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Fabulist, Ad-free post of ISBW 245

By Mur Lafferty On April 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Fabulist

Fabulist version of the latest ISBW behind the cut!

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ISBW #245 – Catherine Gildiner

By Mur Lafferty On April 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Interview, Podcast

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)

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Guest Post- Writing Strong Women by Helen Lowe

By Mur Lafferty On April 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Guest blogger, Musings

Helen Lowe is a novelist, poet, and interviewer, and the current the Ursula Bethell Writer-in-Residence at the University of Canterbury. She has won the Sir Julius Vogel Award for achievement in SFF for both Thornspell (Knopf) in 2009, and The Heir of Night (The Wall of Night Book One) in 2011. The Heir of [...]

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ISBW #244 – Feedback

By Mur Lafferty On April 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Guest host, Podcast

Another feedback show, including a special talk with James Patrick Kelly about workshop etiquette!

ISBW #244 00:28 State of the Mur.  Go to Murverse to find out more about Mur (other podcasts, writing, editing, etc.) 02:27 Parsec Awards promo featuring Good Cop / Bad Cop 04:11 More thoughts on rejection & [...]

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ISBW #243 – Andrew Mayer and Jon Sprunk interviews

By Mur Lafferty On April 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Interview, Podcast

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 [...]

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Pregnant. It’s a metaphor.

By Mur Lafferty On April 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Musings

I feel weird.

I feel like I’m at a plateau in many of my creative endeavors. I feel like I’m on the verge of change, but I’m not there yet. It’s not ready, whatever IT is.

Half of me just cautions to sit and be patient, let the indirect heat slow cook the meat of [...]

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Mary Robinette Kowal is Awesome

By Mur Lafferty On April 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Musings

And I mean truly awesome. She inspires awe. I look at her and just, my jaw drops and I flail about in her glory.

Well. Maybe not the flailing.

Scenario: Your second book comes out. Very exciting! And then you learn… the first sentence is missing. Gone. Baffling. Do you:

Cry. Have a panic attack. [...]

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Hugo Nominations Announced!

By Mur Lafferty On April 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In News, Non-ISBW

I’m at the beach this week, so I’m not going to link these yet, but wanted to announce these, and italicize the ISBW interviewees.

(Oh. And peek at the Campbell Award nominees.)

Hugo Nominees 2012

1101 valid nominating ballots were received and counted.

Best Novel (932 ballots)
Among Others by Jo Walton (Tor)
[...]

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ISBW #242 – Feedback

By Mur Lafferty On April 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Podcast

Feedback wants YOU for the US Army!

ISBW #242

00:28 State of the Mur.  Productivity & procrastination. 01:55 Promo: Escape, Book One of Omega 03:15 FEEDBACK: how to choose among ideas; experimenting with interactive fiction / visual novels (see Her Side by Mur & J. R. Blackwell); question re: [...]

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PANTS Redux

By Mur Lafferty On April 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Musings

I’ve talked about pants before*. I know a lot of you aren’t self- or un- employed, but some are, and you all know the lure of getting out of bed, getting coffee, and going right to work without passing go or collecting day clothes. Why get dressed? Pajamas or sweats are much more comfortable. [...]

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