Writing Excuses 7.9: Microcasting

Published: Feb. 27, 2012, 1:48 a.m.

Microcasting! This is a fancy word for "Q&A" -- we pick some questions from Twitter, and do what amounts to nine mini-episodes of Writing Excuses with a side of bacon. This time around the questions were:
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\n\t* What do you do if you dont like your characters?
\n\t* How do you keep your plot on track?
\n\t* Is it better to use real locations in an Urban Fantasy?
\n\t* What do you do about plot holes?
\n\t* How do you know if you should abandon a story and move on to something else?
\n\t* How do you ensure the answers to mysteries are satisfying?
\n\t* What are some language-level mistakes that mark writing as amateurish?
\n\t* What should a scene consist of?
\n\t* What kind of bacon is best?
\n\t* Why is Schlock, who looks like a pile of poo, lovable instead of disgusting?
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\nDan Has A New Book Out This Week: Partials\xa0releases this Tuesday, Februrary 28th.
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