I have Dan Wells in my living room. If you want him back alive, send chocolate, a pony, and a Daugherty Visible Typewriter. All right, all right. You don’t have to send the pony. He came into town on book tour for I Don’t Want To Kill You, which is a fantastic book. Foolishly, he […]
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It occurs to me that, this being April Fool’s day, when I talk about taking a yeti on my trip, people will think that I’m making a joke. And I am, but not the kind you think. As you know, I have sort of astonishingly weird travel karma. At one point, after a flight was
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While I was in Utah I joined Dan Wells and Howard Tayler, of Writing Excuses, for a conversation with Dave Wolverton about movie considerations and formulas. Dave explained the three-act structure to us, and we talked about how this applies for transitioning stories to the screen. As always, you can listen to this at Writing Excuses
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I spent the day hanging out with Howard and Sandra Tayler, which was a great deal of fun. Knowing they had kids, I tossed the Broken Bridge into my bag and took it to their house. Not only did I perform the show, two of their children got excited and started doing their own performances
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Tonight I headed out to the Powell’s in Beaverton to hear Dan Wells read from his new novel, Mr. Monster. I went because I like Dan, even though he’s threatened to kill me, he’s seen me twice since then and hasn’t acted on his threats. I figure that makes him a nice guy. In this
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I think this might be my favorite review of all time. Dan Wells, author of I Am Not A Serial Killer. Apparently, Shades of Milk and Honey has left him somewhat irked. It’s a shame, because this review just makes me giggle. Here’s the problem: Mary Robinette Kowal is too good. Not only is she
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The lovely men at Writing Excuses invited me to stick around and record another episode with them at World Con. They’ve just posted it the Writing Process Q & A. Brandon, Dan and Howard answer a wide range of questions and I tag along for the ride.
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While I was at WorldCon, Howard Tayler asked me to swing by and participate in the Writing Excuses podcast panel. He described it as a bunch of fifteen minute podcasts in front of a live audience, which, I must say, was great fun. Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler and Dan Wells are very engaging hosts and
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