
21.18: Deconstructing the Three Act Structure
May 3, 2026 - 31:22
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In this episode, we explore what it really means to set reader expectations at the beginning of a story. We talk about how openings communicate the shape of what’s to come — from genre and tone to the kind of emotional r...
21.08: Setting Expectations is an episode from Writing Excuses by Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler. In this episode, we explore what it really means to set reader expectations at the beginning of a story...
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Published Feb 22, 2026, 22:14 long, audio available.