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Writing Excuses Writing Excuses Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler Premiere Retirement With Jeff Vogan Premiere Retirement With Jeff Vogan Jeff Vogan OMR Education OMR Education OMR Education / Rolf Hermann / Andre Alpar / Tarek Müller On the Way to New Work - Der Podcast über neue Arbeit On the Way to New Work - Der Podcast über neue Arbeit Christoph Magnussen & Michael Trautmann The Accounting Podcast The Accounting Podcast Blake Oliver & David Leary Money Making Conversations Master Class Money Making Conversations Master Class Rushion McDonald NTD Evening News NTD Evening News NTD Evening News ELANA 5 a.m. Club ELANA 5 a.m. Club ELANA Trading 銷波快 | 一個圍繞在行銷Marketing 的隨便亂聊電台 銷波快 | 一個圍繞在行銷Marketing 的隨便亂聊電台 Jayden & Lucas & Chair Frau Doktor, übernehmen Sie! | Über Frauenkarrieren in der Medizin Frau Doktor, übernehmen Sie! | Über Frauenkarrieren in der Medizin Apotheken Umschau Pro & gesundheit-hören Was lernst Du? Was lernst Du? Cornelia Hattula Growing Money with Sean Trace Growing Money with Sean Trace Sean Trace The Success Blueprint with Daniel Craig Johnson The Success Blueprint with Daniel Craig Johnson Daniel Craig Johnson Beyond The Bio Beyond The Bio Moja Good Sleep: Positive Affirmations Good Sleep: Positive Affirmations Optimal Living Daily | Sleepy Meditation Content Performance Podcast Content Performance Podcast Fabian Jaeckert und Benjamin O'Daniel NDIS Insights with Dr George NDIS Insights with Dr George Dr George Taleporos Bloomberg News Now Bloomberg News Now Samejo BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech: Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand & Malaysia Startups, Founders & Venture Capital VC (English) BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech: Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand & Malaysia Startups, Founders & Venture Capital VC (English) Jeremy Au Veckans Trade Veckans Trade Leonard Zetterberg Theo - t3․gg Theo - t3․gg Theo - t3․gg Empowerment with Elizabeth Empowerment with Elizabeth Elizabeth Swindell Evidence → Cognition → Discernment™️ - Your Pathway to AI Leadership Evidence → Cognition → Discernment™️ - Your Pathway to AI Leadership Greg Twemlow Blockchain DXB Blockchain DXB Blockchain DXB Vital MX Vital MX Vital MX Members Podcast Members Podcast Marcus Today It's an Inside Job It's an Inside Job Jason Birkevold Liem Cybersecurity ist Chefsache Cybersecurity ist Chefsache Nico Freitag & Ann-Katrin Lange She Is Courageous Podcast with Shelley Bosworth She Is Courageous Podcast with Shelley Bosworth Shelley Bosworth IPI Planners Podcast IPI Planners Podcast Irish Planning Institute Redefining Energy Redefining Energy Laurent Segalen and Gerard Reid Datasets Datasets Visionary Business-Hacks für Personal Trainer: Business | Neukundengewinnung | Coaching | Marketing | Verkaufen - mit Dirk Wannmacher Business-Hacks für Personal Trainer: Business | Neukundengewinnung | Coaching | Marketing | Verkaufen - mit Dirk Wannmacher Dirk Wannmacher Roaming Returns Roaming Returns Tim & Carmela Meditación del Día Meditación del Día Radio Ebenezer RD חתול פיננסי חתול פיננסי דב ועדי נודל Two Money Lovers  經濟學不是萬能但有用 Two Money Lovers 經濟學不是萬能但有用 季凡 & 翔蛇
Writing Excuses

Business

Writing Excuses

Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler

21.27: The Expository Throttle

July 05, 2026 3:00am 20 min

How can exposition be used as a pacing tool, and not just a way to convey information? We attempt to answer this question on today’s episode! Our hosts discuss how exposition naturally slows a story down, creating space ...

21.26: Setting the Pace

June 28, 2026 3:00am 24 min

Our hosts explore the many tools writers can use to control pacing. We discuss how cadence, transitions, tone, sentence structure, and white space can all speed up or slow down a reader’s experience. And remember, fast i...

21.25: Follow the Bouncing Ball

June 21, 2026 3:00am 25 min

In this episode, our hosts explore how writers control their readers’ attention with the metaphor of a bouncing ball. We break down techniques for guiding focus on the page, including POV choice, selective description, r...

21.24: Deconstructing the Seven Point Plot Structure

June 14, 2026 3:00am 35 min

Dan Wells joins our conversation as we break down the seven-point plot structure! Using examples from Star Wars, Toy Story, and other films, we discuss how each point creates conflict, drives character growth, and moves ...

21.23: Barrier Breaking: Interruptions

June 07, 2026 3:00am 29 min

In this episode, our hosts explore one of the most persistent barriers to writing: interruptions. From family members and pets to emails, meetings, fatigue, and neurodivergence, they discuss how disruptions can derail cr...

21.22: The Order of the Telling

May 31, 2026 3:00am 27 min

*Time-Sensitive*Our final WXR cruise is almost sold out, grab your spot before June 4th, 2026 here!This week, we are talking about the order in which we present information to the reader as contrasted with the order in w...

21.21: Rhythm and Words

May 24, 2026 3:02am 23 min

*Time-Sensitive*Our final WXR cruise is almost sold out, grab your spot before June 4th, 2026 here!Today, we’re continuing the conversation on sequencing by focusing on rhythm—how the musicality of language shapes pacing...

21.20: Sequencing from Mega to Micro

May 17, 2026 3:00am 33 min

Today, we explore why writers place information in the order they do. From broad-to-narrow framing and cause-and-effect to repetition, rhythm, and surprise, we discuss how sequencing shapes the pacing, emotion, and clari...

21.19: Getting Everything Connected

May 10, 2026 3:00am 24 min

Today, our hosts discuss how to make every part of your story feel connected through causal chains, thematic resonance, and reader pattern recognition. We take the idea that each action in a story should lead naturally t...

21.18: Deconstructing the Three Act Structure

May 03, 2026 3:00am 31 min

Today, we are joined by Margaret Dunlap as we dive into the three-act structure. This traditional framework—setup, confrontation, and resolution—is a tool to use rather than a formula to follow. We break down each act, e...

21.17: The Up and Down Escalators

April 26, 2026 3:00am 28 min

Today we zoom out from moment-to-moment tension and look at how escalation and de-escalation shape a story at the structural level—how raising stakes, lowering pressure, and shifting focus can control pacing, reader emot...

21.16: Tension and Release as Call and Response

April 19, 2026 3:00am 21 min

Today, we’re talking about tension and release as a kind of call and response, and how that dynamic can guide your reader through a story. It explores how different types of tension—conflict, unanswered questions, antici...

21.15: Using Contrast for Maximum Effect

April 12, 2026 3:00am 23 min

Today, we’re talking about how to use contrast to make key moments in your story hit harder, especially in the middle. We explore how pairing light and dark beats, shifting expectations, or placing opposing elements side...

21.14: Because at First, They Don’t Succeed

April 05, 2026 3:00am 25 min

Today, we’re talking about the “try-fail cycle” and why failure is essential to making the middle of your story actually interesting. It allows readers to follow characters as they try something, fail, adjust, and try ag...

21.13: Does The Middle Have To Be Soggy?

March 29, 2026 3:00am 24 min

Today, we’re taking on the idea of the “soggy middle” and why stories start to lose momentum—often because characters lack clear action, obstacles feel thin, or scenes repeat without meaningful change. We break down how ...

21.12: Breaking Down Barriers- Environment

March 22, 2026 3:00am 24 min

When writing feels harder than it should, the problem might not be the story— it might be the room. In this episode, our hosts explore how environment shapes process, from desks and chairs to light, sound, and visual clu...

21.11: The Cold Open- Action

March 15, 2026 3:00am 23 min

Sometimes the fastest way to hook a reader is to start with something exploding. In this episode, our hosts dig into the promise — and the pitfalls — of opening with action, and why survival alone is rarely enough to mak...

21.10: The Cold Open- Voice

March 08, 2026 3:00am 24 min

A cold open can hook a reader with nothing more than voice. In this episode, our hosts explore what makes a voice-driven opening work — cadence, rhythm, authority, and a clear reason to care. We break down how aesthetic ...

21.09: Grounding The Reader

March 01, 2026 3:00am 20 min

Grounding a reader starts in the very first lines of a story. Where are we? Who are we with? What kind of story are we in? Our hosts explore how emotion, context, and sensory detail work together to create immersion, and...

21.08: Setting Expectations

February 22, 2026 3:00am 22 min

In this episode, we explore what it really means to set reader expectations at the beginning of a story. We talk about how openings communicate the shape of what’s to come — from genre and tone to the kind of emotional r...

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