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

I Should Be Writing

The NaNoWriMo Adventure Begins!

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.   January 14, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 4 | murverse.com | Copyright 2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

Real Talk, Get to Work

I'm finally posting last week's episodes. I've been writing a lot and neglecting the podcast production, even though the streams are still on schedule.  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.  January 12, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 3 | murverse.com | Copyright 2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

Weaponizing Language

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. January 7, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 2 (Episode 553) | murverse.com | Copyright 2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

Turn It Off

"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 things are still pretty terrible, so we face the new year with hope, but not pollyanna resolutions. Links: Tish Bouvier's YouTube videos Ann Harrison-Barnes' YouTube videos Catch the next LIVE show on Twitch! Support this show on Patreon!  January 5, 2021 | Season 17 Ep 1 (Episode 552) | murverse.com | Copyright 2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

Grim and Determined in 2021

Brought to you by patrons Jon Tollerton and Zach Payne! I wanted to do a Christmas Carol overall, 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 December 17, 2020 | Season 16 Ep 53 (Episode 551) | murverse.com | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

A Writing Christmas Carol

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:  Support my Extra Life campaign for Duke Children's Hospitals! Cat Rambo's Patreon Reedsy Australian Writer's Center December 15, 2020 | Season 16 Ep 52 (Episode 550) | murverse.com | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

Productivity? Now?

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

Tropes, Cliches, Derivatives

Gift Guide for Writers

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

Words Have Power!

A little bit of NaNoWriMo wrap-up, but then we deal with the idea of goals again, and the trouble I have with these goal programs that are everywhere. And I'm taking another one now.    December 3, 2020 | Season 16 Ep 49 (Episode 547) | murverse.com | Copyright 2020, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-SA 3.5 License

Are Goals for Writers Different?

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

Equipment - Rerun

 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

The Time Eater - Rerun

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

WMUR - Wanting Nothing! - Rerun

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

No Magic Bullets - Rerun

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

WMUR - The People's Placebo - Rerun

The podcast for wanna-be fiction writers.

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The NaNoWriMo Adventure Begins!

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