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<p><span>What the heck is authorial intent? Does it matter? And how do intentions end up on the page without cluttering or overwhelming the story? Today, our hosts dive into message versus content, and how to wrap your intention and narrative structure into your story’s execution.</span></p><p><strong>Homework: </strong><span>Take your work in progress, and in two sentences, describe to yourself why you are writing this (could be a scene, a chapter, or the whole book). Then, write one sentence explaining why </span><em>that</em><span> is the reason that you’re writing this. </span></p><p><br></p><p><strong>P.S. Our 2025 writing retreat (on a cruise! In Mexico!) is over 50% sold out! Learn more and sign up </strong><a href="https://writingexcuses.com/retreats/" rel="nofollow"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>. </strong></p><p><em>Credits: Your hosts for this episode were Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler. It was produced by Emma Reynolds, recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr.,...