I Should Be Writing

Hosted ByMur Lafferty

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[NaNo] Day 9 (15000 words)

15000 down, 35000 to go Evil Mur has begun to swear. Not a lot. But I put the explicit tag on there just in case.  Getting behind? There are three things you can do. One of them is easy, one is SUPER easy, and one takes a whole lot of work …

[NaNo] Day 7 (11666 words)

Want your NaNo episodes in the morning? You can join our Fabulist community with a pledge on  or ! 11666 down, 38333 to go   Why are you doing this? Also, don’t forget to get to yiour friendly local book store today! Chaos…

[NaNo] Day 6 (10000 words)

Want your NaNo episodes in the morning? You can join our Fabulist community with a pledge on or ! 10000 down, 40000 to go   No, seriously, y’all.   Time to quit. 7100 / 50000 words. 14% done! (as of Nov 5) Have you friended Mur on or…

[NaNo] Day 5 (8333 words)

8333 down, 41666 to go   Post your work online as you go! Nothing bad will happen, and all feedback will be good.      7100 / 50000 words. 4% done! Get your wordcount meter at Have you friended Mur on or yet? The daily…

[NaNo] Day 4

6666 down, 45000 to go Everything is legal during NaNoWriMo, including plagiarizing. Right?   7201 / 50000 words. 14% done! Get your wordcount meter at Have you friended Mur on or yet? The daily podcast is usually for supporters only,…

[NaNo] Day 3 (5000 words)

ACK! I forgot to actually post the audio. See what batch-posting does for you, kids?  5000 down, 45000 to go Are you behind already? Seriously? Getting despondent? Then quit. Because there certainly aren’t any ways to catch back up, and Evil…

[NaNo] Day 2

3333 down, 46666 to go   Sometimes we writers have to make difficult decisions. Evil Mur is sure you’ll make the right one.   Have you friended Mur on or yet? The daily podcast is usually for supporters only, but this year I’m…

[NaNo] Day 1 (1666 words)

0 down, 50000 Of course I stumble in posting the first freaking day of the month. So today you get two episodes. is the best place to lose yourself this month and still feel like you’re writing. You won’t write much, but boy you’ll have fun!…

[NaNo] Day 0 (0 words)

Evil Mur is here with Day 0 of the NaNoWriMo podcast. I’ll post Day 1 later today. My current wordcount: 0 (cause this was recorded on October 31) Streamed live on ! Come join me for cowriting and other shenanigans! Schedule: M 2pm- Co-writing T…

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