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ISBW #390: Timelines

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The dogs and I have some things to say about when you should worry about what, and how worry is just another form of procrastination.

ISBW is sponsored by Serial Box! Yes, my publisher for Bookburners, one of my favorite projects I’ve worked on in the past few years! Get a discount on a whole season of content with the code WRITING18.

HEY- did you know I’m going to start offering transcriptions of both ISBW and Ditch Diggers? They will go up as soon as I get them for Patreon supporters, and a bit later for everyone else. It’s only at the $1 level, and you’re helping me offer a more accessible show, so pledge now!

Podcasts, Projects

ISBW #389: GET BORED

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I have one resolution this year, and that’s to get bored more often. Also, I talk fears and NBC’s The Good Place. I was supposed to have an interview but I just discovered it’s crap and I have to re-record. Sorry about that.

Books, Projects

ISBW #388: End of Year Thoughts

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Time for those end of the year pontifications, where I talk about the immolation of Patreon, thoughts for future features of the podcast, and some thoughts about extended universes in general, and The Last Jedi in specific. (No spoilers.)

I also say it’s #387 but that was a guess, and it’s wrong. It’s #388.

Happy holidays, and thanks for listening all these years!

Podcasts, Projects

ISBW #387: Learning to strike out // Jacob Sager Weinstein interview [REPOST]

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I’ve had some website issues lately, and this went up on the temp website, but not this one, so I’m posting this if you missed it, and the new one will go up tomorrow.

Thanks for your patience!

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This one is all about WHY it’s all right to write poorly, and what it can teach you.

Guest: Jacob Sager Weinstein

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ISBW #386: NaNo Primer 2 // Grant Faulkner Interview

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Grant Faulkner Quote 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!

Podcasts, Projects

ISBW #385: NaNo Primer 1 // Nicky Drayden Interview

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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.

Current Writing Project: Remora and Sam, a Patreon-only serial.
Currently reading: The Salt Line by Holly Goddard Jones (follow me on Goodreads if you like, I’m usually reading a bunch of stuff at once.)
Last movie seen: Blade Runner 2049

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ISBW #384: The Black Dog Doesn’t Care

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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.

Podcasts, Projects

ISBW #383: Point of View // Beth Cato Interview

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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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ISBW #382: Back to basics

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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.

Why shouldn’t I use adverbs? (And the follow-up, if I strip all the adverbs does it automatically make my book better?)
What’s character agency?
Isn’t following the Hero’s Journey and genre rules like “romances must have an HEA (happily ever after)” stifling and creating “paint by numbers” books?
And more!

Here are some Worldcon photos, because.