Shows From the Murverse

With Gail Carriger, we chat about what happens when you're a pro and your books don't sell. What avenues do we have?

I'm a bit clearer-headed this episode, and talk about all those times you can say "the book is done!" (There are several times you can say that.)

How is narrative game design different from novels? I try to figure it out with Dream Daddy.

Little details make writing authentic. So pay attention to food, clothing, and more to make your stories ring with truth.

Well we drove the kid to college and I was exhausted, so the audience helped me out with topics. A whole feedback show if you will.

We take a nugget of an idea and play with it until we come up with a plot for a romcom, a horror story, fantasy, and other genres.

It gets close to killing your darlings, but if you've been working on a book for years and years, you might want to try a fresh story. No one says you have to abandon it.

Mur had some last minute changes come up, but the awesome authors Ursula Vernon and Diana Rowland ended up calling in and hanging out to talk about the tools we use in our careers, from Scrivener to assistants.

Matt and Mur return to Discord instead of Twitch, since we were taking a day off Twitch in solidarity with the streamers getting harassed on the platform.

It's hard to deal with too many ideas, but I have some thoughts. But also, for the luvva all that is decent, don't pay to publish your book. Just...don't.