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How DARE you? – Rerun

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blue chicken outrage
art by Fiona Van Verth

You’ll get pushback during NaNoWriMo. Some people will make fun. Some will dismiss you. Some will be downright jackasses.

BUT I am a skilled jackass-to-English translator, and I cover what some of those comments mean.

Goal: 3333 words

Mur’s status of project PUPPET:

2550 / 50000 words. 5% done!

(Catching up! And you can get your own wordcount widget here.)

  • I’ll be doing my writing this year at 4theWords.com (if you want you can use my referral code SKYOA08774)
  • Support this show on Patreon! 

Housekeeping:

  • This year November will feature daily reruns of past NaNoWriMo episodes – some of which were only released to Patreon supporters! Tune into Twitch.tv/mightymur for live write-ins on Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30 EST.

November 2, 2020 | Episode 533 | Rerun from Nov. 20, 2015
Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
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The Adventure Begins- Rerun

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fantasy fruit
art by Fiona Van Verth

It’s November 1. You walk into a tavern and discover you’re on a quest. There are metaphors and daggers involved.

Goal: 1666

Mur’s status of project PUPPET:

0 / 50000 words. 0% done!

(It’s been a rough day, okay? And you can get your own wordcount widget here.)

  • I’ll be doing my writing this year at 4theWords.com (if you want you can use my referral code SKYOA08774)
  • Support this show on Patreon! 

Housekeeping:

  • This year November will feature daily reruns of past NaNoWriMo episodes – some of which were only released to Patreon supporters! Tune into Twitch.tv/mightymur for live write-ins on Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30 EST.

November 1, 2020 | Episode 532 | Rerun from Nov. 1, 2016
Copyright 2016, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
murverse.com

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Looking Ahead, and Taking a Break

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Note- I’m on vacation for the next week. No podcasts or streams unless they’re unplanned and off the cuff. I’m back on November 1 for the daily NaNo episodes!

There is an ISBW NaNoWriMo Discord! You don’t need to support the Patreon to hang out!

Also, this weekend (Oct 23-25) I’m Guest of Honor at MileHi Con! Doesn’t matter where you are, you can show up, cause we’re in a global pandemic and the con is virtual!

November Streaming Schedule (Eastern Standard Time)

  • M- Lunch AMA, 12:30
  • T- Live ISBW, 12:30
  • Th- Live ISBW, 12:30

(Gaming schedule TBD)

October 27, 2020 | Episode 531 | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty
BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
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What if I write myself into a corner?

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We chat about writing yourself into a corner, the “Sliding Doors” moment, a peek in to the way I think about this show. How the sausage is made, actually.

But also, HOLY CRAP Tom Lehrer music is in the public domain! That is huge.

Remember you can see this video on Youtube and you can catch the next episode LIVE on Twitch!

Also, this weekend (Oct 23-25) I’m Guest of Honor at MileHi Con! Doesn’t matter where you are, you can show up, cause we’re in a global pandemic and the con is virtual!

November Streaming Schedule (Eastern Standard Time)

  • M- Lunch AMA, 12:30
  • T- Live ISBW, 12:30
  • Th- Live ISBW, 12:30

(Gaming schedule TBD)

October 20, 2020 | Episode 530 | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty
BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
murverse.com
 

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Should you use versioning in writing?

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I talk how to keep up with versioning. Well. I try, anyway. That, plus the motivational power of 4thewords.com and more NaNo prep talk!

Remember you can see this video on Youtube and you can catch the next episode LIVE on Twitch!

Also, this weekend (Oct 23-25) I’m Guest of Honor at MileHi Con! Doesn’t matter where you are, you can show up, cause we’re in a global pandemic and the con is virtual!

November Streaming Schedule (Eastern Standard Time)

  • M- Lunch AMA, 12:30
  • T- Live ISBW, 12:30
  • Th- Live ISBW, 12:30

(Gaming schedule TBD)

October 16, 2020 | Episode 529 |
Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
murverse.com
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Back up your work!

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You will want to gain and keep momentum going in October as you prepare for NaNoWriMo. And good lord, folks, back up your computer and your work!

Options:

Twitch Schedule (All times Eastern Daylight Time)

  • M- Lunch AMA, 12:30
  • T- Live ISBW, 12:30
  • Th- Live ISBW, 12:30, Live gaming, 8:00
  • Su- Live gaming, 2:00

October 13, 2020 | Episode 528 |
Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
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ISBW #527: Feedback and Question Time!

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I wasn’t feeling well so we just did a Q&A with the chat. Thanks to everyone who helped keep the discussion going!

Twitch Schedule (All times Eastern Daylight Time):
  • M- Lunch AMA, 12:30
  • T- Live ISBW, 12:30
  • Th- Live ISBW, 12:30, Live gaming, 8:00
  • Su- Live gaming, 2:00

October 7, 2020 — Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty — BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

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DD 6.20: Should you be “political” on social media?

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Mur, recovering from a migraine, and Matt discuss the concept of “staying in your lane” when politics are a hot topic and perhaps your audience doesn’t want to hear your views.

 

Also, please vote.

 

NOTE- We are changing our formatting around here, and there will be, as the cute similes say, a lot of dust. We are determining each year a season, so the titles of these episodes will be changing — ie, 2020 is our 6th year, and this episode is our 20th. If you have already downloaded this or older episodes, nothing will change. Only new downloads will get the new numbering of old episodes. 

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ISBW #526: Outlining with Story Grid… kinda

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Story Grid BookI discovered that the Story Grid method is more of an editing tool than an outline tool, but we talk about that. You can see more resources at the Story Grid website.

NOTE- I am now on YouTube with these videos! So you don’t have to wonder what you missed in the stream!

 

ALSO NOTE- As I’m a podcaster of 16 years, you no doubt won’t be surprised that I still forget to set my mic input. So the internal mic grabbed allllll the fan noise and the audio was a bear to edit. I’m quite sorry.

Twitch Schedule (All times Eastern Daylight Time):
  • M- Lunch AMA, 12:30
  • T- Live ISBW, 12:30
  • Th- Live ISBW, 12:30, Live gaming, 8:00
  • Su- Live gaming, 2:00
October 1, 2020 — Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty — BY-NC-SA 3.5 License
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ISBW #525: Outlining with the Save the Cat Method

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Save the cat coverThis one went MUCH better, so for me, Saving the Cat is better than Snowflake. It’s still a long video, so it’s only on Twitch till October 14, 2020. Update- it’s currently on YouTube for the foreseeable future!
Tuesday we cover the Story Grid method (live — it’ll be on the feed next Thursday)!

Support this show on Patreon! 

Books and sites listed, “homework” sites in bold:
Twitch Schedule (All times Eastern Daylight Time):
  • M- Lunch AMA, 12:30
  • T- Live ISBW, 12:30
  • Th- Live ISBW, 12:30, Live gaming, 8:00
  • Su- Live gaming, 2:00
October 1, 2020 — Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty — BY-NC-SA 3.5 License