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21.25: Follow the Bouncing Ball

Writing Excuses by Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler

Jun 21, 202625:49Arts

In this episode, our hosts explore how writers control their readers’ attention with the metaphor of a bouncing ball. We break down techniques for guiding focus on the page, including POV choice, selective description, r...

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21.25: Follow the Bouncing Ball is an episode from Writing Excuses by Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler. In this episode, our hosts explore how writers control their readers’ attention with the metaphor o...

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Published Jun 21, 2026, 25:49 long, audio available.