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Tour with Harriet, Writing Excuses, Stormlight 2 video
Feb 05, 2019
In the most recent Writing Excuses podcast episode, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Tayler, Dan Wells,...
How to apply for Brandon’s 2018 BYU Class
Oct 20, 2017
How to apply for Brandon’s 2018 BYU Class Brandon’s assistant Karen here. It’s that time...
Tips on getting accepted into my Creative Writing class at BYU
Nov 14, 2016
Tips on getting accepted into my Creative Writing class at BYU I teach a Creative...
Final 2016 Sanderson Lecture + Updates
Oct 10, 2016
Final 2016 Sanderson Lecture + Updates Brandon’s assistant Adam here. Due to the overwhelming number...
Mistborn: House War playtests at Worldcon + Updates
Aug 10, 2016
In this week’s new Writing Excuses episode, The Element of Humor, we ask, what is the driving force that gets readers to turn pages in a book that is primarily a work of humor? More importantly, how do we as writers get that driver into our books? We cover this, and provide some starting points for writers seeking to improve their humor writing, along with a bunch of neat techniques and a long example for deconstruction.
National Novel Writing Month Recap
Dec 04, 2015
National Novel Writing Month Recap Hey, all! I’ve got some interesting tidbits about Stormlight Three...