ISBW #149 Editing – Paolo Bacigalupi / Tobias Buckell Interview

By On July 23, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Featured, Interview, Podcast
The Alchemist and The Executioness

The Alchemist and The Executioness

Editing and a dual interview!

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  • 00:00:07 ISBW #149
  • 00:01:18 State of the Mur: new theme song from John Anealio, new podcast at Angry Robot, magazine article & work-for-hire fiction, future plans to work on new book, listening to The Alchemist & The Executioness (an Audible.com exclusive) which was co-authored by this episode’s interviewees!
  • 00:04:41 GoTo Meeting Message
  • 00:05:15 Editing: using outline method (one outline of how the book is, one of how you want the book to be), the “ripple effect”, being dispassionate
  • 00:13:21 Promo: Did This Happen? (a family friendly, bite-sized look at history)
  • 00:14:37 Interview: Paolo Bacigalupi
    • Path to publication (novels vs. short stories)
    • Collaboration with Tobias
  • 00:14:37 Interview: Tobias Buckell
    • Collaboration, inspiration, division of labor
    • Benefits of video chat
  • 00:48:57 Promo: Adventures in SciFi Publishing
  • 00:50:10 Feedback: some negative comments for the Bad Cop; risks of breaking a trilogy into 3 time periods & genres; copyright issues for fiction based on the iPhone; Breanne Boland asks about problems with getting known for writing about writing instead of the fiction itself; Smashwords; defeating the lure of new ideas when the old idea haven’t been written yet & “mind mapping” with Xmind; upcoming blog posts about ARCs (advance reader copies) received by ISBW; the joys of listening to ISBW while on a long trip; agent representation (breadth vs. specialization); daring to that the first steps in learning the craft of writing; balancing story planning & learning with a word count goal.

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2 Responses to ISBW #149 Editing – Paolo Bacigalupi / Tobias Buckell Interview

  1. tam says:
    July 24, 2010 at 9:31 am

    Am I crazy, or does Mur Lafferty sound just like Laurell K. Hamilton??

    http://www.hour25online.com/hr25_2007-01-17_laurell-k-hamilton_interview.m3u

  2. Anne Lyle says:
    July 27, 2010 at 8:14 am

    Hey Mur

    Just started listening to the latest show and you know what – the editing process you describe sounds like a streamlined version of “How To Revise Your Novel” (as per the nice ad in the right-hand column). Way to go!

    I’m working through the course right now and getting some of the same effect you describe, i.e. editing killing the creative urge. The first 16 weeks of the course involve a really detailed analysis of your manuscript and the creation of a new outline, then in the last few lessons you finally get hands-on and actually edit/rewrite the book, filling in any gaps. Needless to say, I was really looking forward to actually fixing my book instead of reading the manuscript _again_!

    The editing went easily enough, but those of us with a bunch of new chapters to write have found that it’s _really_ hard to switch gears. I’m still excited about my story, but even so, I really have to force my butt in that chair and hands on the keyboard.

    So don’t worry, you’re not alone!

    Cheers

    Anne