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[ISBW] Let’s Build a Character from 2022-02-17T15:00:18
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[ISBW] How Do I Workshops? from 2022-02-16T17:34:51
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[ISBW] Are You Drowning In Productivity? from 2022-02-15T23:52:48
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[ISBW] Keep Your Eyes on Your Own Paper from 2022-02-09T13:00:34
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[ISBW] Writing Workshops, with Gregory Ashe from 2022-02-05T18:00:33
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[ISBW] Matt Wallace Declares the Year of the Fat Kid! from 2022-02-03T22:00:45
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[ISBW] State of the Shows, and Mur from 2022-02-02T22:00:39
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[ISBW] Is Genre Worth Fighting Over? from 2022-01-28T15:04:52
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[ISBW] I SHOULD BE WRITING DAMMIT from 2022-01-27T15:04:47
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[ISBW] Nicole Glover and Alt History/Mystery/Fantasy from 2022-01-20T15:00:15
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[ISBW] Is It Time to Embrace the Weird? from 2022-01-18T22:00:18
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[ISBW] S18 Ep2: Is Your To-Do List World Writable? from 2022-01-15T15:00
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[ISBW] Resolutions, You Know We Gotta from 2022-01-13T15:00:58
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[ISBW] Year End Celebration! from 2021-12-10T15:00:35
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[ISBW] What’s Your Online Presence? from 2021-12-09T15:00:27
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[ISBW] POV Change to the Rescue! from 2021-12-08T15:00:30
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[ISBW] Cli-Fi with Sarah Lahey from 2021-11-25T15:00:19
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[ISBW] Acceptance from 2021-11-24T16:00:48
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[ISBW] Lock Up Your Ego, Too from 2021-11-23T16:00:56
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[NaNo] Day 11: Returning from The Bad Place, and Valerie Joins Us Again! from 2021-11-12T00:51:18
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[ISBW] Inspiration for Solving Little Writing Problems from 2021-11-09T14:01:43
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[NaNo] 21 Day 8: ADHD Train Derailment With Valerie Valdes from 2021-11-08T21:40:57
I was going strong and I was totally derailed by a calendar mishap. Valerie helps me get back on track!
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[ISBW] Fonda Lee Talks Trilogies + Giveaway! from 2021-11-08T14:00:40
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[NaNo] Day 7: Short and Sweet from 2021-11-08T04:28:51
I am better first thing in the morning.
Better at writing, better at recording. I know this. Now to do something with it.
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[NaNo] Day 6: Snacks, and a Live Visit From a Romance Writer! from 2021-11-07T01:54:38
I was delighted to be talking about snacks today, when another NaNoWriMo writer joined my Wisdom stream.
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[NaNo] Day 5: Rough week; Keep writing. from 2021-11-06T03:47:21
Rough week but we soldier on.
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[NaNo] Day 4: Skiing and Writing from 2021-11-05T03:11:50
If you started NaNoWriMo by feeling like you’re at the top of a hill, looking down at the snowy path in front of you and thinking, how did I get here? You’re not alone. Just ...
[NaNo] 2021 Day 3 with Valerie Valdes! from 2021-11-04T03:40:29
Had a good morning sprinting, and I’m almost caught up! had a lot of fun talking with Valerie Valdes, author of Chilling Effect.
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[ISBW] Is Time All You Need for NaNoWriMo? from 2021-11-03T13:30:35
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[ISBW] NaNo Prep 2 Electric Boogaloo from 2021-10-25T19:01:55
NaNoWriMo is coming. Are you ready?
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[ISBW] Eyes on Your Own Paper from 2021-10-24T16:00:29
It's time to stop fussing over everyone else and being being jealous. You only get to measure yourself up to yourself.
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[ISBW] Will Gwenda Bond Give Up Her Gallbladder for Literature? from 2021-10-12T13:00:41
Gwenda Bond author of Not Your Average Hot Guy, joins us to talk about writer friends and whether they're threats or not. We also talk about gall bladders.
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[DD] How Many Kidneys Does Ursula Vernon Have? from 2021-10-12T08:00:23
HEY check out my Speakeasy class on NaNoWriMo coming up on October 12, 8pm EDT! “How Many Kidneys Does Ursula Vernon Have?” is brought to you in large part by by my patrons, who received an early, ...
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[ISBW] How Important Are the Tiny Details? from 2021-10-11T13:01:43
We've talked clothing and food, now we do weather and guns. It made sense at the time.
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[ISBW] Are You Ready For NaNoWriMo? from 2021-10-10T13:17:21
Are you ready? None of us ever is. Still, we plan...
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[ISBW] What Can Beginning Writers Do More Easily Than Career Writers? from 2021-10-09T13:04:45
So I figure how can we handle struggles not by resting or pushing through on our "real" writing, but by being weird.
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[DD] What Does John Milton Have To Do With YA? from 2021-10-08T21:53:01
Yeah, he was a cranky old man, writer of super long Bible fanfic, and helped with regicide a little bit, but he also was a strong anti-censorship advocate. Which, considering you could lose your he...
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[DD] What Do You Do When Your Books Don’t Sell? with GAIL CARRIGER! from 2021-09-23T13:00:39
With Gail Carriger, we chat about what happens when you're a pro and your books don't sell. What avenues do we have?
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[ISBW] When Is A Book Finally DONE? from 2021-09-22T16:00:30
I'm a bit clearer-headed this episode, and talk about all those times you can say "the book is done!" (There are several times you can say that.)
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[ISBW] Narrative Studies from 2021-09-21T00:30:10
How is narrative game design different from novels? I try to figure it out with Dream Daddy.
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[ISBW] Authenticity in writing from 2021-09-20T16:00:40
Little details make writing authentic. So pay attention to food, clothing, and more to make your stories ring with truth.
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[ISBW] Audience Grab Bag/Feedback from 2021-09-19T16:00:42
Well we drove the kid to college and I was exhausted, so the audience helped me out with topics. A whole feedback show if you will.
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[ISBW] Playing With Ideas from 2021-09-17T16:00:46
We take a nugget of an idea and play with it until we come up with a plot for a romcom, a horror story, fantasy, and other genres.
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[ISBW] HOW Long Have You Been Writing THAT Book? from 2021-09-16T16:00:49
It gets close to killing your darlings, but if you've been working on a book for years and years, you might want to try a fresh story. No one says you have to abandon it.
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[DD] Tools with Guest Hosts Ursula Vernon and Diana Rowland from 2021-09-16T16:00:47
Mur had some last minute changes come up, but the awesome authors Ursula Vernon and Diana Rowland ended up calling in and hanging out to talk about the tools we use in our careers, from Scrivener t...
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[DD] Exiled to Discord from 2021-09-14T15:06:52
Matt and Mur return to Discord instead of Twitch, since we were taking a day off Twitch in solidarity with the streamers getting harassed on the platform.
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[ISBW] 80 Ideas and another Internet SCAM from 2021-09-01T21:00:11
It's hard to deal with too many ideas, but I have some thoughts. But also, for the luvva all that is decent, don't pay to publish your book. Just...don't.
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[ISBW] Post Project Meh from 2021-08-31T21:00:08
It's...tiring and down-bringing to finish a project, but hey, I got it done!
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[DD] Streaming on my own from the basement from 2021-08-31T02:00:04
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[ISBW] Passive Voice Is Discussed from 2021-08-26T16:22:34
This podcast will be heard and hopefully lessons will be learned. (But is there ever a time TO use passive voice? Of course there is!)
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[ISBW] Showing and Telling: What Do They Mean? from 2021-08-25T17:00:48
Keeping up with my "flossing" topics- what exactly does "Show, don't tell" mean? Is there a time when Telling is better than showing?
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[ISBW] Where to Start Your Story from 2021-08-24T16:00:22
We talk about the seemingly simple question- where do you start your story? Is it different if it's a novel?
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[DD] MATT IS BACK! And which way does the money flow? from 2021-08-23T21:26:37
Another scam publisher has reared its ugly head, so we talk about that, and exactly how you can tell if someone is scamming you.
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[ISBW] Raising the Stakes from 2021-08-16T15:45:15
So many times people just say "raise the stakes" or "show, don't tell" and then ...nothing else.
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[ISBW] Momentum from 2021-08-13T16:04:24
One of the hardest things about creative work is dithering and procrastinating and getting started. While i'm not an ADHD coach or productivity expert, I talk about what works for me when I feel th...
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[ISBW] Fire Up the Idea Machine! from 2021-07-30T20:05:45
As a device-addicted person, please know this podcast is not from some high and mighty mountain, but somewhere right beside you in addicted-land. I got up this morning and put my tablet AND switch ...
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[ISBW] Interview with Tobias Buckell, Discussing the Career Stock Exchange from 2021-07-27T22:00:49
I'm delighted to welcome back Tobias Buckell to the podcast, and we talk about ADHD, how career lines aren't always straight, and more!
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[DD] Dirt Butlers with Alasdair Stuart from 2021-07-26T15:00:57
Alasdair comes by to help out, wearing his Matt Wallace t-shirt and changing the name of the show to Dirt Butlers!
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[ISBW] To Be Nice, or Not? from 2021-07-21T16:21:10
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[ISBW] OP MC’s or Mary Sues from 2021-07-20T16:21:08
Bypassing the fact that a lot of people think that competent women are Mary Sues, we talk about what happens when your characters ARE overpowered, and how to handle their conflicts.
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[DD] Mike Underwood Takes the Shovel from 2021-07-19T16:34:59
Mike Underwood, writer and marketer extraordinaire, returns to talk about post-pandemic publishing and where we find ourselves now.
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[ISBW] Back from travel, birthdays, and more from 2021-07-18T16:33:29
I'm behind on posting these, but this was right after we got back from our Buffalo trip to see the in-laws for the first time since Christmas, '19. I'm a bit scattered but I'm here!
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[DD] Ursula Vernon Talks the Triple Crown from 2021-07-12T13:00:20
Ursula Vernon joins us to talk Ditch Digging, and, uh, a lot of other things. Awards. Cover Art. Hybrid publishing. And more!
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[DD] The Long-Awaited Kameron Hurley Social Media Episode! from 2021-07-05T16:07:59
While nowhere near perfect, various social media services do have settings that you can tweak to protect yourself from trolls.
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[ISBW] The Confidence Game (and Grudges) from 2021-07-01T16:15:18
Confidence is definitely a fake it till you make it game. Later we talk grudges and their worth.
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[ISBW] Self Sabotage from 2021-06-30T16:00:09
I've been trying to figure out why I'm balking at doing my best with everything I do.
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[DD] Margaret Dunlap Talks Hollywood from 2021-06-28T16:09:22
My old Bookburners friend and co-writer Margaret Dunlap comes aboard to talk about the state of Hollywood, how she got into scriptwriting, and how in the world they have so much damn money to throw...
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[ISBW] This Is A Test from 2021-06-23T16:31:44
I am stuck in my WiP, and I'm asking the audience what they've learned from me to help me get over it; it helps to hear it from someone else.
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[DD] Alasdair Stuart is back! from 2021-06-21T16:43:16
Hugo-finalist fan writer, nonfic writer, and fiction writer Alasdair Stuart joins us again to talk about some recent news in SF.
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[ISBW] Who Is the Monster? from 2021-06-21T13:00:07
Why are some writers judged for the monsters they create and others aren't? But it goes beyond imagining a monster.
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[DD] Ursula Vernon Co-Hosts from 2021-06-14T16:43:27
(spoiler- Ursula WON the Nebula! Congrats Ursula!)
Ursula joins us from her lovely back yard, and we hope to not be rained out.
[ISBW] Repetition from 2021-06-13T16:17:38
Sometimes the best lessons need to be taught again and again. At least, they do for me, so I'm sharing with you.
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[ISBW] Point of View from 2021-06-12T16:17:28
It was a weird day. I talked about POV and the like.
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[DD] Matt Still Missing. Kameron Hurley Co-Hosts from 2021-06-11T16:35:39
From the airstream trailer in her background, Kameron brings us more Ditch Diggers goodness! Matt is still alive.
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[ISBW] The Case for Bad Writing from 2021-06-10T22:05:04
I encourage beginners to write as bad they want to be, because that's the only way to be good. But the same goes for those of us a little further into our careers.
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[ISBW] Mythbusting from 2021-06-07T17:00:40
Finishing a book and turning it in may not feel awesome. It may feel draining and depressing.
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[ISBW] Persistence and Gardening from 2021-06-06T17:03:40
It's a weird thing, realizing that persistence is simply the art of managing boredom. And it's really hard to be bored right now.
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[ISBW] ADHD Revisited from 2021-06-05T17:02:57
I'm reading The Disorganized Mind and trying to think of some new ways to deal with ADHD and how it affects my writing.
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[DD] Matt STILL Missing! SB Divya Co-Hosts from 2021-06-01T16:30:16
I'm joined this week by editor and author SB Divya to talk about Covid, being a debut during a pandemic, and other fun things!
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[DD] Matt is Missing! Cat Rambo Co-Hosts from 2021-05-27T16:30:36
I invite the former SFWA president, editor, writer, and teacher Cat Rambo to come hang out with me and talk ditches.
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[ISBW] Audience Choice / Self Care from 2021-05-26T14:00:26
I took much more of an emotional hit this week than I thought, and so I leave the topics up to the chat. But we also talk self care.
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[ISBW] Children, Learn From My Mistakes from 2021-05-25T14:00:22
Learn from my mistakes: I have redundant backups, and yet I STILL lost something. Don't be like me, kids. Trust me.
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[ISBW] The Larpening from 2021-05-24T14:00:47
The last episode in the role playing metaphor. The Larpening 3, this time it's personal.
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[ISBW] LARPing2 with Jennifer Udden from 2021-05-12T16:00:08
By popular demand we bring you Jennifer Udden, my former agent, current friend, and freelance editor! We attempt more LARPing but overall just chat.
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[DD] Matt is Missing! Guest Host Alasdair Stuart from 2021-05-11T16:38:16
Alasdair Stuart is our guest host and joins us to talk about transitioning from nonfiction to fiction writing and spinning all the plates
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[ISBW] LARPing* a Confident Writer from 2021-05-10T20:00:14
Confidence is one of those weird emotions you can fake until you make it. So if we're pretending to be a confident writer, what else can we pretend to be? We begin the Save the Cat! beat sheet as a...
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[ISBW] Talking About Money from 2021-05-05T12:00:56
What happens when you start making money with writing? We're talking advances, accountants, the sought for "six figure deal" and more.
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[DD] Author 201 With Guest Host Kameron Hurley from 2021-05-04T14:00:58
Kameron Hurley and Mur talk about stuff they don't tell you: Guest of Honor stuff, readings, talks, agents, and more!
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[ISBW] Why Are Habits So Hard? from 2021-05-03T12:00:43
We technically know how to do habits, but why is implementation so freaking hard?
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[ISBW] Flawed Characters from 2021-04-27T13:53:08
A story is a lot easier to write when your character may have flawed reasons driving them, and it gives them something to fight against!
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[ISBW] How To Pro from 2021-04-24T15:00:51
What makes a professional writer may turn out not to be what most people would assume.
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[ISBW] Calling All Imposters! from 2021-04-23T20:34:40
We're all imposters, no matter what you think. Trust me. All of us.
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[DD] Matt is Missing! Chuck Wendig Guest Hosts from 2021-04-19T16:30:02
We're back! Kind of! Matt is taking some time off, so I have some other authors coming in to help me out in the meantime until he returns to us. This week we have Chuck Wendig!
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[ISBW] NEWS and Audience Choice from 2021-04-17T18:25:42
I'm a HUGO FINALIST! Escape Pod is up for Best Semiprozine, and SB Divya and I got nominated for Best Editor (Short form)!
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[ISBW] Avoiding Cliches from 2021-04-12T17:26:49
It's easy to slip into stereotypes when you are writing someone different from yourself. I have some thoughts on how to avoid that.
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[ISBW] Twitter’s ‘Main Character’ and Bad Advice from 2021-04-10T18:00:52
Aside from bringing the Internet down on your head when you say stuff like horror can't be in space, blanket advice is harmful in other ways, too.
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[ISBW] Fear Is Like the Wind or Tides or Something from 2021-04-09T15:08:16
I'm realizing that fear is often connected to the lack of control in a situation. Such as submitting to an editor or publishing a book. You might as well try to control the tides.
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[ISBW] Writing Is Like Running, Except When It’s Not from 2021-04-08T19:00:08
Practice and expectation of improvement are similar components between writing and running, but there's a big difference.
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[ISBW] Novel Structure from 2021-02-25T18:00:02
People talk about character and plot and climax, but no one covers how novel structure is needed to put it all together.
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[ISBW] Audience Choice! from 2021-02-24T18:00
Had a personal emergency and was unprepared, so the audience and Twitter questions keep me going!
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[ISBW] Poor Little Rich Writer from 2021-02-22T18:00:36
“Poor Little Rich Writer” is brought to you in large part by by my patrons , who received this episode early, and expanded. You can join us with a pledge as low as $1 a month! Every few years the...
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[DD] A Bad Sentence, A Worse Segue (Or, Another Agent Talk!) from 2021-02-20T18:20:42
Matt and Mur come to you live from their separate yet equal tanning salons in Ditch Diggers Manor. Matt makes a very random yet amazing Yan Can Cook reference, although Martin Yan is NOT the topic ...
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[ISBW] Notebooks: Do You Have a PROBLEM? from 2021-02-16T17:34:55
“Notebooks: Do You Have a PROBLEM?” is brought to you in large part by by my patrons , who received this episode early, and expanded. You can join us with a pledge as low as $1 a month! Ohhhh… pr...
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[ISBW] Why Do I Hate Editing? from 2021-02-13T19:00:58
“Why Do I Hate Editing?” is brought to you in large part by by my patrons , who received this episode early, and expanded. You can join us with a pledge as low as $1 a month! I have three projects...
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[ISBW] Timeline of a Novel from 2021-02-07T17:00:45
“Timeline of a Novel” is brought to you in large part by by my patrons , who received this episode early, and expanded. You can join us with a pledge as low as $1 a month! I talk about my books f...
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[ISBW] The Language of Hope with Guest Alasdair Stuart from 2021-02-05T17:00:45
Alasdair Stuart joins us to talk about the topic of: if we can weaponize language, how do we use it for hope?
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[ISBW] Characters’ Wants and Needs from 2021-02-04T17:00:13
Characters must always have wants, but it takes a bit more work to think about what they need, and when to address those needs.
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[ISBW] Productivity (Or Mommy and Daddy are Fighting!) from 2021-02-03T17:00:36
I look at two productivity methods and am entirely flummoxed by the two that seem at odds with each other.
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