I Should Be Writing » Interview http://isbw.murlafferty.com The podcast for wanna-be fiction writers Wed, 16 May 2012 14:57:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The podcast for wanna-be fiction writers Mur Lafferty clean Mur Lafferty mightymur@gmail.com mightymur@gmail.com (Mur Lafferty) Copyright 2005-2012, Mur Lafferty Creative Commons BY-NC-SA The podcast for wanna-be fiction writers writing, literature, how-to I Should Be Writing » Interview http://isbw.murlafferty.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://isbw.murlafferty.com/category/podcast/interview/ Durham, NC Weekly ISBW #249 – Convention questions answered/Peter V. Brett interview pt 2 http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/05/14/isbw-249-convention-questions-answeredpeter-v-brett-interview-pt-2/ http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/05/14/isbw-249-convention-questions-answeredpeter-v-brett-interview-pt-2/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 17:38:07 +0000 Mur Lafferty http://isbw.murlafferty.com/?p=2455 I answer a great deal of questions about conventions, as it’s nearly that season! And if you’re a fabulist, then let’s have breakfast at Balticon! Drop me a line.

]]> http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/05/14/isbw-249-convention-questions-answeredpeter-v-brett-interview-pt-2/feed/ 0 conventions,Peter V. Brett I answer a great deal of questions about conventions, as it's nearly that season! And if you're a fabulist, then let's have breakfast at Balticon! Drop me a line. I answer a great deal of questions about conventions, as it's nearly that season! And if you're a fabulist, then let's have breakfast at Balticon! Drop me a line. Mur Lafferty clean 1:07:43 ISBW #247 – Peter V. Brett Interview / Unrequited Love http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/05/03/isbw-247-peter-v-brett-interview-unrequited-love/ http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/05/03/isbw-247-peter-v-brett-interview-unrequited-love/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 17:20:08 +0000 Mur Lafferty http://isbw.murlafferty.com/?p=2430 Brought to you by Picking Up the Ghost by Tone Milazzo!

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This week I run part 1 of the Peter V. Brett interview from World Fantasy Con, and talk about how to handle unrequited love. (In a story, I mean; I can’t [...]]]> http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/05/03/isbw-247-peter-v-brett-interview-unrequited-love/feed/ 0 Peter V. Brett Brought to you by Picking Up the Ghost by Tone Milazzo! - Pick up the ebook for only $2.99 until May 8th! - This week I run part 1 of the Peter V. Brett interview from World Fantasy Con, and talk about how to handle unrequited love. (In a story, Brought to you by Picking Up the Ghost by Tone Milazzo! Pick up the ebook for only $2.99 until May 8th! This week I run part 1 of the Peter V. Brett interview from World Fantasy Con, and talk about how to handle unrequited love. (In a story, I mean; I can't help you handle it in real life.)   Living in St. Jude, a 110-year-old dying city on the edge of the Mississippi, is tough. But when a letter informs fourteen-year-old Cinque of the passing of the father he never met, he is faced with an incomplete past and an uncertain future. A curse meant for his father condemns Cinque to a slow death even as it opens his eyes to the strange other world around him. With help from the ghost, an enigmatic White Woman, a Loa, and a devious shape-shifter, Cinque gathers the tools to confront the ghost of his dead father. But sometimes too much knowledge can be dangerous - and the people he trusts most are those poised to betray him. Mur Lafferty clean 46:38 ISBW #245 – Catherine Gildiner http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/04/24/isbw-245-catherine-gildiner/ http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/04/24/isbw-245-catherine-gildiner/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:19:58 +0000 Mur Lafferty http://isbw.murlafferty.com/?p=2401 I talk to memoir author Catherine Gildiner and talk about blogging. Don’t forget you can win a Surlyramics necklace by tweeting about ISBW with the tag #ISBW! (and follow me on Twitter at @mightymur)

Brought to you by Audible- get your free book when you sign up for a trial at http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/04/24/isbw-245-catherine-gildiner/feed/ 0 blogging,Catherine Gildiner I talk to memoir author Catherine Gildiner and talk about blogging. Don't forget you can win a Surlyramics necklace by tweeting about ISBW with the tag #ISBW! (and follow me on Twitter at @mightymur) - I talk to memoir author Catherine Gildiner and talk about blogging. Don't forget you can win a Surlyramics necklace by tweeting about ISBW with the tag #ISBW! (and follow me on Twitter at @mightymur) Brought to you by Audible- get your free book when you sign up for a trial at Audiblepodcast.com/ISBW ISBW #245 00:37 State of the Mur: discovering that desperation can feed productivity (multiple simultaneous deadlines, handling a wider internet presence).  Announcing the winner of the Andrew P. Mayer / Society of Steam contest, announcing new contest with prizes by Surly Amy: tweet or blog about #ISBW! 10:11 Sponsor: Audible.com 11:12 Finding balance. Thoughts on self-promotion and blogging/social media. 19:12 Promo:  All Things Trek 20:04 Interview:  Catherine Gildiner Memoirs: After the Falls (author website for both books) & Too Close to the Falls (purchasing link for both books) On living one existence but learning how to behave in another Memoir as representation of an era, and overcoming the "who cares?" (platform) Novel: Seduction (link to purchase) Writing about the War of 1812 -- when a spy defends her country, despite seeing how flawed her country is "You have to write what your heart tells you to write." Approaches to writing, thoughts on inspiration & writing as a job Advice to beginning writers Blogs: Stuff Old People Like & Gildiner's Gospel 48:10 Promo:  Escape, Book One of Omega 49:30 Final thoughts: Patrick's critique template in the show notes for ISBW #244, guest blog post by Helen Lowe Credits:    Producer: Patrick Hester, Show notes writer: Carrie Kei Heim Binas, Theme song: Jon Anealio Mur Lafferty clean 52:45 ISBW #243 – Andrew Mayer and Jon Sprunk interviews http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/04/12/isbw-243/ http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/04/12/isbw-243/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:19:56 +0000 Mur Lafferty http://isbw.murlafferty.com/?p=2382 Hey everyone! We have a double interview for you, two Pyr authors Andrew Mayer and Jon Sprunk! And we’re doing a contest for Andrew’s book! Tweet about I Should Be Writing during the week of 4/12-4/20 and get a chance to win in a random drawing! (US only, please. Sorry, international shipping kills [...]]]> http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/04/12/isbw-243/feed/ 0 andrew mayer,contest,jon sprunk Hey everyone! We have a double interview for you, two Pyr authors Andrew Mayer and Jon Sprunk! And we're doing a contest for Andrew's book! Tweet about I Should Be Writing during the week of 4/12-4/20 and get a chance to win in a random drawing! Hey everyone! We have a double interview for you, two Pyr authors Andrew Mayer and Jon Sprunk! And we're doing a contest for Andrew's book! Tweet about I Should Be Writing during the week of 4/12-4/20 and get a chance to win in a random drawing! (US only, please. Sorry, international shipping kills more people than cigarettes do.) Tag your post #ISBW so I will be sure to see it, and say what you get out of ISBW! (And follow me, if you like, @mightymur) ISBW #243 0:00:32 State of the Mur: nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (based on first pro sale); fretting about writing/deadlines; upcoming vacation. 0:06:06 Parsec Awards promo featuring Good Cop / Bad Cop 0:07:49 Thoughts on how to effectively build & follow through on a Kickstarter campaign. 0:24:26 Promo:  Escape, Book One of Omega 0:25:46 Interview:  Andrew P. Mayer The Society of Steam, a superhero steampunk series Steamcon & thoughts on the steampunk genre Superhero influences Difficulties of being a new writer on the convention circuit Responding to criticism Writing a trilogy under contract / writing novels vs. short stories Outling / mindmapping / the writing process Advice for new writers Society of Steam on Facebook 0:49:16 Promo:  The Twisted Geeks 0:49:58 Interview:  Jon Sprunk The Shadow Saga novels with Pyr Books Bio / path to publication Current writing process Pennwriters Changes in publishing / self-publishing Advice for new writers Fear of the Dark blog, Jon's Twitter @jsprunk70 1:09:18 Promo:  All Things Trek Credits:    Producer: Patrick Hester, Show notes writer: Carrie Kei Heim Binas, Theme song: Jon Anealio Mur Lafferty clean 1:11:58 ISBW #241 – Scott Sigler Interview http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/04/01/isbw-241-scott-sigler-interview/ http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/04/01/isbw-241-scott-sigler-interview/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 02:03:27 +0000 Mur Lafferty http://isbw.murlafferty.com/?p=2347

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ISBW #241

00:32 State of the Mur: work, stress, usual; pieces of novel sent to mentor. 02:28 Sponsor: i am convicted: a story of reinvention & the american prison system 03:36 Literary critiques, unconstructive criticism, and [...]]]> http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/04/01/isbw-241-scott-sigler-interview/feed/ 0 kickstarter,scott sigler We have a sponsor this week! Check out the Kickstarter for I Am Convicted. - ISBW #241 00:32 State of the Mur: work, stress, usual; pieces of novel sent to mentor. 02:28 Sponsor: i am convicted: a story of reinvention & the american prison syste... We have a sponsor this week! Check out the Kickstarter for I Am Convicted. ISBW #241 00:32 State of the Mur: work, stress, usual; pieces of novel sent to mentor. 02:28 Sponsor: i am convicted: a story of reinvention & the american prison system 03:36 Literary critiques, unconstructive criticism, and Other People's Opinions.  References: Christopher Priest on the 2012 Clarke Awards shortlist, the Charles Stross "Internet Puppy" T-shirt, Murakami's 1Q84. 25:18 Sponsor: i am convicted Kickstarter campaign 25:39 Interview:  Scott Sigler The MVP and Nocturnal GFL series to be released in paperback by Diversion Books The Reporter by Scott & Mur Working as an independent author / running the business with A Kovacs The decision to bring on a business partner Upcoming tours Writing advice: it gets better.  Reference: Ira Glass on "Taste." Mur Lafferty clean 57:58 ISBW #239 – Vylar Kaftan Interview http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/03/23/isbw-239-vylar-kaftan-interview/ http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/03/23/isbw-239-vylar-kaftan-interview/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:00:12 +0000 Mur Lafferty http://isbw.murlafferty.com/?p=2325 Hear my World Fantasy talk with Vylar Kaftan, and some discussion on your antagonist’s POV.

ISBW #239

00:33 State of the Mur: hitting deadlines; writing & Kung Fu & regular life; obscenity issues, Neil Gaiman on free speech & the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund 07:43 Promo: Functional Nerds Podcast 08:32 [...]]]> http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/03/23/isbw-239-vylar-kaftan-interview/feed/ 0 vylar kaftan,WFC Hear my World Fantasy talk with Vylar Kaftan, and some discussion on your antagonist's POV. - ISBW #239 00:33 State of the Mur: hitting deadlines; writing & Kung Fu & regular life; obscenity issues, Neil Gaiman on free speech & the Comic Book Lega... Hear my World Fantasy talk with Vylar Kaftan, and some discussion on your antagonist's POV. ISBW #239 00:33 State of the Mur: hitting deadlines; writing & Kung Fu & regular life; obscenity issues, Neil Gaiman on free speech & the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund 07:43 Promo: Functional Nerds Podcast 08:32 Plotting the novel from the antagonist's POV 20:53 Promo: The Twisted Geeks 21:36 Interview: Vylar Kaftan Analyzing submission statistics Tackling uncommon, darker, more challenging & controversial subject matter "Do you write the things you truly want to write?  Then you're not a coward." Analyzing diversity statistics On the short story format & using nouns and verbs more effectively (suggested reading: Ken Rand's The 10% Solution) Vylar's writing formula [to be posted shortly] Bibliography, Vylar on Escape Pod Advice for new writers 53:12 Promo: All Things Trek  Credits:    Producer: Patrick Hester, Show notes writer: Carrie Kei Heim Binas, Theme song: John Anealio Mur Lafferty clean 56:44 ISBW #237 – Dan Wells Interview / Characterization http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/03/12/isbw-237-dan-wells-interview-characterization/ http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/03/12/isbw-237-dan-wells-interview-characterization/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:30:46 +0000 Mur Lafferty http://isbw.murlafferty.com/?p=2297 Another World Fantasy Con interview- this time with Dan Wells of Partials and Writing Excuses!

ISBW #237

00:38 State of the Mur: illness recovery; working on Leviathan Chroniclesscript, novel for MFA program. 04:09 Sponsor: Audible 05:01 Characterization: strong female characters (Mur’s blog post), strong characters in general, [...]]]> http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/03/12/isbw-237-dan-wells-interview-characterization/feed/ 0 characterization,dan wells Another World Fantasy Con interview- this time with Dan Wells of Partials and Writing Excuses! - ISBW #237 00:38 State of the Mur: illness recovery; working on Leviathan Chroniclesscript, novel for MFA program. 04:09 Sponsor: Audible Another World Fantasy Con interview- this time with Dan Wells of Partials and Writing Excuses! ISBW #237 00:38 State of the Mur: illness recovery; working on Leviathan Chroniclesscript, novel for MFA program. 04:09 Sponsor: Audible 05:01 Characterization: strong female characters (Mur's blog post), strong characters in general, and the importance of action 14:13 Promo: The Dark Wife Kickstarter campaign (see also The Way of The Buffalo podcast & Sarah Diemer) 15:17 Interview: Dan Wells Current works: I Am Not A Serial Killer series, short story in Monsters & Mormons Finding time to write Thoughts on gender in writing Character-building and diversity Diversity in Partials, use of random name generators, and "casting" characters Dan on Twitter & Writing Excuses Credits:    Producer: Patrick Hester, Show notes writer: Carrie Kei Heim Binas, Theme song: John Anealio This episode has been brought to you by Audible. Visit http://AudiblePodcast.com/isbw for a free trial membership*. Audible® Free Trial Details * Get your first 30 days of the AudibleListener® Gold membership plan free, which includes one credit. In almost all cases, one credit equals one audiobook. After your 30 day trial, your membership will automatically renew each month for just $14.95, billed to the credit card you used when you registered with Audible. With your membership, you will receive one credit per month plus members-only discounts on all audio purchases. If you cancel your membership before your free trial period is up, you will not be charged. Thereafter, cancel anytime, effective the next billing cycle. See the complete terms and policy applicable to Audible memberships. Mur Lafferty clean 46:15 ISBW #235 – Step 1- be a pro / Howard Andrew Jones Interview http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/02/27/isbw-235-step-1-be-a-pro-howard-andrew-jones-interview/ http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/02/27/isbw-235-step-1-be-a-pro-howard-andrew-jones-interview/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:46:11 +0000 Mur Lafferty http://isbw.murlafferty.com/?p=2278 With all of the angst going on with new writers not knowing what to do, you wonder why they don’t use the web more often. After I grump for a bit, I talk to Howard Andrew Jones, and then later, off mic, I discover I used my internal mic, not my good mic, so [...]]]> http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/02/27/isbw-235-step-1-be-a-pro-howard-andrew-jones-interview/feed/ 0 With all of the angst going on with new writers not knowing what to do, you wonder why they don't use the web more often. After I grump for a bit, I talk to Howard Andrew Jones, and then later, off mic, I discover I used my internal mic, not my good mic, With all of the angst going on with new writers not knowing what to do, you wonder why they don't use the web more often. After I grump for a bit, I talk to Howard Andrew Jones, and then later, off mic, I discover I used my internal mic, not my good mic, so I swear loudly at how bad it sounds. You don't have to hear that, though. Sorry Howard! ISBW #235 00:44 State of the Mur: fighting depression; writing a short story, script for Leviathan Chronicles; delivered "packet" for MFA (referenced: Moby-Dick, Beginnings, Middles, & Ends); writing for Knights of the Dinner Table & The Escapist; plans for Kung Fu. 06:18 Sponsor: Audible.com 07:41 The ISBW Book. Writing as a business. Doing your research. (The show notes writer would like to recommend her STUPENDOUS LIST OF AGENT & EDITOR (& MORE!) BLOGS as a starting point.) Having a professional internet presence. Handling your finances. 30:26 Promo:  All Things Trek 31:18 Interview:  Howard Andrew Jones Current projects Skiing, pain, & writing (& martial arts) Pacing Finding your voice Crossing the Streams contest Approaches to writing Advice to new writers (keeping a list of writing errors) The Desert of Souls now widely available in trade paperback 51:45 Promo:  The Twisted Geeks Credits:    Producer: Patrick Hester, Show notes writer: Carrie Kei Heim Binas, Theme song: Jon Anealio Mur Lafferty clean 54:10 ISBW #233 – Connie Willis Interview http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/02/16/isbw-233-connie-willis-interview/ http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/02/16/isbw-233-connie-willis-interview/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:52:37 +0000 Mur Lafferty http://isbw.murlafferty.com/?p=2264 I got a chance to talk with my idol, Connie Willis, at World Fantasy Con last fall!

]]> http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/02/16/isbw-233-connie-willis-interview/feed/ 0 connie willis,world fantasy con I got a chance to talk with my idol, Connie Willis, at World Fantasy Con last fall! I got a chance to talk with my idol, Connie Willis, at World Fantasy Con last fall! Mur Lafferty clean 1:00:01 ISBW #231 – Jeff VanderMeer Interview http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/02/08/isbw-231-jeff-vandermeer-interview/ http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/02/08/isbw-231-jeff-vandermeer-interview/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:19:38 +0000 Mur Lafferty http://isbw.murlafferty.com/?p=2235 I’m back onto my schedule, interview with Jeff VanderMeer today, feedback later this week!

]]> http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2012/02/08/isbw-231-jeff-vandermeer-interview/feed/ 0 jeff vandermeer I'm back onto my schedule, interview with Jeff VanderMeer today, feedback later this week! I'm back onto my schedule, interview with Jeff VanderMeer today, feedback later this week! Mur Lafferty clean 50:37