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December 17, 2009

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November 30, 2009

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NaNoWriMo is over! Did you win? I sure as heck didn't. I grant you 3 days off. By Thursday I want you writing again. I explain why I'm a NaNo failure (again) and what I think of the Harlequin Horizons thing. Check my most recent blogpost for links.


Promo: Grant's Advent Calendar




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November 17, 2009

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00:00:07 ISBW #13600:00:37 Sponsor message from GoTo Meeting00:01:27 State of the Mur: novel edits are taking priority over NaNoWriMo.00:03:40 Promo:Dr. Wicked's Write or Die software00:04:49 Main topic: For parents.  Priorities, being a writer, being a success, being a role model, and following your dream.00:13:43 Promo: J. Daniel Sawyer and...
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November 3, 2009

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00:00:07 ISBW #134
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We're not doing our usual show, because we're talking about NaNoWriMo!
Interview with author Nathan Lowell of the Solar Clipper series
Interview with David Niall Wilson author of Vintage Soul
Interview with Chris Baty of NaNoWriMo
(details show notes forthcoming)



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October 29, 2009

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00:00:07 ISBW #13400:00:38 GoTo Meeting Message 00:01:26 State of the Mur update: giving a talk at BlogWorld re: podiobooks, and working on edits for "Project Underground"00:05:26 Promo: J.C. Hutchins & the print debut of 7th Son Descent – serialized novel (at BoingBoing), audiobook (at podiobooks.com), and other content (at JCHutchins.net) also available online.00:07:04 Main topic: "That's just words"? The...
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October 27, 2009

Frequent guest of this podcast, JC Hutchins, is finally releasing his hit podiobook, 7th Son: Descent, in print! It's out in stores and online retailers today, and I highly recommend you pick it up. If you've heard him on this podcast, you'll know that JC is not one to expect you to buy into his stuff blindly, so he's allowing me to release the first ten chapters of his book here on PDF! So get the download, check out the free fiction, and then get it from your favorite local bookstore or a

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October 8, 2009

Vampires work like this…

They aren't human. They were never human.

They'll deceive you in the dark, mimicking human speech. Guttural moans combine with pheromones to sound like seduction, but it's not real words. No more than those leathery wings are opera capes. It's a beast that walks like its prey, a wolf dressed as a sheep.

Vampires cannot be bargained with, for your life is all they want. They cannot be reasoned with, because they live for the hunt. They do not feel pity, or remorse, for...

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October 7, 2009

Vampires work like this…

"It's nothing to be afraid of. It's simple lifestyle choice, a dietary system, and one that has considerable benefits."

That how Dr. Max Shreck starts his book "The Health Secrets Of A Hematopathic Doctor" (1967). In it, he described how his health had not much improved by becoming a vegetarian and how this led him to try a completely liquid food regime, consisting entirely of blood. He said:

"The results were electrifying, within a few days I felt much stronger...

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00:00:07 ISBW #13300:00:38 GoTo Meeting Message http://www.gotomeeting.com/podcast00:01:... State of the Mur update: final season of Heaven (War) is finished! Upcoming projects:"Project Underground"NaNoWriMo – other WriMos are welcome to visit the MightyMur profile page (Mur is happy and flattered that so many people want to be her NaNo "writing buddies"… but it may take time for her to "friend" you back. Please be...
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