For this installment in the Writer’s Toolbox, I wanted to share a resource that has helped motivate me to write when I struggled with the desire to keep going. Since 2008, the Hugo winning podcast, Writing Excuses, has been putting out weekly episodes to help instruct, inspire, and motivate writers. Howard Tayler, Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Brandon Sanderson host the podcast with a myriad of special guests that offer wonderful insights. The episodes don’t run too terribly long (the tagline is “Fifteen minutes long, because you’re in a hurry, and we’re not that smart”), so it’s easy to play one in between tasks, or if you’re like me, binge an entire season in a week or two. Right now, Writing Excuses is in its 16th season, so there are quite a few episodes to catch up on. If that seems daunting, feel free to jump in and listenRead More