I Should Be Writing

By Mur Lafferty

"I should be writing" is what people say, but they rarely do it. This podcast is designed to help you get past those blocks, whether it's what your teacher told you when you were a kid, to being total... more

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November 04, 2021[NaNo] 21 Day 3: Welcoming ML Valerie Valdes
Had a good morning sprinting, and I'm almost caught up! had a lot of fun talking with Valerie Valdes, author of Chilling Effect.

Today's goal: 5000

4313 / 50000 words. 9% done!

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Six Wakes

Chilling Effect: A Novel
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40min
November 03, 2021[ISBW] Is Time All You Need for NaNoWriMo?
Open

I am me. Me I am.

What I’m Up To

Copy Edits Are Done!! 125k word novel and 25k word novella

Saw the new DUNE. It had one joke, at least…

Good News Good News

Didn’t you hear? Copy Edits Are Done!! 125k word novel and 25k word novella

Hugo Voting is still open, and Mur is doubly eligible for her awesome work on Escape Pod!!

Main Topic

NaNoWriMo Prep Time

Plan ahead and make your writing time from your normal daily tasks

Clearing the mental energy is just as important as clearing the time and space to do the work

Planning for ISBW group writing sessions on both Twitch and on Discord for Patreon

Links

https://nanowrimo.org/

Wisdom app: https://www.wisdom.audio/

4 The Words: http://4thewords.com/

October 28, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 74 (Episode 625) | murverse.com
Copyright 2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
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58min
November 03, 2021 [NaNo] 21 Day 2: Behind Already?
Yeah, a little but not too bad. And a friend I met on Wisdom drops in! Goal - 3333 Me - 2000-something.
Visit murverse.com | CC BY NC SA | 2021
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15min
November 02, 2021 [ISBW] Humor (and NaNo prep, obvs)
Open

No, I don’t need to follow my own advice about having too many alliterative character names. Nope. I do not. Not even Evil Mur can make me.

What I’m Up To:

Station Eternity copy edits are turned in!

More fun with character names all starting with the Letter T

Good News Good News

My Blaseball’s back and I’m gonna make some trouble, Hey Na, Hey Na, My Blaseball’s Back!

Hugo Voting is still open, and Mur is doubly eligible for her awesome work on Escape Pod!!

Devo Spice: Pumpkinhead song

Main Topic

Humor, and ways to get better at writing it

Steven Kaplan, The Hidden Tools of Comedy

Clarion anecdote on dinosaurs and sodomy stories

Links

NaNoWriMo

October 26, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 73 (Episode 624) | murverse.com
Copyright 2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
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30min
November 02, 2021 [NaNo] 21 Day 1 - Back Up!
Try Backblaze, Google Drive, your program's auto backup feature, external hard drive, OR just mail yourself the file.

Goal: 1667

My words: 0

Visit murverse.com | CC BY NC SA | 2021
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15min
October 26, 2021 [ISBW] BULLIES
The worst bully is in your head. Trust me. Don't listen to it.

October 19, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 71 (Episode 622) | murverse.com
Copyright 2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
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41min
October 25, 2021 [ISBW] NaNo Prep 2, Electric Boogaloo
It's getting closer... and closer...

October 14, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 70 (Episode 621) | murverse.com
Copyright 2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
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20min
October 24, 2021 [ISBW] Keep Your Eyes On Your Own Paper
It's time to stop fussing over everyone else and being jealous. You only get to measure yourself up to yourself.

October 14, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 69 (Episode 620) | murverse.com
Copyright 2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
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25min
October 12, 2021[ISBW] Will Gwenda Bond Give Up Her Gall Bladder for Literature?
Gwenda Bond author of Not Your Average Hot Guy, joins us to talk about writer friends and whether they're threats or not. We also talk about gall bladders.

Twitch schedule for week of Oct 10

Mon: 1pm Gaming (Dream Daddy)

Tues: 3pm- I Should Be Writing

Wed: 5pm Gaming (TBD)

Thurs: 3pm- I Should Be Writing

October 7, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 68 (Episode 619) | murverse.com
Copyright 2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
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39min
October 11, 2021 [ISBW] How Important Are The Tiny Details?
HEY check out my Speakeasy class on NaNoWriMo coming up on October 12, 8pm EDT!

Going beyond clothing and food to weather and guns. Seemed like a good idea at the time.

October 5, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 67 (Episode 618) | murverse.com
Copyright 2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
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32min

FAQs about I Should Be Writing:

How many episodes does I Should Be Writing have?

The podcast currently has 294 episodes available.