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S8 Ep7

Streamed live, May 23, 2022.

I’m joined by Gwenda Bond, and we talk about writing at the beach and what we hope to get accomplished this week!

Links

* Gwenda Bond and her new book, The Date From Hell

* Mur on Twitter, Youtube, Mastodon

* Matt on Twitter, YouTube, website

* Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi!

Twitch schedule for June:

* 25th Saturday 6pm: Spoilers Club with John Scalzi!

All times EDT

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).

May 23, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 7 | murverse.com

“BEACHCAST With Gwenda Bond!” by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace

is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

“Spoilers Club: Lillie Lainoff talks One For All!” 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 $1 a month! You can also support at Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

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Pre-show Notes

* This is special video from our livestreamed interview.

* Check out the official ISBW merch!

* Because I delayed in getting this out, I’m delighted to remind you that the very next Spoilers Club will be tomorrow, June 25, where we talk to John Scalzi about The Kaiju Preservation Society!

* Also: Goodreads STATION ETERNITY Giveaway (open through June 30)

S18 Ep43

The first rule of Spoilers Club is talk about all the spoilers.

It’s our very first Spoilers Club episode, where we read One For All by Lillie Lainoff, and then she came on the show to talk all about the book with us! Check out the book and then check out the episode! You can also watch it!

For the full episode, support at Patreon.

Links

* Merch Shop

* Mur on Twitter

* Mur on Instagram

* Mur on Youtube

* Newsletter, The Hot Mic

* Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi!

* John Anealio on Bandcamp

* I Should Be Writing tea blends

Twitch schedule for June:

* June 1-24: ON BREAK- I may pop in for a stream but nothing scheduled

* Sat June 25: 6:00pm EDT: Spoilers Club with John Scalzi to talk The Kaiju Preservation Society

Coming in July: Return of podcasts,

“Live from the Beach: Kingfisher and Lafferty Brainstorm” 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 $1 a month! You can also support at Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

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Pre-show Notes

* Check out the official ISBW merch!

* I’ve been stressed out finishing my book, and sat on SO MANY EPISODES. So we’ll be releasing them soon. Don’t forget Spoilers Club, June 25!

* Also: Goodreads STATION ETERNITY Giveaway (open through June 30)

* Total raw wordcount for 2022: 118656

S18 Ep42

Live from the Outer Banks, North Carolina, where Mur and Ursula Vernon (aka T. Kingfisher) do a free-wheeling brainstorming session about our epic shapeshifter rom-com. Not a very serious episode. Explicit Language.

Links

* Merch Shop

* Mur on Twitter

* Mur on Instagram

* Mur on Youtube

* Newsletter, The Hot Mic

* Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi!

* John Anealio on Bandcamp

* I Should Be Writing tea blends

Twitch schedule for June:

* June 1-24: ON BREAK- I may pop in for a stream but nothing scheduled

* Sat June 25: 6:00pm EDT: Spoilers Club with John Scalzi to talk The Kaiju Preservation Society

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

Support Local Book Stores!

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

“Live from the beach, Mur’s ramblings and writing” 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 $1 a month! You can also support at Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

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Pre-show Notes

* I’ve been stressed out finishing my book, and sat on SO MANY EPISODES. So we’ll be releasing them soon. Don’t forget Spoilers Club, June 25!

* Also: Goodreads STATION ETERNITY Giveaway (open through June 30)

* Total raw wordcount for 2022: 118656

S18 Ep41

Live from the Outer Banks, North Carolina, where Mur is trying to finish a book and has little brain room for anything else. 

Links

* Merch Shop

* Mur on Twitter

* Mur on Instagram

* Mur on Youtube

* Newsletter, The Hot Mic

* Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi!

* John Anealio on Bandcamp

* I Should Be Writing tea blends

Twitch schedule for June:

* June 1-24: ON BREAK- I may pop in for a stream but nothing scheduled

* Sat June 25: 6:00pm EDT: Spoilers Club with John Scalzi to talk The Kaiju Preservation Society

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

Support Local Book Stores!

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

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

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

“Gwynne Garfinkle and Ghosts” 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 $1 a month! You can also support at Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

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Pre-show Notes

* Check out the official ISBW merch!

* I’ve been stressed out finishing my book, and sat on SO MANY EPISODES. So we’ll be releasing them soon. Don’t forget Spoilers Club, June 25!

* Also: Goodreads STATION ETERNITY Giveaway (open through June 30)

* Total raw wordcount for 2022: 118656

Affiliate Link: Get 2 months free with promo code MUR

 

S18 Ep40

Open

2022 Word Count: 73335 ?? (are we even in the same ballpark?)

Writing Retreat coming at the end of May

Good News Good News

Team Rejection count: 177

Main Topic: Interview with Gwynne Garfinkle

Debut novel: Can’t Find My Way Home by Gwynne Garfinkle 

The Bishop’s Wife

Writing while managing chronic illnesses that make it harder to get writing done

Website: https://gwynnegarfinkle.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gwynnega

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gwynnega/

Links

* Merch Shop

* Mur on Twitter

* Mur on Instagram

* Mur on Youtube

* Newsletter, The Hot Mic

* Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi!

*

“Don’t Wait, Dangit.” 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 $1 a month! You can also support at Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

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Pre-show Notes

* I’ve been stressed out finishing my book, and sat on SO MANY EPISODES. So we’ll be releasing them soon. Don’t forget Spoilers Club, June 25!

* Also: Goodreads STATION ETERNITY Giveaway (open through June 30)

* Total raw wordcount for 2022: 118656

S18 Ep39

Open

* 2022 Word Count: 73335 ??

* Writing Retreat coming at the end of May

Good News Good News

* Marketing Department Station Eternity social media artwork FTW!

* Team Rejection count: 177

Main Topic: Don’t wait. Don’t hesitate. Trust yourself and your instincts

* Picking and choosing more new ideas and projects to work on is necessary

* Trying and failing is part of the process (not a waste of time, that’s where Summer gets stuck)

* Experimentation. Try it, don’t take it too seriously

* Seeing the opportunities and also making the opportunities

* The fiction writing related account on Twitter is @Azure_Writing

Links

* Merch Shop

* Mur on Twitter

* Mur on Instagram

* Mur on Youtube

* Newsletter, The Hot Mic

* Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi!

* John Anealio on Bandcamp

* I Should Be Writing tea blends

Twitch schedule for June:

* June 1-24: ON BREAK- I may pop in for a stream but nothing scheduled

* Sat June 25: 6:00pm EDT: Spoilers Club with John Scalzi to talk The Kaiju Preservation Society

“Editing and Cross Referencing Hell” 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 $1 a month! You can also support at Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

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Pre-show Notes

* I’ve been stressed out finishing my book, and sat on SO MANY EPISODES. So we’ll be releasing them soon. Don’t forget Spoilers Club, June 25!

* Also: Goodreads STATION ETERNITY Giveaway (open through June 30)

* Total raw wordcount for 2022: 118656

S18 Ep38

Open

* 2022 Word Count: 71335 ??

* Writing Retreat coming at the end of May

Good News Good News

* Team Rejection count: 177

Main Topic: Editing, Cross Referencing, and Matching Numbers

* Timelines in your stories can be more convoluted (ie, work) than the plotting

* Cross referencing can be harder without unique keywords

* Mur really wants you to learn from the mistakes that have caused her suffering

* Scrivener

* Aeon Timeline

Links

* Merch Shop

* Mur on Twitter

* Mur on Instagram

* Mur on Youtube

* Newsletter, The Hot Mic

* Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi!

* John Anealio on Bandcamp

* I Should Be Writing tea blends

Twitch schedule for June:

* June 1-24: ON BREAK- I may pop in for a stream but nothing scheduled

* Sat June 25: 6:00pm EDT: Spoilers Club with John Scalzi to talk The Kaiju Preservation Society

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

Support Local Book Stores!

Ditch Diggers is brought to you in large part by my patrons, who received an early version of this episode. You can join our Fabulist community with a pledge on Patreon as low as $1 a month! You can also support at Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

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Streamed live, May 9, 2022.

I’m joined by Alasdair Stuart and we talk about burnout and how it’s hurting writers as well as publishing at large. But we manage to find some hope within!

Links

* Trade Industry Facing Burnout

* Mur on Twitter, Youtube, Mastodon

* Matt on Twitter, YouTube, website

* Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi!

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

All times EDT

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).

May 9, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 6 | murverse.com

“Alasdair Stuart and Publishing Trash Fires” by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace

is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Please Note,While Solicitor Kenner is A lawyer, she’s still not YOUR lawyer, so do not take anything said here as direct legal advice.

“Copyright/IP Advice from a REAL Lawyer, Marguerite Kenner!” 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 $1 a month! You can also support at Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

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Open

* 2022 Word Count: 68178 ??

* Writing Retreat coming at the end of May

Good News Good News

* Team Rejection count: 171

* Sourdough starters growing up and ready to go to school

Main Topic: Your Writing, Copyright and Intellectual Properties

* Trademarks, and referring to brands in fiction

* Fair Use: The Rules, The Limitations, and Usages

* Titles cannot be copyrighted

* The defenses of intellectual properties, the good and the overreach

Links

* Escape Artists Podcasts

* Escape Artists Twitch Stream

* Merch Shop

* Mur on Twitter

* Mur on Instagram

* Mur on Youtube

* Mur’s newsletter, The Hot Mic

* Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi!

* John Anealio on Bandcamp

 

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

All times EDT

Support Local Book Stores!

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

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

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

art by Numbers Ninja,

“Minor Characters” 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 $1 a month! You can also support at Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

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Open

* 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

Links

* Merch Shop

* Mur on Twitter

* Mur on Instagram

* Mur on Youtube

* Mur’s newsletter, The Hot Mic

* Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi!

* John Anealio on Bandcamp

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

Support Local Book Stores!

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

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

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 (or Patreon).

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