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“Characters’ Wants and Needs!” is brought to you by patron John Kovalic (check out his Patreon too!), and the letter F!

“Your character must want something, even if it’s a glass of water!”

Characters must always have wants, but it takes a bit more work to think about what they need, and more importantly, when in the story for them to address those needs.

NEW- Transcript available!

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• Monday, 12:30, AMA/Hangout
• Tuesday, 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
• Wednesday, 4:00, Gaming
• Thursday 12:30, I Should Be Writing Live

* All times EST

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• It’s A Bird
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“Mommy and Daddy are Fighting!” is brought to you by patrons Steven V and Micah Joel, and the letter E!

I am behind again, alas. I look at two productivity methods and am entirely flummoxed by the two that seem at odds with each other: the 10X Rule that suggests if you shoot for 10X your goal you won’t necessarily make 10X, but you’ll very likely get much more than you would have had you, say, gone the compound method talked about in Atomic Habits and The Compound Effect where if you get just a little bit better every day then you will see real results. Which is best?*

* Punchline- just saw that the Atomic Habits author has reviewed both of these books on his site (see links above). So I guess I should go read those.

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

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• Transcript is live!
• Better Than Yesterday–I just checked it on Youtube and all videos are GONE. So… something’s up there, but I don’t know what.
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I Should Be Writing’s theme music provided by John Anealio.

January 21, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 6 (Ep 557) | murverse.com
ISBW S17 Ep6: Productivity by Mur Lafferty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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“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

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• Transcript now live!
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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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“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*:

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• Thursday 12:30, I Should Be Writing Live

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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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“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:

• Transcription now available!
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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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“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.

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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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“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.

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• Ann Harrison-Barnes’ YouTube videos
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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” 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.

• 12 Pains of Christmas – Bob Rivers
• 12 Days of Christmas – Straight No Chaser
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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.

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  • Reedsy
  • Australian Writer’s Center
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