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I Should Be Writing

"I should be writing" is what people say, but they rarely do it. This podcast is designed to help you get past those blocks, whether it"s what your teacher told you when you were a kid, to being totally sure you"ll never be as good as (FAV AUTHOR) so you might as well quit.

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53:28

Tropes, Cliches, Derivatives

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/12/17

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 51 (Episode 549) | murverse.com | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

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51:54

Gift Guide for Writers

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/12/15

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

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02:02:38

Words Have Power!

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/12/07

Yeah, it's cliche, but the basic decisions on how to describe people, considering your POV and your own biases, can dramatically affect your book. December 1, 2020 | Season 16 Ep 48 (Episode 546) | murverse.com | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

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05:27

Equipment - Rerun

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/11/14

Monsters you can come across on your adventure including the evil time eater... Goal: 21,666 November 14, 2020 | Rerun from Nov. 16, 2016 Season 16 Ep 48 (Episode 545) | murverse.com Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

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05:29

The Time Eater - Rerun

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/11/14

Monsters you can come across on your adventure including the evil time eater... November 13, 2020 | Rerun from Nov. 8, 2016 Season 16 Ep 47 (Episode 544) | murverse.com Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

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03:13

WMUR - Wanting Nothing! - Rerun

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/11/12

Back to the spoof radio shows, this time we look at the soap opera, and how it gives us one of the basic things about characters. Namely- they've got to WANT something. Goal: 20,000 November 12, 2020 | Rerun from Nov. 3, 2017 Season 16 Ep 46 (Episode 543) | murverse.com Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

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03:19

No Magic Bullets - Rerun

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/11/11

DESPITE what I posted yesterday about the power of placebos, you still have to do the work, sorry to say. Ain't nothing out there going to do it for you. And around this time you have to remember that. Just also remember you're not alone. Goal: 18,333 November 11, 2020 | Rerun from Nov. 12, 2017 Season 16 Ep 45 (Episode 542) | murverse.com Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

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03:21

WMUR - The People's Placebo - Rerun

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/11/10

Do you need that cup of tea, or the right music, or your lucky Star Wars figure to sit beside your monitor so you can imagine it saying "you got this!" Whatever feather you need to hold in your trunk, if it helps you get the words done, then don't knock it. Goal: 16666 November 10, 2020 | Rerun from Nov. 12, 2017 Season 16 Ep 44 (Episode 541) | murverse.com Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

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04:41

Write whenever you can - Rerun

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/11/09

I talk about good old Chuck Palahniuk and how he wrote Fight Club. If it's good enough for the NYT Bestseller then it's good enough for you! Or something more motivational. (He wasn't a bestseller when he wrote Fight Club, you know.) November 9, 2020 | Rerun from Nov. 17, 2015 Season 16 Ep 43 (Episode 540) | murverse.com Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

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02:58

WMUR - Nonlinear Writing - Rerun

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/11/09

Write whatever scene is in your mind. Don't worry about whether it follows the last scene, or even if it's got the right characters. Just get the words down, and fix it in edits! Goal: 13333 November 8, 2020 | Rerun from Nov. 6, 2017 Season 16 Ep 42 (Episode 539) | murverse.com Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

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05:22

Filler - Rerun

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/11/09

Now is the time to pull out all your description: food, drink, color, touch, adverbs, adjectives, spelling out contractions, etc. All of that and more. Get those words in, by any means necessary! Goal- 11666 November 7, 2020 | Rerun from Nov. 11, 2015 Season 16 Ep 41 (Episode 538) | murverse.com Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

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09:27

Distractions - Rerun

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/11/08

Should have run November 6. Considering how distracted/low energy I've been this week, I figured getting back to the daily show with a distractions episode was appropriate. Catching up with a lot of episodes today. Goal- 10,000 My wordcount- ...not 10k November 6, 2020 | Originally posted November 4, 2015 | Copyright 2020 Mur Lafferty, BY-NC-SA

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04:31

Comparing yourself to others - Rerun

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/11/06

TL;DR - Don't. But the podcast is cleverer than that. Your wordcount is your own and that's OK. Me, I'm dealing with a lot of intensity with current events and confusion with my WiP. I'm behind. But I don't care. I am moving on the story and that's what matters. Goal: 8333 November 5, 2020 | Originally posted November 11, 2017 | Copyright 2020 Mur Lafferty, BY-NC-SA

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05:29

PCs and NPCs - Rerun

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/11/05

We are back with our 2016 fantasy RPG, and we discuss the importance of both PCs (aka Player Characters, aka the important people in your stories) and NPCs (the spear carries and the cashiers and the red shirts and those troopers that Jedi have no problem killing but they can't kill the actual evil guy cause that's WRONG. Ahem. Tangent.) November 4, 2020 | Originally posted Nov. 10, 2016 | Copyright 2020 Mur Lafferty, BY-NC-SA

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03:40

WMUR- Bike Brothers! What Can Break? - Rerun

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/11/04

Back in 2017 my NaNoWriMo MO was to spoof on radio shows. This is my Car Talk homage. We don't like it when things break, but our stories need them to! Goal: 5000 November 3, 2020 | Originally posted Nov. 4, 2017 | Copyright 2020 Mur Lafferty, BY-NC-SA

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06:16

How DARE You? - Rerun

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/11/02

You'll get pushback during NaNoWriMo. Some people will make fun. Some will dismiss you. Some will be downright jackasses. BUT I am a skilled jackass-to-English translator, and I cover what some of those comments mean. Goal: 3333 words This year November will feature daily reruns of past NaNoWriMo episodes! Tune into Twitch.tv/mightymur for live write-ins on Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30 EST. November 2, 2020 | Episode 533 | Rerun from Nov. 20, 2015 Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

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05:07

The NaNoWriMo Adventure Begins!

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/11/02

It's November 1. You walk into a tavern and discover you're on a quest. There are metaphors and daggers involved. This year November will feature daily reruns of past NaNoWriMo episodes! Tune into Twitch.tv/mightymur for live write-ins on Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30 EST. November 1, 2020 | Episode 532 | Rerun from Nov. 1, 2016 Copyright 2016, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License murverse.com

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50:24

Looking Ahead, and Taking a Break

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/10/27

October/November always feels like a renewing time for me, for my own personal reasons, so I talk about that. October 27, 2020 | Episode 531 Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License murverse.com

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53:13

What if I write myself into a corner?

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/10/22

We chat about writing yourself into a corner, the "Sliding Doors" moment, a peek in to the way I think about this show. How the sausage is made, actually. But also, HOLY CRAP Tom Lehrer music is in the public domain! That is huge. Also, this weekend (Oct 23-25) I'm Guest of Honor at MileHi Con! Doesn't matter where you are, you can show up, cause we're in a global pandemic and the con is virtual! October 20, 2020 | Episode 530 | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License murverse.com

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03:31:28

Should you use versioning in writing?

I Should Be Writing ·

2020/10/20

I talk how to keep up with versioning. Well. I try, anyway. That, plus the motivational power of 4thewords.com and more NaNo prep talk! Remember you can see this video on Youtube and you can catch the next episode LIVE on Twitch! Also, this weekend (Oct 23-25) I'm Guest of Honor at MileHi Con! Doesn't matter where you are, you can show up, cause we're in a global pandemic and the con is virtual! October 16, 2020 | Episode 529 | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License murverse.com

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