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ISBW #177 – Goals/Christiana Ellis and Skyler White Interview

ISBW #177

01:04 Happy New Year!  State of the Mur: busy holidays, and high hopes for 2011.
02:41 Promo: Functional Nerds Podcast
03:31 Goals and resolutions.  The power of concrete, specific goals, and in writing our goals down.  Advice from the Editor/Publisher of Bull Spec.  WriteChain app (currently free instead of usual $0.99).  Mur's 8-month plan.  Focusing on the positive.  There are no shortcuts.
18:08 The new Good Cop/Bad Cop song by Devo Spice & Jon Anealio
19:21 Interviews: Christiana Ellis and Skyler White, hosted by Dr. Ginger Clark of The Brain Science Podcast and the Books and Ideas Podcast

Author backgrounds & inspirations
Skyler White: vampires, neuroscientists, and feminine desire in her first novel, and Falling, Fly / time travel & (in)fidelity in second novel, In Dreams Begin
Christiana Ellis: podcasting to small press publication: Nina Kimberly the Merciless
Genre discussions
Current projects / dayjobs
Advice for new writers, with surprise visit from author Michael Stackpole
Audience questions, incl. cover art, writing process


56:17 Promo: Leviathan Chronicles

Credits:    Producer: Patrick Hester, Show notes writer: Carrie Kei Heim Binas, Theme song: John Anealio

ISBW #177 – Goals/Christiana Ellis and Skylar White Interview

Let's talk goals! Thanks to Ginger at The Brain Science Podcast for recording our interview for us! Christiana Ellis and Skylar White

(Bonus- New Good Cop/Bad Cop song from Devo Spice and John Anealio!)

ISBW #177 – Goals/Christiana Ellis and Skyler White Interview

ISBW #177 01:04 Happy New Year!  State of the Mur: busy holidays, and high hopes for 2011. 02:41 Promo: Functional Nerds Podcast 03:31 Goals and resolutions.  The power of concrete, specific goals, and in writing our goals down.  Advice from the Editor/Publisher of Bull Spec.  WriteChain app (currently free instead of usual $0.99).  Mur's 8-month plan. [...]

ISBW #176 – Feedback

We're back! Happy New Year! Let's talk writer problems, and stuff. Maybe things. Show notes forthcoming.

ISBW #176 – Feedback

We're back! Happy New Year! Let's talk writer problems, and stuff. Maybe things. ISBW #176 00:54 Happy New Year! 01:30 Promo: Telegraph Connect's Primogeniture Anthology 02:32 FEEDBACK: listener Matt finished first draft of his novel!; listener support for Mur; updated link for the James Palmer website; struggling to write every day; very long novels & publishable [...]

ISBW #175 Gift Guide/Conflict/Cory Doctorow Interview

Last episode of the year! Cory has a new project that is awesome, you should check it out.

ISBW #175 Gift Guide/Conflict/Cory Doctorow Interview

Last episode of the year! Cory has a new project that is awesome, you should check it out. ISBW #175 01:04 State of the Mur: cold, but productive. Working on YA novel, trying to avoid too much multi-tasking of projects. Trying to manage expectations. 03:09 Promo: Scott Sigler's Galactic Football League series on sale for [...]

ISBW #174 – Feedback

Feedback again!

Sponsored by Scott Sigler's THE ROOKIE and THE STARTER – use code "MUR" for a discount!

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ISBW #174 – Feedback

Feedback again! ISBW #174 00:53 Some FYIs: next week's podcast will be courtesy of Dr. Ginger Campbell, host of the Brain Science Podcast, which has been nominated for Best Science Podcast! You can vote for her at PodCastAwards; Scott Sigler's novels The Rookie and The Starter are on sale for Xmas! Use coupon code "MUR" at Scott [...]

ISBW #173 – NaNoWriMo Debrief

I failed. And that's okay. The interview returns next week!