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May 26, 2009
ISBW Video #008 - JC Hutchins Interview, LIVE from Balticon
I got to get an exclusive sneak peek at the awesomeness that is Personal Effects: Dark Art this past weekend at Balticon! I talk to JC Hutchins about his ground-breaking book, and we try not to get distracted by passers-by.
May 20, 2009
The links, the news, the travel
First, I’m off to Balticon tomorrow, where I’ll be teaching an ISBW workshop (now full, sorry — and also, eep!) with David Moldawer and Matt Wallace, talking on a couple of panels and doing a reading. If you’re there, I hope you will say hi!
Second, I have some plans for this blog come June 1. Yeah, that’s when WAR launches, call me crazy. ISBW the blog will be changing a bit then, too. I encourage you to subscribe via RSS or email so you don’t miss anything. And yes it’s a secret, I have to TANT
May 17, 2009
ISBW Video Podcast #7 - Submission Survival Kit
In this podcast me and my camerawoman head to Staples to talk about the best tools for your submission kit. Her camera work isn’t the best, and I mispronounce “Pyr Books“, but we had a good time.
The kit:
Pens
Self-adhesive #10 envelopes for small queries and SASEs
Self-adhesive large envelopes for larger queries/partials
Tracking system for queries
Stamps (USA just raised postage to $0.44)
Adhesive address labels
And a chair.
Sponsored by Personal Effects, Dark Art.
ISBW Video Podcast 007 - Submission Survival Kit
In this podcast me and my camerawoman head to Staples to talk about the best tools for your submission kit. Her camera work isn’t the best, and I mispronounce “Pyr Books“, but we had a good time.
The kit:
Pens
Self-adhesive #10 envelopes for small queries and SASEs
Self-adhesive large envelopes for larger queries/partials
Tracking system for queries
Stamps (USA just raised postage to $0.44)
Adhesive address labels
And a chair.
Sponsored by Personal Effects, Dark Art.
May 15, 2009
Nina Kimbery The Merciless, FREE PDF - Buy TODAY!
She’s on a mission to kill the man who loves her. Why? Because he’s an idiot. Ten years ago, Nina Kimberly the Merciless was cheated out of the life of adventure that she truly deserves. Her father, the fearsome barbarian conqueror Marcus the Merciless, met his first and only defeat at the hands of, well… a gopher hole. Ever since this epic humiliation, she and the rest of the horde have been stuck in the rural backwater kingdom of Langia. Now Francis IX, the idiotic king, has decided that he an
May 14, 2009
ISBW #118 - Getting Restarted - Christiana Ellis Interview
Once again we are proud to have GoTo Meeting as a sponsor this week! Get a Free 30-Day Trial!
[image error] We are also proud to be sponsored by JC Hutchins’ Personal Effects series, the podcast Sword of Blood, launching for free on May 15, 2009, and the novel Personal Effects: Dark Art, launching mid-June (pre-order now!)
Frankly, it’s late. I’ll make the show notes detailed tomorrow. But for now, check out Ellis’s book, Nina Kimberly the Merciless, at Amazon, and support indie authors!
May 12, 2009
ISBW #117 - Back to Basics / Scott Sigler Interview
Once again we are proud to have GoTo Meeting as a sponsor this week! Get a Free 30-Day Trial!
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We are also proud to be sponsored by JC Hutchins’ Personal Effects series, the podcast Sword of Blood, launching for free on May 15, 2009, and the novel Personal Effects: Dark Art, launching mid-June (pre-order now!)
May 7, 2009
ISBW #116 - Writing Magazines / China Miéville Interview
New show format, new show notes format!
Once again we are proud to have GoTo Meeting as a sponsor this week! Get a Free 30-Day Trial!
00:07: ISBW #11700:37: GoTo Meeting Message01:27: Allergy Attack!01:52: Change in show format - adding interviews, subtracting nothing03:57: Progress report on WAR04:40: Hope to see you at Balticon- sign up for our ISBW Workshop!05:30: Join me for breakfast at Balticon!05:57: Promo: Jack Wakes Up07:52: What can you get out of writing magazines? We peruse two to findMay 5, 2009
Jack Wakes Up available now!
Another podcast author has hit the big time, and has some free content for you! Jack Wakes Up
, Seth Harwood’s gritty crime noir debut novel, was released today, and he is releasing the first three chapters as a PDF just for you! If you’re into crime and noir, you owe it to yourself to check this book out! (If you like, you can still subscribe to the podcast.)
May 4, 2009
“Safe”
I was doing some thinking on the word “safe” this morning. And I’m finding I’m having problems with it. I think we need more words.
As a mom, I’m very aware of what is “safe” for my daughter. Away from the hot oven, bike helmet on, don’t poke the hissing cat. And in this case, “safe” is very good. Because if you do not play on the “safe” side, you are in danger of harming yourself. Even in terms of being a daredevil or practicing unsafe sex, the rewards of a bit of excitement are definitely not w
