Mur Lafferty's Blog, page 23

[ISBW] Live audience grab bag

Well the kid was driven to school and I was exhausted, so the audience helped me out with topics. A whole feedback show if you will.

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Published on September 19, 2021 08:00

[ISBW] Playing With Ideas

We take a nugget of an idea and play with it until we come up with a plot for a romcom, a horror story, fantasy, and other genres.

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Published on September 17, 2021 08:00

[ISBW] How Long Have You Been Working On That Book?

It gets close to kill your darlings, but if you've been working on a book for years and years, you might want to try a fresh story. No one says you have to abandon it. Don't forget to join us live on Twitch, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2pm Eastern!

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Published on September 16, 2021 08:00

[ISBW] Too Many Ideas, and ANOTHER SCAM ON THE INTERNET

It's hard to deal with too many ideas, but I have some thoughts. But also, for the luvva all that is decent, don't pay to publish your book. Just...don't.

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Published on September 01, 2021 13:00

[ISBW] Post Project Meh

It's...tiring and down-bringing to finish a project, but hey, I got it done!

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Published on August 31, 2021 13:00

[ISBW] Passive Voice

This podcast will be heard and hopefully lessons will be learned. (But is there ever a time TO use passive voice? Of course there is!)

I'm behind on posting these, so if there's a link I forgot, please let me know.

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Published on August 26, 2021 09:00

[ISBW] Show, Don't Tell

I think I'm slow at these because I hate show notes. Truly. Keeping up with my "flossing" topics- what exactly does "Show, don't tell" mean? Is there a time when Telling is better than showing? Twitch schedule for this week: M- 2pm AMA T- 2pm I Should Be Writing W- 11am Ditch Diggers Th- 2pm I Should Be Writing I will probably play a game or something, but I don't want to schedule it because it's low on the priority of all the things I need to get done. I WILL finish the damn novella this week. Tomorrow, hopefully.

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Published on August 25, 2021 09:00

[ISBW] Where to Start Your Story

Whew! I'm way behind on posting these! But here is the show where we talk about the seemingly simple question- where do you start?

Twitch schedule for this week:

M- 2pm AMA T- 2pm I Should Be Writing W- 11am Ditch Diggers Th- 2pm I Should Be Writing

I will probably play a game or something, but I don't want to schedule it because it's low on the priority of all the things I need to get done.

I WILL finish the damn novella this week. Today, hopefully.

OH YALL- Check it out! I wrote a running adventure for Six to Start, (of Zombies, Run! fame). If you have the app, you'll have access to the adventure. And a VIP pass isn't too expensive for so much content.

This is a story I've wanted to tell for so long, but couldn't find the right medium. The Necropolis is a city within the mountains where people worship the sun and mourn the dead moon. And a Godmaker sits in cabin above them all and carves household gods for the people in town. You are her apprentice, and you

Godmaker comes out TOMORROW!

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Published on August 24, 2021 06:00

[ISBW] Raising the Stakes

The editors always ask for it, but what does it mean, and how do you get it?

Twitch news: We are back! New fall stream times: M- 2pm AMA or gaming T- 2pm ISBW W- 11am Ditch Diggers, 4pm Gaming Th- 2pm ISBW

I Should Be Writing credits: production by Summer Brooks, theme song byJohn Anealio, art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).

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Published on August 16, 2021 06:00

[ISBW] Momentum

Moving isn't the hard part: Getting moving is where things get tough. Let's talk about reducing choices.

Twitch news: We are back! New fall stream times: M- 2pm AMA or gaming T- 2pm ISBW W- 11am Ditch Diggers, 4pm Gaming Th- 2pm ISBW

I Should Be Writing credits: production by Summer Brooks, theme song byJohn Anealio, art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).