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b'Mur Lafferty, the Grand Dame of SF podcasting, joins Howard, Mary, and Dan to talk about ways in which writers can continue their educations. We\'ve said time and again that nothing improves your writing skills like doing more writing, but there are some other things you can do so that your writing practice pays off faster.
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\\nWe talk about writing workshops like Orson Scott Card\'s Literary Boot Camp, Clarion and Clarion West, Writing Superstars, Odyssey, Taos Toolbox, and\\xa0Launchpad. We also talk about podcasts like Writing Excuses (you might have heard of that one) and Mur Lafferty\'s I Should Be Writing.
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\\nWe also talk about information sources online like Turkey City Lexicon, Magical Words, \\xa0and Bookview Cafe, and of course we can\'t let the episode end without touching on actual books writers can read, like Steven King\'s On Writing, Ken Rand\'s The 10% Solution, and Orson Scott Card\'s Character and Viewpoint.
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\\nWe wrap up with a reminder: learning a new thing will make writing more difficult before it makes it easier. Don\'t panic. Don\'t think you\'ve broken your brain. It\'s all part of the writing process. You\'ll get your mojo back as soon as your brain finishes assimilating all this stuff you\'ve just learned.
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\\nAudiobook Pick-of-the-Week: Rosemary and Rue: An October Daye Novel, Book 1 by Seanan McGuire, narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal
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\\nWriting Prompt: Someone wants to go to a writing workshop but gets held up by chicken and waffles.
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