Writing Excuses
| Writing Excuses | |
|---|---|
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Mary Robinette Kowal |
| Publication | |
| Debut | 02/10/2008 |
| Website | www.writingexcuses.com |
Writing Excuses is a (nominally) fifteen-minute-long podcast hosted by authors Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal and web cartoonist Howard Tayler. Promoted as "fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart",[1] the four hosts discuss different topics involved in the creation and production of genre writing and webcomics.
Premise
Writing Excuses began in 2008 with three hosts – Sanderson, Tayler, and Wells – accompanied by Brandon's brother, Jordan Sanderson, who serves as producer. The show aims to cover a single writing-related topic in each podcast, in a format short enough to be listened to on a morning commute or during a lunch break.
The single topic is discussed in a back-and-forth by the hosts for fifteen minutes. Halfway through the podcast the hosts introduce a book of the week, either a favorite of the hosts or one of their own works. Writing Excuses has been sponsored by Audible since October 2009.[2] On numerous occasions, often at conventions, the hosts invite guest authors and industry professionals on board for podcast episodes.
After making a number of guest appearances, Mary Robinette Kowal joined the permanent cast as a new host at the beginning of season 6.[3]
Shadows Beneath anthology
Shadows Beneath, an anthology of four stories written by the members of Writing Excuses, was published in 2014.[4] The anthology's bonus material is intended to show some of the processes of story creation. The stories were brainstormed on the podcast and the first drafts later critiqued; transcripts of the podcasts, along with the first drafts of the stories, are included.[5] The stories are:
- I.E. Demon, by Dan Wells
- An Honest Death, by Howard Tayler
- A Fire in the Heavens, by Mary Robinette Kowal
- Sixth of the Dusk, by Brandon Sanderson
Awards
- Hugo Awards 2014 (season 8, nominated for Best Related Work) [6]
- Hugo Awards 2013 (season 7, winner for Best Related Work) [7]
- Hugo Awards 2012 (season 6, nominated for Best Related Work)[8]
- Hugo Awards 2011 (season 4, nominated for Best Related Work) [9]
- Podcast Awards 2010 (nominated) [10]
- Parsec Awards 2010 (winner for Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation) [11]
- Parsec Awards 2009 (winner for Best Writing Related Podcast) [12]
See also
References
- ↑ "Writing Excuses". Writing Excuses. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ↑ "Season 3 Episode 22: Idea to Story". Writing Excuses. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ↑ "6.1: Can Creativity be Taught?". Writing Excuses. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ↑ Wells, Dan; Tayler, Howard; Kowal, Mary Robinette; Sanderson, Brandon. Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology. Dragonsteel Entertainment. ASIN B00LDOM8A2.
- ↑ Sanderson, Brandon (June 30, 2014). "Shadows Beneath". brandonsanderson.com.
- ↑ "2014 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ↑ "2013 Hugo Award Winners". World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
- ↑ "2012 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ↑ "2011 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ↑ One Technologies, LLC. "PodCastAwards.com". PodCastAwards.com. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ↑ "2010 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists". parsecawards.com. Retrieved 2012-11-09
- ↑ "2009 Parsec Award Winners & Finalists". parsecawards.com. Retrieved 2012-11-09