This… THIS is why speculative fiction writers should never be trusted with actual technology.
Writing Excuses Episode 632: Now that we've got time travel what do we do with it? [0:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (8852)We talk among ourselves about some episodes of this podcast being “crunchy” and others being “fluffy.” “Crunchy” episodes are the ones where we have hard advice about writing. “Fluffy” episodes are the ones where we talk a little more philosophically about the profession.
This episode takes “fluffy” to a new, flufftastic level. Here are twenty minutes excerpted from almost sixty minutes we recorded in line at the Hero of Ages book release and signing event at the BYU Bookstore. It’s almost like being there, complete with the people in line who have read more of Brandon’s books than you have, and will spoil key points in them via t-shirts. We interview these people, and we also interview a few people who have dirty secrets about Brandon, but are unwilling to share them.
Writing Excuses Season 2 Bonus Episode 1: Live at the Mistborn 3 Release [20:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (5660)If you’re new to Writing Excuses, or if you’re just curious about some of the terminology we use, let us break it down for you. These are the rules/tricks that we use to keep ourselves on task.
Writing Excuses Bonus Episode 2: Rules of Writing Excuses [3:03m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (7047)Brandon, Howard and Dan talk about their first exposure to RPG games, Gary Gygax and the influence he had on them and the industry.