Writing Excuses 5.25: Writing in Other People’s Universes

Kevin J. Anderson joins us for a discussion of writing in other people's universes. After the opening shots (and an obligatory Jar-Jar joke), we tackle the question "how do you get to write a Star Wars book?" Our discussion ranges from the general to the practical, and presses the Fanfic hotbutton more than once. We discuss Kevin's career with numerous licensed properties, and Brandon's experience with Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time. Audiobook Pick-of-the-Week: Hidden Empire: The Saga of the Seven Suns, Book 1, by Kevin J. Anderson, narrated by George Guidall Writing Prompt: A group of aliens come to a writing conference to learn to write stories that humans will want to read. That Noise In The Background: The hotel staff was vacuuming the room behind us. Best Metaphor Ever, Courtesy of Kevin J. Anderson: As authors in other creators' universes we are Lando Calrissian borrowing the Millenium Falcon and promising to return it to Han Solo without a scratch. 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.