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April 8, 2009
April 7, 2009
Writing 1000 words with someone else’s pen
OK, so the metaphor is kinda lame.
Not a lot of news this morning (people still mostly talking about the #*fail discussions). So I’ll talk about writer’s block.
I am sometimes guilty of scoffing at someone else’s problems, easily thinking up two or three ready solutions and wondering why they can’t just fix everything. That is, until the problem hits me and I feel it first-hand. Then I understand.
I had been scoffing at the concept of writer’s block. If you’re a writer, then you can write something
April 6, 2009
Latest Mur-around-the-web news
Good Morning Monday! Query advice, #agentfail, and more!
Hello all you awesome writers. I wanted to check in with the status of the podcast, the blog, and publishing in general.
STATUS OF THE BLOG:
More publishing news. There are a lot of things going on, and I want to be the one to deliver it to you.
STATUS OF THE PODCAST:
One podcast to be edited and released ASAP.
One interview with China Mieville to be edited and released in a couple of weeks.
One video podcast idea brewing in my mind. Lots going on.
PUBLISHING:
I’ve said frequently that there areApril 5, 2009
March 23, 2009
ISBW Video Podcast #006 - Book Trailers
In this podcast I experiment with a new messy room in my house- the office. I discover the lighting is terrible, but I KEEP GOING.
Also, David Wellington was ISBW #111, not 112. My bad. I need a fact checker…
Visit JC Hutchins’s site for more innovative marketing. And remember, learn from people who are original, but don’t directly copy them. Make your own awesome.
ISBW Video Podcast #6 - Book Trailers!
In this podcast I experiment with a new messy room in my house- the office. I discover the lighting is terrible, but I KEEP GOING.
Also, David Wellington was ISBW #111, not 112. My bad. I need a fact checker…
Visit JC Hutchins’s site for more innovative marketing. And remember, learn from people who are original, but don’t directly copy them. Make your own awesome.
March 22, 2009
ISBW Video Podcast #5 - Live from Stellarcon!
I report live from StellarCon, 09, in this. It’s the last day of the con. I’m tired and having just returned from the Worst Panel in the World. My new friend, the Black Plague, is with me. John Cmar on camera, Ursula Vernon in charge of the art, and Kevin Sonney in charge of awesome hats.
Someone has to be.
ISBW Video Podcast #5 - Live from Stellarcon!
I report live from StellarCon, 09, in this. It’s the last day of the con. I’m tired and having just returned from the Worst Panel in the World. My new friend, the Black Plague, is with me. John Cmar on camera, Ursula Vernon in charge of the art, and Kevin Sonney in charge of awesome hats.
Someone has to be.
March 21, 2009
Battlestar Galactica is Over
Need I say that this post will contain spoilers? Cause it will.
Lots.
Let’s throw in some space. And some Jamie Bamber.
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The finale would have been better if it had just been this image on the screen for 2 hrs. 11 min.
I agree with many of these opinions, so I’m not going to rehash them here. I’m going to talk about my two biggest issues.
In short- I didn’t like it. I’m going to come at this from a writer’s standpoint, not a fangirl’s. See, I’m trying to learn this craft, and although much of writing
