Writing Excuses Season 1

Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler present a tightly-paced podcast of advice for writers. This CD is the first complete season of MP3 episodes, each one “fifteen minutes long, because you’re in a hurry, and we’re not that smart.”

The disc also includes
Bonus episodes
Outtakes
Text essays by Brandon Sanderson
Full text of “Warbreaker” novel by Brandon Sanderson
Full text of “Blacker Darkness” novel by Dan Wells
Sample chapter of “I Am Not A Serial Killer” by Dan Wells
Desktop wallpaper images by Brandon, Dan, and Howard

Episode 1: Brainstorming
Episode 2: Blending the Familiar and the Original
Episode 3: Killing your Darlings
Episode 4: Beginnings
Episode 5: Heroes and Protagonists
Episode 6: Flaws vs Handicaps
Episode 7: Villains
Episode 8: Sci-Fi Genre
Episode 9: Sci-Fi Sub-Genre
Episode 10: Pacing
Episode 11: The Business of Writing
Episode 12 and 13: Submitting to Editors
Episode 14: Magic Systems and their Rules
Episode 15: Costs and Ramifications of Magic
Episode 16: Butt In Chair, Hands On Keyboard
Episode 17: This Sucks and I’m a Horrible Writer
Episode 18: Q&A at Conduit
Episode 19: Plot Twists
Episode 20: More Q&A from Conduit
Episode 21: Humor
Episode 22: Doing The Unpopular
Episode 23: Viewpoint
Episode 24: Research
Episode 25: Viewpoint and Tense Part 2
Episode 26: Horror
Episode 27: World-Building Religion
Episode 28: Writing for Webcomics with Phil and Kaja Foglio
Episode 29: Talking Publishing with Lou Anders
Episode 30: Talking Revision with Moshe Feder
Episode 31: Talking RPG and Game Writing with Steve Jackson
Episodes 32: Talking Exposition with Patrick Rothfuss
Episode 33: Side Characters
Episode 34: What The Dark Knight Did Right
Episode 35: Voice, Tone and Style