The Murverse Mothership

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“Showing and Telling: What Do They Mean?” 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 $1 a month! You can also support at Jemi or Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

I think I’m slow at these because I hate show notes. Truly.

Keeping up with my “flossing” topics- what exactly does “Show, don’t tell” mean? Is there a time when Telling is better than showing?

Twitch schedule for this week:

• M- 2pm AMA
• T- 2pm I Should Be Writing
• W- 11am Ditch Diggers
• Th- 2pm I Should Be Writing

I will probably play a game or something, but I don’t want to schedule it because it’s low on the priority of all the things I need to get done.

I WILL finish the damn novella this week. Today, hopefully.

OH YALL- Check it out! I wrote a running adventure for Six to Start, (of Zombies, Run! fame). If you have the app, you’ll have access to the adventure. And a VIP pass isn’t too expensive for so much content.

This is a story I’ve wanted to tell for so long, but couldn’t find the right medium. The Necropolis is a city within the mountains where people worship the sun and mourn the dead moon. And a Godmaker sits in cabin above them all and carves household gods for the people in town. You are her apprentice, and you

Godmaker comes out TODAY! 

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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 (or Patreon).

August 17, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 55 (Episode 606) | murverse.com
Copyright 2005-2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-ND 3.5 License

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“Where to Start Your Story” 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 $1 a month! You can also support at Jemi or Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

Whew! I’m way behind on posting these! But here is the show where we talk about the seemingly simple question- where do you start?

Twitch schedule for this week:

• M- 2pm AMA
• T- 2pm I Should Be Writing
• W- 11am Ditch Diggers
• Th- 2pm I Should Be Writing

I will probably play a game or something, but I don’t want to schedule it because it’s low on the priority of all the things I need to get done.

I WILL finish the damn novella this week. Today, hopefully.

OH YALL- Check it out! I wrote a running adventure for Six to Start, (of Zombies, Run! fame). If you have the app, you’ll have access to the adventure. And a VIP pass isn’t too expensive for so much content.

This is a story I’ve wanted to tell for so long, but couldn’t find the right medium. The Necropolis is a city within the mountains where people worship the sun and mourn the dead moon. And a Godmaker sits in cabin above them all and carves household gods for the people in town. You are her apprentice, and you

Godmaker comes out TOMORROW! 

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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 (or Patreon).

August 12, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 54 (Episode 605) | murverse.com
Copyright 2005-2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-ND 3.5 License

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“Raising the Stakes” 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 $1 a month! You can also support at Jemi or Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

I’m going to start covering those cliches that we hate to hear, but they’re like flossing–we know we should be doing them. But so many times people just say “raise the stakes” or “show, don’t tell” and then …nothing else. No examples or explanations. So let’s floss those teeth.

Twitch schedule for week of August 15-21 Please note the time changes:

• M. 2pm AMA/Boyfriend Dungeon
• T. 2pm I Should Be Writing Live
• W. 11am Ditch Diggers with Matt’s Return!
• W. 4pm Stardew Valley with NumbersNinja
• Th. 2pm I Should Be Writing

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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 (or Patreon).

August 10, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 53 (Episode 604) | murverse.com
Copyright 2005-2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-ND 3.5 License

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“Momentum” 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 $1 a month! You can also support at Jemi or Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

One of the hardest things about creative work is dithering and procrastinating and getting started. While i’m not an ADHD coach or productivity expert, I talk about what works for me when I feel that getting started is impossible.

And one of my favorite episodes of Ze Frank’s The Show.

Twitch schedule for week of August 15-21 Please note the time changes:

• M. 2pm AMA/Boyfriend Dungeon
• T. 2pm I Should Be Writing Live
• W. 11am Ditch Diggers with Matt’s Return!
• W. 4pm Stardew Valley with NumbersNinja
• Th. 2pm I Should Be Writing

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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 (or Patreon).

August 5, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 52 (Episode 601) | murverse.com
Copyright 2005-2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-ND 3.5 License

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“Fire Up The Idea Machine!” 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 $1 a month! You can also support at Jemi or Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

As a device-addicted person, please know this podcast is not from some high and mighty mountain, but somewhere right beside you in addicted-land. I got up this morning and put my tablet AND switch inside my lockbox. Too much to do, and I was ready to fart away the day on Fallout Shelter!

I’m taking a break from streaming (don’t worry, just vacation) until August 4, when I will announce new and exciting changes to my content!

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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 (or Patreon).

July 22, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 51 (Ep 602) | murverse.com
Copyright 2005-2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-ND 3.5 License

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“To Be Nice, or Not?” 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 $1 a month! You can also support at Jemi or Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

I’ve been hammered with good and bad news this week and I’m kind of shell shocked. So this is a bit rambling. You’ve been warned.

Twitch schedule for week of July 19-24:

• M. CANCELED (because look at Tuesday!)
• T. 1pm Ditch Diggers with Alasdair Stuart
• T. 3pm ISBW with Tobias Buckell
• T. (evening TBD) with MATT F’N WALLACE to celebrate the launch of SAVAGE BOUNTY
• W. 4pm Gaming (today!)
• Th. 1pm ISBW

I’m also planning a birthday stream, but I don’t have a lot of details yet, so stay tuned!

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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 (or Patreon).

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July 15, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 49 (Ep 600) | murverse.com
Copyright 2005-2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-ND 3.5 License 

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“OP MC’s or Mary Sues” 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 $1 a month! You can also support at Jemi or Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

Bypassing the fact that a lot of people think that competent women are Mary Sues, we talk about what happens when your characters ARE overpowered, and how to handle their conflicts.

Announcements:

• Interviews return to ISBW TOMORROW with Tobias Buckell joining me!
• Alasdair Stuart is the MOXIE (Matt Proxy) for Ditch Diggers this Tuesday!
• Matt is the REAL MATT when we do a special book launch stream!
• Have you subscribed to my newsletter yet? It’s super free and fun!

Twitch schedule for week of July 19-24:

• M. CANCELED (because look at Tuesday!)
• T. 1pm Ditch Diggers with Alasdair Stuart (today)
• T. 3pm ISBW with Tobias Buckell (today)
• T. (evening TBD) with MATT F’N WALLACE to celebrate the launch of SAVAGE BOUNTY (today)
• W. 4pm Gaming
• Th. 1pm ISBW

I’m also planning a birthday stream, but I don’t have a lot of details yet, so stay tuned!

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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 (or Patreon).

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July 13, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 48 (Ep 599) | murverse.com
Copyright 2005-2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-ND 3.5 License