Back to Basics S18 Ep45

The first in our twelve episode Back to Basics series! But did you know you could pre-order signed copies of my new book Station Eternity? 

I'm going to be covering basic writing advice for the next twelve episodes.

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• STATION: ETERNITY will be out October 4 2022 
• 2022 Word Count: 120k
• Upcoming changes to ISBW: themed limited series are the new normal

Good News Good News

• Team Rejection count: 204

Main Topic: Back to Basics

• Addressing the imagined fears that sneak up on you when considering a creative career
• Fear of failure when starting a project, Fear of success and its link to impostor syndrome
• Having the courage to say “yes” or “hello”
• There are a few real concerns when walking the path of a creative career
• Perfectionism: It’s A Trap!
• Refer to: Ira Glass, “The Gap”: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/extras/the-gap
• Comparison to others: It’s A Trap!

Links

• Check out the official ISBW merch!
• Mur on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube
• Newsletter, The Hot Mic
• Support via Patreon!
• John Anealio on Bandcamp
• I Should Be Writing tea blends

Twitch schedule for July 18-22:

• 18th Monday 12pm: Ditch Diggers with Ursula Vernon
• 19th Tuesday 3pm: I Should Be Writing
• 20th Wednesday 3pm: Thousand Year Old Vampire Solo RPG, 9pm (POSSIBLE) Stardew Valley stream with friends!
• 21st Thursday 3pm: I Should Be Writing

Coming in August: Return of podcasts, and a live RPG play of Brindlewood Bay!

July 5, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 45 | murverse.com Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License