- 00:00:07 ISBW #134
- 00:01:26 State of the Mur update: giving a talk at BlogWorld re: podiobooks, and working on edits for “Project Underground”
- 00:05:26 Promo: J.C. Hutchins & the print debut of 7th Son Descent serialized novel (at BoingBoing), audiobook (at podiobooks.com), and other content (at JCHutchins.net) also available online.
- 00:07:04 Main topic: “That’s just words”? The importance of language.
- 00:15:09 Promo: Tuning in to SciFi TV
- 00:16:27 Interview: Devo Spice (aka Tom Rockwell) Recommended sites: The FuMP (Funny Music Project), Dr. Demento, The Real UHF, and Working Indie Musician
- 00:34:48 Promo: A. P. Stephens & The White Shadow Saga
- 00:35:49 Feedback: Neil Gaiman writes a book via Twitter; Is it worthwhile to invest in 3rd-party editing before shopping a novel?; Advice on writing from the perspective of a character who slowly goes insane; New website — Lit Drift ; Possibly useful organizing software — Writer’s Cafe; 100 Questions for Character Development – Geocities closed down, so we were unable to use the link originally sent to us, but Carrie found another similar list here.
Show notes provided by Carrie Kei Heim Binas.
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Thanks for interviewing me!
Your discussion of the importance of language is great! I will definitely start listening to this podcast; I’m very glad Devo Spice posted the link to his interview on Facebook. Great show, great interview; thanks for all the hard work!
It’s a tricky one the use of language, Certainly the purpose of words is to act as a means of communication and the choice of words can affect the message, but the message can be misinterpreted by the recipient of the message. In spite of dictionaries we can take completely different meanings from the same sounds and letters. Fanny means bum or backside to an America but to other English speakers it refers to the female genitalia. It boils down to the General Semantic notion the the map is not the territory, the name (or word) is not the thing. Only you can let yourself be annoyed or offended by what others say or write or you could, if you choose, ignore the pesky words. “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me.”
Another great show and another great interview. The info is always new and enlightening on the shows. Keep up the nice work, Mur. And thanks for playing my promo.
I was a big fan of the 100 questions for character development site that had previously lived on Geocities (the broken link you mentioned in the feedback section of this podcast). If your listeners are interested in the content from that original site, I found a copy of it here: http://www.miniworld.com/adnd/100ThingsAboutUrPCBackGround.html
It was originally created for development of characters for role playing games, but I have found it useful in creating and fleshing out characters for my writing, as well.
“Language is language. I’m surprised that as a writer you would get upset about words.”
I’d be surprised if a writer didn’t get upset about words. Writers know the power of words, and respect that power.