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[ISBW] Evil Mur Takeover! Plus the Secret Seagull Shack

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I Should Be Writing Season 20, Episode 9

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“If you don’t start out perfect, you’re never going to be good.” – Evil Mur

It’s an Evil Mur takeover! Evil Mur is back giving terrible advice and it’s a wild ride through the looking glass of a writer’s darker musings. We cover questioning the point of writing when perfection eludes us to the ruthless strategy of writing on the job. She gives some seriously excellent advice about emotions in horror, and offers an unorthodox method for trimming the fat from your prose. We touch on the Hugo Awards and reveal the cover of Mur’s upcoming book, Infinite Archive.

<—LOOK AT THAT COVER! OMG! PREORDER NOW!

Be warned: Evil Mur doesn’t play by the rules, and neither does her advice.

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April 5, 2024 | Season 20 Ep 9 | murverse.com
“The Epiphany of Routine” by Mur Lafferty
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[ISBW] The Epiphany of Writing Routines: Embracing Structure in a Creative Life

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S20 Ep8: The Epiphany of Writing Routines

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I Should Be Writing Season 20, Episode 8

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“I don’t think I’m ever gonna lose that feeling of being afraid to prep because I’ll talk myself out of it and then running and jumping off the high dive.”

I found myself looking for my own magic bullet and getting frustrated a the media who take the idea of a daily routine–something people with ADHD people need–and play it off as only done by stodgy, unfun dorks. I discuss morning and writing routines as covered by Josh Zimmerman’s videos, how creation is like jumping off a diving board for me, my solo RPG plans, and promote Premee Mohamed’s books and bullying.

(video of Josh Zimmerman talking morning routines on the Patreon YouTube channel)

From the fear of preparation to the power of routines for neurodiverse individuals, we open up about the importance of finding what works for you—even if it means facing your own hypocrisy. Plus, hear about the anticipation of the JoCo cruise, the chaos of running Brindlewood Bay RPGs, and why sometimes, you just have to leap off the high dive.

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April 3, 2024 | Season 20 Ep 8 | murverse.com
“The Epiphany of Routine” by Mur Lafferty
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[ISBW] Trusting Yourself (again)

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Season 20, Episode 7

In this episode, I discuss trusting yourself because sometimes no one else will. We also talk File 770, Genre Grapevine, I mispronounce “chutzpah,” make a Wizard of Oz reference, and how should I celebrate 20 seasons of ISBW? Remember, advice is supplementary.

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Mar 11, 2024 | Season 20 Ep 7 | murverse.com
“Trusting Yourself (again)” by Mur Lafferty
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[ISBW] Heists and POV with Gwenda Bond

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I Should Be Writing

Season 20, Episode 6

frame up cover, blue background with pink text. And a dog. Author Gwenda Bond comes on the show to talk The Frame Up, heists, and point of view!

We also discuss being ballsy at Boskone, pen names (and touch on Ursula Vernon’s new book, “What Feasts At Night,” written under her pen name, T. Kingfisher), writing retreats, and heist structure.

If you order The Frame Up from Bookshop.org, use the code FRAMEUP for 10% off!

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Mar 6, 2024 | Season 20 Ep 6 | murverse.com
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[ISBW] Avione Lee and the Odyssey Workshop

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ISBW S20 Ep5

Debut author Avione Lee comes to tell us about the Odyssey Workshop and the various programs!

Odyssey Your Personal Workshop (deadline is soon!)

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Feb 14, 2024 | Season 20 Ep 5 | murverse.com
“Avione Lee and the Odyssey Workshop” by Mur Lafferty
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[ISBW] Characters, Outlining, and Hugo Rant

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ISBW S20 Ep4

Hugos are still messy, so check out Chris M. Barkley*, Paul Weimer, Alasdair Stuart, and Jason Sanford and the excellent fanwriting they do.

*Accidentally call him Charles in the recording. Sorry!

We talk character depth, using Baldur’s Gate 3 as an example.

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Astarion is my boyfriend. Screenshot from Polygon

Lastly we get in to the hybrid outline thing I’m trying to do to help me write.

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Feb 13, 2024 | Season 20 Ep 4 | murverse.com
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[ISBW] When Is $100K really $56000? The Money Episode!

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ISBW S20 Ep2

I am not a lawyer or an accountant, and taxes mentioned in the podcast are specific to my understanding of US tax law. 

(how did I not make this live?)

No one likes to talk about money. Either you admit how bad you are or you’re awkward because you make a lot. Or you’re a jerk, but we aren’t talking to those people. I’m here to talk about my income, what an advance really means, and how to best use your writing income. We also discuss YNAB, my favorite budgeting tool, and authors Valerie Valdes and Premee Mohamed show up in chat to give their input.

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Feb 6, 2024 | Season 20 Ep 2 | murverse.com
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[ISBW] Retelling Classic Myths with MEDEA Author, Eilish Quin

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ISBW S20 Ep3

Debut author Eilish Quin joins us to talk about her retelling of Euripedes’ classic story, Medea, with glorious descriptive prose and a feminist point of view. We talk about hurdles and wins and what to keep in mind when doing a retelling.

Medea is on shelves Feb 13, 2024
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[ISBW] The “Why” Of This Podcast

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ISBW S20 Ep1

Why am I still doing this show after 19 seasons? Believe me, I was the first person to ask this. We talk about my career, my mental health, and, well, why?

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January 31, 2024 | Season 20 Ep 1 | murverse.com
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[ISBW] What makes a writer ambitious? With Chikodili Emelumadu!

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ISBW S19 Ep34

I got to talk to award-winning Nigerian author Chikodili Emelumadu about her new book Dazzling, and we wander all sorts of directions, including into ambition, what makes her write, and advice for new writers!

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