Writing Excuses 7.9: Microcasting

Microcasting! This is a fancy word for "Q&A" -- we pick some questions from Twitter, and do what amounts to nine mini-episodes of Writing Excuses with a side of bacon. This time around the questions were: * What do you do if you dont like your characters? * How do you keep your plot on track? * Is it better to use real locations in an Urban Fantasy? * What do you do about plot holes? * How do you know if you should abandon a story and move on to something else? * How do you ensure the answers to mysteries are satisfying? * What are some language-level mistakes that mark writing as amateurish? * What should a scene consist of? * What kind of bacon is best? * Why is Schlock, who looks like a pile of poo, lovable instead of disgusting? Dan Has A New Book Out This Week: Partials releases this Tuesday, Februrary 28th. Howard Has An Actual Birthday This Week: Wednesday, February 29th. There will be a sale on at schlockmercenary.com, and it will involve the numbers 11, 29, and 44.