The Murverse Mothership

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“Are You Drowning In Productivity?” 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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• (Pre-Open) Babylon 5 old and new
• Giveaway: SVG and Bump
• Words: No Words Yet Today

Good News Good News

• Hugo nominations are open for 2022
• Team Rejection count: 34
• Word Compensation, yay!

Main Topic: Productivity Overwhelm Overload

• When seeking out productivity tools becomes part of the distraction problem
• When working with many different methods & systems causes productivity setbacks
• Planners, planning and ADHD… let’s roll a D20 and go from there!

Links

• Merch Shop
• Hobonichi
• Mur on Twitter
• John Anealio on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Twitter

Twitch schedule for Feb 13-19:

• Monday: 2-3:30pm AMA
• Tuesday: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3-5pm Gaming TBD
• Thursday: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

Support Local Book Stores!

• Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders Book 1), Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!
• OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

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).

February 3, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 11 | murverse.com
“Are You Drowning In Productivity?” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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“Keep Your Eyes on Your Own Paper” 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!

Check out the official ISBW merch!

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• (Pre-Open) Stream Raiders game dev sausage making
• WIP: A Swarm of Cuckoos, 19,407 words

Good News Good News

• Hugo nominations are open for 2022
• Team Rejection count: up to 34 (19 new ones from Brian alone)
• Reality Checks: stop worrying about the (podcast) numbers

Main Topic: Look at Your Own Paper (Focus on Your Work)

• Keep yourself mentally healthy by avoiding comparing your career with others’
• Freedom to write what you want, or maintain the momentum of what has been selling?
• Keep Writer Beware in your bookmarks, Victoria Strauss has the 411 on the scammers
• Patreon perks update: ISBW Book Club debut, plus Discord discussions

Links

• Merch Shop
• Victoria Strauss
• Mur on Twitter
• John Anealio on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Twitter

Twitch schedule for Feb 6-12:

• Monday: 2-3:30pm AMA
• Tuesday: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3-5pm Gaming Canceled
• Thursday: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

Support Local Book Stores!

• Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders Book 1), Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!
• OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

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).

February 1, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 10 | murverse.com
“Keep Your Eyes on Your Own Paper” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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“Is Genre Worth Fighting Over?” 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!

Check out the official ISBW merch!

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• (Pre-Open) I Should Be Cooking?
• Channeling the Ditch Diggers
• Writers Block sneaks up on you even when you’re able to write the words.

Good News Good News

• Hugo nominations are open for 2022
• Team Rejection count: up to 10
• Accountability Buddies rock
• Tracking yearly wordcounts

Main Topic: Genre, Genre, and more Genre

• The desire to write a psychological thriller means reading more of them to peel back the layers
• The genres have their own rules of engagement. Subvert them at your own peril (or genius)
• Mur is addicted to Christmas mysteries

Links

• Merch Shop!
• Mur on Twitter
• The Garages on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Twitter

Twitch schedule for Jan:

• Mondays: 2-3:30pm AMA
• Tues: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3-5pm Gaming
• Thurs: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

Support Local Book Stores!

• Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders Book 1), Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!
• OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

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).

January 20, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 6 | murverse.com
“Is Genre Worth Fighting Over?” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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“I SHOULD BE WRITING DAMMIT” 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!

Check out the official ISBW merch!

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• Tightening up the podcast schedule

Good News Good News

• Hugo nominations are open for 2022
• Team Rejection count: up to 9

Main Topic: Characters, Setting, and Story

• Do you like Star Wars because of the heroes, or because of the world they inhabit?
• There are stories where you can mix & match characters easily, and others not so much
• What makes the setting the key element, and what makes the characters key?
• Fanfic blazing the trails

Links

• Merch Shop
• Mur on Twitter
• The Garages on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Twitter

Twitch schedule for Jan:

• Mondays: 2-3:30pm AMA
• Tues: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3-5pm Gaming
• Thurs: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

Support Local Book Stores!

• Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders Book 1), Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!
• OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

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).

January 18, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 5 | murverse.com
“I SHOULD BE WRITING, DAMMIT” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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“Nicole Glover and Alt History/Mystery/Fantasy” 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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• Mur: 2k words today
• Nicole: words later tonight

Good News Good News

• Team Rejection count: still at 1

Main Topic: Nicole Glover

• Nicole introduces the Murder and Magic series (2 books so far)
• The world-building involves the historical, the magic, and the murder mysteries
• The structure / framework of the stories
• Games Nicole plays
• Wildermyth: https://wildermyth.com/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/763890/Wildermyth/
• Murder & Magic character cards: https://nicole-glover.com/books/
• Debut author advice for fresh new authors

NOTE: This is longer than usual, as we wanted all of Nicole’s awesomeness in the feed. I had a sound hiccup when I played an in-stream game (Stream Raiders), and I apologize for that.

Links

• Nicole Glover
• Merch Shop
• https://thegarages.bandcamp.com/
• https://twitter.com/thegaragesband

Twitch schedule for Jan:

• Mondays: 2-3:30pm AMA
• Tues: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3-5pm Gaming
• Thurs: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

Support Local Book Stores!

• Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders Book 1), Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!
• OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

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).

January 13, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 4 | murverse.com
“Nicole Glover and Alt History/Mystery/Fantasy?” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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“Is It Time to Embrace the Weird?” 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!

Check out the official ISBW merch!

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• Embrace the live stream stumbles. It builds character!
• New novel: 11k words in

Good News Good News

• Team Rejection count
• Next episode: Guest Interview Nicole Glover!

Main Topic: Embracing the Weird Thing for Yourself

• Using the tool that works best for your brain doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong
• Finding comfort where you can in order to get the work done
• Don’t overload in self-care so much that you can’t do any work
• Half a million downloads for 2021!

Links

• Merch Shop
• Mur on Twitter
• The Garages on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Twitter

Twitch schedule for Jan:

• Mondays: 1-3pm AMA
• Tues: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3-5pm Gaming
• Thurs: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

Support Local Book Stores!

• Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders Book 1), Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!
• OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

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).

January 11, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 3 | murverse.com
“Is It Time to Embrace the Weird?” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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“Is Your To-Do List World Writable?” 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!

Check out the official ISBW merch!

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• Pluto. Red Snow. Cthulhu spaces. Go Team Elder Gods!
• Arranging the pieces for a Book 2 to help the writing along
• Fonda Lee book prizes are en route!
• The world has timey wimey loose threads folding 2020 into 2021

Good News Good News

• Twitch gadgets and bots are nearly back to normal
• Team Rejection is on the field

Main Topic: To-Do Lists, Productivity, and Writing

• PNH on forming your to-do list based on your Inbox (hint: don’t do it)
• Looking at email items to put them on the to-do list, and prioritization confusion
• Saying YES to your work, or saying NO for yourself?
• Varying task scheduling approaches
• Patreon tiers: upcoming changes on Jan 17

Links

• Merch Shop
• Mur on Twitter
• John Anealio on Bandcamp
• The Garages on Bandcamp

Twitch schedule for Jan:

• Mondays: 1-3pm AMA
• Tues: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3-5pm Gaming
• Thurs: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

Support Local Book Stores!

• Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders Book 1), Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more!
• OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books!

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).

January 6, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 2 | murverse.com
“Is Your To-Do List World-Writable?” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0