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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I talk about ways to stay motivated when writing.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I talk about my wild west horror story.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>An announcement for this week's episode.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>An announcement for this week's episode.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I talk about some of the causes of the dreaded writer's block, and possible solutions.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>Let's Talk About Editing</title>
      <itunes:episode>16</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode I talk about editing, and I give some editing tips to help you out.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p>Now available, my first short story, #TheBasement (about a child's encounter with cosmic horror), now available to read on my website:</p><p><br></p><p>https://ianmactire.com/the-basement-by-ian-mactire/</p><p>There's also an audio book version under the #EmptyPages podcast, available anywhere you get your podcasts.</p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode I talk about editing, and I give some editing tips to help you out.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p>Now available, my first short story, #TheBasement (about a child's encounter with cosmic horror), now available to read on my website:</p><p><br></p><p>https://ianmactire.com/the-basement-by-ian-mactire/</p><p>There's also an audio book version under the #EmptyPages podcast, available anywhere you get your podcasts.</p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2022 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>The Muse</title>
      <itunes:episode>15</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I discuss "the Muse" (and no, not the band or Jason).</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I discuss "the Muse" (and no, not the band or Jason).</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>My Weird Tales Submission</title>
      <itunes:episode>14</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I talk about my submission to Weird Tales magazine. Yes, the same Weird Tales magazine that published HP Lovecraft's stories.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I talk about my submission to Weird Tales magazine. Yes, the same Weird Tales magazine that published HP Lovecraft's stories.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>The Basement by Ian MacTire</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>This is the audio book for my short story, "The Basement", as read by me. I hope you enjoy it! If you do, reach out and let me know. If you don't, then feel free to let me know that as well.</p><p><br></p><p>This story can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>This is the audio book for my short story, "The Basement", as read by me. I hope you enjoy it! If you do, reach out and let me know. If you don't, then feel free to let me know that as well.</p><p><br></p><p>This story can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <title>The Results of My First Submission</title>
      <itunes:episode>13</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>13</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode talks about my experience with my first ever submission. I've gone from being unable to complete a story to being able to complete them and I'm now starting to submit them for possible consideration for publishing. Exciting!</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode talks about my experience with my first ever submission. I've gone from being unable to complete a story to being able to complete them and I'm now starting to submit them for possible consideration for publishing. Exciting!</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <author>Ian MacTire</author>
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      <itunes:duration>842</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>This episode talks about my experience with my first ever submission. </itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Holiday Hiatus 2021 - Be Back in 2022</title>
      <itunes:title>Holiday Hiatus 2021 - Be Back in 2022</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>Just a quick announcement that I will going on hiatus for the holidays, but I will be back in January 2022. Happy Holidays!</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>Just a quick announcement that I will going on hiatus for the holidays, but I will be back in January 2022. Happy Holidays!</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>101</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>Just a quick announcement that I will going on hiatus for the holidays, but I will be back in January 2022. Happy Holidays!</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:keywords>writing, writer, author, discussion</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>My Short Story Plans</title>
      <itunes:episode>12</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>12</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I talk about my plans regarding publishing my various short stories. Enjoy!</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I talk about my plans regarding publishing my various short stories. Enjoy!</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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      <itunes:keywords>writing, writer, author, discussion</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>AutoCrit "Writing Effective Horror" Course Review</title>
      <itunes:episode>11</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I talk about the course I took titled "Writing Effective Horror", offered by AutoCrit. (Non-Sponsored Review)</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I talk about the course I took titled "Writing Effective Horror", offered by AutoCrit. (Non-Sponsored Review)</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <author>Ian MacTire</author>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>The Best Time to Write?</title>
      <itunes:episode>10</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>10</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I discuss the best time to write.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I discuss the best time to write.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <author>Ian MacTire</author>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Word Counts</title>
      <itunes:episode>9</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>9</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Word Counts</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I discuss word counts.</p><p>Helpful Links:</p><p><a href="https://www.masterclass.com/articles/word-count-guide#3-reasons-word-count-is-important-in-writing">https://www.masterclass.com/articles/word-count-guide#3-reasons-word-count-is-important-in-writing</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://wordcounter.net/our-tools">https://wordcounter.net/our-tools</a></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I discuss word counts.</p><p>Helpful Links:</p><p><a href="https://www.masterclass.com/articles/word-count-guide#3-reasons-word-count-is-important-in-writing">https://www.masterclass.com/articles/word-count-guide#3-reasons-word-count-is-important-in-writing</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://wordcounter.net/our-tools">https://wordcounter.net/our-tools</a></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <author>Ian MacTire</author>
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      <itunes:duration>534</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>In this episode, I discuss word counts.</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Bad Self Editing Epiphany</title>
      <itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>8</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Bad Self Editing Epiphany</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>I talk about how self editing can be bad, how it stopped me from ever completing a story and the epiphany I had during NaNoWriMo.</p><p>Helpful Links:</p><p><a href="https://nanowrimo.org/pep-talk-from-charlie-jane-anders">https://nanowrimo.org/pep-talk-from-charlie-jane-anders</a></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>I talk about how self editing can be bad, how it stopped me from ever completing a story and the epiphany I had during NaNoWriMo.</p><p>Helpful Links:</p><p><a href="https://nanowrimo.org/pep-talk-from-charlie-jane-anders">https://nanowrimo.org/pep-talk-from-charlie-jane-anders</a></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <author>Ian MacTire</author>
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      <itunes:summary>I talk about how self editing can be bad, how it stopped me from ever completing a story and the epiphany I had during NaNoWriMo.</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>NaNoWriMo</title>
      <itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>7</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode talks about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and my experience with it.</p><p>Helpful Links:</p><p>https://nanowrimo.org/</p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode talks about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and my experience with it.</p><p>Helpful Links:</p><p>https://nanowrimo.org/</p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <author>Ian MacTire</author>
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      <itunes:keywords>writing, writer, author, discussion</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>Yes</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>My Writing Setup</title>
      <itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>6</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>This is episode 6, which discusses writing setups. In this episode, I talk about what it is, what my person setup is, and how it aids in allowing more room for creativity.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com)</a></p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>This is episode 6, which discusses writing setups. In this episode, I talk about what it is, what my person setup is, and how it aids in allowing more room for creativity.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com)</a></p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <author>Ian MacTire</author>
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      <itunes:duration>806</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>This episode goes over what a writing setup is, and discusses my personal setup and how it helps me to be more creative.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>This episode goes over what a writing setup is, and discusses my personal setup and how it helps me to be more creative.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:keywords>writing, writer, author, discussion</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Halloween Special 2021 (Bonus Episode)</title>
      <itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>1</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>The first ever Holiday bonus episode. I discuss my top 5 favorite horror novels and movies.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>The first ever Holiday bonus episode. I discuss my top 5 favorite horror novels and movies.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Where To Get An Idea</title>
      <itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>This is episode 5, where I discuss where to get an idea. Ideas can come from anywhere, but if you're wanting to write a story and not sure what to write about, maybe this episode can give you some help.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com)</a></p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>This is episode 5, where I discuss where to get an idea. Ideas can come from anywhere, but if you're wanting to write a story and not sure what to write about, maybe this episode can give you some help.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com)</a></p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <author>Ian MacTire</author>
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      <itunes:duration>474</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>This episode discusses where to get ideas for stories.</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>What You Need To Write A Story</title>
      <itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>4</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>What You Need To Write A Story</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>This is episode 4, which goes over what tools you will need to start writing stories. It's very basic information that I'm sure most people know, but since part of the goal of this podcast is to help other writers who might be struggling and I have no way of knowing where you are in your journey, I'm laying the foundation. If you feel you already know this, you can skip it, or you can listen and see if I've missed anything and if so, you can reach out to me via twitter or my website and let me know!</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com)</a></p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>This is episode 4, which goes over what tools you will need to start writing stories. It's very basic information that I'm sure most people know, but since part of the goal of this podcast is to help other writers who might be struggling and I have no way of knowing where you are in your journey, I'm laying the foundation. If you feel you already know this, you can skip it, or you can listen and see if I've missed anything and if so, you can reach out to me via twitter or my website and let me know!</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com)</a></p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <author>Ian MacTire</author>
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      <itunes:duration>503</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>This episode goes over the basics of what you need to write a story.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>This episode goes over the basics of what you need to write a story.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:keywords>writing, writer, author, discussion</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>The Ill Fated College Course</title>
      <itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>3</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>The Ill Fated College Course</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>This is episode 3, where I talk about the creative writing class I took in college and how it ended up derailing me from becoming serious about writing for several years, and what I eventually learned from it.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com)</a></p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>This is episode 3, where I talk about the creative writing class I took in college and how it ended up derailing me from becoming serious about writing for several years, and what I eventually learned from it.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com)</a></p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <author>Ian MacTire</author>
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      <itunes:duration>628</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>This episode talks about the creative writing course I took in college that ended up derailing me as a writer for years. Come with me as I tell the tale and what I eventually learned from it years later.</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:keywords>writing, writer, author, discussion</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>Yes</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Why I Became a Writer</title>
      <itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>This is Episode 2, giving some background information on who I am, and why I decided to finally become a writer.  In this episode, I make mention of having written a book when I was in high school. If you want to know more about that, please listen to Episode 1.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com)</a></p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>This is Episode 2, giving some background information on who I am, and why I decided to finally become a writer.  In this episode, I make mention of having written a book when I was in high school. If you want to know more about that, please listen to Episode 1.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com)</a></p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>428</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>This episode talks about why I decided to become a writer.</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:keywords>writing, writer, author, discussion</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>The Raven, as read by Ian MacTire</title>
      <itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>1</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>I did an audio version of one of my favorite poems, The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe. It was done as an audio test when setting up my podcast equipment. I like how it turned out, and I hope you do as well!</p><p><br></p><p>Transcripts for all episodes can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com)</a></p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p><br></p><p>I did an audio version of one of my favorite poems, The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe. It was done as an audio test when setting up my podcast equipment. I like how it turned out, and I hope you do as well!</p><p><br></p><p>Transcripts for all episodes can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com)</a></p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf.</p><p><br></p><p>When I was in high school, I wrote a book in typing class to get out of doing the boring work. Come listen as I tell the tale of my first foray into becoming a writer.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com)</a></p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p><br></p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf.</p><p><br></p><p>When I was in high school, I wrote a book in typing class to get out of doing the boring work. Come listen as I tell the tale of my first foray into becoming a writer.</p><p><br></p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p><br></p><p>*****************</p><p>Find Me Online:</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com)</a></p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>This episode is about the first book I wrote when I was in high school.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Intro to My Podcast</title>
      <itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p>This is the obligatory trailer that tells you about the podcast. Enjoy!</p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/<br></a><br>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p>*****************<br>Find Me Online:</p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a><br>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a><br>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a><br>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com)</a></p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Empty Pages</p><p>The personal podcast for Ian MacTire, writer / podcaster / werewolf. This podcast follows my journey from first draft to published novel and beyond.</p><p>This is the obligatory trailer that tells you about the podcast. Enjoy!</p><p>The transcript for this episode can be found on my website at <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/<br></a><br>If you wish to submit a question or topic for me to answer and/or discuss, please feel free to either send me an email  or message me on Twitter (links below).</p><p>*****************<br>Find Me Online:</p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IanMactire">https://twitter.com/IanMactire</a><br>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/">https://www.instagram.com/ianmactire/</a><br>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHynrTLeHLuyCicYfNyVg_Q</a><br>Website: <a href="https://ianmactire.com/">https://ianmactire.com/</a></p><p>Credits</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted, produced, edited and engineered by Ian MacTire.</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music: Last Drink by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com)</a></p><p>Outro music: Bye Bye by Crowander (<a href="http://www.crowander.com">www.crowander.com</a> )</p><p><br></p><p>About Me</p><p><br></p><p><em>You know those shows that feature some dude who gets turned into a werewolf and then spends the entire movie/series complaining about it? Eff those guys! I will gladly take on the burden of being a werewolf, as I legit see no downside to being one.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Anyway, I digress. Throughout my career, I have been a jack of all trades, master of none. I have worked in fields as diverse as customer service, IT, and medical credentialing. I have been writing on and off over the years, but have finally decided to get serious about it. I participated in my first NaNoWriMo in November 2020 and won (which was a pretty big deal for me, if not for anyone else).</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>When not writing or working, I can be found hosting the Empty Pages podcast, and co-hosting the Tricky Fish podcast (along with my daughter), learning to play guitar, and hanging out with my partner in crime, a Golden Retriever named Lord Bark Vader.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2021 18:18:11 -0700</pubDate>
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