The Murverse Mothership

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“Minor Characters” 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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• 2022 Word Count: 68178
• Writing Retreat coming in May

Good News Good News

• Team Rejection count: 150

Main Topic: On Supporting Characters

• Whydunit is more important than Whodunit
• The Afterparty on Apple TV
• It’s good to focus on moving the plot along, but think about doing it well
• Babylon 5 “A View From the Gallery”, and the adventures of Mack and Bo.
• The Contagonist as Catalyst
• Build the back stories for the minor characters just as carefully as the main characters

Links

• Merch Shop
• Mur on Twitter
• Mur on Instagram
• Mur on Youtube
• Mur’s newsletter, The Hot Mic
• Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi!
• John Anealio on Bandcamp

Twitch schedule for May:

• 16th Mon: 12:00pm Ditch Diggers with Matt Wallace
  
• 17th Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing
• 19th Wed: CANCELED FOR MAY
• 20th Thurs: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing
• 23rd Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Diggers with ??? (Live from writing retreat at the beach!)
• 24th Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing (Live from writing retreat at the beach!)
• 26th Thurs: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing (Live from writing retreat at the beach!)
• 30th Mon: CANCELED – VACATION
• 31 Tues: CANCELED – VACATION

• 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).

May 3, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 36 | murverse.com
“Minor Characters” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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“Unwritten Etiquette for Writers” 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!

Please note as of April 21, 2022, I Should Be Writing is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives 4.0 License.
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• 2022 Word Count: 68178 ??
• Writing Retreat coming in May

Good News Good News

• Team Rejection count: 150

Main Topic: Unwritten Etiquette

• The etiquette of talking about reading stories by your other author friends
• Don’t ask if they read it, don’t ask if they liked it
• The Blurb: the asking and the being asked
• The unwritten rules for signing lines
• Reader etiquette regarding used books
• About well-wishes for award nominations
• Remember, reviews are for other readers, not the writer (and potential mine fields)
• Social Media: Promotion vs Self-Promotion (balanced by volume)
• Networking: another minefield to tiptoe through
• Links
• Merch Shop
• Mur on Twitter
• Mur on Instagram
• Mur on Youtube
• Mur’s newsletter, The Hot Mic
• Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi!
• John Anealio on Bandcamp

Twitch schedule for week of May 2:

• Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Diggers with Matt Wallace
• Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3:00pm Gaming
• Thurs: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing with Marguerite Kenner

• 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).

April 28, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 35 | murverse.com
“Unwritten Etiquette for Writers” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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“Rejectomancy” 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!

Please note as of April 21, 2022, I Should Be Writing is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives 4.0 License.
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• ISBW archives and DD archives are complete!
• 2022 Word Count: 68178 ??
• ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR WORK! YOU WILL BE LESS SAD!

Good News Good News

• Team Rejection count: 150

Main Topic: Rejectomancy Revisited

• Diving into the alchemy of deciphering rejection letters
• Does the story fit the magazine it’s being submitted to?
• Social Media: the game is afoot and no one knows the rules
• Try to level up networking skills

Links

• Merch Shop
• Mur on Twitter
• Mur on Instagram
• Mur on Youtube
• Mur’s newsletter, The Hot Mic
• Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi!
• John Anealio on Bandcamp

Twitch schedule for week of May 2:

• Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Diggers with Matt Wallace
• Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3:00pm Gaming
• Thurs: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing with Marguerite Kenner

• 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).

April 26, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 34| murverse.com
“Rejectomancy” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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“Unboxing: Story Engine” 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!

Please note as of April 21, 2022, I Should Be Writing is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives 4.0 License.
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• St Jude Fundraiser Features
• ISBW archives and DD archives are complete!
• 2022 Word Count: 65178

Good News Good News

• Team Rejection count: 147
• There’s a Stardew Valley podcast? Where?!
• Pay attention to the directives aimed at censoring library content

Main Topic: Story Engine

• Unboxing: Story Engine… we have cards!
• Booster: Eldritch Horror set
• Today’s quandary is how to run a giveaway for the spare Story Engine set. Roll for wild luck.
• Walking through the decks, and how to use them to help you tell your stories
• Buy Your Own Story Engine deck: https://storyenginedeck.myshopify.com

Links

• Merch Shop
• Mur on Twitter
• Mur on Instagram
• Mur on Youtube
• Mur’s newsletter, The Hot Mic
• Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi!
• John Anealio on Bandcamp

Twitch schedule for week of May 9:

• Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Diggers with Alasdair Stuart
• Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3:00pm Gaming
• Thurs: 3:00pm NO STREAM

• 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).

April 21, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 33 | murverse.com
“Unboxing: Story Engine” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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“Devil’s Advocate: The Case for Distractions” 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!

Please note as of April 21, 2022, I Should Be Writing is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives 4.0 License.
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• 2022 Word Count: 65178
• Story tools: Aeon Timeline https://timeline.app/narrative/
• Restructuring story to pin the crime on the right murderer

Good News Good News

• Team Rejection count: 145
• Announcement: Escape Pod is again a finalist for an IGNYTE Award
• Future Club books: Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi, and an Ursula Vernon selection

Main Topic: Distractions

• Sometimes, we just need a person, pet or thing to bounce ideas & questions off of
• The games more fun to play have the more intricate and fleshed out stories
• Writing on side projects when you get stuck on a primary project can be a good thing
• Emotions are not reality, but take the emotions out of how the distractions make you feel
• ISBW archives and DD archives are complete!

Links

• Merch Shop
• Mur on Twitter
• Mur on Instagram
• Mur on Youtube
• Mur’s newsletter, The Hot Mic
• Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi!
• John Anealio on Bandcamp

Twitch schedule for week of May 2:

• Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Diggers with Matt Wallace
• Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3:00pm Gaming
• Thurs: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing with Marguerite Kenner

• 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).

April 19, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 32 | murverse.com
“Devil’s Advocate: The Case for Distractions” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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“I Am A Flawed Writer” 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!

Please note as of April 21, 2022, I Should Be Writing is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives 4.0 License.
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• 2022 Word Count: 65178
• Your Mur doesn’t pun, and your daddy doesn’t rock ‘n roll

Good News Good News

• Team Rejection count: 141 ??
• Spoilers Club: “One for All” by Lillie Lainoff – April 30, 6pm Eastern

Main Topic: Examinations of Flaws in the Writing

• Over explaining or under explaining in descriptions and dialogue
• Repeating repetitive phrases over and over
• The challenges in designing satisfying interpersonal conflict
• Editing cleanup on Aisle 4
• Working with the characters living in your head
• Keeping track of word counts in edit passes

Links

• Merch Shop
• Mur on Twitter
• Mur on Instagram
• Mur on Youtube
• Mur’s newsletter, The Hot Mic
• Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi!
• John Anealio on Bandcamp

Twitch schedule for April 25-30:

• Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Diggers with Kameron Hurley
• Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3:00pm Gaming
• Thurs: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing
• Apr. 30 Sat. 6:00pm SPOILERS CLUB! We talk One For All -with ALL the spoilers- with special guest Lillie Lainoff!

• 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).

April 14, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 31 | murverse.com
“I Am A Flawed Writer” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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“What Makes a Setting Work?” 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 $3 a month! You can also support at Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

Links

• And Then There Were N-One by Sarah Pinsker
• Merch Shop
• Mur on Twitter
• Mur on Instagram
• Mur on Youtube
• Mur’s newsletter, The Hot Mic
• Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi!
• John Anealio on Bandcamp

Twitch schedule for April 25-30:

• Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Diggers with Kameron Hurley
• Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing
• Wed: 3:00pm Gaming
• Thurs: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing
• Apr. 30 Sat. 6:00pm SPOILERS CLUB! We talk One For All -with ALL the spoilers- with special guest Lillie Lainoff!

• 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).

April 12, 2022 | Season 18 Ep 30 | murverse.com
“What Makes a Setting Work?” by Mur Lafferty
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0