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The News From Poughkeepsie - Day 78
Macguffin Wednesdays:
Dump trucks have fascinated me - they’re huge, powerful, spraying rocks dirt on the road, destroying windshields and blocking vision. They’re usually too dirty to identify where they’re working, and most don’t even have license plates.
Is it just me, or is a dump truck the best spy/convict vehicle?
The News From Poughkeepsie is a daily [...]
Latest SG column is live!
I went more for a straight feature with the latest column, pushing music (mostly comedic) that you can find online.
Stories about the RIAA bullying music fans are so ubiquitous it’s nearly becoming white noise. The association has been trying to kill ants with a hammer; when the blow strikes true, it’s devastating, but even as [...]
The News From Poughkeepsie - Day 74
First Sentence Saturdays:
The meeting of the Young Ladies’ Baking and World Domination Club came to order as usual, but because Miss Peabody was out sick, this time the meeting had to be chaperoned by Coach Wilkins.
The News From Poughkeepsie is a daily blog post featuring an idea for you to take and do with what [...]
Is Cheyenne Wright awesome?
Yes. Yes, I believe he is.
This is the Mighty Mur and the Pink Tornado. They fight crime. Thank you, Cheyenne!
In other news, I have decided to take an official week off from the News from Poughkeepsie. It will resume on Sunday.
Happy 4th to US residents!
Update on The Takeover and NfP
The Takeover has NOT podfaded! I went on vacation last week and then my computer had a hard crash and I lost all the stuff I’ve worked on in the past 2 weeks, including the script for episode 4. So I’m working on it as fast as I can.
The good news is that I have [...]
Origins Report
Last week we went on our year trip to Buffalo, NY to visit Jim’s family and then to head down to one of our favorite cons, Origins, the gaming convention in Columbus, OH. We got there Wednesday night and had dinner with our friend Dave Wendt and I later went out drinking with some friends [...]
1Jul2008 | Mur Lafferty | 5 comments | Continued
Letters
When I think about the random things that shaped my childhood, I fear interacting with the Pink Tornado, because I worry an idle comment from me will affect her forever.
When I was in kindergarten, we had posterboards that anthropomorphized letters. The consonants were male, the vowels and Y were female (that always pissed me off.) [...]
Playing For Keeps launch date announced: 08/25/08
I received word recently that Playing For Keeps will be out from Swarm Press on August 25! This is the week before DragonCon, where I’ll be with BELLS on. BELLS, people.
I’m going to be asking you for a favor. If you want this book, if you want to support me for giving away years [...]
The News From Poughkeepsie - Day 57
Settings Tuesdays
I like abandoned buildings, urban decay, as much as the next person. The potential for fiction, what happened here long ago, etc, is excellent. However, what about shiny new buildings full of people? Why do we never assume they have personality, or hauntings, or quirks? (Indian burial ground doesn’t count, either. I want something [...]
21 days to a habit?
I call bullshit. The News From Poughkeepsie has been going on for nearly 50 days now, and I still have to remind myself to do it. I remember JR Blackwell told me that on her daily project hit a slump around 29 days or so (Sorry, JR, I don’t remember the exact day) and I’m [...]
8Jun2008 | Mur Lafferty | 5 comments | ContinuedSubscribe to the Murverse
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Diane, I have several version of my book out- free PDF, Kindle, iPhone app, podcast, and print. I'm a big ...
Hey Mur. I just read your SG post on the Kindle. Have you tried releasing your novel as a DRM-free ...
That's an issue, so many channels to have your voice heard - it becomes disparate.
The same goes with viewing TV ...
Thanks for the writing tips. They're even helpful for those of us who do a great deal of speaking. You've ...
I haven't read your suicidegirls article yet because I can't access it from work and I forgot to read it ...
Never thought about that. I'll comment on the site in the future, in addition to anything elsewhere. 
Very true Mur, very true. We had that very problem with Mine (Hutch's pop culture site). People were ...
I was halfway through typing you a Twitter response to this before realising the irony. (Though I guess here you ...
Doesn't posting on SG require a subscription? 
Hey Mur what you said for writers also holds true for artists or other people who need to send and ...