The Murverse Mothership

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“LIES” 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 Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

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• Mur’s newest, STATION ETERNITY, will be out on October 4, 2022
• Saved by Save The Cat Beat Sheets
• 2022 Word Count: 27890

Good News Good News

• Hugo nominations are open for 2022
• Team Rejection count: 40
• New Book Cover Reveal on io9 Feb 17th
• Evil Mur Appears!

Main Topic: LIES

• Emotions are not Reality
• Self confidence, self doubt, and the roller coaster ride between
• Depression Lies, Anxiety Lies, Dr House reminds us Everybody Lies
• Artist’s Way vs Finding Water

Links

• Merch Shop
  
• Mur on Twitter
• John Anealio on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Bandcamp

Twitch schedule for Feb 20-26:

• Monday: 3-4:30pm* AMA
• Tuesday: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3-5pm Gaming TBD
• Thursday: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

* Please note I’m moving all my streams to 3pm EST.

Support Local Book Stores!

• Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders Book 1), Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!
• OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

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).

February 15, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 14| murverse.com
“LIES” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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“Let’s Build a Character” 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 Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

Check out the official ISBW merch!

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• (Pre-Open) Pick a word, and use it a lot (new Evil Mur tip?)
• Mur’s newest, STATION ETERNITY, will be out on October 4 2022

Good News Good News

• Hugo nominations are open for 2022
• Team Rejection count: 38
• New book: Slaying the Dragon by Ben Riggs

Main Topic: Let’s Build A Character!

• Using a character toolkit to help create characters for your story
• Better Backstories cards (see links) could help jumpstart ideas
• Yes, fictional characters living rent-free in your head is common with storytellers
• How hard is it to write a character who is completely manipulative/psychologically abusive/etc
• Next, Rory’s Story Cubes as a different story building tool
• Writer Emergency Pack idea cards by screenwriter John August
• Let’s Play A Game: group building a character’s backstory

Links

• Better Backstories 
• Storycubes 
• Merch Shop
  
• Mur on Twitter
• John Anealio on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Twitter

Twitch schedule for Feb 13-19:

• Monday: 2-3:30pm AMA
• Tuesday: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3-5pm Gaming TBD
• Thursday: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

Support Local Book Stores!

• Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders Book 1), Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!
• OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

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).

February 10, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 13 | murverse.com
“Let’s Build a Character” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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“How Do I Workshops?” 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 Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

Check out the official ISBW merch!

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• (Pre-Open) Dogs Run the Joint!
• Mur’s newest, STATION ETERNITY, will be out on October 4 2022

Good News Good News

• Hugo nominations are open for 2022
• Team Rejection count: 35
• Audio Drama inspiration
• New Assistant onboard

Main Topic: How Do I Workshops

• ADHD-Friendly organization methods, revisited
• Prioritizing tasks randomly: Taking the D20 roll to heart
• Will there be a Brindlewood Bay stream in the future?
• Writing Workshop Etiquette & Guidelines
• Structure for receiving and giving critiques

Links

• Merch Shop
• Mur on Twitter
• John Anealio on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Twitter

Twitch schedule for Feb 13-19:

• Monday: 2-3:30pm AMA
• Tuesday: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3-5pm Gaming TBD
• Thursday: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

• Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders Book 1) by Mur Lafferty
• Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty
• Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition by Mur Lafferty

(Support my local store AND get a signed book!)

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).

February 8, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 12 | murverse.com
“How Do I Workshops?” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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“Are You Drowning In Productivity?” 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 Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

Check out the official ISBW merch!

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• (Pre-Open) Babylon 5 old and new
• Giveaway: SVG and Bump
• Words: No Words Yet Today

Good News Good News

• Hugo nominations are open for 2022
• Team Rejection count: 34
• Word Compensation, yay!

Main Topic: Productivity Overwhelm Overload

• When seeking out productivity tools becomes part of the distraction problem
• When working with many different methods & systems causes productivity setbacks
• Planners, planning and ADHD… let’s roll a D20 and go from there!

Links

• Merch Shop
• Hobonichi
• Mur on Twitter
• John Anealio on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Twitter

Twitch schedule for Feb 13-19:

• Monday: 2-3:30pm AMA
• Tuesday: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3-5pm Gaming TBD
• Thursday: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

Support Local Book Stores!

• Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders Book 1), Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!
• OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

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).

February 3, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 11 | murverse.com
“Are You Drowning In Productivity?” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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“Keep Your Eyes on Your Own Paper” 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 Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

Check out the official ISBW merch!

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• (Pre-Open) Stream Raiders game dev sausage making
• WIP: A Swarm of Cuckoos, 19,407 words

Good News Good News

• Hugo nominations are open for 2022
• Team Rejection count: up to 34 (19 new ones from Brian alone)
• Reality Checks: stop worrying about the (podcast) numbers

Main Topic: Look at Your Own Paper (Focus on Your Work)

• Keep yourself mentally healthy by avoiding comparing your career with others’
• Freedom to write what you want, or maintain the momentum of what has been selling?
• Keep Writer Beware in your bookmarks, Victoria Strauss has the 411 on the scammers
• Patreon perks update: ISBW Book Club debut, plus Discord discussions

Links

• Merch Shop
• Victoria Strauss
• Mur on Twitter
• John Anealio on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Twitter

Twitch schedule for Feb 6-12:

• Monday: 2-3:30pm AMA
• Tuesday: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3-5pm Gaming Canceled
• Thursday: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

Support Local Book Stores!

• Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders Book 1), Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!
• OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

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).

February 1, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 10 | murverse.com
“Keep Your Eyes on Your Own Paper” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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“Is Genre Worth Fighting Over?” 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 Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

Check out the official ISBW merch!

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• (Pre-Open) I Should Be Cooking?
• Channeling the Ditch Diggers
• Writers Block sneaks up on you even when you’re able to write the words.

Good News Good News

• Hugo nominations are open for 2022
• Team Rejection count: up to 10
• Accountability Buddies rock
• Tracking yearly wordcounts

Main Topic: Genre, Genre, and more Genre

• The desire to write a psychological thriller means reading more of them to peel back the layers
• The genres have their own rules of engagement. Subvert them at your own peril (or genius)
• Mur is addicted to Christmas mysteries

Links

• Merch Shop!
• Mur on Twitter
• The Garages on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Twitter

Twitch schedule for Jan:

• Mondays: 2-3:30pm AMA
• Tues: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3-5pm Gaming
• Thurs: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

Support Local Book Stores!

• Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders Book 1), Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!
• OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

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).

January 20, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 6 | murverse.com
“Is Genre Worth Fighting Over?” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0