In this workshop, we learn how to give our readers all the information they need to know about the world we created, without drowning them in information. Together we learn the art of subtly expositing without showing our authorial hand.
Mary Robinette teaches or hosts writing classes, once a month, for her $30 Patreon supporters. The topic rotates, depending on what folks want to know about. In August here is what we will focus on: Everyone has multiple facets of their personality. Some of the most difficult decisions a character has to face are internal, …
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The 2023 Writing Excuses Workshop and Retreat will be held from September 3rd through September 11th on Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas. It’s a cruise ship. On the ocean. In Alaska. And it comes with great food, fun shipboard activities, adventurous excursions, and writerly minds to keep you company. This year’s cruise will be …
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Join me for monthly online Q&A and co-working dates every month! I’ll open a Zoom session at 8PM Eastern and we’ll start off with a half hour of Q&A, followed by quiet co-working, and finish off with a bit of social time. I’ll take questions about my most recent writing class, general writing topics, and …
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Mary Robinette teaches or hosts writing classes, once a month, for her $30 Patreon supporters. The topic rotates, depending on what folks want to know about. In September here is what we will focus on: In this session, we’ll pick four volunteers at random to help unlock a thing that the writer is stuck on. …
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Join me for monthly online Q&A and co-working dates every month! I’ll open a Zoom session at 8PM Eastern and we’ll start off with a half hour of Q&A, followed by quiet co-working, and finish off with a bit of social time. I’ll take questions about my most recent writing class, general writing topics, and …
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Mary Robinette teaches or hosts writing classes, once a month, for her $30 Patreon supporters. The topic rotates, depending on what folks want to know about. In October here is what we will focus on: When you know you want to write and even what you want to write but get stuck… How do you …
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Join me for monthly online Q&A and co-working dates every month! I’ll open a Zoom session at 8PM Eastern and we’ll start off with a half hour of Q&A, followed by quiet co-working, and finish off with a bit of social time. I’ll take questions about my most recent writing class, general writing topics, and …
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In this workshop, we’ll look at how to wrap up loose ends, decide which things we can leave dangling, and what elements make a strong closing sentence.
Mary Robinette teaches or hosts writing classes, once a month, for her $30 Patreon supporters. The topic rotates, depending on what folks want to know about. In November here is what we will focus on: Based on what your needs are during the year, we’ll set this class together in September. Structure (all times in …
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