Mur Lafferty's Blog, page 29
January 12, 2021
Grim and Determined in 2021
"Grim and Determined in 2021" is brought to you by patrons Wil Ralston and Fyrerider, and the letter N!
It's a new year, and things are still pretty terrible, so we face the new year with hope, but not pollyanna resolutions.
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Tish Bouvier's YouTube videos Ann Harrison-Barnes' YouTube videos Catch the next LIVE show on Twitch! Support this show on Patreon! January 5, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 1 (Episode 552) | murverse.com | Copyright 2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
December 22, 2020
A Writing Christmas Carol
Brought to you by patrons Jon Tollerton and Zach Payne!
I wanted to do a Christmas Carol overall, but ended up talking about my own past, present and future. Stuff got real. We talked about 12 Days of Christmas parodies too.
12 Pains of Christmas - Bob Rivers 12 Days of Christmas - Straight No ChaserDecember 17, 2020 | Season 16 Ep 53 (Episode 551) | murverse.com | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
December 21, 2020
Productivity? Now?
I wanted to cover the concept of productivity in December, which is hard in a GOOD year. We also touch on the idea of finding writer's groups in 2020.
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Support my Extra Life campaign for Duke Children's Hospitals! Cat Rambo's Patreon Reedsy Australian Writer's CenterDecember 15, 2020 | Season 16 Ep 52 (Episode 550) | murverse.com | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
December 17, 2020
Tropes, Cliches, Derivatives
People in crit groups can mean so much when they say those three words. What makes something derivative, or a trope, or a cliche?
December 10, 2020 | Season 16 Ep 51 (Episode 549) | murverse.com | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
December 15, 2020
Gift Guide for Writers
Full gift list at murverse.com
December 8, 2020 | Season 16 Ep 50 (Episode 548) | murverse.com | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
December 7, 2020
Words Have Power!
Yeah, it's cliche, but the basic decisions on how to describe people, considering your POV and your own biases, can dramatically affect your book.
December 1, 2020 | Season 16 Ep 48 (Episode 546) | murverse.com | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
December 4, 2020
Are Goals for Writers Different?
A little bit of NaNoWriMo wrap-up, but then we deal with the idea of goals again, and the trouble I have with these goal programs that are everywhere. And I'm taking another one now.
December 3, 2020 | Season 16 Ep 49 (Episode 547) | murverse.com | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
November 14, 2020
Equipment - Rerun
Monsters you can come across on your adventure including the evil time eater...
Goal: 21,666
November 14, 2020 | Rerun from Nov. 16, 2016 Season 16 Ep 48 (Episode 545) | murverse.com Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
November 13, 2020
The Time Eater - Rerun
November 13, 2020 | Rerun from Nov. 8, 2016 Season 16 Ep 47 (Episode 544) | murverse.com Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
November 12, 2020
WMUR - Wanting Nothing! - Rerun
Back to the spoof radio shows, this time we look at the soap opera, and how it gives us one of the basic things about characters. Namely- they've got to WANT something.
Goal: 20,000
November 12, 2020 | Rerun from Nov. 3, 2017 Season 16 Ep 46 (Episode 543) | murverse.com Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
