Writing Excuses 10.14: How Much of the Beginning Needs to Come First?

from Writing Excuses · host Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler

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April is all about beginnings, at least as far as Season 10's syllabus is concerned. So let's start! The cool stuff you plan to put in your story will need other stuff to set it up, and that setting up means that other stuff needs to come first. But how far down does that rabbit hole go? In this episode we talk about how you can determine which elements of your story should come first. We also define (finally!) the term "promises" in the way we use it when we say "promises made to the reader," and then we talk about how to figure out what promises we're making. Our Sponsors: * Check out MasterClass and use my code masterclass.com/EXCUSES for a great deal: https://MasterClass.com * Check out Talkiatry and use my code Talkiatry.com/WX for a great deal: https://www.talkiatry.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy