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S19 Ep2

Recorded January 12, 2023

Good News Good News

* Team Rejection 2023 Count: 16

Main Topic: First Sentences

Examining what makes first sentences work

* The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin

* The Stand by Stephen King

* The Gunslinger by Stephen King

* This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

* A Murder of Crows by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett

* The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley

* The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed

* Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

* An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten

* Thirteen at Dinner by Agatha Christie

* Not Your Average Hot Guy by Gwenda Bond

* Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

* Or What You Will by Jo Walton

* Very Good, Jeeves! by P. G. Wodehouse

* A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers

* King of the Dogs, Queen of the Cats by James Patrick Kelly

* American Gods by Neil Gaiman

* Fault Tolerance by Valerie Valdes

Links:

* The Hot Mic

* Socials: Twitter, Mastodon, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Focusmate

* Station Eternity is OUT by the way.

* Support via Patreon!

* John Anealio on Bandcamp

* I Should Be Writing tea blends

* Support local book stores! Station Eternity, Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!

* OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

And remember, we can’t do this without you. Thanks for your support.

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

art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).

January 12, 2022 | Season 19 Ep 2 | murverse.com

“First Sentences” by Mur Lafferty

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S8 Ep21

Streamed live, December 5, 2022

Matt couldn’t make it so Mur takes questions from the audience!

* Links:

* The Hot Mic

* Socials: Twitter, Mastodon, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Focusmate

* Station Eternity is OUT by the way.

* Support via Patreon!

* John Anealio on Bandcamp

* I Should Be Writing tea blends

* Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

Support Local Book Stores!

* Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders Book 1), Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!

* Savage Legion, Supervillain’s Guide to Being a Fat Kid and more!

Ditch Diggers credits:

theme song by Devo Spice, art by Numbers Ninja,

site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).

December 5, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 21 | murverse.com

“METAcast with Solo Mur” by Mur Lafferty

is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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S18 Ep77

Recorded December 15, 2022

The end of 2022 was chaotic and I got way behind in posting episodes. Here are the final episodes of Season 18. Apologies!

Good News Good News

Team Rejection count: 388

Main Topic: Rebecca Ross, End of Year Burnout, Epiphanies & More

Rebecca Ross, “A Fire Endless” is out, follows “A River Enchanted” to complete the duology

The science of writing duologies

Her epiphany for getting the writing done

Finding agents, crafting queries

Working with multiple POVs

Rebecca Ross: https://rebeccarossauthor.com/ / https://www.instagram.com/beccajross

Literary Rambles: http://www.literaryrambles.com

Links:

* The Hot Mic

* Socials: Twitter, Mastodon, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Focusmate

* Station Eternity is OUT by the way.

* Support via Patreon!

* John Anealio on Bandcamp

* I Should Be Writing tea blends

* Support local book stores! Station Eternity, Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!

* OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

And remember, we can’t do this without you. Thanks for your support.

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

art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).

December 15, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 78 | murverse.com

“Ending the Year with Rebecca Ross” ...

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S18 Ep77

Recorded December 8, 2022

The end of 2022 was chaotic and I got way behind in posting episodes. Here are the final episodes of Season 18. Apologies!

Main Topic: Great Books to Give as Gifts for 2022 (I know, I know)

Picking only a few titles for the Gift Guide is Hard

“How to Defend Your Lair” by Keith Ammann (The Monsters Know What They’re Doing Book 4)

“Other Terrors” edited by Vince Liaguno & Rena Mason

4thewords : https://4thewords.com

The Remarkable 2 : https://remarkable.com/store/remarkable-2

Papier Plume : https://www.papierplume.com/

Triangle Pen Show (website is kaput, Twitter feed is 8 years out of date)

Goulet Pen Co : https://www.gouletpens.com

The Story Graph : https://www.thestorygraph.com

Links:

* The Hot Mic

* Socials: Twitter, Mastodon, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Focusmate

* Station Eternity is OUT by the way.

* Support via Patreon!

* John Anealio on Bandcamp

* I Should Be Writing tea blends

* Support local book stores! Station Eternity, Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!

* OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

And remember, we can’t do this without you. Thanks for your support.

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

“Evil Mur and Future Mur Appear ” is brought to you in large part by by my patrons, who received an early, expanded version of this episode. You can join our Fabulist community with a pledge on Patreon as low as $3 a month!

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S18 Ep76

Recorded November 15, 2022

The end of 2022 was chaotic and I got way behind in posting episodes. Apologies! 

Good News Good News

* Team Rejection count: 400?

* NaNoWriMo word count: ???? (The Matchmaker & The Assassin)

Main Topic: Evil Mur gifts everyone with advice, Future Mur warns of burnout

* Lo, the dreaded mustache arrives! Take heed of the revered wisdom!

* NaNo Discord: https://discord.gg/UHnJHNke

* Web: https://nanowrimo.org

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/nanowrimo

More Links:

* The Hot Mic

* Socials: Twitter, Mastodon, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Focusmate

* Station Eternity is OUT by the way.

* Support via Patreon!

* John Anealio on Bandcamp

* I Should Be Writing tea blends

* Support local book stores! Station Eternity, Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!

* OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

And remember, we can’t do this without you. Thanks for your support.

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

art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).

November 15, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 76 | murverse.com

“Evil Mur and Future Mur Appear ” by Mur Lafferty

is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

“NaNoWriMo 2022 Launch!” is brought to you in large part by by my patrons, who received an early, expanded version of this episode. You can join our Fabulist community with a pledge on Patreon as low as $3 a month!

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S18 Ep75

Recorded November 1, 2022

The end of 2022 was chaotic and I got way behind in posting episodes. Apologies! 

Good News Good News

* Team Rejection count: 355

* NaNoWriMo Day 1 word count: 2733 (The Matchmaker & The Assassin)

Main Topic: NaNoWriMo 2022 Lift off!

You see my rocket ship head up in the clouds when my spaceship lit ignite

hit me from the ground I’m about to lift off

* Inkvent Calendar rewards

* Dealing with the Inner Critic/Editor/Bully (we have potato)

* Advice for those writing a first novel

* Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop, The Song that Never Ends was 1992, Better Off Dead was 1985, and Van Halen, Everybody Wants Some was 1980

* NaNo Discord: https://discord.gg/UHnJHNke

* Writing RPG: https://4thewords.com

* Web: https://nanowrimo.org

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/nanowrimo

More Links:

* The Hot Mic

* Socials: Twitter, Mastodon, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Focusmate

* Station Eternity is OUT by the way.

* Support via Patreon!

* John Anealio on Bandcamp

* I Should Be Writing tea blends

* Support local book stores! Station Eternity, Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!

* OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

And remember, we can’t do this without you. Thanks for your support.

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

art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).

November 1, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 75 | murverse.com

“NaNoWriMo 2022 Launch!” by

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S19 Ep1

Recorded January 17, 2023

ISBW Metacast

Sup? I record from my car in the rain as the dog is getting rehab. (Knees, not addiction).

What’s up in 2023? Let’s talk about it.

I figured the numbers from 2023: Estimated 34,444 downloads per month. Down about 10k/mo from 2021, which was down about 10k/mo from 2020.

Here’s the link to the Be a Bestseller 4.0 course. The videos are free for 48 hours after release, but you can get permanent access for $37. (I am taking this course now so I can’t verify the awesomeness. This is not an endorsement and this is not an affiliate link.)

Links:

* The Hot Mic

* Ze Frank’s The Show

* Beatnik Turtle’s Song of the Day (site seems to be having trouble…)

* Escape Pod

* Socials: Twitter, Mastodon, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Focusmate

* Station Eternity is OUT by the way.

* Support via Patreon!

* John Anealio on Bandcamp

* I Should Be Writing tea blends

* Support local book stores! Station Eternity, Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!

* OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

Twitch schedule January (Eastern time):

* Tues 3:00pm: I Should Be Writing Barcon (livestream is free, but this recording is exclusive to Patreon and Substack)

* Wed 3:00pm: TBD

* Thur 3:00pm: I Should Be Writing (for later release in the feed)

And remember, we can’t do this without you. Thanks for your support.

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

art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by

“Jule Selbo and Inspiration for Different Genres” is brought to you in large part by by my patrons, who received an early, expanded version of this episode. You can join our Fabulist community with a pledge on Patreon as low as $3 a month!

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S18 Ep69

Livestreamed October 28, 2022

ISBW PSAs

Brainstorming for NaNoWriMo Project

Good News Good News

Team Rejection count: 355

Main Topic: Inspiration for Different Story Genres

Screenwriter Jule Selbo’s new book: 9 Days (Book #2 Dee Rommel mystery series)

On moving from Hollywood to novels

The structure of the Dee Rommel series

Choosing, and sometimes combining genres

Jule’s novel writing & story research routines

(many pro screenwriters also use Fade In, is more flexible & affordable than Final Draft)

Web: https://www.juleselbo.com, https://pandamoonpub.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/juleselbo, https://twitter.com/pandamoonpub

Station Eternity is OUT by the way. Go get your copy from your favorite bookseller!

Links

Mur on Focusmate!

Mur on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube

Newsletter, The Hot Mic

Support via Patreon!

John Anealio on Bandcamp

I Should Be Writing tea blends

Support local book stores! Station Eternity, Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!

OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

Twitch schedule Oct. 31-Nov 3(Eastern time):

M 4:30pm: Ditch Diggers with Kameron Hurley

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S18 Ep67

Livestreamed October 26, 2022

ISBW PSAs

* Brainstorming for NaNoWriMo Project

Good News Good News

* Team Rejection count: 353

Main Topic: Humor, with a little Death

* Eden Robins new book: When Franny Stands Up

* Finding catharsis in humor

* “Write from your trauma” https://www.brentforrester.com/

* Looking at Death as the ultimate mystery

* Funny obits, mean obits, and the snark in between

* Web: https://www.monkeythumbs.com

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/edenrobins

Station Eternity is OUT by the way. Go get your copy from your favorite bookseller!

Links

Mur on Focusmate!

Mur on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube

Newsletter, The Hot Mic

Support via Patreon!

John Anealio on Bandcamp

I Should Be Writing tea blends

Support local book stores! Station Eternity, Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!

OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

Twitch schedule Oct. 31-Nov 3(Eastern time):

M 4:30pm: Ditch Diggers with Kameron Hurley

T 3:00pm: I Should Be Writing NaNoWriMo Launch!

W – Canceled for time being until I restructure

Th 3:00pm: I Should Be Writing – Live write? Chat? Who knows?

And remember, we can’t do this without you. Thanks for your support.

I Should Be Writing credits: production by Summer Brooks,

I’m producing a daily show to get in shape for my yearly NaNoWriMo daily show. The daily show will be in the main feed until Oct 31, but then in November it goes to Patreon only. Join us in the Ink Stained Fabulists on Patreon for only $1 a month for the next two weeks!

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Recorded October 31, 2022

There’s not much more to say. It’s the last day of prep and I’m frantic and wired. Wish me luck. As I wish you luck!

Remember, the daily show goes to Patreon-only starting tomorrow!

Join the ISBW NaNoWriMo Discord!

Where to find me!

* Website

* Patreon

* Twitch

* TikTok (Evil Mur is getting on TikTok Again!)

October 31, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 73 | murverse.com

“Prep Time!” by Mur Lafferty

is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0