Writing in Real Life

Writing in Real Life

By Barry Lyga & Morgan BadenArts
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  • Episode 79: The One in the Deeply Uncomfortable Phase of Pregnancy
    Ep. 079: The One in the Deeply Uncomfortable Phase of Pregnancy
    Barry Lyga & Morgan Baden
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    Follow-up on ebooks: Are sales REALLY down? Errors in published books. Also, follow-up on writers taking breaks. Morgan discovers that she likes writing. Did the election kill reading? Morgan’s theory of needing other parents. Plus: Isn’t there a better term for graphic novels?

    Links:

    • ISBN
    • Joanna Penn on drop in ebook sales:
      • http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2016/07/25/author-voice/ (Specifically 19:00 to 21:35)
      • http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2016/06/06/facebook-advertising-mark-dawson/ (3:45 to 6:20)
      • http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2016/06/03/breakdown-book-sales/
      • Taking a Break — Barry Lyga Dot Com
      • Barnes & Noble Says People Stopped Reading Books Because Of The Election - BuzzFeed News
      • Weekend Box Office: Trump Bump? 'Arrival,' Others Get Post-Election Boost | Hollywood Reporter
      • Barry Recommends: Seekers into the Mystery Vol. 1 by J. M. DeMatteis et al | Amazon
      • Barry Also Recommends: Seekers into the Mystery omnibus (preorder links) | Amazon | BN.com
      • A Contract with God by Will Eisner | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
      • New comics laureate Charlie Adlard declares war on 'the graphic novel' | Books | The Guardian
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        • 31 min
      • Episode 78: The One where Morgan Struggles
        Ep. 078: The One where Morgan Struggles
        Barry Lyga & Morgan Baden
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        Books can keep you sane. What does the election mean for fiction, particularly YA? Maybe ebooks aren’t the big deal everyone thought they were. When is it permissible to slack off on your writing? Thanksgiving advice for non-Americans. Splitting focus between your kids. Clingy post-nap toddlers.

        Links:

        • Adult Books Sales Fell in First Half of 2016
        • Amazon vs. Hachette
        • Luke Cage
        • Sweet Christmas!
        • Lath and plaster
        • Magda Gerber and the Creative Child | Janet Lansbury
        • Barry is Reading: The Indestructibles by Matthew Phillion | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks
        • Another Anime Con
        • Morgan Recommends: Commonwealth by Anne Patchett | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
        • Morgan Also Recommends: Today Will be Different by Maria Semple | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
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          • 34 min
        • Episode 77: The One after Trump Wins
          Ep. 077: The One after Trump
          Barry Lyga & Morgan Baden
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          A necessary discussion of the distinction between a political podcast and an apolitical podcast. Parenting in the age of Trump. The web reveals which writers Barry writes like. Why is platform-shaming a thing?

          Links:

          • A kid asks for Jazz to save us on Twitter
          • Barry’s blog about the election
          • After the Red Rain by Barry Lyga with Peter Facinelli & Robert DeFranco | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks
          • Facebook, in Cross Hairs After Election, Is Said to Question Its Influence - The New York Times
          • Bitch Sesh: A Real Housewives Breakdown podcast on Earwolf
          • Who Do You Write Like?
          • Is Social Media Toxic to Writing?
          • The teenage brain on social media | UCLA
          • Morgan Recommends: American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers by Nancy Jo Sales | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
          • Barry Recommends: 1984 by George Orwell | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
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            • 33 min
          • Episode 76: The One with Veggie Burgers
            Ep. 076: The One with Veggie Burgers
            Barry Lyga & Morgan Baden
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            Morgan is, like, the next Arthur Conan Doyle. What do authors wish they’d known when they first started their careers? The difference between institutional and commercial sales…and success. Letting your kids get bored can be good for them. The AAP revises its screen recommendations. (Whew!)

            Links:

            • The Beast Burger | Beast Burgers | Beyond Meat - The Future of Protein™
            • Who Do You Write Like?
            • Christa Desir's tweets
            • Gordon Korman
            • Resources for Infant Educarers
            • Magda Gerber and the Creative Child | Janet Lansbury
            • American Academy Of Pediatrics Lifts 'No Screens Under 2' Rule : NPR Ed : NPR
            • Issaquah High School comes under fire for library book - Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
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              • 31 min
            • Episode 75: The One where Barry Talks A Lot
              Ep. 075: The One where Barry Talks A Lot
              Barry Lyga & Morgan Baden
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              Barry has a book challenged; guess which one! After reading Bruce Springsteen’s memoir, Barry has an epiphany. Leia requests her favorite musician. Morgan plans and executes a toddler’s birthday party without any help.

              Links:

              • Washington Parent Objects to Pixelated Genitals in Mangaman | Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
              • Office for Intellectual Freedom | Offices of the American Library Association
              • Banned Books Week | Celebrating the Freedom to Read: September 25- October 1, 2016
              • Book banned in Carroll gets partial reprieve - tribunedigital-baltimoresun
              • Teacher tweets that Mangaman is safe
              • Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
              • Bruce Springsteen: On Jersey, Masculinity And Wishing To Be His Stage Persona : NPR
              • You're a whole different person when you're scared (Warren Zevon & Hunter S. Thompson) - YouTube
              • Beetle Boy by M.G. Leonard | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
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                • 32 min
              • Episode 74: The One not Sponsored by Sesame Place
                Ep. 074: The One not Sponsored by Sesame Place
                Barry Lyga & Morgan Baden
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                A brief clarification from last week. Sesame Street vs. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse…to the death! Is a young writer more impressive than an old one? Who do you try to make happy when you write, and should it always be yourself? Practice vs. raw talent. Barry rants briefly about VOYA.

                Links:

                • Sesame Place | Sesame Street Theme Park in Pennsylvania
                • Mickey Mouse Clubhouse | Disney Junior
                • Mickey Mouse Clubhouse - 'Hot Dog Dance' - Disney Official - YouTube
                • Lora Kolodny's tweet about 30 under 30 lists
                • Frank McCourt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
                • Paul Levitz
                • Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler | Amazon | BN.com | Indiebound
                • On Beauty by Zadie Smith | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
                • Robin Brande
                • John Milton invokes the Muse
                • Is Bisexuality Too Mature for Young Readers?
                • Run by Kody Keplinger | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
                • VOYA’s review of Boy Toy
                • Bang on Entertainment Weekly
                • Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
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                  • 31 min
                • Episode 73: The One where They Saw Hamilton
                  Ep. 073: The One where They Saw Hamilton
                  Barry Lyga & Morgan Baden
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                  Is it all doom and gloom for publishing? Is there a secret room somewhere with the salvation of books? Should authors wish for salaries instead of royalties? What is the secret of Barry’s unpublished novel and its connection to Lin-Manuel Miranda? Plus: Morgan is writing again!

                  Links:

                  • A Rough Six Months for Big Book Publishers
                  • Daniel Nayeri on Publishing
                  • Workman Publishing
                  • The origin of Knopf/Publishing as a gentleman’s industry
                  • Merritt Tierce on Publishing 'Love Me Back' - How Much Money Authors Make
                  • Love Me Back by Merritt Tierce | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
                  • Hamilton
                  • Lin-Manuel Miranda
                  • Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
                  • Alexander Hamilton: A Biography by Forrest McDonald | Amazon | BN.com | Indiebound
                  • Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
                  • State of Wonder by Ann Patchett | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
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                    • 34 min
                  • Episode 72: The One with Cloudy Day Hermine
                    Ep. 072: The One with Cloudy Day Hermine
                    Barry Lyga & Morgan Baden
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                    Morgan abandons Barry. Leia’s vocabulary explodes…along with her temper. The mystery of children’s YouTube. Puppies vs. children. Is there such a thing as vacation with a kid? And is there really even such a thing as a YA novel?

                    Links:

                    • Hurricane Hermine peters out
                    • An example of a YouTube video with 29 million views that Leia likes
                    • Scrubs on what it's like to have a baby
                    • Slice Literary Conference Panel: The Sex Talk
                    • Barry's quote on Twitter
                    • The Millions : There Is No Such Thing as the Young Adult Novel - The Millions
                    • Review Guidelines | VOYA
                    • Real Time With Bill Maher: I Don’t Know It For a Fact..I Just Know It’s True - September,1st - YouTube
                    • Barry is Reading: Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks & Gita Varadarajan | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
                    • Morgan Recommends: Tumbling by Caela Carter | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
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                      • 32 min
                    • Episode 71: The One that’s Short
                      Ep. 071: The One that’s Short
                      Barry Lyga & Morgan Baden
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                      Everyone is sick and Morgan doesn’t want to talk about it. She’s willing to talk about a new sale, though! Plus: New writing plans!

                      Links:

                      • Motherwell – Telling all sides of the parenting story
                      • Morgan is Reading: You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
                      • Barry is Reading: Uprooted by Naomi Novik | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
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                        • 15 min
                      • Episode 70: The One in which Morgan Bites the Bullet
                        Ep. 070: The One in which Morgan Bites the Bullet
                        Barry Lyga & Morgan Baden
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                        Morgan finally goes too far and insults The Princess Bride. What writers shouldn’t worry about (but do anyway). Do starred reviews matter? On-site daycare can be good for business. Bullet journaling: chicken soup for the soul?

                        Links:

                        • The Princess Bride
                        • The Never-ending Story
                        • The Princess Bride by William Goldman | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
                        • Barry's new book: The Secret Sea | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
                        • Dahlia Adler's Twitter thread on what writers shouldn’t worry about
                        • Barry talks about his Goodreads rank: Writing in Real Life — Episode 65: The One with Melissa
                        • Why Yelp Restaurant Reviews Aren’t Trustworthy
                        • Is It Possible to Make a Living as a Mommy Blogger? - The Atlantic
                        • 50Quote Details: John Wanamaker: Half the money I... - The Quotations Page
                        • Patagonia's CEO Explains How To Make On-Site Child Care Pay For Itself | Fast Company | Business + Innovation
                        • Why the Bullet Journal Works: It Soothes Your Panicky Mind -- Science of Us
                        • Use Reminders on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
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                          • 35 min

                        About Writing in Real Life

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                        New York Times bestselling author Barry Lyga (I HUNT KILLERS) and publishing communications executive Morgan Baden discuss a range of related issues, from writing to parenthood.