14.22: Characters out of Their Depth

Writing Excuses - A podcast by Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler - Sundays

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Sherlock Holmes has his Watson for a reason. Readers need a character to whom some things must be explained. In this episode we talk about how we create these gateway characters without delivering “maid and butler” dialog, or talking down to the reader.
Credits: This episode was recorded by Dan Thompson, and mastered by Alex Jackson