Justin wrote:

It seems like I’m always lamenting the fact that I don’t post here often enough. I think the reason I don’t come by more often is because I doubt that there is anyone out there who cares all that much about what I’m doing in my life. I mean, we all have lives to lead, [...]

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Hello everyone, and welcome to our latest show. This week, even though Justin is under the weather, he and Ryan sit down together to discuss a variety of topics from the forum. So, settle in, and enjoy.

Also, we’re going to be off next week, so listen to the episode slowly.

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For all the Buffy fans, sing along with me, “Where do we go… from here.”

Yep. It’s the end. You’ve written and written, you’ve toiled, you’ve sweated and cried, and now the book is done. Great, right? You’re done, right? WRONG! Your work is only getting started. After you put “The End” at the bottom of that last page, there are still edits and rewrites, and more edits and rewrites, and then the agent hunt, and then the publisher hunt, and then starting all over again on that next novel. So, join the Dead Robots as they discuss this topic in detail. Enjoy!

Hi all,

Sorry if you just got spammed by a notification from my blog telling you my new site’s up. It isn’t, and won’t be ’til tomorrow morning, but it and the bot that does the aggregation for deadrobotssociety.com live on the same server, so the bot got a bit overexcited.

Apologies. Go back to your homes and wenches now.

Amanda wrote:

At long last, Episode 3 of Dreamfall is finally up! Sorry about the long wait, everyone. But it’s here now, and I’m going to do my best to make sure that sort of thing doesn’t happen again. Enjoy!

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Amanda wrote:

After working another long week, (38 hours this time) I finally have a little room to breathe. I’ve got the next three days off to rest and recuperate, plus I’m taking some time off next week to go laptop shopping with my mom. We’ve both finally saved up enough money and I am SO excited to be so close to getting myself the laptop I’ve been wanting for over a year now. Plus, after I’m finished purchasing my lovely new Apple, I can start saving up for the other pieces of technology I’ve been craving, such as an Xbox 360, a new iPod, and of course lots of video games/music to go along with them. *squee* My poor 20-page-long Amazon wishlist has been sadly neglected over the past couple of months! It’ll be nice to get back to shortening it.

Also, words do not describe how happy I am that the new Hellboy movie is finally coming out. I saw previews for it last night and I’m still squeeful. Unfortunately I haven’t seen any of the other cool movies that have come out this summer, which is just terrible, but such is the danger of working life. (And not having a car) That’s OK though, since I think we’re going to go see Iron Man next week after laptop shopping has concluded. I’m amazed at how many interesting movies are coming out this year. Last year it seemed like we had hardly anything worth watching and now my list is so long, I can’t keep up with it. On the bright side, maybe now we’ll go see more movies since I can finally afford to pay for my own ticket, which makes it a little less expensive. (Though not if gas prices keep skyrocketing)

My writing hasn’t been going so great, again thanks to my job. I’m so exhausted when I get home that trying to do anything creative is just too much for me to handle. I have managed to do a little work, though, and Episode 3 of Dreamfall is almost finished. I swear it’s forthcoming, plus I’m going to use the extra time off this week to see if I can’t get Episodes 4 and 5 done as well. No promises, though, because I’ve also got to spend time on other things, like catching up on chores and another project I’ve got going that I’m keeping under wraps for the moment.

The job hasn’t been that peachy, either. All but a handful of my friends have left. Yesterday is probably the last time I’m going to see one of my best friends there, and it seems my superiors have decided that they just can’t be bothered to train me for anything new and different, which means that I get to be a cashier stuck doing the exact same job day in, day out, from now until doomsday. I am not the sort of person who deals well with monotony. Especially not minimum wage monotony that’s so exhausting and painful it’s keeping me from my real work. Writers: don’t quit your day job, but don’t let your day job take over your life, either. Mine is dangerously close to doing so, not to mention I’ve developed a creeping depression because of it. Things will change soon– I’ll make sure of it– but I am sad that a job I once enjoyed has so quickly turned sour. And I miss my friends. Not all of them are gone, but the ones I was closest to have moved on, and it makes me sad. Bright side: all this emotional turmoil will make for a wonderful story someday.

And that’s your window in to the life for Amanda Cales for this week. Have a cookie.

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Hello, everybody! This is a special download for you Dead Robots, though I guess its specialness is up for you to decide. I wrote this short story a little while ago, and this past week I decided to try and make an audio drama out of it. One reason is because the story is a simple one, and it would be the easiest of my work to try it with. Another reason is that I’m thinking of doing an audio production of another, longer, story, and doing this shorter one would let me test the waters and get a little experience. All in all, I enjoyed doing this. It isn’t perfect, though. I made a few mistakes along the way. Hopefully they were all for a greater purpose. I hope you enjoy the story, and please send feedback.

You can read the text form of this story at my website.

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Hey, all you cool cats and kittens out there. In this seductive episode the Dead Robots (including special guest host Wine from the forums) delve into the territory of love and sex. Love is a part of every human story, as is sex, so why shouldn’t that be in your writing? How should you handle it? What do you like and not like in a love story? Join the Dead Robots and hear what they have to say. Enjoy.

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Graham wrote:

The trouble I find with projects, particularly daily projects, is that they’re bloody hard to keep doing sometimes. Mur Lafferty has had the problem with The News From Poughkeepsie. JR Blackwell, who’s doing a 365 days photography project has also encountered it. And now I’m really hitting a wall with my own daily project, 360-odd days of 2008. So far I’ve posted up to day 156 (June 5th) and I’m struggling to get round to doing day 157 or anything thereafter (for reference, today is day 162).

I have my reasons, to an extent, for not being able to get much done at the moment. For a start, I’m not able to go very far at present, which limits the things of which I can take photos. On top of that I’m not, unlike JR Blackwell or Rebbeka Gudleifsdottir or a dozen other photographers on Flickr, particularly photogenic and I’m not terribly fond of self portraits. I do have some ideas for shots in which I could serve as the subject but having the time to execute them is another matter entirely. Oh, and there’s always the matter of what to say when someone sees you taking a self portrait and asks “what are you doing?”

And let’s not even talk about writing. Well, okay, let’s. But only insofar as to say I’m not doing any at the moment and haven’t been for a while. And of course, when you’re off the wagon for too long it makes it harder to get back on. Much, much harder. So even now, when I have the time to write, I find myself doing something else entirely whilst thinking “I should be writing.”

All of which means I am made of FAIL.

Still, a night’s sleep and who knows? I might get up in the morning, full of the joys of… er… Summer, and sit down and write 1000 words before breakfast and then, after breakfast, go out and take some photos.

In an infinite universe anything is possible.

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Hey, folks, and welcome to another great interview. We’ve been trying to bring you guys and gals talks with people that really having something to say about writing and publishing in this modern age, and today we bring to you someone who is right in the thick of all of that. This time we bring you the lovely and talented Matthew Wayne Selznick, author of “Brave Men Run: A Novel of the Sovereign Era,” wich is both a novel and a podcast, as well as many other endeavors. So light up your pipe, pour yourself a soothing drink, and settle in. Thank you…

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