Podcast Episodes

Can Rejectomancy Save Our Sanity?

Season 22 Episode 8

"I think the thing people have the most problem with is, 'This was very good, but it didn't excite me.'"

ISBW 22.8

Mur is back solo, talking about R…

5 months, 1 week ago

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Medicine and AI with Dr. Justin C. Key

Season 22

"Acceptance is built on a pile of rejections." ~ Justin C. Key

ISBW 22.7

Dr. Justin C. Key joins us to discuss his debut novel, The Hospital at the …

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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Regret, Spite, and shiny new book haul

Season 22 Episode 6

"Weird is hot right now."

ISBW 22.6

CW- pet death.

It's been a rough week, so I'm talking regret and spite. Can they help and fuel us? Or is it just…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Revisiting Space Murder with Olivia Waite

Season 22 Episode 5

"Take your time, there's no rush. The audience will be here whenever your story is ready."

ISBW 22.5

In this episode we welcome author Olivia Waite …

5 months, 4 weeks ago

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[ISBW] Have I changed my opinion of writing contests?

Season 22 Episode 4

"It might be too much, but it looks really fun."

ISBW 22.4

I've had a strong opinion about writing contests for years, but things have apparently ev…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

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977 Episodes Archived: What Secrets Did I Find?

Season 22 Episode 3

"If [I] start thinking about the details, [I] will either go down the wrong pathand not record or [I'll] talk [my]self out of it."

ISBW 22.3

I finall…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Art of Juggling Writers (as an assistant)

Season 22 Episode 2

"Not every opportunity is equal, and you don't have to chase everything."
~Tim Minneci

ISBW 22.2

What do you need to have when you're wrangling seve…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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[ISBW] Careful What You Pack

Season 22 Episode 1

"All I can do is what I can do right now."

ISBW 22.1

First episode of the year, and we talk about the things we may not want to take along with us in…

7 months, 4 weeks ago

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Research or Procrastination?

Season 21 Episode 24

"You tell them enough information to show that you know 10% of what you're talking about, and your reader will assume you know the other 90%."

In thi…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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Gifting Books to the Reader in Your Life

Season 21 Episode 23

"It's a definitely a giftable type thing for the Tolkien lover in your life."

In this somewhat festive episode we talk about all the books we weren't…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

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