Comments for The Murverse

Comment on Eligibility in Hugos and Campbells by Gonzalo

Gonzalo — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:59:44 +0000

Mur, I could be wrong here, but I believe that just because the Fancast category has been created as a one-off it does not mean that podcasts are not eligible for nomination in other categories. The eligibility rules haven't changed yet (and I have strong opinions as to why they should not "ghettoise" new media and GRR Martin agrees with me!). I will certainly be nominating StarShipSofa for best Fanzine as well as Best Fancast when the time comes and I see no reason why ISBW should not get nominations in both categories it's suited to.

Comment on Podcasts by One Thousand Monkeys » Interview with Mur Lafferty

One Thousand Monkeys » Interview with Mur Lafferty — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:42:35 +0000

[...] for those who haven’t listened to any Mur Lafferty podcasts or who don’t know the back story, could you start by telling how you got started in podcasting? [...]

Comment on Playing For Keeps by Micah Joel » Empire State Worldbuilding

Micah Joel » Empire State Worldbuilding — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:20:54 +0000

[...] Mur deserves credit as one of the pioneers here, with the rollout of Playing For Keeps and all the Stories of the Third Wave. Another that caught my eye was the Mongoliad, a serial novel by Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, and [...]

Comment on ebook pricing – weighing in by Mur

Mur — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:21:04 +0000

DAMN BUT I USE A LOT OF PARENTHETICALS.

That is all.

Comment on Marco and the Red Granny by ISBW #225 – Imposter Syndrome / Tobias Buckell Interview | I Should Be Writing

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:42:13 +0000

[...] 03:11 Promo: Nil Desperandum 04:30 Dealing with “imposter syndrome.” 11:07 Promo: Marco and the Red Granny 12:35 Interview: Tobias [...]

Comment on Subscribe by Mur

Mur — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:10:27 +0000

Er, the link on this comment goes directly to the page that has the information “it would be nice” to have. I’m somewhat confused.

Comment on Subscribe by Podcast Roundup: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Audio | Fandomania

Podcast Roundup: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Audio | Fandomania — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:01:29 +0000

[...] to the podcast feed — it would be nice to have a link to the subscription information on Mur’s main website — but you can find it on iTunes, if that’s your [...]

Comment on Marco and the Red Granny by Good Cop Bad Cop #003 | I Should Be Writing

Good Cop Bad Cop #003 | I Should Be Writing — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:03:30 +0000

[...] 48:30 Promo: Marco and the Red Granny [...]

Comment on The Afterlife Series by ISBW #214: Self Pub vs Trad Pub war / Tracy Hickman Interview | I Should Be Writing

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:53:07 +0000

[...] State of the Mur: released Escape Pod #300, working on GFL story for Scott Sigler, Earth (part of The Afterlife Series) now available in ebook format. 02:10 Promo: Grimmer than Grimm by Michele Roger 02:48 [...]

Comment on ISBW #222 – NaNoWriMo episode by Gene

Gene — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:44:54 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the great writing advice! My advice to you, ditch Kung Fu and study Aikido.

Comment on Writing news by Sam M-B

Sam M-B — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:28:09 +0000

Holy cow! Lots of news!

1. congrats on Stonecoast MFA — gonna be AWESOME for you.
2. three novels in the making… you go, Mur!

Comment on Writing news by scott e. pond

scott e. pond — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:44:40 +0000

Fantastic! Can’t wait to hear more from the Mother Sponge universe. Maybe too soon to ask, but will it feature Gavin and Jenni or a whole new cast?

Comment on Writing news by Lexi

Lexi — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:32:59 +0000

An MFA is a Master of Fine Arts. And congrats to Mur!

Comment on Writing news by Jason

Jason — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:25:08 +0000

Congratulations! I’ve heard Stonecoast is an excellent MFA program. Isn’t that the one where James Patrick Kelly teaches (or at least used to)? Anyway, I’m really excited for you and I can’t wait to see how it makes your writing even more awesome.

Comment on Writing news by Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:15:49 +0000

Woo! Grad school — congrats! How exciting.

– c.

Comment on Writing news by Ryan E Stevenson

Ryan E Stevenson — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:15:28 +0000

That’s quite a lot of stuff, but I’m a proponent of staying busy, so good on ya. Dumb question that I could probably look up… What’s an MFA? Cheers!

Comment on ISBW #221: Chuck Wendig Interview by SF Signal: SF Tidbits for 10/17/11

SF Signal: SF Tidbits for 10/17/11 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 06:13:55 +0000

[...] (podcast). The Outer Alliance interviews James Ipse / Kyle Aisteach. I Should Be Writing interviews Chuck Wendig (podcast).Erin Underwood interviews David Anthony Durham.Horror World interviews John Shirley. [...]

Comment on The Afterlife Series by Review: Hell by Mur Lafferty

Review: Hell by Mur Lafferty — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:33:52 +0000

[...] Hell, Book II of the Afterlife series by Mur Lafferty, Kate and Daniel learn this important principle as [...]

Comment on ISBW #219: Feedback by Laith Preston

Laith Preston — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:39:31 +0000

Hey Mur, a lot of good information in the feedback show.

I just wanted to chime in on the subject of PDF manuals.

I agree completely, when I am trying to figure something out there is nothing quite like having a physical book that you can flag, dog-ear and mark up as you read up on something.

I love ebooks, however at this point in time I just can’t get the same use out of electronic documentation. I don’t know what it is since there are ways to annotate a lot of them.

Anyway, it’s not just you, and I’ve heard the same thing from others in my office.

Comment on "My house is very messy." by Ada Lovelace Day #ald10 – Women In Podcasting

Ada Lovelace Day #ald10 – Women In Podcasting — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:22:05 +0000

[...] where else do you find someone who talks about trying to juggle it ALL by ‘just trying to get the right mindset to clean my damn house’ and in doing so refers to gaming analogies? More than once I’ve noticed her mention on [...]