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Episode 012: November is NaNoWriNo. December is UhOhWriLess.

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Caleb J Ross in Podcast | 2 Comments
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November is NaNoWriMo. December is UhOhWriLess.
November 19, 2011 7:18 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite
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Caleb J Ross

NaNoWriMo is a month-long event in which writers of all experience levels attempt to write a 50,000 word novel during the month of November. Sounds good, right? There is a sense of accomplishment for accomplishment’s sake with vomiting so many words, with setting and meeting a goal. However, I’m not so couch-therapy optimistic about it.

Send any comments on this episode, or any writing and publishing related questions to caleb [at] calebjross.com. I will answer them in a future episode.

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Episode 011: Where your work goes when you die OR Long Live Everything!

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Caleb J Ross in Podcast | Leave a comment
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Seriously, no Foursquare check-in at this funeral?!
November 16, 2011 11:03 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite
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I’ll start by saying that the recording for this episode cut off prematurely due to dying batteries. I was going to re-record, but the considering the content of the episode, dying off seems especially relevant.

Though short, I think this episode addresses some important ideas. What happens to our work when we die? And, more importantly, should we even care? How much should we try to control our future reputation?

These questions, and more, will be asked in this episode (but will not be answered; see paragraph one above).

Episode 010: Twitter and the author. A novel with 140 characters, bad. An author with 140 characters, good.

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Caleb J Ross in Podcast | Leave a comment
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Twitter is like looking for constellations; in the morning, i’ll regret having stayed up late to experience it.
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What good is Twitter, really? How do authors use it? How should authors use it? How can readers use it? How can readers and authors use it together? How many more questions can I type here that essentially ask the same thing? In this episode I talk about how I, as an author and reader, use Twitter. But most importantly, I address its limitations. Enjoy.

Send any writing and publishing related questions to caleb [at] calebjross.com. I will answer them in a future episode.

Show Notes and Mentions:

    1. Chances are, nobody is listening on Twitter anyway
    2. The best way to get people to listen to you is to be honest. Leave the sales pitch at the door.
    3. Use Twitter as a notebook or mini-workshop
    4. Cultivate your own personal PR department
    5. Engage with the reading community even before you have a book deal. Read Christina Katz’s Get Known Before the Book Deal.

Episode 009: Do writers really need a writing room?

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Caleb J Ross in Podcast | 1 Comment
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Virginia Woolf was an advocate of a writer having a dedicated place to write, as examined in her famous essay “A Room of One’s Own.” I know, the essay speaks specifically to women and how their treatment as lesser citizens prevented them from potential as serious writers. Hence, having the financial and social freedom afforded (or perhaps implied) by having a room of one’s own would be what makes the writer as woman a more accepted presence in the world of books. But me, I just read the title of the essay and have taken from it what I want.

Most writers would agree a dedicated writing space is important. But is it really? Is there something to be said about the paralyzing effect that comes with such a freedom? Is the wish of a dedicated room just an excuse some writers use to explain lack of productivity?

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Episode 008: ESU Visiting Writers Series with Caleb J. Ross (or at least 15 minutes of it)

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Caleb J Ross in Podcast | Leave a comment
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A few days ago I had the pleasure of being the first writer to participate in the 2011-12 ESU Visiting Writers Series. This was an enormous honor for me, as my time at ESU, those many years ago, was a formative (and formidable) time in my life both as a writer and as a person. Unfortunately, those times did not serve my tech savvy side well, as I failed to change the batteries in my audio recorder and thus came away with only the first 15 minutes of the 2 hour presentation. Oh well, hopefully ESU will invite me back soon.

This episode contains a reading of a couple of stories I’ve read before. But it’s worth checking out this new episode if only for the immensely humbling introduction from my ESU professor, Amy Sage Webb.

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