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ISBW S19 Ep34

I got to talk to award-winning Nigerian author Chikodili Emelumadu about her new book Dazzling, and we wander all sorts of directions, including into ambition, what makes her write, and advice for new writers!

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ISBW S19 Ep33

I wanted to discuss humor again, so my buddy Valerie came back on to talk about it because she’s smarter than me. Even though she introduced us to “Diggy Diggy Hole.” We also talk “The Homecoming Queen’s Got a Gun,” the Bridesmaids toast scene that makes me wanna die, The Hitchhiker’s Gudie to the Galaxy, and Tom Cardy’s “Perception Check” (NSFW language).

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ISBW S19 Ep32

Steve Martin famously did his comedy acts to empty bars when he started. It’s a good mindset to keep.

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ISBW S19 Ep31

Self care, yo. It’s dark, we’re at the end of a big project, and time to be kind to yourself.

Minimal show notes. If you want something clarified, ask in comments and I will get you a link.

More shows coming soon!

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ISBW S19 Ep30

Turns out that the stress of dealing with November has made me sit on this production. 🙁 But Travis Baldree and I hung out online and talked about our books that launched this month, Chaos Terminal and Bookshops and Bonedust.

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Travis Baldree 03:53

…I’ve discovered stickers are the easiest way for me to not feel awkward at assigning or a thing, because I can just say, Do you want a sticker? Okay, well, I lay them out in front of me. There’s like more than one kind of sticker. And so I say, Would you like a sticker? And then while they’re preoccupied trying to pick a sticker, you run don’t have to say anything. Oh, and they have to think so I can sign something. Because the thing that happens to me is if I sign things, and somebody asks me a question, I will start writing my answer.

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* Caught up

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33333 down, 16666 to go

OK, plotters and pantsers, if you’re having trouble, then I can tell you exactly what to do. Let Evil Mur guide you. Trust Evil Mur.

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* More catching up

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31666 down, 18333 to go

Did you read the NaNoWriMo terms and conditions? Better do that, cause things are getting serious.

Ask questions, and then don’t worry about the answers.

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Still catching up

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30000 down, 20000 to go

So what if you’re only starting on Day 15? Or (checks calendar) Day 20? How can you possibly make up for lost days?

Just write 1 word every 25 seconds. Boom. You’re done.

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* Catching up

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28333 down, 21666 to go

Well I recorded it on the 17th, so that counts, right? What do you want from me? I’m evil.

Break the fourth wall. Tell the reader what you’re trying to do with this book. If the Carpenters can do it, so can you.

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25000 down, 25000 to go

Halfway point! Exciting if you’re there, scary if you’re not.

Ideas: putting your own life into your book, and give your characters a bath!

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