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] Tarot Tales and Historical Hurdles with Susan Wands

S20 Ep18: In Which Mur Explores Tarot and Historical Fiction with Susan Wands “Action is always better than no action. You can always fix what you’ve done. You can’t fix not getting started.”- Susan Wands (This post went live for supporters on June…

[ISBW] Navigating Novel Noodling and New Ideas

S20 Ep17: In Which Mur Reflects on Creativity and Ambition “It’s really easy. It’s so relaxing to not be creative.”- Mur This week, Mur shares her journey through book edits, the struggles of low energy, and the comforting realization that creation…

[ISBW] Short Story Submissions and Surviving Rejections

S20 Ep16: In Which Mur Tackles Short Fiction Submissions “You’re not gonna be Wiswell or Chambers. You’re gonna be you.”- Mur In this episode, Mur delves into the intricacies of submitting short fiction, sharing invaluable tips and personal…

[ISBW] Murder Mystery Meltdown and the AI Assistant

S20 Ep15: In Which Mur Muses on AI and the Writer’s Journey “I’m exaggerating a little bit, but if you look at the last 20 years, that’s pretty much how I work.”- Mur In this podcast we dive into the depths of editing my novel, Infinite Archive, and…

[ISBW] Conquering Conventions and Crafting Confidence

S20 Ep14: In Which Mur Dives into Conventions and Confidence “You can’t stop caring about something… You stop what you do about it, but you can’t really just turn that switch off.” – Mur From the thrill of networking to the trepidation of tax…

[ISBW] From Patent Memos to Nebula Nods with Wole Talabi

S20 Ep13: In Which Mur Attends Wole Talabi’s Creative Alchemy “The primary driver of my sense of success is, ‘do I feel happy with what I’ve done?'” – Wole Talabi Mur chats with Wole Talabi, an engineer turned author (but still engineer). They…

[ISBW] Riding the Revision Rollercoaster

S20 Ep 12: In Which Mur Plans to Turn Hurt Feelings into Finished Drafts “I read over the notes and I got mad and I got my feelings hurt.” – Mur (being fussy) I’ve received my edit letter about Infinite Archive, so I’m handling all the emotions that…

[ISBW] The Landscape of Grief with Scott Alexander Howard

S20 Ep11: In which we travel “The Other Valley” with Scott Alexander Howard “I wrote it in a blissful who cares? Mentality, like, ‘oh, well, genre will sort itself out.'” – Scott Alexander Howard In this episode, we’re joined by Scott Alexander…

[ISBW] Navigating Imposter Syndrome on the JoCo Cruise

I Should Be Writing Season 20, Episode 10 “I felt like a cuckoo among very pretty birds.” – Mur Fresh off the JoCo cruise, we discusses the allure of nerd paradise and how navigating imposter syndrome is a frequent struggle. I share tabletop RPG…

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