Podcast Episodes

[ISBW] Riding the Revision Rollercoaster

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Season 20 Episode 12

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S20 Ep 12: In Which Mur Plans to Turn Hurt Feelings into Finished Drafts

Transcript

"I read over the notes and I got mad and I got my feelings hurt." - Mur (being fussy)

I've received my edit letter…

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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

[ISBW] The Landscape of Grief with Scott Alexander Howard

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Season 20 Episode 11

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S20 Ep11: In which we travel "The Other Valley" with Scott Alexander Howard

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"I wrote it in a blissful who cares? Mentality, like, 'oh, well, genre will sort itself out.'" - Scott Alexande…

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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

[ISBW] Navigating Imposter Syndrome on the JoCo Cruise

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Season 20 Episode 10

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I Should Be Writing Season 20, Episode 10

"I felt like a cuckoo among very pretty birds." - Mur

Fresh off the JoCo cruise, we discusses the allure of nerd paradise and how navigating imposter syndrom…

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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

[ISBW] Evil Mur Takes Over the Secret Seagull Shack

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Season 20 Episode 9

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I Should Be Writing Season 20, Episode 9

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"If you don't start out perfect, you're never going to be good." - Evil Mur

Evil Mur is back giving terrible advice and it's a wild ride through…

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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

[ISBW] The Epiphany of Routine: Embracing Structure in a Creative Life Structure in a Creative Life

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Season 20 Episode 8

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I Should Be Writing Season 20, Episode 7

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I found myself looking for my own magic bullet and getting frustrated a the media who take the idea of a daily routine--something people with ADHD …

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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

[ISBW] Trusting Yourself (again)

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Season 20 Episode 7

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I Should Be Writing
Season 20, Episode 7

In this episode, I discuss trusting yourself because sometimes no one else will. We also talk File 770, Genre Grapevine, I mispronounce "chutzpah," make a Wiza…

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Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

[ISBW] Heists and POV with Gwenda Bond

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Season 20 Episode 6

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ISBW S20 Ep6

Author Gwenda Bond comes on the show to talk The Frame Up, heists, and point of view! 

We also discuss being ballsy at Boskone, pen names, T. Kingfisher's "What Feasts At Night," writing…

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Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

[ISBW] Avione Lee and the Odyssey Workshop

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Season 20 Episode 5

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ISBW S20 Ep5

Debut author Avione Lee comes to tell us about the Odyssey Workshop and the various programs! 

Odyssey Your Personal Workshop (deadline is soon!)

Evergreen Links I don't talk enough abo…

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Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

[ISBW] Hugos, Characters, and Outlining for Pantsers

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Season 20 Episode 4

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ISBW S20 Ep4

Hugos are still messy, so check out Chris M. Barkley*, Paul Weimer, Alasdair Stuart, and Jason Sanford and the excellent fanwriting they do.

*Accidentally call him Charles in the recordi…

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Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

[ISBW] Interview with Eilish Quin and retelling of ancient stories

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Season 20 Episode 3

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ISBW S20 Ep3

Debut author Eilish Quin joins us to talk about her retelling of Euripedes' classic story, Medea, with glorious descriptive prose and a feminist point of view. We talk about hurdles and …

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Published on 1 year, 8 months ago