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“Cli-Fi with Sarah Lahey” 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 $1 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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Sarah Lahey is here!

What I’m Working On

• Sarah has been moving house, in addition to teaching uni
• Mur is surviving

Good News Good News

• Sarah’s enjoying Book Launch

Main Topic

• Interview with Sarah: 
• Looking at the increasing interest in climate change based science fiction 
• More about NOSTALGIA IS HEARTLESS (sequel to GRAVITY IS HEARTLESS)
• Fan response to the series, with plans for Books 3 & 4
• The science behind predicting future trends
• All about colors
• Talking about the cover designs of both books
• Creating using your hands rather than your screens
• https://www.sarahlahey.com 
• Other new cli-fi novels:
• Trashlands by Alison Stine (Claire reviewed for WritersAfterDark.com)
• Glimmer by Marjorie B. Kellogg 

Links

• https://nanowrimo.org/
• https://www.redbubble.com/people/mightymur/shop

Twitch schedule for week of Nov 22

• Tues: 3pm- I Should Be Writing Ep. 80
• Wed: 3pm- I Should Be Writing Ep. 81(taking Thursday off)

• Six Wakes
• Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition
• Gravity is Heartless: The Heartless Series, Book One
• Nostalgia Is Heartless: The Heartless Series, Book Two

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 (or Patreon).

November18, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 79 | murverse.com
ISBW S17 Ep79: Cli-Fi with Sarah Lahey by Mur Lafferty
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“Acceptance” 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 $1 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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• NaNo Day 16: word count should be near 26,667 words
• Bug bites in the middle of the night are creepy, no matter what the bug is
• NaNo wordcounts from chat: progress not perfection

What I’m Working On

• Stardew Valley Psychological Thriller Working Title: Nitro Infused Cold Brew

Good News Good News

• The zombie bite on Mur’s face is not causing rot. Yay. (Note, doctor input has declared spider bite a case of shingles. Which always made me think that people’s skin got all rough and layered like shingles–or like dragon scales. I am not a dragon.)

We are sponsored by Scribophile again! Thanks Scribophile! Check them out to find a writing buddy, beta readers, or form your own writing crit group!

Main Topic

• Acceptance: there’s only so much one can do
• Christmas Romances are an awesome weakness
• Podcast: Deck the Hallmark does heavy lifting, but there’s no Christmas novels podcast coming
• (is pity Twitch watching really a thing?)
• The Christmas Romance Movie Tropes Bingo Cards
•  Options to try when your NaNo gets stalled

Links

• https://nanowrimo.org/
• MERCH!

Twitch schedule for week of Nov 22

• Tues: 3pm- I Should Be Writing Ep. 80
• Wed: 3pm- I Should Be Writing Ep. 81(taking Thursday off)

• Six Wakes
• Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition
• Minecraft: The Lost Journals: An Official Minecraft Novel.

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 (or Patreon).

November16, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 78 | murverse.com
ISBW S17 Ep78: Acceptance by Mur Lafferty
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“Lock Up Your Ego, Too” 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 $1 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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• ADHD executive functions and brain fatigue
• Answering marketing questionnaires is hard

What I’m Working On

• NaNo wordcount: 13k
• Freelance projects are cool

Good News Good News

• The Fonda Lee books giveaway going strong! (Note- I am extending the giveaway through Nov 30 since I posted this so late)
• Merch: YAY Button at Red Bubble
• Yes, there are two Merch sites. Double the swag, double the pun potential (Actually one is discounted for Patreon supporters and one is for everyone else.)
• Hugo Voting is open thru Nov 19th! (out of date)

We are sponsored by Scribophile again! Thanks Scribophile! Check them out to find a writing buddy, beta readers, or form your own writing crit group!

Main Topic

• The Supervillain’s Guide to Being a Fat Kid by Matt Wallace
• Inclusion & representation in writing fiction
• The Ego and The Editor

Links

• https://nanowrimo.org/

Twitch schedule for week of Nov 22

• Tues: 3pm- I Should Be Writing Ep. 80
• Wed: 3pm- I Should Be Writing Ep. 81(taking Thursday off)

• Six Wakes
• Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition
• The Supervillain’s Guide to Being a Fat Kid

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 (or Patreon).

November 9, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 77 | murverse.com
ISBW S17 Ep77: Lock Up Your Ego, Too by Mur Lafferty
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“Inspiration for Solving Little Writing Problems” 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 $1 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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Just finished a Blaseball stream with Numbers Ninja, so I’m still thinking about Blaseball.

What I’m Up To

• NaNo wordcount
• Podcast feed shenanigans eradicated
• Stardew Valley murders continues

Good News Good News

• Animal Crossing new animal fetching
• Hugo Voting is still open!

We are sponsored by Scribophile again! Thanks Scribophile! Check them out to find a writing buddy, beta readers, or form your own writing crit group!

Main Topic

Different places to explore to get inspiration for character names and other story aspects.

Links

• https://nanowrimo.org/
• Blaseball.com

Twitch schedule for week of Nov 8

• Mon: 2pm Chatting
• Tues: 3pm- I Should Be Writing
• Thurs: 3pm- I Should Be Writing

• Six Wakes
• Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition
• Minecraft: The Lost Journals: An Official Minecraft Novel.

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 (or Patreon).

November 4, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 76 | murverse.com
ISBW S17 Ep76: Writing and Blaseball by Mur Lafferty
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