Writing Excuses Transcripts

Writing Excuses Season Two Episode 31: The Most Important Thing Brandon Learned in the Last Year

From http://www.writingexcuses.com/2009/05/10/writing-excuses-season-2-episode-31-the-most-important-thing-brandon-learned-in-the-last-year/

Key points: Gimmicks cannot compensate for bad writing. Gimmicks may sell some books, but good solid writing keeps readers coming back. Excellent writing is enough of a hook to carry a book. The trick is to write really good writing. Once readers crack the book, the writing has to carry it. Focus on the writing first.
( Go, go, gadget gimmick, go! )
[Howard] This has been Writing Excuses. It is my delightful responsibility right now to point at Brandon and asked him for a writing prompt. Brandon?
[Brandon] Have a person who's got the greatest gimmick ever for a book that they're going to write the story, but then in real life that thing happens to them. Whatever it is they're going to write their book about, that's just going to be this wacky crazy gimmick, it happens to them.
[Dan] [garble]
[Brandon] Thank you for listening.