Writing Excuses 6.25: When Characters do Dumb Things

Let's face it. The characters in your book will do some dumb things. We're here to help you make sure they do those dumb things for the right reasons. Brandon, Dan, Mary, and Howard talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of dumb, and how you as an author can write dumb smart. Or smartly write dumb. Something like that.   Audiobook Pick-of-the-Week: Variant, by Robison Wells, narrated by Michael Goldstrom. Writing Prompt: Create a solid romance in which the characters cannot be together because of good, intelligent, character-driven reasons. This episode of Writing Excuses has been brought to you by Audible. Visit http://AudiblePodcast.com/excuse for a free trial membership*. *Note: From the Audible website, here are the terms of the free membership. Read the fine print, please! Audible® Free Trial Details Get your first 14 days of the AudibleListener® Gold membership plan free, which includes one audiobook credit. After your 14 day trial, your membership will renew each month for just $14.95 per month so you can continue to receive one audiobook credit per month plus members-only discounts on all audio purchases. A very small number of titles are more than one credit. Cancel your membership before your free trial period is up and you will not be charged. Thereafter, cancel anytime, effective the next billing cycle. Any unused audiobook credits will be lost at cancellation.