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[DD] OG Ditch Digger Fonda Lee Is Back!

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Ditch Diggers 2022 logo, orange and blue, illustrated tiny matt and mur in foregroundDitch Diggers is brought to you in large part by my patrons, who received an early version of this episode. You can join our Fabulist community with a pledge on Patreon as low as $3 a month! You can get the entire archive and bonus episodes!

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Streamed live, April 3, 2023
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Untethered Sky CoverS9 Ep4

Matt and Mur welcome Fonda Lee, multiple award winning author of Untethered Sky. Fonda talks Patreon, starting something new after a very successful series, and more!

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April 3, 2023 | Season 9 Ep 4 | murverse.com
“OG Ditch Digger Fonda Lee Is Back!” by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
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[DD] Debut Author Advice with Mary Robinette Kowal

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Ditch Diggers 2022 logo, orange and blue, illustrated tiny matt and mur in foregroundDitch Diggers is brought to you in large part by my patrons, who received an early version of this episode. You can join our Fabulist community with a pledge on Patreon as low as $3 a month! You can get the entire archive and bonus episodes!

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Streamed live, March 13, 2023
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S9 Ep3

The real Gimlet

Matt and Mur welcome Mary Robinette Kowal, podcaster, puppeteer, former SFWA president, audiobook narrator, and Hugo Award winning writer. Mary Robinette has had blog posts helping out debut authors, so we decided to pick her brain for a few more pieces of advice, from how to run a kaffeklatch to how to write something cute into your book that isn’t insufferable.

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March 13, 2023 | Season 9 Ep 3 | murverse.com
“Debut Author Advice with Mary Robinette Kowal” by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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[ISBW] Little Challenges

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“Little Challenges” 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 $3 a month!

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S19 Ep14
Good News Good News
  • Station Eternity gets a second printing!
  • Chaos Terminal can be pre-ordered!
  • Team Rejection Count: 32
Books in the Wild
  • Mr & Mrs Witch by Gwenda Bond, Death Watch by Stona Fitch, Arca by G.R. Macallister
  • Congrats to the Nebula Award nominees
Main Topic: Challenge Me, Challenge You
  • Going beyond the routines now and again to keep the good habits strong
  • Revisiting The Morning Pages routine (from The Artist’s Way)

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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 (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).
March 9, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 14 | murverse.com
“Little Challenges” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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[ISBW] Peeking in at the Inner Critic

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“Peeking in at the Inner Critic” 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 $3 a month!

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S19 Ep13

Epiphany time! The inner critic isn’t as strong as we make them out to be! This one is classic recording, no livestream.

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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 (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).
March 7, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 13 | murverse.com
“Peeking in at the Inner Critic” by Mur Lafferty
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[ISBW] SB Divya and the SF Event Horizon

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“SB Divya and the SF Event Horizon” 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 $3 a month!

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S19 Ep12

Good News Good News

  • Station Eternity gets a second printing!
  • Chaos Terminal can be pre-ordered!
  • Team Rejection Count: 30

Main Topic: SB Divya is here!

  • Divya stops by to talk about her new book, MERU
  • Diving into the science and physics about the universe, plus some genetic engineering
  • Talking with experts who can fill in the knowledge gaps for your story
  • Breaking the story rules can be easier in fantasy than in science fiction

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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 (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).
March 2, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 12 | murverse.com
“SB Divya and the SF Event Horizon” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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[ISBW] Breaking the Rules

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“Breaking the Rules” 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 $3 a month!

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S19 Ep11
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Which rules must I break, and why can’t beginners break rules too? Bad news: your teachers were right.

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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 (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).
February 28, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 11 | murverse.com
“Breaking the Rules” by Mur Lafferty
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[ISBW] Is Realism Enough For Good Narrative?

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“Is Realism Enough For Good Narrative?” 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 $3 a month!

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S.19 Ep. 10
Transcript

Good News Good News

  • Station Eternity gets a second printing!
  • Chaos Terminal can be pre-ordered!
  • Team Rejection Count: 26

Main Topic: How believable does fiction need to be?

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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 (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).
February 23, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 10 | murverse.com
“Realism Isn’t Good Narrative” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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[ISBW] Gardening Your Writing Life

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“Gardening Your Writing Life” is sponsored by Scribophile, who are now offering writing classes! It’s also 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 $3 a month!

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Scribophile logo on navy blueWe are sponsored by Scribophile! The best place to find a writing community and join a workshop just added writers’ classes,  giving them another reason they’re one of the best places online for writers. Check out their classes, or just to find a writing buddy, beta readers, or form your own crit group!

S.19 Ep.9
Transcript

How quickly does a succulent grow? How quickly do you think your writing will grow?

My kid’s “Thicc Boi” is lower left jade.

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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 (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).
February 21, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 9 | murverse.com
“Gardening Your Writing Life” by Mur Lafferty
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[DD] Do AIs Dream of Electronic Submissions? With Valerie Valdes

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Ditch Diggers 2022 logo, orange and blue, illustrated tiny matt and mur in foregroundDitch Diggers is brought to you in large part by my patrons, who received an early version of this episode. You can join our Fabulist community with a pledge on Patreon as low as $3 a month! You can get the entire archive and bonus episodes!

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Streamed live, February 27, 2023

S9 Ep2
I’m joined at the last minute by Valerie Valdes, my co-editor at Escape Pod! We talk about the whole AI thing and look to shed some light on the current kerfuffle.

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February 27, 2023 | Season 9 Ep 2 | murverse.com
“Do AIs Dream of Electronic Submissions?” by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
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[ISBW] Brown M&Ms and Adverbs

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“Brown M&Ms and Adverbs” is sponsored by Scribophile, who are now offering writing classes! It’s also 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 $3 a month!

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Scribophile logo on navy blueWe are sponsored by Scribophile! The best place to find a writing community and join a workshop just added writers’ classes,  giving them another reason they’re one of the best places online for writers. Check out their classes, or just to find a writing buddy, beta readers, or form your own crit group!

S19 Ep08 
Good News Good News

Main Topic: Are Adverbs Really That Bad?

  • About that writers advice that says “get rid of adverbs”… it goes deeper than that
  • Pay attention to your work, and your sentence structures
  • Shake the story up by making your characters want something; small or personal can be better than epic and world-shattering
  • Jason Pargin TikTok

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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 (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).
February 16, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 8 | murverse.com
“Brown M&Ms and Adverbs” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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