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[ISBW] NaNoWriMo Prep with Valerie Valdes!

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ISBW S19 Ep29

NaNoWriMowhere Peace is lost book cover, angelic profile with wings and a sheild starts tomorrow! Are you participating? Are you ready? Author, editor, and long time NaNoWriMo municipal liaison Valerie Valdes joins us to talk about her new projects and how to tackle NaNoWriMo!

Don’t forget, Chaos Terminal comes out in ONE WEEK.

Transcript

Valerie Valdes 10:08:
…I wonder if there’s like enough NaNoWriMo people at this point who are published writers that it’s kind of lost some of that sheen of the amateur. Somehow I don’t know. But I definitely haven’t heard that as much as I feel like I also would occasionally see that kind of grump on social media. But yeah, I think that, that more and more writers, the benefit of NaNoWriMo, even if you’re a professional writer, and you write 100%, of the time all year round, is that you’re doing this together with other people who are also doing this thing. And even professional writers, a lot of them don’t write 50,000 words in a month, a lot of times, it’s a much slower pace, and it’s spread out over a longer period of time. 

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[ISBW] Meta Cast and Wole Talabi Interview

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ISBW S19 Ep28

If you’re a creator, when someone wants to give you money, you say, “yes, please!”

I’m taking a break from podcasting to finish my book. Doing some housekeeping and then presenting an excellent interview with Wole Talabi, author of Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon!

Transcript

Wole Talabi: 19:50- …And I’ve been to the British Museum several times. The last time I was there, I saw a few items in that I really wanted to, like, take with me, including the brass head of Obalufon, which is a real object. … I felt the urge to conduct a heist. So I just decided to write it into the novel.

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[ISBW] Beyond the Mental Editor vs Writer Battle

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ISBW S19 Ep27

Wrestling with the little person in my head who thinks she so smart…

Transcript

Mur Lafferty: 9:50(ish) I feel like the person is telling me that the idea is stupid. Or I shouldn’t write or won’t go anywhere, or I won’t sell it. I don’t feel like that person is a writer at all, I don’t feel like that person is involved with my writing career at all. This is not the editor who will help me look critically at a piece and make it better later. This is just like, some jerk yelling out the car window. Only the car is my head.

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[ISBW] A Bout of Melancholia

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Episode 26: Bout of Melancholia

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S19 Ep26
Short episode this time, and not having the best brain day. So I’m sharing with you because this happens to everyone.

Transcript

Mur Lafferty: And maybe what I write is crap, but I’ll never know unless I write it. And then I think lies the key. It’s not even allow yourself to write crappy first drafts, It’s: a pro thinks they suck, but they write it anyway. And there’s your Deep Thought for the Day.

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[ISBW] Can YOU Write a Pile of Garbage?

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Episode 25: Can You Write a Pile of Garbage?

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S19 Ep25
I got to interview game designer turned YA romance writer James L. Sutter in this episode, and it was a blast. So much good stuff here! I also talk about my latest anger at ADHD and what I’m reading. 

From the transcript:

James L. Sutter 34:10: And so it was hugely enlightening for me to see, sort of these authors were very talented and established, going through the same outline process, you know, struggling with their pitches, struggling with characters and realizing that like, oh, every great work of art, like starts out as a pile of garbage. And like, I can make a pile of garbage.

(emphasis Mur’s)

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What I’m Reading: Darkhearts, of course, but also These Prisoning Hills and People You Meet on Vacation. Links below!

Mentioned: The Artist’s Way podcast (Apple link)

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Theme song by John Anealio, art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio
and files hosted by Libsyn (affiliate link). Get archives of the show via Patreon.
June 12, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 25 | murverse.com
“Can YOU Write a Pile of Garbage?” by Mur Lafferty
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[ISBW] The Importance of Fanfic (RIV Blaseball)

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S19 Ep24
It’s June, and I have had some disappointments (She Podcasts, Live! and Blaseball), but at least I’m not worrying about travel so much. Got my 10k words turned into my agent, and lament the loss of the podcast community. But Tee Morris, Scott Sigler, and Christiana Ellis are all live streaming too. And so is Grant Baciocco!

(from the transcript)

Mur Lafferty  00:59

…Whatever you’re afraid of, you’re not alone. And the thing is about those fears, if everybody has them, no matter how successful you are, does it really have to do with writing? 

What I’m Reading
I’m currently reading The Other Side of Infinity by Joan Smith, magical real world YA romance about seeing the future and wondering if you can make a difference.

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Theme song by John Anealio, art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio
and files hosted by Libsyn (affiliate link). Get archives of the show via Patreon.
June 6, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 24 | murverse.com
“The Importance of Fanfic (RIV Blaseball)” by Mur Lafferty
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[ISBW] Promises Authors Make // Arley Sorg Interview

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S19 Ep23
Thinky bits about reading and pacing and migraines. I’ll be clever next week, promise. But what I’m really excited about is the interview with Arley Sorg, editor, writer, and now a new agent!

We have a transcript! Support the Patreon if you’d like to see the annotated transcripts!

New Agent in Town: Arley Sorg!

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And remember, we can’t do this without you. Thanks for your support.
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CREDITS
Theme song by John Anealio, art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio
and files hosted by Libsyn (affiliate link). Get archives of the show via Patreon.
June 1, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 23 | murverse.com
“Promises Authors Make // Arley Sorg Interview” by Mur Lafferty
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[ISBW] The Importance of Interviewing Agents // Chana Porter Interview

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S19 Ep22
I’m back doing solo episodes with an interview at the end. In this episode I talk about the importance of you interviewing any agent who’s interested in you, and the disasters that can happen if you don’t. Then I talk to Chana Porter, then discuss the books I’m reading.

News, and Let’s Talk Agent Stuff

Guest: Chana Porter

  • Chana Porter
  • All books mentioned in this podcast are below Time War, Legends and Lattes, Babel, Marrying In, Death Watch, and of course, The Thick and the Lean, links below (affiliate link with Bookshop where applicable)


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And remember, we can’t do this without you. Thanks for your support.
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CREDITS
Theme song by John Anealio, art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio
and files hosted by Libsyn (affiliate link). Get archives of the show via Patreon.
May 24, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 22 | murverse.com
“The Importance of Interviewing Agents // Chana Porter Interview” by Mur Lafferty
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[ISBW] Stina Leicht, Genre Switching, and Loki’s Ring

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S19 Ep21
Recorded live, April 27, 2023

Good News Good News

  • Station Eternity gets a second printing!
  • Chaos Terminal can be pre-ordered!
  • Team Rejection 2023 Count: 111
  • Mur will be attending the Nebula Conference in Los Angeles (May 12-14, 2023)
  • Mur will be speaking at She Podcasts, Live! (June 19-22)

Main Topic: Welcome Stina Leicht!

  • We were nominated for the Astounding Award at the same time, and we talk about the last 10 years since that nomination.
  • Stina’s book Loki’s Ring is out now!
  • Space Fantasy vs Space Opera vs Science Fiction
  • Stina’s Patreon


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I Should Be Writing credits: production by Summer Brooks,
theme song by John Anealio,
art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio
and hosted by Libsyn (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).
April 27, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 21 | murverse.com
“Stina Leicht, Genre Switching, and Loki’s Ring” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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[ISBW] Should I Talk About My WiP?

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S19 Ep20
Recorded live, April 24, 2023

Good News Good News

  • Station Eternity gets a second printing!
  • Chaos Terminal can be pre-ordered!
  • Team Rejection 2023 Count: 110
  • Mur will be attending the Nebula Awards in Los Angeles (May 12-14, 2023)

Main Topic: Rule One of WiP Club (I had to.)

  • Had some real thoughts about what happens when I tell people what I’m working on, and decided not to do that anymore.

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I Should Be Writing credits: production by Summer Brooks,
theme song by John Anealio,
art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio
and hosted by Libsyn (affiliate link) (or you can get it via Patreon).
April 24, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 20 | murverse.com
“Should I Talk About My WiP?” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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