Writing Excuses

John Brown joins us this week for a discussion of plot threads specific to characters. These can be the main plot thread, interesting sub-plots, or just things that shape characters. Sometimes they're things we do deliberately, and sometimes we discovery-write our way into these arcs. We talk about how we do this, and how we know when it is (and isn't!) working well. We ran a little long, but there were four of us, and we put LOTS of nuts-and-bolts stuff in this 'cast. Writing Prompt: Your cast of characters is trapped on an emotionally-responsive roller-coaster that mimics their own emotional arcs. How do they use this knowledge? This Tuesday: John's first novel, Servant of a Dark God, is out in paperback! ALSO This Tuesday: The polls are open for you, you citizens of the United States! Go vote! Audiobook Pick-of-the-Week: The Amulet of Samarkand: The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1, by Jonathan Stroud, read by Simon Jones. This episode of Writing Excuses has been brought to you by Audible.