10 Great Podcasts for Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers | wifofoo Hi, my name is Bob, and I’m addicted to podcasts. Okay, my name isn’t really Bob, and I wouldn’t say that I’m “addicted” to podcasts. But with 2 hours of my day spent on rural commutes through Arkansas, and eight hours of it staring at spreadsheets and emails, I find that having something other than Adele or that “I’m sexy and I know it” song stuck in my head is actually quite amazing. On the other hand, 85% of my sentences start off with, “well I heard on a podcast that (insert random trivia here).” Here’s the deal: I listen to podcasts because they stimulate my brain. Podcasts on WritingWriting Excuses Hosted by Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Howard Taylor, and Mary Robinette Kowal, this podcast has been quintessential to my development as a writer. I Should Be Writing I find myself liking this one more and more. Odyssey Writing Workshop Odyssey is an annual writing retreat for aspiring fantasy and science fiction writers. Stuff To Blow Your Mind Will robots be bathing you some day?
Jim's Livejournal. Writing | Write from Paradise.com Voice-Writing — It’s Not Just about the Typing (Part 2 in a series) In the opener to this series, I promised to talk about Early Adopters and Power Users of voice-to-text software like Dragon NaturallySpeaking. And I made a big deal over “It’s not just about the typing.” Structure your novel to feel like a miniseries I’m writing this blog post by talking to my iPad, using a free app called DragonDictate. Bracketing Tool for Finding Creative Words This is a little exercise from The Writer’s Little Helper to demonstrate how you can stimulate your own genius, hack into your own head, if you will. How-to writers should practice what they preach I’m going to show you the thought process I’m now using to revise the next novel that I submit. Read More-> Advanced Participation Technique You can learn a lot from reading books that don’t target writers.