From the monthly archives: November 2011
One of the things you have to consider when running a Kickstarter campaign is the tiers of rewards. I am in favor of more rewards over fewer (within moderation, naturally, I’m saying I’d rather have 8 choices than 3,) but this blog post by Dave Slusher on Decision Fatigue has me thinking.
…compare [...]
How do you deal with ignoring your poor neglected manuscript in favor of worldbuilding and research?
Then we talk to editor Ann VanderMeer!
ISBW #227 00:33 State of the Mur: working on Xmas stories, playing with new tablet, Princess Scientist’s Book Club advent project, generally feeling productive (except when playing Skyrim) [...]
I need some advice.
I’m not quite sure how to read classic SF. You know the stuff that was groundbreaking with its expanse of ideas that hadn’t even been considered yet? But it was also the stuff that was very likely sexist, had cardboard characters, was completely lacking women or POC, used what we consider [...]
I ask people to review my stuff on Amazon, but I never think about how people may view those (or GoodReads, or whatever) reviews and stars. When you’re an indie author, you can live or die on these reviews, but, as Anne R. Allen says, not everyone understands how this works. There could be [...]
ISBW #226 00:31 State of the Mur: gave in and bought a tablet — Kindle Fire. (The shownotes writer has declined to link this. Dude, I know you can find Amazon without my help.) 05:46 Promo: Functional Nerds Podcast 06:36 FEEDBACK: positive listener thoughts on ISBW; living near one’s agent; age-appropriate resources for [...]
I admit it. I’ve been suffering from Imposter Syndrome. And after that, I talk to Tobias Buckell about Kickstarter, stats, and the future of publishing.
ISBW #225 00:33 State of the Mur: writing & reading Xmas stories, cheering on the NaNoWriMos. 03:11 Promo: Nil Desperandum 04:30 Dealing with “imposter [...]
I promised the workshop docs and then never linked to them for sale! For a mere $.99 you can get workshopping tips from how to set one up, how to find a space, and how to run the critiques!
ISBW #224 – Feedback!
00:28 State of the Mur: back from World Fantasy Con 00:40 Promo: Nil Desperandum 05:41 FEEDBACK: Everchanging Book of Names resource for name generation; become a Fabulist to access full content of the ISBW archives; episodes of Stories of the Third Wave; when [...]
The Vineart War trilogy told the story of Jerzy, who defended the Lands Vin from a threat from without. But generations before, there had been a threat from below. It was a passing reference, part of the history of the Lands Vin… but once mentioned, it grew in my head, until I couldn’t [...]
I was having a talk with my husband last night. The topic was unimportant (ie, nothing I want to talk about online) but Jim said, “[person] probably thinks they can do [project] better than you can.”
And it hit me. You know what? They probably can do that project better than I can. Heck, they [...]
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