Episodes
Wednesday Jun 01, 2016
Episode 1.10: Story Length
Wednesday Jun 01, 2016
Wednesday Jun 01, 2016
Story length can be confusing to some writers and none more so than Nina. The Mad Writers help Nina figure out what is going wrong and why her short stories keep accidentally turning into novels and novellas. They work through the Hugo definitions of the various story lengths as well as working through the things that make stories longer as you write.
Notable Notes
- Orson Scott Card's MICE method as explained by Karen Woodward
- Writing Excuses MICE episode
- Writing Excuses episode on Short Stories - in which Mary Robinette Kowal explains her calculations
Recommended Reading
Tim's recommendation: Updraft (Bone Universe) by Fran WildeJay's recommendation: Hawkmoon: The Jewel in the Skull by Michael Moorcock
Nina's recommendation: Archangel (The Chronicles of Ubastis) by Marguerite Reed
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