And I’m not talking about being self-centered. I’m talking about the things in life we blame on other people.
For example: today, the dog reached onto the coffee table and snagged the leftover sandwich bite I had left on a plate. Was she supposed to do that? No. Did she know that? Yes. Was she [...]
ISBW #180 – Feedback and Good Cop/Bad Cop
00:54 Intro 02:11 Promo: Jake Bible‘s Dead Mech 03:11 FEEDBACK: writing and submitting; writing contest at Suvudu; including sketches as part of a submission (Editorial Anonymous also says never submit drawings for children’s books unless you are an author-illustrator with credentials); exploring online publishing options for short SF&F work: [...]
You must write to be a writer. Aside from Rule #1, take all advice with a grain of salt. Yes, even the advice I give you, and my guests give you, and even Stephen King’s advice in On Writing, which is according to many people the greatest writing book (and the greatest book on addiction [...]
I am using the Streisand Effect to point to a case where someone is suing a book reviewer for libel – important case; go read it. But specifically I want to warn you of the Streisand Effect.
I say frequently that you need to be a professional. No one wants to [...]
I haven’t been writing.
Yesterday I had two interviews, one about podiobooks and one about writing fast (which was done by J. Daniel Sawyer and I’ll put in this feed). I surprised myself with how negative I was sounding. Frankly I haven’t been feeling too awesome about 2010′s writing, and I don’t have [...]
The state of the podcast, server moves, what’s going on in my life, February plans, convention plans, and upcoming author interviews!
From Julian Smith, he tells us what’s most important in life- to never be interrupted while you’re reading a book. Heck yeah.
We talk contests. No interview this week, and a meta podcast tomorrow will explain more. Regular podcasts returning very soon, including a good cop/bad cop!
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