Comments on: Writing Excuses Season 2 Episode 24: Writing Habits and Q&A with Tracy Hickman

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By: Brad R. Torgersen

Brad R. Torgersen — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:02:08 +0000

Tracy gave a stunning keynote address at LTUE. I was pleased to discover this MP3 with more words of Wisdom from Tracy and Co. I am also pleased to discover this web site! I’ve been perusing the episodes eagerly. You all are doing a tremendous service to aspirants everywhere.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:30:33 +0000

The ‘I’ve finished and now have the whole next book to write’ thing is the same reason I hate assignments – its a never ending stream of getting proficient in one subject, then having to start all over again.

But I’m greatful you all do it so I can have more books to read.

By: Mike Barker

Mike Barker — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:07:17 +0000

late, but a transcript

http://mbarker.livejournal.com/108176.html

By: S.M.

S.M. — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:06:07 +0000

The first eight minutes or so were pure gold. Thanks Tracy!

Ditto to Berin and Jeff, that comment really put things in a new perspective for me too.

By: Jeff Baerveldt

Jeff Baerveldt — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:45:40 +0000

@ Berin,

Orson Scott Card says that you learn more from writing a 100,000-word novel than you do taking any class — even his. After writing a novel, I would completely agree. In fact, I’d even say that was true with books. You learn more from writing a 100,000 words of fiction than you do reading any number of books.

What I’ve found is that now, after struggling through a novel, what I read and hear in this podcast makes a heck of a lot more sense to me than it did before. Context is everything.

If I ever get in a position in which someone asks me for my “one piece of writing advice,” it’ll be — write 100,000 words of fiction before taking a class or reading one how-to-write book.

By: Berin

Berin — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:05 +0000

I wish I could listen to music while I write. I like Tracy’s method of using music to fit the mood that he’s writing. My problem is, since music is my day job, I keep finding myself stopping and analyzing the music. It would be like a writer trying to write and listen to a book on tape at the same time. But I guess that’s a personal problem.

I also like the comment that the best is yet to come. I’m learning so much from my first novel, and they are things you can only learn by doing. You can’t just read a book about it and have it mastered. It’s so much like music, you have to keep practicing and refining. Each novel can only get better.

By: CM

CM — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:11:22 +0000

I loved this podcast. I have started a ton of stories that I have as yet to finish. Which is a bad thing, but there is never a day when I am not writing something. (Rather it turns out or not.) So I have got to make it sometime.

I also would really like a podcast on collaborating. My friend and I have been working on a story forever. The idea is good. We just haven’t gotten much further then that.

“It takes ten years to be an overnight success.”

I AM NOT GOING TO KILL POOH BEAR!

By: Bernd

Bernd — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:44:15 +0000

Ugh, hearing about writing game systems makes me twitchy… but I must not be deterred from the current novel!
Good podcast, but hearing that it takes 10 years to be an over-night success — just like that as a fact that was a bit of a bummer.

By: WEKM

WEKM — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:34:31 +0000

Great episode again guys. I was a little surprised as I listened to Howard on the Comics Coast to Coast blog and heard that you were going to be doing the illustrations and publishing for XDM, and then listened to this and hear that it is still a project in the works. I felt like I was privy to a secret, (even if it was totally public knowledge at that point).

You guys are awesome and I hope you can keep teaching me about writing.