ISBW #124 – 4 Year Anniversary / Neil Gaiman Interview!
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I’m starting to wonder if I should just take August off from podcasting. It seems to be the month I have the most trouble getting content out. But no more! This week you will be DELUGED with content! Starting with the (one week late) anniversary episode of I Should Be Writing, featuring an interview with one of my favorite writers, Neil Gaiman!
Abbreviated show notes:
- It’s 4 years since I started ISBW. And boy have I learned a lot. And a lot more to go. I’m also writing a ton, hence being behind on podcasting. Also, if you use iTunes, can you give some review love to ISBW?
- Promo: World Wide Weird Podcast
- Meta thoughts on writing, accomplishment, media, etc. I take questions from Twitter.
- Promo: The Dreamer’s Thread
- 35:50 Neil Gaiman interview from WorldCon (And The Graveyard Book did win the Hugo! Congrats, Neil!)
- Promo: Inner Demons novel
- Contest! You send me writing prompts, I send you books! All writing prompts are ownership of me, the books you win are ownership of you.
NOTE- This podcast is explicit. I told Neil I’d bleep the bad word, but dangit, the quote is too good and I left it in. There’s one swear word in this interview. It’s quick, and Neil is soft spoken so people not listening carefully (like your kids) will likely miss it. But to quote A Christmas Story, it’s THE dirty word, the “f dash dash dash” word, so I’m marking this one explicit. Neil Gaiman and Matt Wallace – too explicit for I Should Be Writing. Aw yeah.
About the Author: I am a writer and podcast producer. I write for Knights of the Dinner Table and other magazines, and my first novel, Playing For Keeps, was released in '08.
Carrie | Aug 25, 2009 | Reply
The new podcasts aren’t showing up in iTunes yet…
Chris S | Aug 26, 2009 | Reply
That was fantastic. Congratulations on four years. I’ve enjoyed every installment. Call me sentimental, but this episode was particularly inspiring.
Your point on backing away from media is well taken, and I will be moving myself from my portable writing desk in front of the tv to the real writing desk which is more isolated. (Can I commit to turning off the wireless card on my laptop? We’ll see.)
Also, I like your idea of putting out something everyday on isbw. I think I’ll try that on my own blog, which had been weekly. It’s definitely something that will force me to write a little each day.
Trisha W. | Aug 27, 2009 | Reply
Hi Mur -
First time listener & I loved the show.
I plan to return for more!
I agree with the good point of having to pull away from media to get writing done. I gave up several television shows over the year and it has made a big difference. Another thing that sometimes has to happen, too, is to unplug from the Net. It’s so easy to just open a fresh browser window and get lost for hours. Granted, the immediate access to research is great, but when I need to get some hard core writing done, I actually seek out coffeeshops or locations that DON’T have free WiFi – and I’m surprised at how much I get done.
Thanks again for the great podcast!
Arkle | Aug 28, 2009 | Reply
Interestingly enough, in recent years media itself has become more writer friendly for want of a better phrase. With things like On-Demand, and the ability to watch on your computer, and the DVD sets coming out fairly quickly, TV no longer has to be that thing that you need to schedule time for. You can watch it when you have the time. Heck, with the exceptions of Doctor Who and Torchwood all the shows I still watch (about half the number that I was watching every week just a few years ago) are on line sometime between the day after original air date and 8 days after. I’m at the point where I’m ready to cut out my cable and just use the TV for DVDs and the small handful of video games I actually have. Would certainly save me a few bucks a month. The only thing I’d miss are the On Demand music videos, but I imagine I’d get over that seeing as I’m paying increasingly less attention to Popular music and spend most of my music listening time either with long established artists, or with new podsafe artists.
Of course it could all be just me, but honestly, I look around, and there are truly *less* things in life distracting attention away from writing.
Ben D. | Aug 30, 2009 | Reply
Hey Mur!
Congrats on your 4th anniversary of the show! That’s a big deal, and very awesome! Thanks for running my World Wide Weird Podcast/ JDRF promo. I’m very grateful for it getting in on what will no doubt, be one of your most popular episodes!
Thanks again, and have fun!
Ben D.
http://worldwideweirdpodcast.webs.com
Tim | Sep 4, 2009 | Reply
The name of the Con you are thinking of is the North American Science Fiction Convention. The last one was held in St. Louis, and to be honest it killed the Con. The prices got raised to match the World Con price and most of the regulars could not afford to go. I would welcome you thoughts if you got the the 2010. Congratulations on 4 years and see you for the next 4.