I Should Be Writing

Im not ashamed to say that I am stuck in my WiP, and I'm asking the audience what they've learned from me to help me get over this hump, because, honestly, it helps to hear it from someone else. 

June 17, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 44 (Ep 595) | murverse.com Copyright 2005-2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

From the Discord comes a question that requires some discussion and nuance. Why are some writers judged for the monsters they create and others aren't? But it goes beyond imagining a monster.

NOTE- This episode has some crude, albeit SFW, language.

June 21-25: Latest Twitch stream times (EDT):

• 6.21 (M) 1:00, Live Writing for Extra Life, Audience Participation
• 6.22 (T) 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
• 6.23 (W) 4:00, Stardew Valley With Numbers Ninja
• 6.24 (Th) 1:00, I Should Be Writing Live
• 6.24 (Th) 5:00, Ditch Diggers with Kameron Hurley

June 15, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 43 (Ep 594) | murverse.com Copyright 2005-2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

Sometimes the best lessons need to be taught again and again. At least, they do for me, so I'm sharing with you. ___

All streams, June 14-19 -- please note nonstandard times in bold:

• 6.14 (M) 1:00, Live Writing for Extra Life, Audience Participation
• 6.15 (T) 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
• 6.16 (W) 1:00, Ditch Diggers with Co-Host Margaret Dunlap
• 6.16 (W) 4:00, Stardew Valley With Numbers Ninja
• 6.17 (Th) 1:00, I Should Be Writing Live

June 10, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 42 (Ep 593) | murverse.com Copyright 2005-2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

It was a weird day. I talked about POV and the like.

All streams, June 14-19 -- please note nonstandard times in bold:

• 6.14 (M) 1:00, Live Writing for Extra Life, Audience Participation
• 6.15 (T) 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
• 6.16 (W) 1:00, Ditch Diggers with Co-Host Margaret Dunlap
• 6.16 (W) 4:00, Stardew Valley With Numbers Ninja
• 6.17 (Th) 1:00, I Should Be Writing Live

June 8, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 41 (Ep 592) | murverse.com Copyright 2005-2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

I encourage beginners to write as bad they want to be, because that's the only way to be good. But the same goes for those of us a little further into our careers.

Ira Glass has an amazing message for beginners in creative pursuits.

• 6.14 (M) 1:00, Live Writing for Extra Life, Audience Participation
• 6.15 (T) 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
• 6.16 (W) 1:00, Ditch Diggers with Co-Host Margaret Dunlap
• 6.16 (W) 4:00, Stardew Valley With Numbers Ninja
• 6.10 (Th) 1:00, I Should Be Writing Live

Look, let's be honest. Finishing a book and turning it in may not feel awesome. It may feel draining and depressing. And when you're told you SHOULD be happy, you wonder what the heck is wrong with you.

Spoiler- Nothing is wrong with you.

Then we talk other myths! 

June 7-12: Latest Twitch stream times (EDT) -- please note new times in bold:

• 6.7 (M) 1:00, Live Writing for Extra Life, Audience Participation  
• 6.8 (T) 11:00, Ditch Diggers with Alasdair Stuart
• 6.8 (T) 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
• 6.9 (W) 4:00, Stardew Valley
• 6.10 (Th) 1:00, I Should Be Writing Live

It's a weird thing, realizing that persistence is simply the art of managing boredom. And it's really hard to be bored right now. 

June 7-12: Latest Twitch stream times (EDT) -- please note new times in bold:

• 6.7 (M) 1:00, Live Writing for Extra Life, Audience Participation  
• 6.8 (T) 11:00, Ditch Diggers with Alasdair Stuart
• 6.8 (T) 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
• 6.9 (W) 4:00, Stardew Valley
• 6.10 (Th) 1:00, I Should Be Writing Live

I'm reading The Disorganized Mind and trying to think of some new ways to deal with ADHD and how it affects my writing.

In other news, I've been thinking about my stream, and how the Monday AMA is not really doing much AMA. I'm going to be raising money for Extra Life, and I need to get some Patreon writing done, so I decided to do it live. Nothing should go wrong, right? Come on by and help me make decisions!

Also I'm getting too much into the habit of not eating lunch when I have a 1230 stream so I'm moving those to 1pm so I can be better nourished. 

June 7-12: Latest Twitch stream times (EDT) -- please note new times in bold:

• 6.7 (M) 1:00, Live Writing for Extra Life, Audience Participation  
• 6.8 (T) 11:00, Ditch Diggers with Alasdair Stuart
• 6.8 (T) 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
• 6.9 (W) 4:00, Stardew Valley
• 6.10 (Th) 1:00, I Should Be Writing Live

I took much more of an emotional hit this week than I thought, and so I leave the topics up to the chat. But we also talk self care.

May 24 - May 28: Latest Twitch stream times (EDT):

• 5.24 (M), 12:30, AMA/Hangout
• 5.25 (T), 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
• 5.26 (W), 4:00, Gaming
• 5.27 (Th),12:30, I Should Be Writing Live
• 5.27 (Th), 5:00, Ditch Diggers Drink O'Clock with Kameron Hurley! *NEW*

May 20, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 36 (Ep 587) | murverse.com | Copyright 2005-2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

Well, I have redundant backups, and yet I STILL lost something. So we go over some things to keep in mind when you are thinking about your writing and not necessarily the health of your computer. 

May 24 - May 28: Latest Twitch stream times (EDT):

• 5.24 (M), 12:30, AMA/Hangout
• 5.25 (T), 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
• 5.26 (W), 4:00, Gaming
• 5.27 (Th),12:30, I Should Be Writing Live
• 5.27 (5), 5:00, Ditch Diggers Drink O'Clock with Kameron Hurley! *NEW*

May 18, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 35 (Ep 586) | murverse.com Copyright 2005-2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License