Writing Excuses 9.51: Q&A At The Retreat

Published: Dec. 8, 2014, 2:09 a.m.

If there's a crowd with good questions, it's the Out of Excuses Workshop and Retreat attendees.
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\n\t* Given the trend toward moral ambiguity, is there still a place for an unquestionably evil character?
\n\t* Should you publish a first book that isn't in the style or genre that you're ultimately interested in?
\n\t* Is it possible to write epic fantasy with a single POV?
\n\t* Of all of the myriad talents of the literary agents you work with, what's the one that makes you stick with your agent?
\n\t* How do you maintain your writing chops when you're buried in the research phase of a project?
\n\t* What are some issues a short story writer should be aware of when tackling a novel?
\n\t* How do you go about discovery writing characters?
\n\t* When you build a story, does the foreshadowing go in during the first pass, or in later edits?
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