Writing Excuses 8.39: Dystopian Fiction with Cherie Priest

Cherie Priest stopped by for an evening during the Out Of Excuses Workshop and Retreat this summer, so of course we took the opportunity to drag her into the basement and grill her relentlessly about dystopian fiction, in front of witnesses. (Okay, maybe that's not exactly how it happened...) After the requisite introductions, we give you a working definition of dystopian fiction, and why it's popular. Cherie and Dan tell us about their dystopias, and then we dig into talking about how to build them well. Steelheart Tweeting Thingy: Per the episode intro from Howard, this Monday, September 30th we'll be giving away Steelheart audiobooks, courtesy of our sponsor Audible.com, to some randomly-selected people who tweet their epic weakness and the name of the book. Here's the format: "My epic weakness is {WEAKNESS} and the chance to win the STEELHEART audiobook from @WritingExcuses" Obviously you'll want to replace {WEAKNESS} with something clever. You have fifty-two characters to play with. Also, you should follow @WritingExcuses on Twitter so we can Direct Message you if you happen to be one of the lucky winners. We'll announce the winners on Tuesday.