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b'What\'s pre-writing? Well, it\'s a little bit like "pre-cooking," in which something is cooked prior to being put in the final recipe, but in food terms it might also be like "cleaning the kitchen" or "grocery shopping." Outlining is one kind of pre-writing, but so is the creation of that 5,000-word prologue you decide not to keep, but which informed the whole rest of your story.
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\\nWe talk about the different things that each of us do prior to actually laying down lines of prose, and how our processes differ between projects, genres, and mediums.
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\\n Special Announcement:\\xa0The first ever Writing Excuses anthology, SHADOWS BENEATH, is available now. This anthology features stories brainstormed and critiqued here on the podcast, and includes draft versions, related episode transcripts, and authorial commentaries as well. Let Brandon tell you more about it!
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\\nOur critiquing episodes will begin airing next week, so if you want to read ahead, now\'s the time to pick up SHADOWS BENEATH. Oh, and if you order the hardcover, you get the ebook free of charge!
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\\nSHADOWS BENEATH launches this weekend at Westercon 67, where Brandon, Mary, Dan, and Howard are Guests of Honor alongside Cory Doctorow, Christopher Garcia, William Stout, and Bradley Voytek.
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\\nLoving That Cover Art?\\xa0Us too! It\'s the work of Julie Dillon, who is on the 2014 Hugo ballot for Best Artist. You can admire (and comment upon!)\\xa0the unobstructed original here in her DeviantArt gallery.
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\\nDave Farland\\u2019s Writing Workshops\\xa0sponsored us for this episode! Both Brandon and Dan have studied under Dave, and we\\u2019re all happy to wholeheartedly recommend his workshops to you. If you can\\u2019t fly to his place, well, visit\\xa0MyStoryDoctor.com\\xa0and take the online course. The coupon code for your Writing Excuses discount is EXCUSES, but don\'t think that means you actually HAVE any of those...\\n\\nOur Sponsors:\\n* Check out Factor 75 and use our code wx50 for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com/ \\n\\nSupport this podcast at \\u2014 https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/exclusive-content\\n\\nAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands'