Writing Excuses 6.4: Microcasting

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Microcasting! It's our high-speed Q&A! Here are the Q's, listen to the 'cast for the A's. * Is it still safe to go the commercial publishing route? * How do you find the balance when writing serious stories with silliness in them? * What are the alternatives to three-act structure? * Do you ever lose your drive, and what re-inspires you when you do? * How does your writing life affect your non-writing life? * What was the defining moment in your life where you decided to become a writer? * How effective are book trailers? Audiobook Pick-of-the-Week: 1421: The Year China Discovered America, by Gavin Menzies, narrated by Simon Vance Writing Prompt: Give us a story in which writers are using actual fantastic creatures in the process of writing fantasy -- ink from unicorn horns, elf-skin parchment, etc. Promised Liner Note Links: Dan's 7-point Story Structure, This episode of Writing Excuses has been brought to you by Audible. Visit http://AudiblePodcast.com/excuse for a free trial membership*. *Note: From the Audible website, here are the terms of the free membership. Read the fine print, please! Audible® Free Trial Details Get your first 14 days of the AudibleListener® Gold membership plan free, which includes one audiobook credit. After your 14 day trial, your membership will renew each month for just $14.95 per month so you can continue to receive one audiobook credit per month plus members-only discounts on all audio purchases. A very small number of titles are more than one credit. Cancel your membership before your free trial period is up and you will not be charged. Thereafter, cancel anytime, effective the next billing cycle. Any unused audiobook credits will be lost at cancellation. Our Sponsors: * Check out HomeServe and use my code homeserve.com/excuses for a great deal: https://www.homeserve.com * 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

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