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Writing Excuses Episodes 32: Talking Exposition with Patrick Rothfuss

Writing Excuses Episodes 32: Talking Exposition with Patrick Rothfuss

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Writing Excuses Episodes 32: Talking Exposition with Patrick Rothfuss

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Sep 15, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this, the last of our WorldCon 66 episodes, Brandon, Dan, and Howard interview Name of the Wind author Patrick Rothfuss. We discuss exposition, and how not to bore people as you move them through the learning curve. We start by covering some "don'ts"  - including the essay, the police-artist sketch, and the thesis statement. And then we work into the "do's" - show-don't-tell, focus on character, and don't write stuff the readers don't care about.   This week's Writing Excuses is brought to you by Schlock Mercenary: The Teraport Wars  by Howard Tayler
Released:
Sep 15, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode

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Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart.