Happier news here, we discuss Voices: New Media Fiction with contributions from Cory Doctorow, James Patrick Kelly, Patrick McLean, JR Blackwell, Jared Axlerod, Paul Jenkins, Tee Morris, Daniel Emery and Jason Erik Lundberg. We go into small detail of the huge discussion of the Story Bible (also discuss Characters and Viewpoint), and then cover bookpitch.com, a website and podcast for writers.

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 ISBW #22 Part 2 - Story Bibles [19:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (49)

You get TWO ISBW today, as I’m trying to make up for breaking a promise. The first podcast we talk about my slump, goals, and mediabistro.com.

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 ISBW #22 Part 1 - Goals [20:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (43)

Sorry for the delay in uploading. Seems to be easy to record, and time-consuming to edit, compress and upload. You’d think I’d figure that out in the past year.

• I am back on a writing schedule! Woot!
• Essays are back for The Dragon Page Wingin’ It and Geek Fu Action Grip
• The benefits of journal writing
• Main topic: Mixing family and writing
• Ursula K. Le Guin’s Steering the Craft and Dancing at the Edge of the World
• We discuss email and the excellent romance podcast, The Kissy Bits

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 ISBW #21 - Mixing Family and Writing [14:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (51)

James Patrick Kelly was kind enough to chat with me for a while about MFAs, first readers, and personal styles. Be sure to check out his podcast novella, Burn.

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 ISBW #20 - Interview with James Patrick Kelly [27:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (44)

I’m back!

• Apologies for the long voice-losing illness.
• Personal writing update- not bloody much.
• My opinion of New Year’s Resolutions. Just change.
• Ray Bradbury’s Zen in the Art of Writing. His personal style may not match yours. And that’s OK.
• We read some listener email at last!
• The name “I Should Be Writing” is Tee Morris’ fault- blame him.
• Next time: Interview with James Patrick Kelly

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 ISBW #19 - Personal Style [21:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (46)

1) Having a FUBAR with the geekfuactiongrip.com domain. And although customer service is there 24/7, billing is not, so we must wait until Monday to fix the problem. Until then you can find my other podcast, Geek Fu Action Grip, at http://essentialmath.com/geekfu/

2) I lost my voice. That cold I had last week? Yeah. Totally lost my voice. This made podcastercon difficult and painful at times. So I’m holding off podcasting until I can speak again.

3) Writing? I hit my second deadline for the podcaster book this week, that’s all I’ve been focused on. Forgot to mention a rejection from Writer’s Digest last week. Talked with Steve Eley at dinner about my plans for an entire line of “In My Pocket” stories. Next: Zombie in my Pocket.

• As I mention on Geek Fu, I’m sick. Again.
• Had a fun discussion with Scott Sigler.
• This week’s topic: First Readers.
• Michael A. Stackpole’s The Secrets
• Tee Morris’s Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy
• Shhhh… we talk a little bit about sex in writing, and I rant about a fantasy hot point of mine - let’s talk about it in the forums. Not the hot button - I mean sex in general. Writing about sex. You know what I mean.

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 ISBW #18 - First Readers [16:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (39)