Episode 29: Are You Being Abducted? A Discussion with Harry Marks!
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I listen to a number of podcasts where authors are interviewed. Covered, 88 Cups of Tea and The Writer Files are a small selection. There are so many great interview podcasts! I’m always surprised at the number of authors who write out their first drafts longhand with pen or pencil and paper. I wanted to talk some time to talk to Harry, who like myself, is a writer and also works longhand in some form. So let’s talk about our favorite tools for writing novels by hand.
Episode 30: PLOT TWIST: Less is NOT Wilford Brimley
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All three of us manage blogs and substantial online presences. I find that many stationery blogs start out with four or five posts where the owner is all gung ho about their topic. Then there isn’t a post for a month. Then we get the apology, “sorry I’ve not written in awhile.” post. Then another six months pass, another apology post, then the blogger is never heard from again. It’s sad because there are a lot of great ideas out there, but people give up. Tonight we want to talk about how we manage to keep online life running while real life intervenes.
Episode 26: I'm Like a Dragon with My Hoard of Treasure
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Tonight we are talking about subscription services and special editions. The conversation gets a bit spicy at times! What makes a good service? What makes one subscribe? Find out what we think!
In tonight’s show, we’re discussing entry-level fountain pens. Entry level means different things to different people, in this case, our definition is pens on the lower end of price, so below $50USD, that might appeal to people who have never used a fountain pen before.
Tonight we’re nerding out on the science of graphite (one of Lenore’s favorite allotropes of any element). Also, it’s Pi Day! (You’d think Lenore would have found a way to work that in.)
One other note (from Lenore): we had a somewhat lengthy discussion in taping in which I recalled that Picasso’s Blue Period was thought to have been related to his cataracts. After recording, I looked this up and it turned out it was actually Monet, not Picasso, and I had a couple of other comments in the discussion as well that weren’t quite right (I was recalling things as they came up in conversation, but hadn’t directly researched them ahead of time). I didn’t want to put stuff out there in the podcast that was incorrect, so I cut those sections, but the science turned out to be really interesting, so I dropped the last two links above into the show notes. I’d love to revisit some of these ideas in a later installment!
In today’s show, we discuss longer editing tasks as Less begins editing her 2017 Nanowrimo Novel. Dee and Less discuss editing, working with an editor and tools that can be used for free online to help the process.