally coined for silent film, where blocks of text were frustrating for viewers. So you were encouraged to show with visuals, not tell via text.-
It was originally coined for silent film, where blocks of text were frustrating for viewers. So you were encouraged to show with visuals, not tell via text.-
Writing Excuses Podcast 16.29: "Building Trust" with Dongwon Song, Dan Wells, Howard Tayler via WritingExcuses #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips www.livewriters.com/podcast/16-2...
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Writing Excuses Podcast 16.29: "Building Trust" with Dongwon Song, Dan Wells, Howard Tayler via WritingExcuses #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writingadvice #writingtips www.livewriters.com/podcast/16-2...
and then for the writers out there: @WritingExcuses 15 minutes of weekly amazeballs writing advice from properly successful writers #trypod
November 22, 2024 at 12:05 PM
and then for the writers out there: @WritingExcuses 15 minutes of weekly amazeballs writing advice from properly successful writers #trypod
Ready to have a deep dive on Character? Join @maryrobinettekowal.com on April 6th at 4PM Eastern on the our Patreon at the Private Instruction Tier level.
This is part of our plan to offer more to this tier so you have something to fuel your writing each month!
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This is part of our plan to offer more to this tier so you have something to fuel your writing each month!
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April 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Ready to have a deep dive on Character? Join @maryrobinettekowal.com on April 6th at 4PM Eastern on the our Patreon at the Private Instruction Tier level.
This is part of our plan to offer more to this tier so you have something to fuel your writing each month!
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This is part of our plan to offer more to this tier so you have something to fuel your writing each month!
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I want to grow up to be a Lady Astronaut. #thecalculatingstars @MaryRobinette @WritingExcuses @howardtayler @SandraTayler
February 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I want to grow up to be a Lady Astronaut. #thecalculatingstars @MaryRobinette @WritingExcuses @howardtayler @SandraTayler
This birdo knows there's food around. #writingexcuses at sea...
September 4, 2023 at 10:14 PM
This birdo knows there's food around. #writingexcuses at sea...
I decided to get back into listening to Writing Excuses, so I downloaded a Podcast app and then hit sort from 'oldest to new.' There's SIXTEEN YEARS of Writing Excuses. SIXTEEN!
(Imma restart from season 10, or my fav, season 14)
#WXC #WritingExcuses
(Imma restart from season 10, or my fav, season 14)
#WXC #WritingExcuses
December 16, 2024 at 11:11 PM
I decided to get back into listening to Writing Excuses, so I downloaded a Podcast app and then hit sort from 'oldest to new.' There's SIXTEEN YEARS of Writing Excuses. SIXTEEN!
(Imma restart from season 10, or my fav, season 14)
#WXC #WritingExcuses
(Imma restart from season 10, or my fav, season 14)
#WXC #WritingExcuses
A really useful & inspirational podcast from @WritingExcuses this week! Thanks! (11.04: Newton’s Laws of Writing) http://www.writingexcuses.com/2016/01/24/11-04-newtons-laws-of-writing/
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November 23, 2024 at 3:41 AM
A really useful & inspirational podcast from @WritingExcuses this week! Thanks! (11.04: Newton’s Laws of Writing) http://www.writingexcuses.com/2016/01/24/11-04-newtons-laws-of-writing/
Caught up on @WritingExcuses podcast. Definitely needed to hear the heckler vs editor episode just as @NaNoWriMo gets under way.
December 7, 2024 at 4:53 AM
Caught up on @WritingExcuses podcast. Definitely needed to hear the heckler vs editor episode just as @NaNoWriMo gets under way.
Just saw that @WritingExcuses won a Hugo! Big congrats to @BrandSanderson @MaryRobinette @howardtayler @TheDanWells. Great podcast!
January 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Just saw that @WritingExcuses won a Hugo! Big congrats to @BrandSanderson @MaryRobinette @howardtayler @TheDanWells. Great podcast!
Our 4th class from our 2024 retreats just dropped on our Patreon today! Join at the adfree tier to watch! at www.patreon.com/writingexcuses and/or watch a clip from the video below from Dan Wells: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPvX...
Why Your Fight Scenes are Boring
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December 23, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Our 4th class from our 2024 retreats just dropped on our Patreon today! Join at the adfree tier to watch! at www.patreon.com/writingexcuses and/or watch a clip from the video below from Dan Wells: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPvX...
Increasingly bothering me most @CBeebiesLand shows have 1 female character for every 4 males @LetToysBeToys @WritingExcuses #UnconsciousBias
November 22, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Increasingly bothering me most @CBeebiesLand shows have 1 female character for every 4 males @LetToysBeToys @WritingExcuses #UnconsciousBias
#NaNoWriMo Maslow's hierarchy describes exterior motivations, but is incomplete without inner motivation. To flesh out inner motivation, I like to think of the three 'sliders' identified by @WritingExcuses: competence, sympathy, and proactivity.
November 13, 2024 at 7:20 AM
#NaNoWriMo Maslow's hierarchy describes exterior motivations, but is incomplete without inner motivation. To flesh out inner motivation, I like to think of the three 'sliders' identified by @WritingExcuses: competence, sympathy, and proactivity.
Not sure what our Writing Retreats would be like? For the next two months we'll be releasing bi-weekly video recordings from our 2024 retreats on Patreon! Watch the clips below or head over to Patreon.com/writingexcuses to get the full classes! @nirele.bsky.social
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How to Love Yourself as a Writer
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November 21, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Not sure what our Writing Retreats would be like? For the next two months we'll be releasing bi-weekly video recordings from our 2024 retreats on Patreon! Watch the clips below or head over to Patreon.com/writingexcuses to get the full classes! @nirele.bsky.social
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My excuse not to write today? Rebecca Makkai’s The Great Believers. It’s a good one, too.
#writingexcuses
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January 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
My excuse not to write today? Rebecca Makkai’s The Great Believers. It’s a good one, too.
#writingexcuses
#writingexcuses
Tonight on the @WritingExcuses patreon Q&A I get to answer patron questions with one of my favorite people, @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social.
I need to check and make sure I'm following him here, because "favorite people" be like that.
I need to check and make sure I'm following him here, because "favorite people" be like that.
March 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Tonight on the @WritingExcuses patreon Q&A I get to answer patron questions with one of my favorite people, @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social.
I need to check and make sure I'm following him here, because "favorite people" be like that.
I need to check and make sure I'm following him here, because "favorite people" be like that.
I just heard the #writingexcuses podcast so they're giving you tools, not rules and that could absolutely be the motto for digital literacy too, especially in a family.
September 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I just heard the #writingexcuses podcast so they're giving you tools, not rules and that could absolutely be the motto for digital literacy too, especially in a family.
‘Writing excuses’ is hands down the best podcast for anyone dabbling in the art of speculative fiction. Go and listen to the close reading episodes on ‘Memory of Empire’ ! So good
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This translated novel's been on my list to check out for a while because of a recommendation from this episode of @WritingExcuses.
https://writingexcuses.com/2022/03/27/17-13-structuring-around-a-thing/
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November 18, 2024 at 8:30 PM
This translated novel's been on my list to check out for a while because of a recommendation from this episode of @WritingExcuses.
https://writingexcuses.com/2022/03/27/17-13-structuring-around-a-thing/
https://writingexcuses.com/2022/03/27/17-13-structuring-around-a-thing/
"If the Muse is late -- start without her!" @WritingExcuses #NaNoWriMo
December 5, 2024 at 4:48 PM
"If the Muse is late -- start without her!" @WritingExcuses #NaNoWriMo
And @WritingExcuses has an official twitter account now -- hi guys!
December 7, 2024 at 3:13 PM
And @WritingExcuses has an official twitter account now -- hi guys!
Episode on @WritingExcuses is interesting on how to write a long running webcomic and dealing with continuity reminders.
December 6, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Episode on @WritingExcuses is interesting on how to write a long running webcomic and dealing with continuity reminders.
*nodding a lot at @MaryRobinette's description of cascading revision issues* Learning that hard way with this Nano attempt. @WritingExcuses
December 4, 2024 at 6:50 AM
*nodding a lot at @MaryRobinette's description of cascading revision issues* Learning that hard way with this Nano attempt. @WritingExcuses