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It’s time to really prep for NaNoWriMo! We then talk to Grant Faulkner about time hunts, his new book, and how to kill writer’s block.
Remember to send me your NaNo username to add you as a friend and to enter a drawing to win BOTH Pep Talks for Writers AND I Should Be Writing!
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NaNoWriMo is in less than a month! AUGH! So we talk prep, and we talk to Nicky Drayden, author of The Prey of Gods (which was a NaNo book!)
If you want to friend me on NaNoWriMo, I’m mightymur there as usual!
Remember, if you want to win The Prey of Gods, email me! I’ll draw a name at random and announce it on the next show!
AND if you want a daily NaNoWriMo boost, then support the Patreon! I’ll be doing a daily podcast there, a short note to encourage people to keep going. It’s fun.
Next on the podcast: Grant Faulkner from NaNoWriMo and author of Pep Talks for Writers.
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This is a personal one. I’ve had a mild depressive spell lately. It’s a dip in a normally healthy life, and I have them every so often, so I’m not concerned. But I am addressing it, both in my life and in this show. As my husband Jim told me, the black dog doesn’t care when you have problems, or even when you don’t have problems. It comes when it wants.
Feels weird to shill on a personal show, so I’ll forgo that.
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I discuss the power of point of view and how it makes us sympathize with characters, what the different words (protagonist, antagonist) means, and reference a bunch of books and movies. Then I talk to Beth Cato.
AND GUESS WHAT? You can WIN Beth Cato’s books! All you have to do is email me and I’ll do a random drawing on the next ISBW, but I’d really appreciate it if you spread the word on social media too.
I reference a lot of books this episode, links below! (affiliate)
The fine print:
Theme music by John Anealio.
I Should Be Writing #382 by Mur Lafferty is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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I’m back from WorldCon and I’m back to basics. We talk about the rules of writing and why they’re there.
Here are some Worldcon photos, because.
I reference a lot of books this episode, links below! (affiliate)
The fine print:
Theme music by John Anealio.
I Should Be Writing #382 by Mur Lafferty is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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We talk awards and feedback and I wonder what happened at WorldCon. We will find out when I record again!
ONE WEEK till I Should Be Writing comes out! Get your preorder now!
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I recover from the latest depression cloud and enter into pre-vacation frenzy. This one is late, and the next one will be two weeks from this one. (August 14)
Ditch Diggers will be on hiatus for most of August, as I’m traveling and Matt is moving, and we’re both super frantic busy.
But here I recover from my latest short depressive period, and talk about why writing my new book is hard. Every book is your first, according to Gene Wolfe and Neil Gaiman.
If you’re going to WorldCon, let me know! And come to the live Ditch Diggers show on Thursday!
And HEY preorder my book cause it’s awesome!
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The bad thing about being on a regular recording schedule again is I have to podcast even when I don’t feel like it. So sometimes it’s just about the mental health. This is a short, low energy podcast, but I’m really fine, trust me. Just had a bad start to the week with migraine and super low energy. I’m doing much better now, but figured I should post this because I try to be honest with the look inside a writer’s life, and sometimes there are days like this.
Mentioned: The War of Art.
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One day late, nearly back on schedule!
I’ve decided I need some simple lists to help me when I travel and record, and figure those kinds of lists might help with writing, too.
Next week, Ditch Diggers!
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I know I know I know I always say these supportive things but sometimes it’s hard to listen to myself. Recently – without realizing it! – I’ve been suffering from “first draft must be perfect” syndrome, and had to step back and actually look at myself and what I was doing.
First drafts don’t have to be perfect. Write it 100x on the board.
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