I Should Be Writing

Hosted ByMur Lafferty

Writing interviews and how-tos from a SF writer who's still learning.


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[ISBW] The Importance of Interviewing Agents // Chana Porter Interview

S19 Ep22 I’m back doing solo episodes with an interview at the end. In this episode I talk about the importance of you interviewing any agent who’s interested in you, and the disasters that can happen if you don’t. Then I talk to Chana Porter, then…

[ISBW] Stina Leicht, Genre Switching, and Loki’s Ring

S19 Ep21 Recorded live, April 27, 2023 Good News Good News Station Eternity gets a second printing! Chaos Terminal can be pre-ordered! Team Rejection 2023 Count: 111 Mur will be attending the in Los Angeles (May 12-14, 2023) Mur will be…

[ISBW] Should I Talk About My WiP?

S19 Ep20 Recorded live, April 24, 2023 Good News Good News Station Eternity gets a second printing! Chaos Terminal can be pre-ordered! Team Rejection 2023 Count: 110 Mur will be attending the Nebula Awards in Los Angeles (May 12-14, 2023) Main…

[ISBW] Kat Howard, Sequels, and A Sleight of Shadows

S19 Ep19 Recorded live, April 20, 2023   Good News Good News Station Eternity gets a second printing! Chaos Terminal can be pre-ordered! Team Rejection 2023 Count: 108 Mur will be attending the Nebula Awards in Los Angeles (May 12-14,…

[ISBW] Finishing Projects

S19 Ep18 Recorded live, April 6, 2023 Good News Good News Station Eternity gets a second printing! Chaos Terminal can be pre-ordered! Team Rejection 2023 Count: 103 Mur will be attending the Nebula Awards in Los Angeles (May 12-14, 2023) Main Topic:…

[ISBW] Agents and Author Expectations

S19 Ep16 Recorded live, March 16, 2023 As much as I’ve talked about agents, I still get questions, so here are some answers. However, I realize I misused a lot of words in this one. I’m having a bad day. Please don’t assume anything about me like…

[ISBW] How Long Does It Take Me To Write A Book?

S19 Ep16 Recorded live, March 16, 2023 Good News Good News Station Eternity gets a second printing! Chaos Terminal can be pre-ordered! Team Rejection Count: 37 Books in the Wild Main Topic: Questions Writers Field Handling the common yet still…

[ISBW] Indestructible or Destructible?

S19 Ep15 Recorded solo, April 10, 2023 The Picasso quote that I mangled: “We artists are indestructible, even in a prison cell or a concentration camp I would be all right in my own world of art. Even if I had to paint my pictures with my tongue on…

[ISBW] Little Challenges

S19 Ep14 Good News Good News Station Eternity gets a second printing! Chaos Terminal can be pre-ordered! Team Rejection Count: 32 Books in the Wild Mr & Mrs Witch by Gwenda Bond, Death Watch by Stona Fitch, Arca by G.R. Macallister Congrats to…

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