Writing Excuses Podcast

I just wanted to share this link:

http://www.writingexcuses.com/

It's a very useful podcast on writing tips. Listening to it sometimes help motivate me when I'm stuck and I think I've learned a lot from listening. It's had 6 seasons by now so it covers the whole gamut: characterization, worldbuilding, plotting, etc. etc. Although it's geared toward speculative fiction, a lot of what they have to say could apply to other genres as well, I think. Not to be missed is season 3, episode 14.

I love this podcast! Brandon, Dan, and Howard are always interesting and helpful.

Yes, every writer must have this. Do not let this link leave the front page. :)

I just started listening to these. They are so good! Although, I only usually listen to them when I go to the Gym. 2 episodes is usually a pretty good length.

Absolutely, the most amazing writing podcast I've come across. A must-listen for writers, in my opinion: always insightful and educating.

I actually think my ability to create a good story as amplified from this podcast :3

I love this podcast! I listen to it ASAP every Sunday. <3

I'm still catching up , I only found it about 3 weeks ago.

I am addicted to this podcast. I have listened to seasons 1-4 in one strait run over the summer and now I'm ready to write for the first time. Apparently your not supposed to do that, but oh well. I thought that a good NaNoWriMo would be all the writing prompts form this podcast. I was totally going to do that too, but then I had a *BAM* moment and found a really great novel idea. So, I outlined the crap out of it and am all set to give it a go. Brandon would be so proud of me. Oh, and if you buy the CD's like I did (at poddisk.com) you also get a bunch of extra stuff like bonus episodes and outline doc.'s.

The most wonderful writing class I ever took!

Great podcast. You should also check out I Should Be Writing. Mur does give advice and tips, but she's also very easy to commiserate with, and does lots of author interviews.

Oh, I adore this podcast! It's great for inspiration and has given me some great advice over the year I have been listening to it.

My girlfriend and I hide in the cinema first kiss, I almost spit up, because I not used to the taste of her saliva.

I said to her: "In the future we do not kiss, okay?" She said: "Good!"

Because I want to vomit, she had spit up!

This is my first kiss, a romantic accident.

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This podcast is amazing. Great pick.

I agree. This podcast is great! I found some podcasts from season 6 and 7 on itunes the other day and find it really helpful for writing, especially since its only 15 minutes long.

I love Writing Excuses! I think the short group podcasts work best for me; I've listened to Mur before but I had a hard time getting interested in the show.

StoryWonk Daily is another writing podcast that I love. It's the same 15(ish) minute format as WE hosted by a surprisingly endearing married couple. It's more casual than WE, partly because of the daily updates, and the casters don't always stick strictly to writing craft; one week was devoted to the philosophy of humor, which is important to writing without necessarily being a skill one can acquire. It was more of a sense of why some humor might work rather than 'here's what's funny'.