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Eligibility in Hugos and Campbells

Mur — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:50:30 +0000

It’s awards season- if you were wondering what I’m eligible for (cause I know that’s what you think about during the dark of night when your smartphone is charging), here’s the list:

John W. Campbell Award (not a Hugo) – This is my first year of eligibility because of the pro sale of “1963: more »

Going Dark for SOPA Protest

Mur — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:22:35 +0000

Hi all. Yeah, I’m way behind on, well, updating everything. But one more day before updates on the new year, Stonecoast, and all that. This site is going dark to protest SOPA/PIPA.

I’ve been trying to come up with a good blog post, but frankly I’m exhausted and bleary, and this post and the more »

X-Post- SHEER WANTAGE: Writer’s Digest Best 101 Sites

Mur — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:41:49 +0000

Happy New Year! I’m back from Christmas in the disappointingly un-snowy Buffalo, NY. Getting my wordcount, uh, counted for 2011, looking at goals and stuff in 2012, planning a big blog post and end of the year show, and then…

I saw this on Twitter. Writer’s Digest 101 Best Web Sites for Writers is more »

ebook pricing – weighing in

Mur — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:15:35 +0000

I’m going to share the numbers now, all the true, embarrassing numbers.

It’s been argued about, howled about, screamed about, on all sides. Whether you’re an indie author, published author, publisher, Amazon, or reader, you’ve got a fucking opinion, and you’ve likely blogged about it.

Well, Amazon doesn’t blog. It just DOES.

A Letter From Future Mur

Mur — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:15:06 +0000

May 7, 2012

Dear December Mur:

You’ve blogged about the Night Gal/Morning Gal issue before, on that other blog. And you know the damages of procrastination. I know you’ve been feeling sluggish and slow and unmotivated lately. I know you don’t want to eat right and work out because tomorrow you will not see more »

A freelancer problem you don’t often hear about

Mur — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:07:50 +0000

So I got up with the family, kissed them bye, read news, worked out (gasp, yeah, its been a while.) Got a shower, sat down to work- get an hour into things when the daughter calls. She’s sicker than we thought and I have to come get her. Twenty min to get to school and more »

Skyrim Tales

Mur — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:54:37 +0000

Skyrim is turning me into “Let me tell you about my character” girl. But damn if the game isn’t fascinating. Read on at your own risk.

Let me tell you a story…

I was trying to pickpocket a guard in Whiterun, and failed miserably. When challenged, I tried to pull rank on him, and more »

Skyrim Skyrim Skyrim

Mur — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:18:50 +0000

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Black Friday, Anne McCaffrey, and the Honey Badger

Mur — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:47:46 +0000

I’ve been amused at watching twitter while people I respect are saying either “FUCK black friday, give to charity!” and “Hey I just got an awesome Black Friday deal!” I say go both ways. Give to charity and then go visit a local shop for their Black Friday sale. Maybe I am saying that cause more »

Not Bambi’s Mom!

Mur — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:16:51 +0000

While driving through rural Durham County last Friday night (a week ago Friday, 11/11, I should say) a deer ran in front of my car. There was no, “OMG a deer” *screech* *swerve* *hit it anyway*. It was, “Hey, is that-” WHAM. There wasn’t even reaction time.

I killed it immediately* and kept control of more »

Writing news

Mur — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:01:50 +0000

Nothing as exciting as a sale or anything, but I do have some news:

I will be writing The Afterlife Series Book 6 (as yet unnamed). I figured people knew this, but then I remember news about my life is not front page material, and when I casually mentioned this on Twitter many people showed more »

I’m Available as a Narrator on ACX!

Mur — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:01:03 +0000

I finally got off my butt yesterday and made myself a narrator for hire on Audiobook Creation Exchange, Audible.com’s audiobook producer/author/narrator exchange. So if you’ve enjoyed my narration, and have an audiobook to make, check out my profile!

Dislike- Leaving Facebook

mightymur — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:51:14 +0000

I love it when I am waffling on an idea and then the decision is made for me. I’m really quite wishy washy at heart. On good days, I just say I can see both sides of an argument. On bad days I complain I’m incapable of making a decision. Regardless, I’ve been thinking of more »

ISBW down

mightymur — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:50:17 +0000

I Should Be Writing is down. If you are subscribed to the show through the Murverse, or through the RSS feed, you should still have access to podcasts. It’s the site that is FUBAR. I’m weighing my options right now.

Anger leads to setting a site on fire, leads to loss of SEO, leads to more »

Hello Reno!

mightymur — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:59:45 +0000

Not to be confused with Hello Kitty – I’m in Reno for the WorldCon, several days of geeking out and books and drinking and Hugos. Well, only one day of Hugos. My schedule is on the sidebar, so if you see me, be sure to say hi!

Tonight I hang with Grammar Girl and more »

ISBW #215 – WorldCon Pre-show

mightymur — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:43:30 +0000

Brought to you by Audible! Visit audiblepodcast.com/isbw to get two free motive tickets to The Help!

I have been sick for 9 days, and it shows in this podcast. Sorry about that. Also, you can see my worldCon schedule here:

Get Mur Lafferty’s books at Amazon!

Mur on the radio!

mightymur — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:07:09 +0000

I’m going to be on WUNC’s show The State of Things today! My segment will air at 12:40ish. I’m talking with Ann and Jeff VanderMeer about Cabinet of Curiosities.

φ(x) = 38

mightymur — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:41:40 +0000

Hullo, 38. Hey, did you know you have no real solution?

Hullo, Mur. Wait- what?

Yeah. You’re a nontotient. I think that’s like a cupcake or something. See that symbol up there? Looks like a cupcake to me.

You’re stalling. Listen to me. You need to get serious.

Serious. Great. I’ll get some more coffee. more »

P90X, fitness, embarrassment, and unexpected consequences

mightymur — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:48:29 +0000

I’m currently in week 3 of P90X. It’s an intense, 90 day fitness program that is, yes, As Seen On TV. I started doing it on advice of a friend, as I was frustrated that my running and kung fu were doing nothing to help my body, or my endurance. Also, my kung fu more »

Storytelling in Layers

mightymur — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:44:34 +0000

There’s one thing people don’t talk a lot about when it comes to storytelling: Layers.

I’m not talking the parfait/onion argument from Shrek. I mean that beginning writers often think that they have a Great Idea (™) when all they have is a layer. When I look at the stories that have entranced me lately, more »