Mur Lafferty returns to Books and Ideas
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In BI 61 Mur Lafferty talks about her new novel Six Wakes and also reflects on the surprising ways that podcasting has influenced her writing career.
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Mur Lafferty returns to Books and Ideas
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Mur Lafferty (photo by Philip Peterson)Mur Lafferty inspired me to start podcasting back in 2006, so I am very proud that she recently won the prestigious John W. Campbell Award at this year's Hugos Celebration. Her latest novel The Shambling Guide to New York City is also garnering well-deserved praise.
Mur was my guest way back in Episode 17 of my Books and Ideas podcast so I am very pleased to have her back on for Episode 52. We talked about her writing career and what she has learned along the way. Mur continues to produce her long-running podcast I Should Be Writing, which is a must listen for all aspiring fiction writers.
Listen to Episode 52 of Books and Ideas
Episode Transcript (Download PDF)
Additional Show Notes:
- Listen to Mur's first interview: Books and Ideas #17
- Mur's website is at MurVerse.com. That's where you can get a link to the Magic Spreadsheet
- Her podcast is I Should Be Writing and is available in iTunes and all the major podcasting apps.
- The Shambling Guide to New York City (The Shambling Guides) by Mur Lafferty (Audible link)
- The Takeover by Mur Lafferty. This is an hilarious take on zombies in the work place.
- Playing For Keeps (Kindle version) by Mur Lafferty
- The Takeover and many of Mur's other audio efforts are available at Podiobooks.com
Scott Sigler on Incorporating Science into Horror Writing (B&I 35)
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Episode 35 of the Books and Ideas podcast is an interview with best-selling horror writer, Scott Sigler. Scott is widely admired for pioneering the use of podcasting to promote his fiction writing, but so far hasn't gotten the recognition I think he deserves for incorporating hard science into his unique blend of horror and science fiction.
This interview gave me the opportunity to talk with Scott about how he meets the challenge of incorporating accurate science without sacrificing storytelling. I think this is an excellent follow-up to the interview I did with Sheril Kirshenbaum (co-author of Unscientific America) back in Episode 32.
Listen to Episode 35 of Books and Ideas
Episode Transcript (Download PDF)
Subscribe to Books and Ideas Podcast: 
- The Rookie by Scott Sigler (Listen to this podcast to get a coupon code!)
- Contagious by Scott Sigler
- Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens our Future by Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum
- Early chapters of The Crypt are now available at Podiobooks.com.
- Scott Sigler's website
- Podiobooks.com: where you can sample all of Scott's work in free audiobook format.
- Scott Sigler's iPhone application
- Don't forget to check out the Books and Ideas application for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
- Books and Ideas will be on hiatus for the next few months while I work on producing and promoting the new premium versions of the Brain Science Podcast.
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