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ISBW #149 Editing – Paolo Bacigalupi / Tobias Buckell Interview
The Alchemist and The Executioness
Editing and a dual interview! Our show notes recorder is back on the job and will have notes to us soon!
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ISBW #148 Feedback / Good Cop, Bad Cop
Yes. Another unannounced break. I was editing a book. This was recorded before I took the time to edit. Lots of feedback, and Matt joins us again for a long Good Cop Bad Cop.
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ISBW #147: Writing Tools/Liz Gorinsky Interview
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A much more … sane ISBW returns to talk writing tools and to play the fantastic interview conducted by Chris Lester of the Hugo-nominated Tor editor, Liz Gorinsky!
- 00:00:06: ISBW #147
- 00:00:43: State of the Mur: working on the administrative side of writing lately — selling novella (Marco and the Red Granny: 27K words) to Hub, getting agent comments on novel-in-progress (Codename: Project Underground), attending Create South in Myrtle Beach, trying to balance flow of ideas with ability to write them…
- 00:04:23: GoTo Meeting Message
- 00:04:57: Writing Tools: the lament of the office-supply junkie, and the basics you really should have.
- 00:19:51: Promo: The Leviathan Chronicles
- 00:22:07: Interview: Liz Gorinsky, Hugo-nominated Tor editor (conducted by Chris Lester):
- What an associate editor does
- Steampunk
- Trends
- 00:59:20: Loose ends (feedback in the next episode) & contact info
Here’s where you can learn more about Metamor City, Chris’s award winning project.
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ISBW Metacast #1
Really? I’ve never done a Metacast before? In FIVE years? Maybe it was called a “special” cast. I dunno.
Regardless! I talk about what happened in May, what I’ve been up to, and assure you that the podcast is back and going nowhere anytime soon. We return to calm, clean, solo podcasting here.
Note- I did mention that the interview with Gail Carriger is “coming up” – I had planned on releasing the meta cast before ISBW #146, so that’s why I said that.
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ISBW #146 – EXPLICIT – Live from Balticon, with John Anealio, Gail Carriger, and Matt Wallace
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This is live from Balticon with return guest Gail Carriger (@gailcarriger), songwriter John Anealio (@johnanealio), and Bad Cop Matt F. Wallace (@mattfnwallace). This is not safe for work or kids. We are explicit here. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Tidbits before the detailed show notes come: John’s awesome songs are “I Should Be Writing” and “George R. R. Martin Is Not Your B****.” NYT BESTSELLING author Carriger just scored two more books, making her Alexia Tarraboti series 5 books total *so far*. I still highly recommend them. And Matt Wallace is now a screenwriter and thinks he’s better than all of us.
(NOTE- at the beginning when I flub the show number, I whine that I haven’t even been drinking, but because my audience was laughing at me, all you hear is “been drinking.” I promise I was sober for this one.)
(Note, ISBW still does not advocate the harming of anyone. That’s all Matt.)
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ISBW #145 – Agents, Blake Charlton, Good Cop/Bad Cop
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- 00:00:06 ISBW #145
- 00:00:43 State of the Mur: driving to RavenCon! Travel, getting hacked (again), fresh reinstall and re-uploading of podcasts – please go to The Murverse for all your ISBW podcast archive needs – working on novella, trying to get schedule back under control.
- 00:05:28 GoTo Meeting Message
- 00:06:07 Back to Basics: people deserve to get paid for their work. Agents: do your homework. Resources: Writer’s Digest, Media Bistro, Agent Query
- 00:13:48 Promo: Merciless Storytellers: Performance Without Pity (podcasting competition)
- 00:19:00 Interview: Blake Charlton, med student and author of Spellwright
- 00:36:24 Promo: Scott Sigler’s The Starter. (Get a discount with the promo code “MUR”)
- 00:37:22 Feedback: Media Bistro’s AvantGuild as a recommended resource for nonfiction freelancers; the Zoom H2 and other voice recorder options, Holly Lisle as a recommended resource for revising one’s manuscript (http://howtoreviseyournovel.com/); do people change when they start to write?; comparing gaining experience in writing to gaining experience in The Sims; Discount! Use promo code MUR to save on Scott Sigler’s The Starter.
- 00:41:41 Good Cop/Bad Cop with Matt Wallace*: how to avoid the paralysis of fearing you’re going to “waste” a great idea when you’re not yet a good enough author to write it; setting boundaries with clingy writers
* He said he didn’t want you to be able to contact him directly, but I say PHOOEY! You like the bad cop? Click away. Hunt him down on his own turf. Thus sayeth the show notes writer. –Carrie.
(Note, ISBW does not advocate the harming of anyone. That’s all Matt.)
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ISBW #144 – Level Up! / Ellen Datlow Interview / Matt Wallace is Bad Cop
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- 00:00:07 ISBW #144
- 00:00:53 State of the Mur: working on novella, other short fiction, pondering some self-publishing production expenses.
- 00:02:42 GoTo Meeting Message
- 00:03:18 Level Up! A geeky role-playing-games perspective on learning from your mistakes: failure gets you experience points. Anyone else want real badges for life experiences, like in the Boy/Girl Scouts?� There are nerd merit badges, and NaNoWriMo badges, and the You Can Do It: The Merit Badge Handbook for Grown-Up Girls (show-notes writer Carrie owns this one: scroll down to see sample badges)… can we design and produce some Author Badges?� (The Duotrope shop also has t-shirts that say things like “author” and “published.”)
- 00:13:48 Promo: The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd
- 00:15:00 Interview: Ellen Datlow, Editor (find her on LiveJournal.) New anthology, Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror.
- 00:36:59 Promo: Can’t Stop the Serenity: Worldwide Charity Screenings for Equality Now
- 00:37:59 Feedback part 1: Ask a Lawyer! with attorney Steve Tupper (aka Stephen Force, host of Airspeed, an aviation & aerospace podcast): Legal implications of hotlinking/resizing & hosting artwork to accompany fiction excerpts? Discussion of exclusive rights in copyrighted works in the U.S. and fair use (see also 1841 decision Fulsom v. March, explaining piracy). The fact that you’re not making money off the use of a work does not mean it’s “fair use”. Brief discussion of licenses. Brief discussion of internet links. Obligatory disclaimer.
- 00:54:56 Feedback part 2: chapter length and pacing (recommended listening: Writing Excuses episode on Pacing with interviewee James Dashner); fan fiction addiction; definition of “dark fantasy.”
- 00:58:50 Mur gets advice from “Bad Cop” Matt Wallace>: overcoming fear of success.
[Reposting because of problems with the feed.]
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ISBW #143 – Cynicism / Don Vaughn Interview
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- 0:00:06 ISBW #143
- 00:00:40 State of the Mur: working on various freelance projects, a novella currently titled “Marco and the Red Granny”, blogging/pocasting for Tor, ISBW and The Artist’s Way.
- 00:02:00 FEAR OF SUCCESS (topic inspired by Beth Revis’ blog post on Fear
- 00:05:35 GoTo Meeting Message
- 00:06:23 CYNICISM
- 00:13:05 Promo: Heldenleben (German-language fiction)
- 00:14:30 Interview: Don Vaughan, Founder & President of Triangle Area Freelancers, which is devoted to non-fiction freelance writing. Suggested resources: Writer’s Market, conferences (such as the TAF 2010 Conference on March 27, 2010).
- 00:34:16 Promo: Trickster Moon Productions
- 00:37:00 More things you should know about: New feature on ISBW: Good Cop/Bad Cop with Mur and Matt Wallace;�Ohio University, Lancaster survey for podcast listeners, Interview with Scott Sigler on Ginger Campbell’s podcast Books and Ideas
Upcoming interviews- Ellen Datlow, Blake Charlton, and, thanks to Chris Lester, Liz Giorinsky, Phil and Kaja Foglio, and more!
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ISBW Video #13-2 – The Artist’s Way Week 3
Well, I’ve been dragging my feet. So I recorded an extra-long podcast for you, it’ll be delivered in two 10-minute episodes. Don’t forget our Facebook page!
Episode 13-2 from YouTube:
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ISBW Video #13 – The Artist’s Way Week 3
Well, I’ve been dragging my feet. So I recorded an extra-long podcast for you, it’ll be delivered in two 10-minute episodes. One today, one tomorrow (else iTunes won’t grab them both. If you MUST watch both today, check YouTube or Facebook.
Episode 13-1 from YouTube:
Episode 13-2 from YouTube:
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