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[Transcript] ISBW S17 Ep5: Dropping Truth Bombs

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Dropping Truth Bombs
I Should Be Writing S17 Ep5

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Mur Lafferty


Mur 0:33
And here we are. Happy Tuesday. It’s Tuesday, January 19, 2021 and I’m still here. Can’t believe it. I really can’t. It’s a rough day for me. I wrote 80… 8300 words yesterday. I can’t even count. 8300 words and then I had insomnia at five. So, got up, and finished the novella and turned it in, which is good. But I haven’t had a chance to sleep today. So I’m a little out of it. My hair looks snazzy. Thank you Fyrerider. I have a new overlay for those of you who can see it. And I think it’s a little less distracting. I put my word count up here in the top left. It says two days to go, but I’ve already turned it in, because I know I’ll reach my goal when I do edits, because that’s kind of how I write. Hey Sario. Good to see you. But Santa. Santa is not there anymore. At least he shouldn’t be. I tested new alert things. He’ll be back before you know it. Yeah. Anyway, this is a podcast called I Should Be Writing. I mentioned last week that I was going through a bit of a cold shock, realizing that I’ve not been very good with turning my stuff in lately. It’s partly there’s a lot of stuff going on there. I mean, we’re in a pandemic. There was an insurrection against the capital. I’ve had a lot of problems with migraines in the past 12 months. A lot of excuses but other people managed to get stuff turned in. So, I realized I needed to bust my butt and so I counted this morning and I’ve written 31,000 words this month. And it’s not the end of the month yet and I didn’t start on the first. So I guess I should be proud of that. I’m glad you like the new overlay people. I’m pretty happy with it. Thank you. I’m glad you think that’s a good accomplishment Frigsdaughter. I’ve been still feeling kind of bad about myself because I had to write so much in a binge because I’ve been putting it off, procrastinating. I shifted and the camera went weird, okay. But it’s done. The stuff’s done. The stuff’s into the editors, so that’s a good feeling. But I wanted to talk about, you know this show tries to tell you about a lot of the insecurities and terrible things you feel are normal as a writer, as a creative person in general.

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Podcasts, Projects

[ISBW] Dropping Truth Bombs

ISBW Logo“Dropping Truth Bombs” is brought to you by patrons Micah Joel and Tamica, and the letter D!

I spent a good deal of the weekend and Monday writing, and then finished my project in an insomnia haze Tuesday morning. So I’m a bit writing-tired and sleep deprived this episode, and it shows.

I’m talking about truth bombs that a lot of beginning creative types don’t want to hear, but I figure I’m just telling you, “Hey, in the road up ahead there’s a hole. Most everyone hits the hole and it jostles them. I wanted you to know it was there so you won’t bite your tongue or anything.”

That was my hole metaphor. I thought it was good despite sleep dep.

Pretty sure I used the wrong microphone too.

WiP Project: Puppet

18800 / 20000 words. 94% done!

Current Twitch Schedule*:

  • Monday, 12:30, AMA/Hangout
  • Tuesday, 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
  • Thursday 12:30, I Should Be Writing Live

* All times EST

Links:


You can support the show at patreon.com/mightymur.
I Should Be Writing’s theme music provided by John Anealio.
January 19, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 5 (Ep 556) | murverse.com
ISBW S17 Ep5: Dropping Truth Bombs by Mur Lafferty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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[ISBW] Real Talk, or HOW badly does the truth hurt?

ISBW Logo“Real Talk” is brought to you by patrons John Tuttle and Stephen V, and the letter C!

Had a talk with someone last week that didn’t go the way I’d hoped, and I’m forced to start looking at my habits a little closer.

Still catching up on posting, More content tomorrow!

Current Twitch Schedule*:

  • Monday, 12:30, AMA/Hangout
  • Tuesday, 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
  • Thursday 12:30, I Should Be Writing Live

* All times EST

Links:


Remember you can support the show at patreon.com/mightymur, jemi.app/mightymur, or ko-fi.com/mightymur.
I Should Be Writing’s theme music provided by John Anealio. You can find more about him at johnanealio.com.
Art by Numbersninja and transcription by FyreRider.
January 14, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 4 (Ep 555) | murverse.com
ISBW S17 Ep4: Real Talk © 2021 by Mur Lafferty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 

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[ISBW] Weaponizing Language

ISBW Logo“Weaponizing Language” is brought to you by patrons Solomon Costello Michaels and John, and the letter B!

I’m finally posting last week’s episodes. I’ve been writing a lot (yay) and neglecting the podcast production (boo), even though the streams are still on schedule.

WiP Codename: Necropolis

12990 / 13000 words. 100% done!

Ironically, I did want to talk about the power of language again this month, but I did not expect the president to whip his fans into a fury with some very amazing weaponized language, so this topic hit a little close to home on January 12.

Current Twitch Schedule*:

  • Monday, 12:30, AMA/Hangout
  • Tuesday, 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
  • Thursday 12:30, I Should Be Writing Live

* All times EST

Links:


You can support the show at patreon.com/mightymur.
I Should Be Writing’s theme music provided by John Anealio.
January 12, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 3 (Ep 554) | murverse.com
ISBW S17 Ep3: Weaponizing Language © 2021 by Mur Lafferty  is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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[ISBW] Turn it off!

ISBW Logo“Turn it off” is brought to you by patrons Tish Bouvier and Arioch Morningstar, and the letter A!

I found it very hard to concentrate after the events of January 6, so I realized that in order to get work done, I had to do some self care and turn it off. News, social media, the whole world of distraction. I hope you can find some equilibrium.

Links:


You can support the show at patreon.com/mightymur.
I Should Be Writing’s theme music provided by John Anealio.
January 7, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 2 (Ep 553) | murverse.com
ISBW S17 Ep2: Turn It Off! by Mur Lafferty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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[ISBW] Grim and Determined

“Grim and Determined in 2021” is brought to you by patrons Wil Ralston and Fyrerider, and the letter N!

It’s a new year, and we are grim and determined. Things are still pretty terrible, so we face the new year with hope, but not resolutions.

 

Links:


You can support the show at patreon.com/mightymur.
I Should Be Writing’s theme music provided by John Anealio.
January 5, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 1 (Ep 552) | murverse.com
ISBW S17 Ep1: Grim and Determined! by Mur Lafferty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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A Writer’s Christmas Carol

Writer's Christmas Carol
“A Writer’s Christmas Carol” is brought to you by patrons Jon Tollerton and Zach Payne, and the letter K!

I wanted to do A Christmas Carol and wonder if Scrooge had been a writer, but ended up talking about my own past, present and future. Stuff got real. We talked about 12 Days of Christmas parodies too.

December 17, 2020 | Season 16 Ep 53 (Episode 551) | murverse.com | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

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Writing Groups in Covid, and… Productivity? Now???


I wanted to cover the concept of productivity in December, which is hard in a GOOD year. We also touch on the idea of finding writer’s groups in 2020.

Links:

December 15, 2020 | Season 16 Ep 52 (Episode 550) | murverse.com | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

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Derivatives, Tropes, and Cliches

People in crit groups can mean so much when they say those three words. What makes something derivative, or a trope, or a cliche?

December 10, 2020 | Season 16 Ep 50 (Episode 549)
Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License | murverse.com

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Gift list for writers!

We cover the gift list for the writers in your life (or, alternatively, what you should put on your wish list!)

December 8, 2020 | Season 16 Ep 50 (Episode 548)
Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License | murverse.com