Writing Excuses
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Writing Excuses is a popular, fast-paced podcast on the craft of writing, hosted by professional authors and known for its practical, focused advice for fiction writers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Writing Excuses canonical | 1 |
| Writing Excuses Retreat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5569841 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Writing Excuses Context triple: [Hugo Award for Best Related Work, notableWinner, Writing Excuses]
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A.
Write Bros
Write Bros is a line of affordable, everyday-use pens and pencils produced under the Paper Mate brand.
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B.
Writers’ Lab
Writers’ Lab is a screenwriting and story development program offered by the Canadian Film Centre to support and train emerging and mid-career writers for film and television.
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C.
How to Write
"How to Write" is an experimental 1931 prose work by Gertrude Stein that explores language, repetition, and the process of writing through avant-garde, nontraditional forms.
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D.
LisaWrite
LisaWrite was the word processing application included with Apple's pioneering Lisa computer, offering a graphical interface for creating and editing documents.
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E.
One Writer’s Beginnings
One Writer’s Beginnings is Eudora Welty’s autobiographical memoir reflecting on her childhood, family, and the development of her life as a writer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Writing Excuses Target entity description: Writing Excuses is a popular, fast-paced podcast on the craft of writing, hosted by professional authors and known for its practical, focused advice for fiction writers.
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A.
Write Bros
Write Bros is a line of affordable, everyday-use pens and pencils produced under the Paper Mate brand.
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B.
Writers’ Lab
Writers’ Lab is a screenwriting and story development program offered by the Canadian Film Centre to support and train emerging and mid-career writers for film and television.
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C.
How to Write
"How to Write" is an experimental 1931 prose work by Gertrude Stein that explores language, repetition, and the process of writing through avant-garde, nontraditional forms.
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D.
LisaWrite
LisaWrite was the word processing application included with Apple's pioneering Lisa computer, offering a graphical interface for creating and editing documents.
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E.
One Writer’s Beginnings
One Writer’s Beginnings is Eudora Welty’s autobiographical memoir reflecting on her childhood, family, and the development of her life as a writer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational podcast
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podcast ⓘ writing podcast ⓘ |
| availableOn |
RSS feed
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podcast apps ⓘ |
| awarded |
Hugo Award for Best Related Work nomination
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linked to:
Hugo Award for Best Related Work
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy |
Brandon Sanderson
ⓘ
Dan Wells ⓘ Howard Tayler ⓘ |
| episodeLength | approximately 15 minutes ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
character development
ⓘ
fiction writing ⓘ publishing industry ⓘ revision ⓘ story structure ⓘ worldbuilding ⓘ |
| format |
Q&A episodes
ⓘ
lecture-style segments ⓘ panel discussion ⓘ |
| genre |
creative writing
ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ writing advice ⓘ |
| hasCompanionBook | Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology ⓘ |
| hasFormerHost |
Jordan Sanderson
ⓘ
Jordo ⓘ |
| hasGuestHost |
Aliette de Bodard
ⓘ
Amal El-Mohtar ⓘ Brian McClellan ⓘ C. L. Polk ⓘ Claudia Gray ⓘ DongWon Song ⓘ Liner Notes guests ⓘ Margaret Dunlap ⓘ Mary Anne Mohanraj ⓘ Maurice Broaddus ⓘ Piper J. Drake ⓘ Wesley Chu ⓘ |
| hasHost |
Brandon Sanderson
ⓘ
Dan Wells ⓘ Howard Tayler ⓘ Mary Robinette Kowal ⓘ |
| hasSeason |
Season 1
ⓘ
Season 10 ⓘ Season 11 ⓘ Season 12 ⓘ Season 13 ⓘ Season 14 ⓘ Season 15 ⓘ Season 16 ⓘ Season 17 ⓘ Season 18 ⓘ Season 19 ⓘ Season 2 ⓘ Season 20 ⓘ Season 3 ⓘ Season 4 ⓘ Season 5 ⓘ Season 6 ⓘ Season 7 ⓘ Season 8 ⓘ Season 9 ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://writingexcuses.com ⓘ |
| hasWorkshop |
Writing Excuses Cruise
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Writing Excuses Retreat ⓘ
linked to:
Writing Excuses
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| inception | 2008 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
practical writing advice
ⓘ
short, focused episodes ⓘ weekly writing prompts ⓘ |
| primaryTopic | craft of writing ⓘ |
| slogan | Fifteen minutes long, because you're in a hurry, and we're not that smart. ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
aspiring writers
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fiction writers ⓘ professional writers ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Writing Excuses Description of subject: Writing Excuses is a popular, fast-paced podcast on the craft of writing, hosted by professional authors and known for its practical, focused advice for fiction writers.
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linked to: Writing Excuses