Keystroke Medium

With the coming of fall, and everyone's favorite spooky holiday officially on the radar, TWJ brings you another blood-letting--er, live editing extravaganza!

We have on the chopping block KSM's very own Josh and Ken! And back, by popular demand, a few writing bloopers. So get comfy and grab your Keystroke coffee, because we're going LIVE!

Josh, Scott, and Chuck talk about designing weapons in sci-fi.

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The Chicago Manual of Style is the guide most publishers use for grammar, spelling, and punctuation choices. But how can authors and editors check their manuscripts for any errors? You can spot errors yourself and flip through a thousand pages of material that may or may not be up to date... or check out PerfectIt's handy new tool. PerfectIt CEO Daniel Heuman is here to tell us all about it. https://intelligentediting.com

Hosts: Lauren Moore, Kalene Williams Special Guests: Daniel Heuman, Ellen Campbell

00:00 Opening remarks and introductions

-Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD

-Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/

-Use Plottr! https://plottr.com?ref=190

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Daniel: Has returned to New York from England.

Ellen: Nothing has caught fire and she continues to be editing.

Kalene: Doing a lot of developmental editing and litrpg stat math.

03:30 Main Event – Chicago Manual of Style Editing on PerfectIt

-Ellen’s brief summary of the Chicago Manual of Style.

-The problem with the Chicago Manual of Style when writing.

-How to add words to the PerfectIt dictionary.

-How to run your manuscript through the CMoS.

-How PerfectIt maintains your track changes while you go into the document to make changes.

27:20 Spotlight: Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White https://amzn.to/3CE2XNo

28:20 Main Event – Chicago Manual of Style Editing on PerfectIt, Cont’d!

-How to manage styles with CMoS.

-PerfectIt’s ability to help edit British or American manuscripts.

-Love for the semicolon. -Some new things coming out for PerfectIt.

-Desires for PerfectIt from viewers.

55:15 Closing remarks

Try out Rob McClellan’s Mod Farm for your website building needs. Use the link for a KSM discount! https://modfarmdesign.com/keystroke/

Coffee and Concepts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRuoHj6opw0

Keystroke Medium Live! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1qSwdjsN9Q

Storytelling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYRzwuQeK9Q

Become a Medium today! https://keystrokemedium.com/mediums/

Don't forget to Like and Subscribe and get involved with the mayhem and shenanigans in the live chat! http://www.youtube.com/c/keystrokemedium

If you have any thoughts or ideas for show topics or if you have authors you'd like to see on the show, let us know. Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KeystrokeMedium

For all the latest and greatest KSM Gear, check out our store at: https://keystrokemedium.com/ksm-store/

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Keystroke Medium Anthologies

Kingdoms of Iron and Stone - https://amzn.to/2GjbE6I

Horizons Beyond - https://amzn.to/2SrJ6uX

Farthest Reach – https://amzn.to/2UZINeo

The Writing Dream – and How to Make it to Happily Ever After – Keystroke Medium’s first non-fiction book. https://amzn.to/2UZINeo

If you enjoy this podcast, please leave us a review and rate the show on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher, or wherever else you found us!

Let's talk about writing! Anything and everything are on the table!

Hosts: Josh Hayes, Scott Moon, C. Steven Manley

00:00 Opening remarks

-Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD

-Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/

-Use Plottr! https://plottr.com?ref=190

03:53 Weekly update—Super Secret Edition

Chuck: Wrapping up Jack Dark #2.

Scott: Writing like crazy. Working on 3 projects at once… operating on negative sleep and 20Books2Wichita.

Josh: Working on Sentinel, using a remarkable writing tablet, working on something super super secret (again). Policing!

15:56 Main Event— LIVE! Writing Roundtable #2 - September 2021

-The emotional investment in characters. -Ways to draw a reader into liking a character.

-Richard Fox killing characters left and right. -The emotion of loss vs. the loss of the remaining characters.

-Foreshadowing the solution. -The Deus Ex Machina or the answer.

-Archetypes vs. roles. -Crafted fiction vs. chaotic reality.

-The presence of characters vs. real people.

-Making the characters their own people, not author inserts.

-Putting yourself into the role of the character.

-Good and bad uses for dictation (hint: don’t use voice activation). Ex. On Being a Dictator: Using Dictation to Be a Better Writer (Million Dollar Writing Series) by Kevin J. Anderson https://amzn.to/39Lo8C7

-The need for a Southern dictation software.

1:03:00 Closing remarks

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Coffee and Concepts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRuoHj6opw0

Writer’s Journey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydLaFFntB4Q

Storytelling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYRzwuQeK9Q

Become a Medium today! https://keystrokemedium.com/mediums/

Don't forget to Like and Subscribe and get involved with the mayhem and shenanigans in the live chat! http://www.youtube.com/c/keystrokemedium

If you have any thoughts or ideas for show topics or if you have authors you'd like to see on the show, let us know. Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KeystrokeMedium

For all the latest and greatest KSM Gear, check out our store at: https://keystrokemedium.com/ksm-store/

Also, subscribe to Sci Fi Explorations for the best discounted and free books we come across through our contacts: http://www.scifiexplorations.com

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Keystroke Medium Anthologies

Kingdoms of Iron and Stone - https://amzn.to/2GjbE6I

Horizons Beyond - https://amzn.to/2SrJ6uX

Farthest Reach – https://amzn.to/2UZINeo

The Writing Dream – and How to Make it to Happily Ever After – Keystroke Medium’s first non-fiction book. https://amzn.to/2UZINeo

If you enjoy this podcast, please leave us a review and rate the show on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher, or wherever else you found us!

Today we’re gonna pick the brain of Shad M. Brooks, creator of the YouTube channel Shadiversity, where he dives deep into all things medieval, fantasy, and storytelling.

Have you ever wondered how to properly use sword from hundreds of years ago? If boomerangs really do come back, and how many gold coins an adventurer could carry? We'll find that out and much, much more. So get your mutton and ale ready, roll for charisma, and join us live!

How can you fail as a writer?

There are countless ways to get readers excited for your next book. Today on the Writers Journey, we're digging into all things Kickstarter--the platform that not only gets the word out, but is used to help fund your project. We all know there's more to publishing a novel than writing the book. Between editing, cover design, formatting, and advertising, it can get expensive QUICK.

MG Herron is here to give us insights into how to navigate Kickstarter. His last campaign was fully funded in under two hours! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mgherron/relics-of-the-ancients-a-space-opera-adventure-trilogy/description https://mgherron.com

Hosts: Lauren Moore, Kalene Williams Special Guests: Matt Herron

00:00 Opening remarks and introductions

-Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD

-Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/

-Use Plottr! https://plottr.com?ref=190

04:12 Main Event – Launching a Book Series with Kickstarter | MG Herron

-Matt’s foray into writing, starting with science fiction noir (all the way back to 2015) and now writing space opera.

-Tips for Kickstarter campaign preparations.

-Things needed to put together a Kickstarter page.

-Things you can and cannot do during a Kickstarter campaign.

-Why Kickstarter? -Consider the end costs when setting a goal.

-Benefits to participating in a Kickstarter campaign for a book/book series.

-Getting ideas from your kickstarters. -Matt’s writing schedule.

-Kickstarter final thoughts.

55:00 Closing remarks

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Try out Rob McClellan’s Mod Farm for your website building needs. Use the link for a KSM discount! https://modfarmdesign.com/keystroke/

Coffee and Concepts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRuoHj6opw0

Keystroke Medium Live! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1qSwdjsN9Q

Storytelling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYRzwuQeK9Q

Become a Medium today! https://keystrokemedium.com/mediums/

Don't forget to Like and Subscribe and get involved with the mayhem and shenanigans in the live chat! http://www.youtube.com/c/keystrokemedium

If you have any thoughts or ideas for show topics or if you have authors you'd like to see on the show, let us know. Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KeystrokeMedium

For all the latest and greatest KSM Gear, check out our store at: https://keystrokemedium.com/ksm-store/

Also, subscribe to Sci Fi Explorations for the best discounted and free books we come across through our contacts: http://www.scifiexplorations.com

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Keystroke Medium Anthologies

Kingdoms of Iron and Stone - https://amzn.to/2GjbE6I

Horizons Beyond - https://amzn.to/2SrJ6uX

Farthest Reach – https://amzn.to/2UZINeo

The Writing Dream – and How to Make it to Happily Ever After – Keystroke Medium’s first non-fiction book. https://amzn.to/2UZINeo

If you enjoy this podcast, please leave us a review and rate the show on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher, or wherever else you found us!

Let's talk about writing! Anything and everything are on the table!

Hosts: Josh Hayes, Scott Moon, C. Steven Manley

00:00 Opening remarks

-Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD

-Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/

-Use Plottr! https://plottr.com?ref=190 03:53

Weekly update—Major A$$burn Edition Josh: Had a flat tire on his boat and changed his book title again. Working title is My Butt Hurts from the Lake. Listening to The Lord of the Rings.

Scott: Writing like crazy. Broke 90k for the first time since August. Finished Reaper 11 and Blue Sun Armada #3. Is marketing and read all the books. Avoided injury while swimming and house buying.

Chuck: Wrapping up Jack Dark #2.

20:07 Main Event— LIVE! Let's talk about writing! September 2021

-Novel story telling vs. Studio story telling.

-The trouble with SFX budget over storytelling. -Gatekeeping vs. free market.

-Subjective vs. objective. -The hate that self-publishing gets.

-Problems with authors and social media.

-20Books2Vegas! -KSM podcasting panel.

1:01:10 Closing remarks

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Coffee and Concepts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRuoHj6opw0

Writer’s Journey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydLaFFntB4Q

Storytelling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYRzwuQeK9Q

Become a Medium today! https://keystrokemedium.com/mediums/

Don't forget to Like and Subscribe and get involved with the mayhem and shenanigans in the live chat! http://www.youtube.com/c/keystrokemedium

If you have any thoughts or ideas for show topics or if you have authors you'd like to see on the show, let us know. Visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KeystrokeMedium

For all the latest and greatest KSM Gear, check out our store at: https://keystrokemedium.com/ksm-store/

Also, subscribe to Sci Fi Explorations for the best discounted and free books we come across through our contacts: http://www.scifiexplorations.com

Keystroke Medium Anthologies

Kingdoms of Iron and Stone - https://amzn.to/2GjbE6I

Horizons Beyond - https://amzn.to/2SrJ6uX

Farthest Reach – https://amzn.to/2UZINeo

The Writing Dream – and How to Make it to Happily Ever After – Keystroke Medium’s first non-fiction book. https://amzn.to/2UZINeo

If you enjoy this podcast, please leave us a review and rate the show on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher, or wherever else you found us!

Science fiction writer, Merchant of Death (retired), and valiant leader of the Monster Hunter Nation, Larry Correia, joins us to talk all things writing. Get ready to ASK HIM ANYTHING on this next episode of The Writer's Journey.

Let's talk about writing! Anything and everything is on the table! https://amzn.to/3zCsBRP

Hosts: Josh Hayes, C. Steven Manley, Scott Moon Special Guest: Kacey Ezell

00:00 Opening remarks

-Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD

-Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/

-Use Plottr! https://plottr.com?ref=190

05:00 Weekly update—Fix My Stupid Edition

Kacey: Cartwright’s Cavaliers is out now! Still working in the Four Horsemen universe on a couple of projects, including Salvage Mother by Kevin Steverson and KC Ezell, out in September!

Chuck: Working to finish Jack Dark #2. Extensively outlined Jack Dark #3. Finishing the last book of the Brace Cordova series.

Josh: Started a new job last week which is ruining writing schedule. Skunks in cages. Has to change the name of the Sentinels name AGAIN! Got some feedback on a trad pub pitch.

20:30 Main Event— LIVE! Let's Talk About Writing - Part 2 w/ KC Ezell

-Writers write, so you have to write. -Do the work!

-Throwing away writing vs. putting away writing to find where the idea can be resolved.

-POV choices and writing third person as first person to reduce filtering.

-Delving into the emotion of writing.

-Scott arrives!

-Chuck’s ‘Roll Tide’ story. -What’s a K pot?

-Why write? -How to shape and form a critique group.

-The best kind of feedback is ‘how you felt’ vs ‘how it was written’

-Writers conferences!

1:03:37 Closing remarks