In the newest edition of their podcast, the Writing Excuses hosts examine the fourth element of the M.I.C.E. (Milieu, Idea, Character, and Event) Quotient: Character. They look at how angsty, navel-gazing voyages of self-examination can serve either as complete stories or as elements in other stories. Also, they suggest how you can do this so readers don’t complain that your angsty and navel-gazing.
