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• NaNo Day 16: word count should be near 26,667 words
• Bug bites in the middle of the night are creepy, no matter what the bug is
• NaNo wordcounts from chat: progress not perfection

What I’m Working On

• Stardew Valley Psychological Thriller Working Title: Nitro Infused Cold Brew

Good News Good News

• The zombie bite on Mur’s face is not causing rot. Yay. (Note, doctor input has declared spider bite a case of shingles. Which always made me think that people's skin got all rough and layered like shingles--or like dragon scales. I am not a dragon.)

We are sponsored by Scribophile again! Thanks Scribophile! Check them out to find a writing buddy, beta readers, or form your own writing crit group!

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• Acceptance: there’s only so much one can do
• Christmas Romances are an awesome weakness
• Podcast: Deck the Hallmark does heavy lifting, but there’s no Christmas novels podcast coming
• (is pity Twitch watching really a thing?)
• The Christmas Romance Movie Tropes Bingo Cards
•  Options to try when your NaNo gets stalled

Links

• https://nanowrimo.org/
• MERCH!

Twitch schedule for week of Nov 22

• Tues: 3pm- I Should Be Writing Ep. 80
• Wed: 3pm- I Should Be Writing Ep. 81(taking Thursday off)

November 16, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 78 (Episode 629) | murverse.com Copyright 2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

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• ADHD executive functions and brain fatigue
• Answering marketing questionnaires is hard

What I’m Working On

• NaNo wordcount: 13k
• Freelance projects are cool

Good News Good News

• The Fonda Lee books giveaway going strong! (Note- I am extending the giveaway through Nov 30 since I posted this so late)
• Merch: YAY Button at Red Bubble
• Yes, there are two Merch sites. Double the swag, double the pun potential (Actually one is discounted for Patreon supporters and one is for everyone else.)
• Hugo Voting is open thru Nov 19th! (out of date)

Main Topic

• The Supervillain’s Guide to Being a Fat Kid by Matt Wallace
• Inclusion & representation in writing fiction
• The Ego and The Editor

Links

• https://nanowrimo.org/

Twitch schedule for week of Nov 22

• Tues: 3pm- I Should Be Writing Ep. 80
• Wed: 3pm- I Should Be Writing Ep. 81(taking Thursday off)

November 9, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 77 (Episode 628) | murverse.com
Copyright 2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

[Warning- I did drop one S-bomb in this episode.] It's been a rough week. Mom's in the hospital again and freelance work has kicked my butt. So I've broken my streaks, all the streaks, and Valerie Valdes is here to help me.

The very very cool thing is that I got cover art for Station Eternity in the middle of the live recording. And I will show y'all as soon as I can!

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We are sponsored by Scribophile again! Thanks Scribophile! Check them out to find a writing buddy, beta readers, or form your own writing crit group!

Main Topic

Different places to explore to get inspiration for character names and other story aspects.

Links

• https://nanowrimo.org/
• Blaseball.com

November 4, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 76 (Episode 627) | murverse.com
Copyright 2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

I was going strong and I was totally derailed by a calendar mishap. Valerie helps me get back on track! 

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Fonda Lee joins us to talk about mapping and writing a trilogy. The Green Bone Saga is an epic urban fantasy Asia-inspired gangster family saga, with magic and kung fu, and while the trilogy concludes at the end of November.

November 2, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 75 (Episode 626) | murverse.com
Copyright 2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

I am better first thing in the morning.   Better at writing, better at recording. I know this. Now to do something with it.   Wordcount? I'm afraid to check. Few than 10k. More than 5k. Goal: 11666.    

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I was delighted to be talking about snacks today, when another NaNoWriMo writer joined my Wisdom stream.   (I haven't said this, but one person joined and it was odd and he just wanted to talk about podcasting, so I cut that part. But this time it was a writer.)   So we talked self pub and Amazon Vellum and romance and pen names (he writes under a secret pen name with his partner, otherwise I would give him more of a shoutout.)   Goal- 10000 Me- oh don't even ask. Apparently I need to write first thing or not at all.    

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Rough week but we soldier on.

Remember, if you get the wisdom.audio app, you can pop on and talk to me live next time I stream on this platform!

Today's goal: 8333

 

5600 / 50000 words. 11% done!

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Live on Wisdom.audio, join me on the next recording! 

If you started NaNoWriMo by feeling like you're at the top of a hill, looking down at the snowy path in front of you and thinking, how did I get here? You're not alone. Just take it a little at a time and don't let it bring you down.

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