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* 2022 Word Count: 68178

* Writing Retreat coming in May

Good News Good News

* Team Rejection count: 150

Main Topic: On Supporting Characters

* Whydunit is more important than Whodunit

* The Afterparty on Apple TV

* It’s good to focus on moving the plot along, but think about doing it well

* Babylon 5 “A View From the Gallery”, and the adventures of Mack and Bo.

* The Contagonist as Catalyst

* Build the back stories for the minor characters just as carefully as the main characters

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Twitch schedule for May:

* 16th Mon: 12:00pm Ditch Diggers with Matt Wallace

* 17th Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing

* 19th Wed: CANCELED FOR MAY

* 20th Thurs: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing

* 23rd Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Diggers with ??? (Live from writing retreat at the beach!)

* 24th Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing (Live from writing retreat at the beach!)

* 26th Thurs: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing (Live from writing retreat at the beach!)

* 30th Mon: CANCELED – VACATION

* 31 Tues: CANCELED – VACATION

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May 3, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 36 | murverse.com