We delve into non-fic writing with a discussion with blogger and author, the Bad Astronomer himself, Dr. Phil Plait.
We talk radishes. And elephants. And feedback.
00:06 ISBW #170 01:01 Update: podcast/holiday planning, thoughts on willpower & prioritizing. Marco and The Red Granny free audio novella available at HubFiction.com 06:04 Promo:Â Victor Zulu (a NaNoWriMo podcast) 07:05 FEEDBACK: a listener’s favorite free writing group, CritiqueCircle.com (Also [...]
Suzanne Collins is the newest writer I look up to.
I loved The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and then thought Mockingjay was OK. Then I found out she did a mid-grade series of five books, called The Underland Chronicles. I loved these books nearly as much as The Hunger Games, and tried to read with [...]
ISBW #169
01:13 “Wanna-be” writers 05:22 Musical episode: Big Bad World One by Jonathan Coulton, Fake It by Brad Sucks, George R.R. Martin Is Not Your B—- by John Anealio Credits:   Producer: Patrick Hester, Show notes writer: Carrie Kei Heim Binas, Theme song: John [...]
You never know who’s reading you online. This goes for positive things you may post, and negative.
Sometimes I wish I could go back to the LiveJournal days, where I had a handful of friends and could lock posts that were particularly emo. But then I realize that what I have today, a moderately attentive [...]
00:06 ISBW #168 01:23 Promo: Aaron’s World dinosaur podcast (science for kids, by a kid) 01:53 FEEDBACK: listener has had a novel published! — Toothless by Dragon Moon Press; Mur’s preferred settings for Write or Die; getting freelance writing assignments; handling personalized rejections that ask for stories to [...]
On one side: The Internet is off. No chat with your friends on the other end. No “just one more” game thingy on Facebook. no checking twitter. It is quiet. Frankly, it is lonely, and your brain cries out for more easy hits of dopamine, whether that be a ping that someone has [...]
Remember in Calvin and Hobbes when Calvin created a machine to clone himself so his clone could do his work while he went out to play? But when the clones came out, they were all as irresponsible as Calvin, thinking THEY should be the ones to play while HE did the homework.
A while back, [...]
ISBW theme songwriter John Anealio just came out with this new awesomeness! Something to listen to while you furiously write. Throw John a buck or two if you like it!
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New from the Murverse- ISBW Special #46 – Stonecoast Writer’s Residency January 31, 2012
- ISBW #230 – Feedback January 30, 2012
- Short Story Alert- Gimme Shelter January 27, 2012



