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[ISBW] 34 Minutes

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“34 Minutes” 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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S19 Ep07 – Recorded (as opposed to livestreamed)

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!

Good News Good News

Main Topic: Get Bored for 34 Minutes

I know you’ll be shocked, but I did a Google search AFTER I recorded this, and found that the writer I reference in this podcast is Eugene Schwartz. You can read more about his method in this post.

His magic number was 33, but I’m keeping mine at 34 because he was a copywriter and I write fiction so they’re one different. (It’s like being one louder.)

This Is Spinal Tap Youre On Ten GIFfrom This Is Spinal Tap GIFs

Getting bored is important to creating, except that technology has not allowed us to be bored for at least the last 15 years. So you gotta work at it.

I also consider my upcoming milestone birthday.

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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 14, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 7 | murverse.com
“34 Minutes” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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[DD] Ethics in Publishing

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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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Note- My mic had a lot of problems here, I tried to fix it, but it’s noticeable.

S9 Ep1

Streamed live, February 6, 2022 – next livestream is Feb 27, 2023

How do we, the little guys, handle things like strikes and other uncomfortable news?

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Ditch Diggers credits:
theme song by Devo Spice, art by Numbers Ninja,
site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).
February 6, 2023 | Season 9 Ep 1 | murverse.com
“Ethics in Publishing” by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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[ISBW] Words to Throw Away

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“Words to Throw Away” 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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S19 Ep06

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!

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Main Topic: There are No Wasted Words

  • Do you really need that many words before you get to the real story?
  • “In media res” isn’t always the best way to start the action/story
  • Ask questions of your characters to get going
  • Free writing can loosen the words/ideas
  • Playing with character names
  • Soldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe
  • All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka (Edge of Tomorrow is movie adaptation)

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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 9, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 6 | murverse.com
“Words to Throw Away” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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[ISBW] Emotions Rear Their Ugly Head

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“Emotions Rear Their Ugly Head” 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 Ep5

Good News Good News

  • Chaos Terminal final draft is accepted!
  • Team Rejection Count: 19

Main Topic: Emotions Again

  • I talk about how emotions trip us up- and by “us” I mean “me” time and time again.
  • Brave Mur on 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 7, 2022 | Season 19 Ep 5 | murverse.com
“Emotions Rear Their Ugly Head” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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[ISBW] Ask Evil Mur

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“Ask Evil Mur” 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 Ep4

Good News Good News

  • Station Eternity gets a second printing!
  • Team Rejection Count: 19

Main Topic: Evil Mur Appears and Shares Essential Writing Advice

  • The endless fount of writing wisdom that is Evil Mur was summoned for her first appearance in 2023, and she answers all questions about short stories and novels, submitting to agents, managing plots and characters, crafting realistic dialogue, and more
  • Copyediting and Proofreading (this is the program Summer the producer is in now):
  • ACES: The Society for Editing

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And remember, we can’t do this without you. Thanks for your support.
List of Patreon Supporters

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 2, 2022 | Season 19 Ep 4 | murverse.com
“Ask Evil Mur” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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[DD] We close out 2022 with Matt!

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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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Yep, I’m still behind in posting the final episodes for 2022! Here you go!

S8 Ep22

Streamed live, December 12, 2022

Matt joins us to close down the year and send seasonal greetings!

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Ditch Diggers credits:
theme song by Devo Spice, art by Numbers Ninja,
site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).
December 12, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 22 | murverse.com
“We close out 2022 with Matt!” by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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[ISBW] How to Keep Going

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“How to Keep Going” 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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Show Notes: ISBW S19 Ep02

Good News Good News

  • Chaos Terminal edits are done!
  • Team Rejection 2023 Count: 17

Main Topic: Keeping Yourself Going

  • The path of creativity might not always be upwards, but it’s usually forward
  • You can’t control reader responses to your work, so avoid responding in anger (or at all)

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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).
January 19, 2022 | Season 19 Ep 3 | murverse.com
“How to Keep Going” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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[ISBW] First Sentences

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S19 Ep2
Recorded January 12, 2023

Good News Good News

  • Team Rejection 2023 Count: 16

Main Topic: First Sentences

Examining what makes first sentences work

  • The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
  • The Stand by Stephen King
  • The Gunslinger by Stephen King
  • This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
  • A Murder of Crows by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett
  • The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley
  • The Annual Migration of Clouds by Premee Mohamed
  • Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
  • An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
  • Thirteen at Dinner by Agatha Christie
  • Not Your Average Hot Guy by Gwenda Bond
  • Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
  • Or What You Will by Jo Walton
  • Very Good, Jeeves! by P. G. Wodehouse
  • A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
  • King of the Dogs, Queen of the Cats by James Patrick Kelly
  • American Gods by Neil Gaiman
  • Fault Tolerance by Valerie Valdes

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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).
January 12, 2022 | Season 19 Ep 2 | murverse.com
“First Sentences” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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[DD] METAcast with Solo Mur

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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 also support at Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

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S8 Ep21

Streamed live, December 5, 2022

Matt couldn’t make it so Mur takes questions from the audience!

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Ditch Diggers credits:
theme song by Devo Spice, art by Numbers Ninja,
site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).
December 5, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 21 | murverse.com
“METAcast with Solo Mur” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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[ISBW] Ending the Year with Rebecca Ross (S18 Ep78)

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ISBW Logo, blue and purple, illustrated tiny mur in foreground with giant fountain pen“Ending the Year with Rebecca Ross” 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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S18 Ep77
Recorded December 15, 2022
The end of 2022 was chaotic and I got way behind in posting episodes. Here are the final episodes of Season 18. Apologies!
Good News Good News
  • Team Rejection count: 388
Main Topic: Rebecca Ross, End of Year Burnout, Epiphanies & More

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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).
December 15, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 78 | murverse.com
“Ending the Year with Rebecca Ross” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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