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May 9, 2013

ISBW #293 - Rapid Fire - Conventions as a Pro

Conventions can be work. No, really.



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Published on May 09, 2013 13:00

May 8, 2013

ISBW 292 - Rapid Fire

I talk outlining. I think... (I recorded this yesterday, messed up on libsyn, it was a whole thing. Enjoy!)



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Published on May 08, 2013 09:49

The Shambling Guide to New York City Chapter 1

The podcast to my book, The Shambling Guide to New York City, is available now! This will be the only episode I put in the feed. For more, go to murverse.com!



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Published on May 08, 2013 09:27

May 3, 2013

ISBW #292 - I'm back

Took a month off, now I'm back, and here's what I've been up to and my new angsts!



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Published on May 03, 2013 17:43

April 30, 2013

ISBW Special Edition: Letter to Mur

Today I finish editing my novel, The Ghost Train to New Orleans. I have some thoughts about the editing process. Brought to you by Audible!


Visit audiblepodcast.com/isbw for your free book!



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Published on April 30, 2013 08:02

March 22, 2013

ISBW #289 - Rapid Fire - Imperfection

This video really reached me this morning. For an artist to approach his work this way was mind-blowing, and an idea we all should embrace.



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Published on March 22, 2013 13:13

March 21, 2013

ISBW #288 - Rapid Fire - My book sale story

This is for the new listeners who may not know how I got to where I am today. Here's most of the story!



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Published on March 21, 2013 14:13

March 20, 2013

ISBW #287 - Feedback

Feedback is back! We talk about a LOT of things, for a LONG time. Good rundown of Standard manuscript format is here. Brought to you by Audible! Visit audiblepodcast.com/isbw for your free book!



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Published on March 20, 2013 09:00

March 19, 2013

ISBW #286 - Rapid Fire - failing to get support

It's great when the world wants you to write. It sucks when even your loved ones don't. How to deal.



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Published on March 19, 2013 10:00

March 18, 2013

ISBW #285 - Rapid Fire - Padding your novel

While most people write far too many words in their novels, and consider rewriting as a trimming process, some of us write too spare and are left with a <80000 word novel and you have to figure out how to stretch to hit wordcount.



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Published on March 18, 2013 07:59