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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 [...]
It’s a feedback show where we talk about what happens when your workshop isn’t as great as you hoped it would be. In fact, downright unhelpful.
ISBW #240
00:29 Thoughts on the word “wannabe” as applied to new/fledgling writers 01:45 Promo: Paladin Corps. Book One 02:49 FEEDBACK: recovering from an overly-negative workshop experience; [...]
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 [...]
Feedback likes ice cream.
ISBW #238
00:29 State of the Mur. 01:18 Promo: Escape, Book One of Omega 02:38 FEEDBACK: thoughts on “the best writers steal”; when a first draft is going long; listener appreciation; building up good writing muscles & writing jobs for someone with bio training (recommended authors/resources: Mary [...]
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, [...]
Feedback, feedback, tra la la…
ISBW #236
00:29 State of the Mur. 00:55 Promo: Escape, Book One of Omega 02:15 FEEDBACK: handling “personal” rejections / fixing “juvenile” tone; public speaking & Toastmasters; building a short story collection — how many stories are needed and must they be in the same [...]
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 [...]
It’s time for another Feedback show!
ISBW #234 00:30 State of the Mur: working on new book, deadline to submit to mentor, working on Leviathan Chronicles script (check out Mur’s Special Editions) 01:59 Promo: Paladin Corps 02:29 FEEDBACK: handling self-doubt; Douglas Gibson’s Stories About Storytellers & Kate Wilhelm’s [...]
I got a chance to talk with my idol, Connie Willis, at World Fantasy Con last fall!
Campbell-winner and all around smart guy, David Anthony Durham, and I sat down at the end of our Stonecoast residency and recorded this little ditty. Hope you enjoy!
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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



