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* Yesterday: adventure flails + research rabbit holes = zero words written

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* Hugo nominations are open for 2022

* Team Rejection count: now at 14

* Rescue Adventure Fumbles Saving Throw!

Main Topic: Game of Goals

* Setting goals, meeting goals from different directions, and changing things up

* What to do when audience size is shrinking rather than growing

* Is there a better way to find a better fitting niche for your podcast?

* Goal: A Scifi Writing Stream Team Dream Team

* The status of Ditch Diggers to come

* The Joy of Pantsing

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Twitch schedule for Feb:

* Mondays: 2-3:30pm AMA

* Tues: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

* Wed: 3-5pm Gaming

* Thurs: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

Affiliate Links

* The Supervillain’s Guide to Being a Fat Kid by Matt Wallace

* Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

* Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition by Mur Lafferty

I Should Be Writing credits: production by Summer Brooks, theme song byJohn Anealio,

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January 25, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 7 | murverse.com

“State of the Shows,