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[ISBW] Indestructible or Just Destructible?

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S19 Ep15
Recorded solo, April 10, 2023

The Picasso quote that I mangled:

We artists are indestructible, even in a prison cell or a concentration camp I would be all right in my own world of art. Even if I had to paint my pictures with my tongue on the dusty floor of my cell.

It’s hard to feel indestructible, but we are. We just have to remember that.
  • The word I was looking for to equal contagonist was Mirror Character, who is a lot like the protagonist but interferes.
  • AITA letter referenced (“I am a train enthusiast…” what is it with these guys and their vehicle obsession? First this guy, then the “pilot” guy…)

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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).
April 10, 2023 | Season 19 Ep 15 | murverse.com
“Indestructible or Just Destructible?” by Mur Lafferty
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[ISBW] Little Challenges

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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
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[ISBW] Peeking in at the Inner Critic

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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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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
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[ISBW] Breaking the Rules

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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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S.19 Ep. 10
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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
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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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[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
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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
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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!

Good News Good News

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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