ISBW #150(!!): Hard Work vs Fun – Tracy Hickman/Scott Sigler Interviews

Happy episode 150! Is writing fun? Is it hard work? Can it be both?

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• 00:00:07 ISBW #150
• 00:01:31 State of the Mur: 12,000 words written in one day to meet deadline, upcoming changes in the podcast format
• 00:05:38 GoTo Meeting Message
• 00:06:26 Balancing the hard work with the fun in writing. See also: C.C. Chapman’s Managing the Gray podcast, agent Rachelle Gardener’s Good to Great blog post (re: sacrifice and training).
• 00:14:41 Promo: Adventures in SciFi Publishing
• 00:15:55 Interview: Tracy Hickman
  • New project with his wife, Laura Hickman: Dragon’s Bard Eventide: subscribe to story chapters online, get signed, numbered, limited edition hardcover at the end
  • Book as souvenir of reading experience
  • “Writing like the Dickens” (literally)
  • Publishers as arbiters of quality, not printers of books
  • Don’t undervalue yourself
  • The 8 archetypal characters from Dramaticapedia, and gender roles
• 00:47:43 Promo: Did This Happen? (a family friendly, bite-sized look at history)
• 00:48:42 Interview: Scott Sigler
  • Experiences with self-publishing The Rookie and The Starter
  • Building his own imprint
  • Experiences with traditional publishing
  • Writing/marketing schedule
  • The “free model” of writing
  • Future plans
  • Ancestor trailer

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