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[ISBW] Gwynne Garfinkle and Ghosts!

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) S18 Ep40 2022 Word Count: 73335 ?? (are we even in the same ballpark?) Writing Retreat coming at the end of May Good News Good News Team Rejection count: 177 Main Topic: Interview with Gwynne Garfinkle Debut novel: Can’t Find My Way Home by Gwynne Garfinkle The Bishop’s Wife Writing while managing chronic illnesses that make it harder to get writing done Website: https://gwynnegarfinkle.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gwynnega Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gwynnega/ 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!

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Published on June 16, 2022 09:00

[ISBW] Don't Wait. Dangit.

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 Open 2022 Word Count: 73335 ?? Writing Retreat coming at the end of May Good News Good News Marketing Department Station Eternity social media artwork FTW! Team Rejection count: 177 Main Topic: Don’t wait. Don’t hesitate. Trust yourself and your instincts Picking and choosing more new ideas and projects to work on is necessary Trying and failing is part of the process (not a waste of time, that’s where Summer gets stuck) Experimentation. Try it, don’t take it too seriously Seeing the opportunities and also making the opportunities The fiction writing related account on Twitter is @Azure_Writing 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!

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Published on June 14, 2022 09:00

[ISBW] Editing and Cross Referencing Hell

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 Ep38

Open

2022 Word Count: 71335 ?? Writing Retreat coming at the end of May

Good News Good News

Team Rejection count: 177

Main Topic: Editing, Cross Referencing, and Matching Numbers

Timelines in your stories can be more convoluted (ie, work) than the plotting Cross referencing can be harder without unique keywords Mur really wants you to learn from the mistakes that have caused her suffering Handy Tools: Scrivener https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview Aeon Timeline https://timeline.app/narrative/

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!

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Published on June 11, 2022 09:00

[ISBW] What Can A REAL Lawyer Tell Us About Copyright and IP

Please Note,While Solicitor Kenner is A lawyer, she's still not YOUR lawyer, so do not take anything said here as direct legal advice. Open 2022 Word Count: 68178 ?? Writing Retreat coming at the end of May

Good News Good News

Team Rejection count: 171 Sourdough starters growing up and ready to go to school

Main Topic: Your Writing, Copyright and Intellectual Properties

Trademarks, and referring to brands in fiction Fair Use: The Rules, The Limitations, and Usages Titles cannot be copyrighted The defenses of intellectual properties, the good and the overreach

Links

Escape Artists Podcasts Escape Artists Twitch Stream 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

Twitch schedule for May:

16th Mon: 12:00pm Ditch Diggers with Matt Wallace 17th Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing 19th Wed: CANCELED FOR MAY 20th Thurs: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing 23rd Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Diggers with ??? (Live from writing retreat at the beach!) 24th Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing (Live from writing retreat at the beach!) 26th Thurs: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing (Live from writing retreat at the beach!) 30th Mon: CANCELED - VACATION 31 Tues: CANCELED - VACATION

All times EDT

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Published on May 13, 2022 09:00

[ISBW] Minor Characters

Open 2022 Word Count: 68178 Writing Retreat coming in May

Good News Good News

Team Rejection count: 150

Main Topic: On Supporting Characters

Whydunit is more important than Whodunit The Afterparty on Apple TV It’s good to focus on moving the plot along, but think about doing it well Babylon 5 “A View From the Gallery”, and the adventures of Mack and Bo. The Contagonist as Catalyst Build the back stories for the minor characters just as carefully as the main characters

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Published on May 12, 2022 09:00

[ISBW] Unwritten Etiquette for Writers

Main Topic: Unwritten Etiquette

The etiquette of talking about reading stories by your other author friends Don’t ask if they read it, don’t ask if they liked it The Blurb: the asking and the being asked The unwritten rules for signing lines Reader etiquette regarding used books About well-wishes for award nominations Remember, reviews are for other readers, not the writer (and potential mine fields) Social Media: Promotion vs Self-Promotion (balanced by volume) Networking: another minefield to tiptoe through

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

Twitch schedule for week of May 9:

Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Diggers with Alasdair Stuart Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing Wed: 3:00pm Gaming Thurs: 3:00pm NO STREAM

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Published on May 08, 2022 09:00

[ISBW] Rejectomancy

Main Topic: Rejectomancy Revisited

Diving into the alchemy of deciphering rejection letters Does the story fit the magazine it’s being submitted to? Social Media: the game is afoot and no one knows the rules Try to level up networking skills

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

Twitch schedule for week of May 9:

Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Diggers with Alasdair Stuart Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing Wed: 3:00pm Gaming Thurs: 3:00pm NO STREAM

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Published on May 07, 2022 09:00

[ISBW] Unboxing: Story Engine

Main Topic: Story Engine

Unboxing: Story Engine… we have cards! Booster: Eldritch Horror set Today’s quandary is how to run a giveaway for the spare Story Engine set. Roll for wild luck. Walking through the decks, and how to use them to help you tell your stories Buy Your Own Story Engine deck: https://storyenginedeck.myshopify.com

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

Twitch schedule for week of May 9:

Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Diggers with Alasdair Stuart Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing Wed: 3:00pm Gaming Thurs: 3:00pm NO STREAM

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Published on May 05, 2022 09:00

[ISBW] Devil's Advocate: The Case for Distractions

Main Topic: Distractions

Sometimes, we just need a person, pet or thing to bounce ideas & questions off of The games more fun to play have the more intricate and fleshed out stories Writing on side projects when you get stuck on a primary project can be a good thing Emotions are not reality, but take the emotions out of how the distractions make you feel ISBW archives and DD archives are complete!

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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

Twitch schedule for week of May 2:

Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Diggers with Matt Wallace Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing Wed: 3:00pm Gaming Thurs: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing with Marguerite Kenner

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Published on May 03, 2022 15:00

[ISBW] I AM A FLAWED WRITER

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2022 Word Count: 65178 Your Mur doesn’t pun, and your daddy doesn’t rock ‘n roll

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Team Rejection count: 141 ?? Spoilers Club: “One for All” by Lillie Lainoff – April 30, 6pm Eastern

Main Topic: Examinations of Flaws in the Writing

Over explaining or under explaining in descriptions and dialogue Repeating repetitive phrases over and over The challenges in designing satisfying interpersonal conflict Editing cleanup on Aisle 4 Working with the characters living in your head Keeping track of word counts in edit passes

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Published on April 24, 2022 05:00