From the monthly archives: July 2009

Calling myself out

By On July 9, 2009 · 10 Comments · In Musings

My kid is sick.
My husband is sick.
My house is a mess.
My power is out.
My Internet is out.
I’m angry.
I’m tired.
I’ve already written something else today.
I need more than the 15 min I have to get into the story.
I [...]

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Other people’s deadlines. Pants report.

By On July 9, 2009 · 1 Comment · In Musings

I was talking to a good friend of mine today who is a personal coach. I don’t employ her officially but I know when we get talking about career, I do trust her opinions. We talked about my difficulty in focusing, and she asked me if I had a time in the past when I [...]

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ISBW Success Story- Phil Rossi’s CRESCENT comes out today!

By On July 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Featured, Non-ISBW

It always astonishes me that people get a lot out of my ramblings about writing, but Phil Rossi claims he was greatly influenced by ISBW. All I know is that a couple of years ago he went on to write the horror SF thriller CRESCENT. He then released it via podcast, and then it got [...]

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ISBW #121 – PANTS! / Laura Mixon Interview

By On July 6, 2009 · 5 Comments · In Featured, Interview, Podcast

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We are also proud to be sponsored by JC Hutchins’ Personal Effects series, both the free podcast novella Sword of Blood and the novel Personal [...]

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More excuses and then some goals

By On July 6, 2009 · 5 Comments · In Musings

Starting around midweek last week, the house went to hell. The fish is already sick (dropsy, I think, but she’s not responding to any treatment), and the ten year old dog is showing signs of exhaustion after spending over a week with a puppy. The Pink Tornado got sick with strep throat, and Jim got [...]

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ISBW #120 – Don’t Be an Ass! / Matthew Wayne Selznick Interview

By On July 4, 2009 · 2 Comments · In Featured, Interview, Podcast

Once again we are proud to have GoTo Meeting as a sponsor this week! Get a Free 30-Day Trial!

We are also proud to be sponsored by JC Hutchins’ Personal Effects series, both the free podcast novella Sword of Blood and the novel Personal [...]

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Revolutions and Pitfalls

By On July 1, 2009 · 1 Comment · In Musings, News

Seems that this has been coming up a lot lately- authors bypassing the traditional publishing avenues and doing stuff themselves. Now, don’t laugh; of course it’s been coming up, as I and my podcasting peers have been doing it for years. But now some new developments are coming up, and they bear watching.

Tim Pratt [...]

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