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Too much gamification make Mur something something
Note- I recorded BOTH a Ditch Diggers with Matt today and an I Should Be Writing on my own. Those will go up soon. That’s me. I have been using Habitica (previously Habit RPG) to try to keep track of...
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Don’t reject yourself
People, marginalized groups most of all, tend to do their own rejecting. They don’t see a lot of people like themselves in anthologies or magazines. They don’t see themselves so they don’t think people...
View ArticleBrain Crack
Back in January I was talking about a lost Ze Frank video, and lamenting it because it’s one of my favorite arguments against people who are afraid to write their great idea. Luckily Michael Kohne...
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For the luvva gawd, stop reading reviews
[Side note- some of you may notice I’m blogging more. If you’re mostly an ISBW podcast listener, my language may surprise you. I have a clean podcast because I am all too aware of the value of having...
View ArticlePrep the adrenaline cannon… FIRE
Edits, man. I have friends who cheerfully say, “rewriting is writing!” and love the edit process. I think these people are also the kind who enjoy putting laundry away. My approach to edits is...
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Joining the payhip bandwagon
In case you dislike the other options for ebook purchasing, I’ve given you one more option: Payhip. You can buy directly from me instead of going through other ebook retailers. I’m gradually uploading...
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Princess Scientist Preps for Advent
It’s time to get ready for the advent season, and Princess Scientist is ready, with a hat. Enjoy our promo! See the inspiration: Grant’s Advent Calendar! In other news, here is how NaNoWriMo is going:
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You are a nasty virus that infects your writing
Picture by Vintaga Posters – BY NC ND CASE STUDY 1–So I had two kids at the back of the bus. A demon was in the seat across the aisle and it wanted those kids. The kids had no special demon fighting...
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Look at the thing! It’s a thing!
Look over there! The thing! On the sidebar! Yeah. I’m trying NaNoWriMo. Again. This time I’m breaking the rules and going for a books on an existing project. My book, tentatively titled Ghost Train to...
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How to write
Imposter syndrome, Dork Tower, and you. Dork Tower by John Kovalic — Used with permission.
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Anthology Sale!
I am thrilled to announce I made a story sale to John Joseph Adams for the extremely amusing anthology, Help Fund My Robot Army! This book features stories written entirely in the form of Kickstarter...
View ArticleBoskone and professionalism
Yesterday afternoon I got home from Boskone. Had a stressful travel day, landed, and ran off to see Book of Mormon in Durham. It was awesome; I’ve been waiting nearly two years to see this show and it...
View ArticleThe answer inside a turkey sandwich
There are things we know we are supposed to do. Floss. Get enough sleep. Eat regular meals. Eat healthy meals. Exercise. And yet, inertia and incorrect priorities always make us sacrifice the important...
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Fear- The Ugly Cry
This is not one of those inspirational posts that talks with sanitized optimism and comfort about golly gee we all have fear and it’s important to overcome it. No, I’m going to talk about my own fear,...
View ArticleGuest post: Should I Be Writing?
Freelance writer, novelist, award-winning screenwriter, poker player, poet, biker, roustabout, Travis Heermann is a graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop and the author of the Ronin Trilogy, The...
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Keeping track of wordcount. NaNoWriMo participants, take note!
I caught a neat thing on MediaBistro the other day: a writing pacemaker. Not something that will kickstart your writing if you slack off – man, there’s a golden ticket idea – but instead you input into...
View ArticleHelp Fund My Robot Army!
I was thrilled this summer to get an invite to be in an anthology edited by John Joseph Adams, using a theme that is dear to my heart: Kickstarter. Author Keffy Kehrli wrote a story for Lightspeed...
View ArticleWhy Point of View is so damn important. AKA: Go, eagle, go!
Breaking Bad spoilers below. I’m a tangential watcher of Breaking Bad. We don’t have cable so I’ve watched via Netflix, and usually while doing something else. Jim fills me in. I did get a chance to...
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Pound Cakes Need Flour
I can’t take credit for this. This is taken directly from a conversation I had with Ursula Vernon, who was trying to give me a “buck up little camper!” talk. Damn, but I love me some Fire Emblem on the...
View ArticleAnother comment on “those popular crappy books”
TL; DR – shut up about bad books getting published. With the release of Dan Brown’s new book, I expect to be getting more email from people complaining of HOW could he have gotten a book deal if he...
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