The Murverse Mothership

AO3 is in trouble, it seems. So we talk about fanfic, legalities (we are not lawyers), and more! Then we get on the topic of NaNoWriMo replacements and their pros and cons. Happy November!

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The black dog of depression has been visiting a lot lately, and this episode is to address it and list out the things I do to fight back.

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Ursula has returned from New York ComicCon, and takes some time to talk about her adventures, the launch of Astarion, and parasocial relationships that can be handled well or clumsily.

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I take a determined look at outlining again, going through some tried and true methods, mainly the Snowflake Method and a brief look at the StoryGrid site...

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It’s a rom-com horror novel, so of course we had to talk about genre mixing, how to write romance, and her agent hunt story.

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We talk about Roger Zelazny’s book, A Night In the Lonesome October, and how I map it to a writing challenge, then we cover the Snowflake Method.

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It’s time to talk about Imposter Syndrome, where it comes from, and how to handle it. If we can. I’m not sure I’m qualified. 

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I met Durham author Isaac Green at a local reading and loved his work, so I invited him on the show. Get ready for some talk about MFAs, writing energy, agent hunting, and writing consistency!

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After a heartbreaking Q&A session at a recent convention, I felt the need to say something that’s cold and honest. And that is about the magic bullet.

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Ursula and Mur talk about Worldcon, and how great Ursula was, and how terrible Mur’s experience was. (Hint, after 6 years, COVID finally caught Mur.)

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