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Do you want to see me dance?

Well, see, I want to see you dance.
In November, when I launched Playing For Keeps, Beatnik Turtle also released the song Playing For Keeps as a theme song. It’s a fantastic song and I was thrilled to have it associated with my book. And now that the book is coming out (AUGUST 25), I thought, [...]

21Jul2008 | Mur Lafferty | 8 comments | Continued
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Playing For Keeps Cover Released!

Here is the cover of the Swarm Press version of Playing For Keeps! I did love the hard work that JR Blackwell, Jared Axelrod and JC Hutchins put into the podcast cover, but the publisher wanted a new look, and I’m completely mad about this one. I love the hero metaphor, I love the female [...]

30Jun2008 | Mur Lafferty | 16 comments | Continued
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7th Son OBSIDIAN: A Rose By Any Other Name

My story, A Rose By Any Other Name, is live on the 7th Son feed. If you’ve followed this blog at all you know that it’s a project I’ve been rather honored and excited to be a part of. My story went live last night. It’s about names and darkness.
If you haven’t listened to 7th [...]

 
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26Jun2008 | Mur Lafferty | 6 comments | Continued
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New Suicide Girls column live!

As I announced a couple of weeks ago, I am a new columnist for Suicide Girls. And I wanted to announce that my first column is live today! The name of the column is “Speak Geek to me” and the title of this column is “BC, AD and … MK?”
Suicide Girls is a geek pinup/erotica [...]

16Jun2008 | Mur Lafferty | 5 comments | Continued
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The Takeover Episode 1

Episode One: The Offer
In which Maureen gets a job offer, Phil gets a promotion, and Allison shows her unfortunate bigotry.
Spread the word about The Takeover! Infect more zombies!
(Direct link to podcast for Livejournal/Facebook/Myspace readers)

 
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3Jun2008 | Mur Lafferty | 7 comments | Continued
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7th Son Obsidian Launches!

I’ve been stoked about this project for quite some time, folks. JC Hutchins approached me a while ago and asked if I wanted to play in his world and write a story based on an event that happened in his epic podcast series, 7th Son.
If someone asks you if you’re a god, you say [...]

2Jun2008 | Mur Lafferty | 1 comment | Continued
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Announcing The Takeover!

I would like to announce my new podcast project, The Takeover!
The Takeover is an audio drama that covers the merger between a web design company and Zombinc, a premier staffing service. Only, zombies run Zombinc, which causes for some workplace stress.
The Takeover will debut at Balticon 42 this weekend, live, on Saturday, 1pm. It [...]

20May2008 | Mur Lafferty | 10 comments | Continued
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Playing For Keeps available for print from Swarm Press, Aug. ‘08

Sick of these announcements yet?
I am thrilled to announce that I have signed a contract to release Playing For Keeps with Swarm Press! Swarm is an imprint of Permuted, the small horror press, and is launching this summer with three superhero titles, PFK being one. (For podcast fans, Matthew Wayne Selznick’s Brave Men Run is [...]

10May2008 | Mur Lafferty | 40 comments | Continued
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Cory Doctorow releases Little Brother

One of my favorite guests from I Should Be Writing, Cory Doctorow, has a new book out! A YA book focusing on kids, online rights and Homeland Security, Little Brother is available in hardcover and audiobook. Cory’s strongly against DRM - digital rights management - and refuses to release his book through Audible or iTunes [...]

 
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6May2008 | Mur Lafferty | 2 comments | Continued
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Playing For Keeps Issue 15

You thought we’d forgotten, didn’t you? Not at all, the ultimate issue is here, the story ending with a grand battle and some heroic actions by many. Including some mindblowing cover art from Natalie Metzger and JC Hutchins, and a little special something from a Hugo and Nebula winning author. (You know to look for [...]

 
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2May2008 | Mur Lafferty | 0 comments | Continued