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[ISBW] Emotions Aren't Reality, Honest

S18 Ep50

Short episode. I've been feeling low lately, and then had to remember this little nugget that keeps me going. So I thought I would remind you, too. 

Links

New! Mur on Focusmate! Mur on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube Newsletter, The Hot Mic Support via Patreon! John Anealio on Bandcamp I Should Be Writing tea blends

Twitch schedule for week of August 8:

8th Monday 12pm: Ditch Diggers with Alasdair Stuart 9th Tuesday 3pm: I Should Be Writing 10th Wednesday 3pm: Gaming TBD 11st Thursday 3pm: I Should Be Writing, interview with Valerie Valdes 11th  Thursday 8pm: Arsenic and Old Dice, A Brindlewood Bay Livestream

July 28, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 50 | murverse.com Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License

[ISBW] Let's Talk Characters

S18 Ep49

Good News Good News

Team Rejection count: 226 STATION ETERNITY: Library Journal Starred Review https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/station-eternity-1790821

Main Topic: Characters

The Basic (Standard) Characters: characters have & need structure too The Protagonist changes, movement must occur The Antagonist creates obstacles, challenges Protagonist resolve Think about how your characters can & will interact while building them Reference: “45 Master Characters” by Veronica Schmidt ( ed note: author KM Weiland has a podcast, and she’s done a series on character arcs, and also positive, negative, flat and shadow archetypes, both in podcast and in book, https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/ )

Live Stream Bar Con After Show

Appearances Update: WorldCon, She Podcasts, (maybe) NYCC

Links

New! Mur on Focusmate! Mur on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube Newsletter, The Hot Mic Support via Patreon! John Anealio on Bandcamp I Should Be Writing tea blends

Twitch schedule for week of August 8:

8th Monday 12pm: Ditch Diggers with Alasdair Stuart 9th Tuesday 3pm: I Should Be Writing 10th Wednesday 3pm: Gaming TBD 11st Thursday 3pm: I Should Be Writing, interview with Valerie Valdes 11th  Thursday 8pm: Arsenic and Old Dice, A Brindlewood Bay Livestream

July 26, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 49 | murverse.com Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License

[ISBW] How to Get Inspiration

S18 Ep47

Main Topic: Where Do You Find Your Story Inspiration?

Start with paying attention to the people, behaviors and events right in front of you Non-fiction recommendations: Mary Roach (science), Ruth Reichl (food) When you watch TV, Movies, Video Games, pay attention to the dialogue & story structure

Links

murverse.com Mur on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube Newsletter, The Hot Mic Support via Patreon! John Anealio on Bandcamp I Should Be Writing tea blends

Twitch schedule for July:

18th Monday 4:30pm: Ditch Diggers with Kameron Hurley 19th Tuesday 3pm: Canceled 20th Wednesday 3pm: Stardew Valley 21st Thursday 3pm: I Should Be Writing with 25th Monday 12pm: No work, BIRTHDAY STREAM! 26th Tuesday 3pm: I Should Be Writing 27th Wednesday 3pm: Gaming TBD 28th Thursday 3pm: I Should Be Writing

July 14, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 48 | murverse.com Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License

[ISBW] Tools At Your Hands

S18 Ep46

Good News Good News

Team Rejection count: 218 Virtual launch event at Mysterious Galaxy October 11 Live launch event at Flyleaf Books, October 4 She Podcasts Live conference/event October 11-14

Main Topic: The Tools at Your Disposal

Think about your keyboard, and how typing stress can affect your writing Laptops, Tablets, or Phones? Software for your Writing Efficiency

Links

murverse.com Mur on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube Newsletter, The Hot Mic Support via Patreon! John Anealio on Bandcamp I Should Be Writing tea blends

Twitch schedule for July:

18th Monday 4:30pm: Ditch Diggers with Kameron Hurley 19th Tuesday 3pm: Canceled 20th Wednesday 3pm: Stardew Valley 21st Thursday 3pm: I Should Be Writing with 25th Monday 12pm: No work, BIRTHDAY STREAM! 26th Tuesday 3pm: I Should Be Writing 27th Wednesday 3pm: Gaming TBD 28th Thursday 3pm: I Should Be Writing

July 12, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 47 | murverse.com Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License

[ISBW] Editor/Author Steffanie Moyers Talks Basics & Side Hustles

Back to Basics  S18 Ep46 Good News Good News Team Rejection count: 215 Main Topic: Steffanie Moyers Author & Editor Steffanie Moyers talks about her new ebook, What Happens In… Staging and shooting professional and fun photo shoots Fiverr and working that freelance hustle to more leads Writing the stories in your head (pantsing all the time!) Vonnegut Love https://www.steffmoyers.com https://www.tiktok.com/@steffaniemoyers https://www.instagram.com/steffaniemoyers https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz1CL4w4mdgggJ1nIi0G--A https://twitter.com/steffaniemoyers Check out the official ISBW merch! Mur on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube Newsletter, The Hot Mic Support via Patreon! John Anealio on Bandcamp I Should Be Writing tea blends Twitch schedule for July 18-22: 11th Monday 12pm: Ditch Diggers with Ursula Vernon 12th Tuesday 3pm: I Should Be Writing 13th Wednesday 3pm: Thousand Year Old Vampire Solo RPG, 9pm (POSSIBLE) Stardew Valley stream with friends! 14th Thursday 3pm: I Should Be Writing

July 7, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 46 | murverse.com Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License

[ISBW] Fears and Pitfalls for Beginners

Back to Basics S18 Ep45

The first in our twelve episode Back to Basics series! But did you know you could pre-order signed copies of my new book Station Eternity? 

I'm going to be covering basic writing advice for the next twelve episodes.

Open

STATION: ETERNITY will be out October 4 2022  2022 Word Count: 120k Upcoming changes to ISBW: themed limited series are the new normal

Good News Good News

Team Rejection count: 204

Main Topic: Back to Basics

Addressing the imagined fears that sneak up on you when considering a creative career Fear of failure when starting a project, Fear of success and its link to impostor syndrome Having the courage to say “yes” or “hello” There are a few real concerns when walking the path of a creative career Perfectionism: It’s A Trap! Refer to: Ira Glass, “The Gap”: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/extras/the-gap Comparison to others: It’s A Trap!

Links

Check out the official ISBW merch! Mur on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube Newsletter, The Hot Mic Support via Patreon ! John Anealio on Bandcamp I Should Be Writing tea blends

Twitch schedule for July 18-22:

18th Monday 12pm: Ditch Diggers with Ursula Vernon 19th Tuesday 3pm: I Should Be Writing 20th Wednesday 3pm: Thousand Year Old Vampire Solo RPG, 9pm (POSSIBLE) Stardew Valley stream with friends! 21st Thursday 3pm: I Should Be Writing

Coming in August: Return of podcasts, and a live RPG play of Brindlewood Bay!

July 5, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 45 | murverse.com Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License

[ISBW] Spoilers Club, John Scalzi talks Kaiju Preservation Society

I'm back from my break and not making you wait months for the next Spoiler's Club! We have John Scalzi talking Kaiju Preservation Society, with a chance to win! Email me at mightymur@gmail.com before July 15, 2022, to enter!

Watch the interview on Youtube!

To hear the whole episode, support at Patreon.com/mightymur

June 25, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 44 | murverse.com Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License

[ISBW] Spoilers Club: Lillie Lainoff talks One For All!

The first rule of Spoilers Club is talk about all the spoilers.

It's our very first Spoiler's Club episode, where we read One For All by Lillie Lainoff, and then she came on the show to talk all about the book with us! Check out the book and then listen to the episode!

For the full episode, support at Patreon. See all my podcasts, books, and more at Murverse.com

[ISBW] BEACHCAST Brainstorming New KingFisher/Lafferty Series

Pre-show Notes

I've been stressed out finishing my book, and sat on SO MANY EPISODES. So we'll be releasing them soon. Don't forget Spoilers Club, June 25! Also: Goodreads STATION ETERNITY Giveaway (open through June 30) Total raw wordcount for 2022: 118656 S18 Ep42 Live from the Outer Banks, North Carolina, where Mur and Ursula do a free-wheeling brainstorming session about our epic shapeshifter rom-com. Not a very serious episode. Explicit for language. Links Merch Shop Mur on Twitter Mur on Instagram Mur on Youtube Mur's newsletter, The Hot Mic Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi! John Anealio on Bandcamp I Should Be Writing tea blends Twitch schedule for June: June 1-24: ON BREAK- I may pop in for a stream but nothing scheduled Sat June 25: 6:00pm EDT: Spoilers Club with John Scalzi to talk The Kaiju Preservation Society Coming in July: Return of podcasts, and a live RPG play of Brindlewood Bay!

May 26, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 42 | murverse.com Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License

[ISBW] BEACHCAST Stuff From Beach

Pre-show Notes I've been stressed out finishing my book, and sat on SO MANY EPISODES. So we'll be releasing them soon. Don't forget Spoilers Club, June 25! Also: Goodreads STATION ETERNITY Giveaway (open through June 30) Total raw wordcount for 2022: 118656 S18 Ep41 Live from the Outer Banks, North Carolina, where Mur is trying to finish a book and has little brain room for anything else. This episode may be explicit. I can't remember. Links Merch Shop Mur on Twitter Mur on Instagram Mur on Youtube Mur's newsletter, The Hot Mic Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi! John Anealio on Bandcamp I Should Be Writing tea blends Twitch schedule for June: June 1-24: ON BREAK- I may pop in for a stream but nothing scheduled Sat June 25: 6:00pm EDT: Spoilers Club with John Scalzi to talk The Kaiju Preservation Society Coming in July: Return of podcasts, and a live RPG play of Brindlewood Bay!

May 24, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 41 | murverse.com Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License