Podcasts

Today's entry is minor - just my comments on a few podcasts I've been listening to.

I Should Be Writing by Mur Lafferty. I just found this because of an ad on one of Holly Lisle's old podcasts. Mur is on episode 151, but I've started at the beginning (there are also special episodes, metacasts, and so on bringing the total well over 175). It's good stuff so far. I'm not learning anything new, but I am getting some renewed inspiration and a feeling of not being the only one struggling with some of my issues. Highly recommended for anyone.

Holly Lisle On Writing by Holly Lisle. This one is exceptional. However, there are only 6 episodes and the last one was released July 2006. Holly has lots of other books, courses, and recordings out there that are awesome, but I really liked listening to these on my way to work. I'm very sorry to see it didn't continue.

The Secrets by Mike Stackpole. This one is an audio version of his newsletter for writers. The newsletter is great and the podcasts were awesome because I could listen to them while driving to and from work (a big plus for me). But this one has also ended. The last episode on iTunes was released in May of 2009. *sigh*.

Those are the ones I've checked out so far. Now some notes: Don't let advertisers hog air time. 1 3 minute promo for someone else's podcast is far too long. Cap these people at 10-15 seconds. Likewise, don't air all 4.5 minutes of someone's voicemail question. As a corollary to that, if you call in to ask a question, just ask your question. Don't sit on the line and tell the podcaster how wonderful they are, or what you've been up to for the past two weeks, or that your cat's been sick. Get in, get out. I wonder about a person's writing when they can't form coherent sentences while speaking.

That's all. If anyone has any suggestions for other writing oriented podcasts, just post a comment. Thanks!