ISBW #50 - No apology needed
Should you apologize for writing something edgy or a character unlike yourself?
September 19, 2006 | Mur Lafferty | Comments 7
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I Should Be Writing 2.0
The podcast for wanna-be fiction writers by a writer who’s still learning. Writer Mur Lafferty discusses rejection, cover letters and getting the oomph to keep going.
Cameron | Sep 19, 2006 | Reply
Hi Mur,
Was this podcast inspired by a recent Wingin It essay?
Onward and upward,
Cameron
Mur Lafferty | Sep 20, 2006 | Reply
Nope, like I said in the podcast, it was mentioned on the forums.
Nat Thompson | Sep 20, 2006 | Reply
I love the scene in “Her Alibi” where Tom Selleck is at a podium giving a lecture about the novels he writes. The audience is questioning him about his suave, utterly super human detective character and someone asks if he is writing about himself. He pauses for a moment then answers “Yes”. In the very next instant he proceeds to knock over his water glass and show his true clumsy nature.
I don’t think writers typically write about themselves. I think they may write about who they would like to be or about things they fear, dispise, or concern themselves over.
I think writing can amplify emotions and help draw out the dramatic angle of situations. Authors are good at picking fruit from life experiences and then making those into a delicious fruit salad that is their story.
I would be hard pressed to think you could make a good character judgement of an author from the content of their writing. I think you get a more honest expression of that in their introductions and afterwords and even there I would have the salt shaker handy.
Nat
ObsidianRiver.com
Anonymous | Sep 22, 2006 | Reply
Hi Mur,
I really enjoy the podcasts they’re great!
I definitely think you should get involved with NaNoWriMo. It’s pure panic and pure fun. I finally hit the 50K mark last year - my fourth year going.
BTW: I think the NaNo podcast group is a very good idea.
~Werner~
alex | Sep 22, 2006 | Reply
I plan on doing NaNoWriMo… now that I’m caught up on this podcast post-Clarion. Heh.
Scott W Fischer | Sep 27, 2006 | Reply
Mighty Mur,
I think the idea of a NaNoWriMo podcast support group is an awesome idea. I’m not quite sure what it is that you mean by that though. There are tons of NaNoWriMo support groups, email lists, forums, etc., some associated directly with the site, others at Yahoo Groups!, Google Forums, etc.
So if you think this is a support group for podcasters that also NaNoWriMo, your audience will be limited.
Or maybe it’s a support group for those who podcast about NaNoWriMo — even more limited audience.
But I’m hoping you’re thinking about podcasting about the trials and tribulations, joys, struggles and victories (and failures), new friends, etc of participating in NaNoWriMo. I would love to HEAR, rather than READ, much of the emotion being experienced by those going through this same, intense event.
I’ll be there and looking for your podcast. I just wonder how you’ll have time to podcast when committed to the insanity of NaNoWriMo.
Lisa Hartjes | Sep 27, 2006 | Reply
I’m all for a NaNoWriMo support group. I will be participating for the first time myself, as a way to give myself a good kick in the butt to get my curent novel finished.