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[ISBW] Dropping Truth Bombs

ISBW Logo“Dropping Truth Bombs” is brought to you by patrons Micah Joel and Tamica, and the letter D!

I spent a good deal of the weekend and Monday writing, and then finished my project in an insomnia haze Tuesday morning. So I’m a bit writing-tired and sleep deprived this episode, and it shows.

I’m talking about truth bombs that a lot of beginning creative types don’t want to hear, but I figure I’m just telling you, “Hey, in the road up ahead there’s a hole. Most everyone hits the hole and it jostles them. I wanted you to know it was there so you won’t bite your tongue or anything.”

That was my hole metaphor. I thought it was good despite sleep dep.

Pretty sure I used the wrong microphone too.

WiP Project: Puppet

18800 / 20000 words. 94% done!

Current Twitch Schedule*:

  • Monday, 12:30, AMA/Hangout
  • Tuesday, 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
  • Thursday 12:30, I Should Be Writing Live

* All times EST

Links:


You can support the show at patreon.com/mightymur.
I Should Be Writing’s theme music provided by John Anealio.
January 19, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 5 (Ep 556) | murverse.com
ISBW S17 Ep5: Dropping Truth Bombs by Mur Lafferty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Podcasts, Projects

[ISBW] Real Talk, or HOW badly does the truth hurt?

ISBW Logo“Real Talk” is brought to you by patrons John Tuttle and Stephen V, and the letter C!

Had a talk with someone last week that didn’t go the way I’d hoped, and I’m forced to start looking at my habits a little closer.

Still catching up on posting, More content tomorrow!

Current Twitch Schedule*:

  • Monday, 12:30, AMA/Hangout
  • Tuesday, 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
  • Thursday 12:30, I Should Be Writing Live

* All times EST

Links:


Remember you can support the show at patreon.com/mightymur, jemi.app/mightymur, or ko-fi.com/mightymur.
I Should Be Writing’s theme music provided by John Anealio. You can find more about him at johnanealio.com.
Art by Numbersninja and transcription by FyreRider.
January 14, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 4 (Ep 555) | murverse.com
ISBW S17 Ep4: Real Talk © 2021 by Mur Lafferty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 

Podcasts, Projects

[ISBW] Weaponizing Language

ISBW Logo“Weaponizing Language” is brought to you by patrons Solomon Costello Michaels and John, and the letter B!

I’m finally posting last week’s episodes. I’ve been writing a lot (yay) and neglecting the podcast production (boo), even though the streams are still on schedule.

WiP Codename: Necropolis

12990 / 13000 words. 100% done!

Ironically, I did want to talk about the power of language again this month, but I did not expect the president to whip his fans into a fury with some very amazing weaponized language, so this topic hit a little close to home on January 12.

Current Twitch Schedule*:

  • Monday, 12:30, AMA/Hangout
  • Tuesday, 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
  • Thursday 12:30, I Should Be Writing Live

* All times EST

Links:


You can support the show at patreon.com/mightymur.
I Should Be Writing’s theme music provided by John Anealio.
January 12, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 3 (Ep 554) | murverse.com
ISBW S17 Ep3: Weaponizing Language © 2021 by Mur Lafferty  is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Podcasts, Projects

[ISBW] Turn it off!

ISBW Logo“Turn it off” is brought to you by patrons Tish Bouvier and Arioch Morningstar, and the letter A!

I found it very hard to concentrate after the events of January 6, so I realized that in order to get work done, I had to do some self care and turn it off. News, social media, the whole world of distraction. I hope you can find some equilibrium.

Links:


You can support the show at patreon.com/mightymur.
I Should Be Writing’s theme music provided by John Anealio.
January 7, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 2 (Ep 553) | murverse.com
ISBW S17 Ep2: Turn It Off! by Mur Lafferty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Podcasts, Projects

[ISBW] Grim and Determined

“Grim and Determined in 2021” is brought to you by patrons Wil Ralston and Fyrerider, and the letter N!

It’s a new year, and we are grim and determined. Things are still pretty terrible, so we face the new year with hope, but not resolutions.

 

Links:


You can support the show at patreon.com/mightymur.
I Should Be Writing’s theme music provided by John Anealio.
January 5, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 1 (Ep 552) | murverse.com
ISBW S17 Ep1: Grim and Determined! by Mur Lafferty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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[Fic] An Unauthorized Holiday Blaseball Fanfic: “Loopholes”

Loopholes coverNotes-

  • This is my holiday Blaseball fanfic. I have nothing to do with Blaseball, I make nothing from it. It’s a free story called “Loopholes” and it’s entirely unauthorized. If you’re not familiar with Blaseball, then check out the wiki for clarification on some of these people/terms I use. (Don’t look up Lancelot Dine-N-Dash or Eccentric Performance on the wiki; they’re original characters.)
  • If you’re here from Blaseball fandom, welcome! I write fiction, do livestreaming, and am a veteran podcaster (16 years at last count).
  • This is totally free. If you like my fiction, I’m going to start releasing stuff monthly on my Patreon.
  • I wrote this 6400 word story in two days with one to polish, so if there are typos, tense changes, or inconsistencies, I apologize. But I wanted to get it out before Christmas.
  • CW: lots of blood (very little comes from living beings), confinement, speaking of incinerations.

 

Loopholes
by Mur Lafferty

There are no holidays in blaseball.

Well. Except for the Singe, the day commemorating the first incineration. And the *******, the Day of Silence where we mark the unholy necromantic return of Jaylen Hotdogfingers. And Two For One, where folks celebrate the return of Hotdogfingers.

Blaseball exists in a multiverse, you see. If you can imagine it, then it’s probably happened at some time, to some person.

But we can’t tell all the stories at once. We don’t have that kind of time. So we are telling this story, which is the story of the Field of Eggs on the winter solstice. And a loophole in the strict rules of this world.

Look over there, trudging through the bloody Field of Eggs with his head down. It’s the keeper of the eggs, Lancelot Dine-N-Dash.

In some multiverses, Lancelot Dine-N-Dash is a blaseball manager. At last count, he managed the Tokyo Lift, or the Houston Spies, or the Hades Tigers. In these ‘verses, he is wealthy and wears pinstripe suits with polka-dotted ties.

Aside- in no known multiverse has Lancelot been known to put together a flattering outfit. (more…)

Podcasts, Projects

A Writer’s Christmas Carol

Writer's Christmas Carol
“A Writer’s Christmas Carol” is brought to you by patrons Jon Tollerton and Zach Payne, and the letter K!

I wanted to do A Christmas Carol and wonder if Scrooge had been a writer, but ended up talking about my own past, present and future. Stuff got real. We talked about 12 Days of Christmas parodies too.

December 17, 2020 | Season 16 Ep 53 (Episode 551) | murverse.com | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

Family, Personal, Projects

Making Patreon changes, and taking time off

I’m Making Patreon Changes and taking time off. Happy Holidays!TL;DR:

  • I’m making Patreon changes! Check out the annual payment option and the mini workshops!
  • Please take my poll to tell me what you’d like to see in my patreon!
  • I am taking the rest of the year off; you might see me online, but no official content creation till Jan. 3. Happy Holidays!

PATREON ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

I’m making Patreon changes, some now, and some later on in January. First, you can now subscribe annually, pay everything up front and get a discount! It’s a great way to show your support to me, and in return you’ll get a discount of 15% when you do – that’s nearly TWO free months! In addition to reducing transaction fees, you’ll help me create quality content faster and reduce the chance your credit card declines in the future.

For existing patrons, the following steps will help you switch your pledge to annual.

  1. Log in, hover over your profile icon in the top right corner, and select Manage Memberships
  2. From your Active Memberships page click Edit next to the pledge you want to change
  3. You’ll see a familiar checkout page where you can select Annual 
  4. Click Update. Note: you’ll be charged upfront for the discounted price

New patrons, visit my Patreon page where you’ll see the option below the “Join” button of your chosen tier.

Check out this help center article if you have any questions about how it works.

MINI WORKSHOPS

Next, I’m offering a few different perks to Patreon. The thing I’m most excited about is Mur’s Kick in the Pants, which will be a semi-monthly micro workshop I’m holding in the Discord. I will be sending out a writing prompt, and then half an hour later we will meet, audio or video, in a discord room to discuss how the prompt went.  People can share if they want, or we can just talk writing. No big workshops, no long stories. Just quick prompts and quick support! This is at the $7 and above level, aka the Blue Ink Stained level.

The Red Ink Stained level, $30 and up, will feature Tuckerizations and your name in the credits for all my videos!

The Green Ink Stained level at $3 will stay mostly the same, but I’ll be implementing podcast shoutouts to every level.

If you’re supporting at a level that has been unpublished, don’t worry, things won’t change for you. I just won’t be taking new supporters at those levels.

POLL

I would love to hear what folks want out of the Patreon. I’m doing a public survey over there and would love to hear your thoughts. While I’m making Patreon changes, I’d love to make sure I’m doing them for your benefit too.

BREAKTIME!

And, with the holidays here, I’ve decided to take a break from, well, everything. I want to have a quiet holiday, so I’m stepping away from streaming and podcasting this month. I might do a stream or two for fun, but no official ISBW episodes. But definitely I hope everyone stays safe and healthy and has a great New Year!

 

Podcasts, Projects

Writing Groups in Covid, and… Productivity? Now???


I wanted to cover the concept of productivity in December, which is hard in a GOOD year. We also touch on the idea of finding writer’s groups in 2020.

Links:

December 15, 2020 | Season 16 Ep 52 (Episode 550) | murverse.com | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

Podcasts, Projects

Derivatives, Tropes, and Cliches

People in crit groups can mean so much when they say those three words. What makes something derivative, or a trope, or a cliche?

December 10, 2020 | Season 16 Ep 50 (Episode 549)
Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License | murverse.com