Mur Lafferty's Blog, page 40
October 10, 2019
ISBW #435: Losing your way with discovery writing
Less advice and more commiseration, I'm afraid. Cause I have this problem RIGHT NOW too.
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October 8, 2019
ISBW #434: The power of POV
Otters are cute until you look at the POV of the butterfly.
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October 4, 2019
ISBW #433: How to edit when editing sucks
Let's face it. Everyone has some part of their job that is the equivalent to mucking out the stalls so you can ride the horses later. So how do you face it?
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October 2, 2019
ISBW #432: Is the editor mean, or right?
Sometimes editors are right when they suggest edits. But sometimes you're left wondering if they're wrong, or if you just got your writer underwear into a bunch. They're often very smart, but not infallible.
And I was wrong about the name, but K. Tempest Bradford is doing an October warmup of writing prompts, only I don't think you can join anymore. Poop. But you can check her out and sign up for a future class!
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October 1, 2019
ISBW #431: Plotting as a Pantser
Kevin asked how you can work out a more complex plot when you're used to discovery writing. So I talk antagonists' motivation and trusting yourself.
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September 27, 2019
ISBW #430: How to keep going
It's the question of how to keep going in the face of rejection.
Rejection sucks. That's the facts.
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September 26, 2019
ISBW #429: NaNo Marathon Training
I have a plan to train for NaNoWriMo! The goal is to start small but be in shape to write 1500+ words a day in November!
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September 24, 2019
ISBW #428: Just write the stupid thing
I talk about writing that really stupid idea you have, plus the role of agents if you decide to self publish something.
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September 23, 2019
ISBW #427: First paragraphs
How do you open a book? I talk about Beginnings, Middles, and Ends by Nancy Kress and Velocity Weapon by Megan E. O'Keefe.
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September 19, 2019
ISBW #426
Do you need a different agent for different genres?
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