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[DD] We close out 2022 with Matt!

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Yep, I’m still behind in posting the final episodes for 2022! Here you go!

S8 Ep22

Streamed live, December 12, 2022

Matt joins us to close down the year and send seasonal greetings!

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Ditch Diggers credits:
theme song by Devo Spice, art by Numbers Ninja,
site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).
December 12, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 22 | murverse.com
“We close out 2022 with Matt!” by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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[ISBW] How to Keep Going

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Show Notes: ISBW S19 Ep02

Good News Good News

  • Chaos Terminal edits are done!
  • Team Rejection 2023 Count: 17

Main Topic: Keeping Yourself Going

  • The path of creativity might not always be upwards, but it’s usually forward
  • You can’t control reader responses to your work, so avoid responding in anger (or at all)

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List of Patreon Supporters

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 (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).
January 19, 2022 | Season 19 Ep 3 | murverse.com
“How to Keep Going” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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[ISBW] First Sentences

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S19 Ep2
Recorded January 12, 2023

Good News Good News

  • Team Rejection 2023 Count: 16

Main Topic: First Sentences

Examining what makes first sentences work

  • The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
  • The Stand by Stephen King
  • The Gunslinger by Stephen King
  • This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
  • A Murder of Crows by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett
  • The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley
  • The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed
  • Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
  • An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
  • Thirteen at Dinner by Agatha Christie
  • Not Your Average Hot Guy by Gwenda Bond
  • Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
  • Or What You Will by Jo Walton
  • Very Good, Jeeves! by P. G. Wodehouse
  • A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
  • King of the Dogs, Queen of the Cats by James Patrick Kelly
  • American Gods by Neil Gaiman
  • Fault Tolerance by Valerie Valdes

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List of Patreon Supporters

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 (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).
January 12, 2022 | Season 19 Ep 2 | murverse.com
“First Sentences” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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[DD] METAcast with Solo Mur

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Ditch Diggers 2022 logo, orange and blue, illustrated tiny matt and mur in foregroundDitch 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 $3 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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S8 Ep21

Streamed live, December 5, 2022

Matt couldn’t make it so Mur takes questions from the audience!

Support Local Book Stores!

Ditch Diggers credits:
theme song by Devo Spice, art by Numbers Ninja,
site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).
December 5, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 21 | murverse.com
“METAcast with Solo Mur” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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[ISBW] Ending the Year with Rebecca Ross (S18 Ep78)

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“Ending the Year with Rebecca Ross” 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 $3 a month!

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S18 Ep77
Recorded December 15, 2022
The end of 2022 was chaotic and I got way behind in posting episodes. Here are the final episodes of Season 18. Apologies!
Good News Good News
  • Team Rejection count: 388
Main Topic: Rebecca Ross, End of Year Burnout, Epiphanies & More

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List of Patreon Supporters

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 (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).
December 15, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 78 | murverse.com
“Ending the Year with Rebecca Ross” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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[ISBW] ISBW Gift Guide 2022 (S18 Ep77)

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“ISBW Gift Guide 2022” 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 $3 a month!

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S18 Ep77
Recorded December 8, 2022
The end of 2022 was chaotic and I got way behind in posting episodes. Here are the final episodes of Season 18. Apologies!
Main Topic: Great Books to Give as Gifts for 2022 (I know, I know)

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And remember, we can’t do this without you. Thanks for your support.
List of Patreon Supporters

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 (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).
December 8, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 77 | murverse.com
“ISBW Gift Guide 2022” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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[ISBW] Evil Mur and Future Mur Appear (S18 Ep76)

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“Evil Mur and Future Mur Appear ” 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 $3 a month!

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S18 Ep76
Recorded November 15, 2022

The end of 2022 was chaotic and I got way behind in posting episodes. Apologies! 

Good News Good News

  • Team Rejection count: 400?
  • NaNoWriMo word count: ???? (The Matchmaker & The Assassin)

Main Topic: Evil Mur gifts everyone with advice, Future Mur warns of burnout

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List of Patreon Supporters

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 (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).
November 15, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 76 | murverse.com
“Evil Mur and Future Mur Appear ” by Mur Lafferty
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[ISBW] NaNoWriMo 2022 Launch! (S18 Ep75)

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“NaNoWriMo 2022 Launch!” 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 $3 a month!

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S18 Ep75
Recorded November 1, 2022

The end of 2022 was chaotic and I got way behind in posting episodes. Apologies! 

Good News Good News

  • Team Rejection count: 355
  • NaNoWriMo Day 1 word count: 2733 (The Matchmaker & The Assassin)

Main Topic: NaNoWriMo 2022 Lift off!

You see my rocket ship head up in the clouds when my spaceship lit ignite

hit me from the ground I’m about to lift off

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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 (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).
November 1, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 75 | murverse.com
“NaNoWriMo 2022 Launch!” by Mur Lafferty
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[ISBW] 2023 State of the Mur

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“2023 State of the Mur” 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 $3 a month!

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S19 Ep1
Recorded January 17, 2023
ISBW Metacast

Sup? I record from my car in the rain as the dog is getting rehab. (Knees, not addiction).

What’s up in 2023? Let’s talk about it.

I figured the numbers from 2023: Estimated 34,444 downloads per month. Down about 10k/mo from 2021, which was down about 10k/mo from 2020.

Here’s the link to the Be a Bestseller 4.0 course. The videos are free for 48 hours after release, but you can get permanent access for $37. (I am taking this course now so I can’t verify the awesomeness. This is not an endorsement and this is not an affiliate link.)

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Twitch schedule January (Eastern time):

  • Tues 3:00pm: I Should Be Writing Barcon (livestream is free, but this recording is exclusive to Patreon and Substack)
  • Wed 3:00pm: TBD
  • Thur 3:00pm: I Should Be Writing (for later release in the feed)

And remember, we can’t do this without you. Thanks for your support.

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 (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).
January 17, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 1 | murverse.com
“2023 State of the Mur” by Mur Lafferty
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Amazing Stories Kickstarter

I’m so honored to be invited to participate in the next Amazing Stories issue! They’re still trying to fund the issue, so follow the link below and see if you can help out!

From the Kickstarter:

Amazing Stories Special Edition: Sol System

Wouldn’t you like to know what the next fifty, hundred, thousand, or more years will bring to humanity and the place we live, our solar system?

We sure would. That’s why we’ve asked some of the best names in the field to tell us what they think about the future of our planet and the solar system.

I’m totally humbled to be invited to write alongside Cat Rambo, David Gerrold, Frank Wu, Peter Watts, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and all the other people on that list. But we need the issue to be funded!

So support at the Kickstarter and see if we can make this thing happen. I will have to be on my game to write a story next to the folks listed above and I’m ready for the challenge.