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ISBW #94 - Truths

Matthew Wayne Selznick debuted Brave Men Run last week! Congrats, Matt!
This week’s Key to Publishing #2 (check Adventures in SciFi Publishing for #1)
Truths - my confessional about bad habits in writing. MY bad habits.
Promo: John Payne fancast
Writing and Tracking through Subversion (from Jennifer)
MFA/MFYOU
Robert’s write-every-day blog
New Fantasy Magazine- Beneath Ceaseless Skies

 
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20Jul2008 | Mur Lafferty | 5 comments | Continued
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ISBW and AISFP Hold the “Keys To Publishing” Contest!

Win free books from Tor and Pyr SF in this summer’s “Keys to Publishing” contest!

Adventures in Scifi Publishing is teaming up with I Should be Writing to bring you the “Keys to Publishing” contest. Running all summer long, the contest will feature authors Tobias S. Buckell, Kay Kenyon, Jay Lake, David Louise Edelman, Brenda Cooper, [...]

12Jul2008 | Mur Lafferty | 0 comments | Continued
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ISBW Special #32 - Interview with Matthew Wayne Selznick

I sat down last month with Matt Selznick, author of Brave Men Run (coming out from Swarm Press next Monday SUNDAY JULY 13!) to discuss DIY, small press, and his awesome book.
Promo: Adventures in SF Publishing and ISBW Keys To Publishing contest! More later on the ISBW blog!

 
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8Jul2008 | Mur Lafferty | 1 comment | Continued
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ISBW #93 - Confidence

Playing For Keeps will be out August 25! Order on that day from Amazon.com!
Hard drive crash. Whee.
I said I was going to get the podcast out on July 4 - right after recording many bad plumbing things happened, so it’s going out on the 6th. Sorry.
I wrote a story for JC Hutchins’ 7th Son Obsidian!
I [...]

 
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6Jul2008 | Mur Lafferty | 2 comments | Continued
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ISBW #92 - Tim Pratt Interview

Did I mention I sold my novel? Yeah. I sold my novel.
I got solicited for a story!
We fear Nathan Lowell.
Promo: Archangel
I interview Tim Pratt (aka TA Pratt) about pen names, geography, and urban fantasy. Tim’s blog, Tropism.
Promo: The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd Summer Reading Program.
Not Now Sweetie, Daddy’s Worldbuilding
I think the K7 line is [...]

 
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9Jun2008 | Mur Lafferty | 2 comments | Continued
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ISBW 2.0 #91 - Announcement and Feedback

We have new theme music! Travelling by Beatnik Turtle
I sold a novel! Playing For Keeps will be released via Swarm Press this August!
Promos: Parsec Awards (ISBW was 2007’s Best Writing Podcast!), The Takeover
Feedback episode! (follow me on Twitter)
Promo: 7th Son OBSIDIAN
Murder Your Darlings

 
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22May2008 | Mur Lafferty | 1 comment | Continued
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ISBW #90 - Picking up where we left off

Now, I recorded this last week. If you’ve been paying attention, you know I have an announcement. I will be making the announcement via the podcast very shortly.

Promo: Mur and PG Holyfield speak at Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh this Saturday, May 17.
I discuss how I’m getting back into the novel I put aside.
Promo: Manic [...]

 
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15May2008 | Mur Lafferty | 6 comments | Continued
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Cory Doctorow releases Little Brother

One of my favorite guests from I Should Be Writing, Cory Doctorow, has a new book out! A YA book focusing on kids, online rights and Homeland Security, Little Brother is available in hardcover and audiobook. Cory’s strongly against DRM - digital rights management - and refuses to release his book through Audible or iTunes [...]

 
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6May2008 | Mur Lafferty | 2 comments | Continued
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ISBW Special #31 - JC Hutchins Interview

I welcome back podcast author JC Hutchins to follow up on his Solidarity campaign from last fall and to see what he’s up to now. (Hint - look at the logo over there on the left.)

First, I discuss my new blog series, The News From Poughkeepsie.
Promo from Work In Progress
JCHutchins.net
Obsidian YouTube [...]

 
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The News From Poughkeepsie - Day 12

When I was a kid and I imagined a world full of peace and free of disease, all i could do was think of the problems that would arise (I was a cheerful little girl). How many scientists and soldiers would that put out of jobs? I am no economist, but I do wonder how [...]

3May2008 | Mur Lafferty | 7 comments | Continued