Comments on: Writing Excuses Season 2 Episode 1: Q&A on Setting and Characters at Mountain Con with John Brown http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/ Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:01:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Raethe http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/comment-page-1/#comment-16862 Raethe Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:57:52 +0000 http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/#comment-16862 I want to see Dan wear that at his book signings. ... (Cause you know, I'll totally be able to come to his book signings. In Utah. Yeah. *shifty eyes*) I want to see Dan wear that at his book signings.

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(Cause you know, I’ll totally be able to come to his book signings. In Utah. Yeah. *shifty eyes*)

]]> By: jddennis http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/comment-page-1/#comment-16735 jddennis Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:34:35 +0000 http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/#comment-16735 This just in -- a bacon scented tuxedo. http://www.mcphee.com/resources/april/items/bacontux.html This just in — a bacon scented tuxedo.

http://www.mcphee.com/resources/april/items/bacontux.html

]]> By: John Brown http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/comment-page-1/#comment-16528 John Brown Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:22:01 +0000 http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/#comment-16528 Clare, I think the urge to sing some ditty when I tell people my name is the result of some force of nature. About 30% of people I meet in person can't contain themselves. It always makes me smile. And so in my bio http://johndbrown.com/about/ I pause at the beginning to allow people to sing their favorite John Brown song (there are actually three different ones). And because it IS a force a nature, I link to lyrics so those souls can sing with gusto. And why not? Wouldn't the world be a better place if everyone were to one-little-two-little-three-little-Indian their way through it? Heck, I think it might even help with greenhouse gasses. Clare,

I think the urge to sing some ditty when I tell people my name is the result of some force of nature. About 30% of people I meet in person can’t contain themselves. It always makes me smile. And so in my bio http://johndbrown.com/about/ I pause at the beginning to allow people to sing their favorite John Brown song (there are actually three different ones). And because it IS a force a nature, I link to lyrics so those souls can sing with gusto. And why not? Wouldn’t the world be a better place if everyone were to one-little-two-little-three-little-Indian their way through it? Heck, I think it might even help with greenhouse gasses.

]]> By: Dan Wells http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/comment-page-1/#comment-16328 Dan Wells Sun, 19 Oct 2008 04:05:45 +0000 http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/#comment-16328 John Brown is a semi-local author (he lives in Laketown, in northern Utah) who has sold a fantasy series to Tor. The first book, "Servant of a Dark God," comes out next year. John Brown is a semi-local author (he lives in Laketown, in northern Utah) who has sold a fantasy series to Tor. The first book, “Servant of a Dark God,” comes out next year.

]]> By: Clare http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/comment-page-1/#comment-16324 Clare Sun, 19 Oct 2008 02:45:39 +0000 http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/#comment-16324 What fun is writing if your characters don't take over? Then everything's all predictable and boring. Or maybe I just suck at writing everything except for characters. (At least, I hope I don't suck at writing characters.) Raethe: Don't worry, I hate pickles too. Also, I'm vegan. John Brown's body lies moldering in the grave... (You can't tell me no one else thought of that song. I'm sorry, John Brown.) What fun is writing if your characters don’t take over? Then everything’s all predictable and boring. Or maybe I just suck at writing everything except for characters. (At least, I hope I don’t suck at writing characters.)

Raethe: Don’t worry, I hate pickles too. Also, I’m vegan.

John Brown’s body lies moldering in the grave… (You can’t tell me no one else thought of that song. I’m sorry, John Brown.)

]]> By: John Brown http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/comment-page-1/#comment-16277 John Brown Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:49:29 +0000 http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/#comment-16277 Ben, John Brown, as stated here http://johndbrown.com/about/, is another bacon guy whose "debut as a novelist includes the forthcoming epic fantasies from Tor (an imprint of St. Martin’s): Servant of a Dark God, Curse of a Dark God, and Dark God’s Glory. The first should appear September of 2009 at your local bookstore. Brown currently lives with his wife & four daughters in the hinterlands of Utah where one encounters much fresh air, many good-hearted ranchers, and an occasional wolf." As for reading him. "Brown’s short work has appeared in Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show, Best of the Rest 4, and The Best of Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet. He also received a first prize in the Writers of the Future contest and was published in vol 13 under the name Bo Griffin." You can look them up or, much easier, gaze at them online here: http://johndbrown.com/shorts/ As for the quality of his work, well, of course, it fabulous. Truly fabulous. :) Ben,

John Brown, as stated here http://johndbrown.com/about/, is another bacon guy whose “debut as a novelist includes the forthcoming epic fantasies from Tor (an imprint of St. Martin’s): Servant of a Dark God, Curse of a Dark God, and Dark God’s Glory. The first should appear September of 2009 at your local bookstore. Brown currently lives with his wife & four daughters in the hinterlands of Utah where one encounters much fresh air, many good-hearted ranchers, and an occasional wolf.”

As for reading him.

“Brown’s short work has appeared in Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show, Best of the Rest 4, and The Best of Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet. He also received a first prize in the Writers of the Future contest and was published in vol 13 under the name Bo Griffin.”

You can look them up or, much easier, gaze at them online here: http://johndbrown.com/shorts/

As for the quality of his work, well, of course, it fabulous. Truly fabulous. :)

]]> By: Ben http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/comment-page-1/#comment-16270 Ben Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:39:50 +0000 http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/#comment-16270 Who is John Brown? I don't mean to be insulting but I don't think I've read any of his work. Who is John Brown? I don’t mean to be insulting but I don’t think I’ve read any of his work.

]]> By: Mike Barker http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/comment-page-1/#comment-16018 Mike Barker Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:59:43 +0000 http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/#comment-16018 More or less . . . words, anyway. http://mbarker.livejournal.com/87737.html More or less . . . words, anyway.

http://mbarker.livejournal.com/87737.html

]]> By: Raethe http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/comment-page-1/#comment-15957 Raethe Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:33:00 +0000 http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/#comment-15957 Indeed! Accept mine. Though in my defense, I DID say one or two things that tried to be on topic. Besides, Dan started it. ;) Indeed! Accept mine.

Though in my defense, I DID say one or two things that tried to be on topic. Besides, Dan started it. ;)

]]> By: Karl http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/comment-page-1/#comment-15933 Karl Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:47:16 +0000 http://www.writingexcuses.com/2008/10/12/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-1-qa-on-setting-and-characters-at-mountain-con-with-john-brown/#comment-15933 Isn't it ironic? The podcast discussed how a character could take over a storyline. I think the rouladen has taken over this forum thread! I think we should all appologis to Mr. John Brown for drooling on his fine efforts and knowledge. Isn’t it ironic? The podcast discussed how a character could take over a storyline. I think the rouladen has taken over this forum thread!

I think we should all appologis to Mr. John Brown for drooling on his fine efforts and knowledge.

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