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Honesty and depression

Mur Lafferty — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:23:53 +0000

I was going to write a long “state of the Mur” address, talking about 2011 and where I want to go in 2012. But I didn’t for two reasons.

I can’t talk about it yet. (DUN DUN DUN) I decided to stay away from all but the most important online things over the holidays, so [...]

Geeking out at WorldCon

Mur Lafferty — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:22:48 +0000

I’m here in Reno for WorldCon and already had some fun time chatting with Grammar Girl (aka Mignon Fogarty), Lee Harris, Paul Cornell and the awesome vicar Caroline, and Bill Willingham. Tonight I deal with jet lag and prepare for my appearance tomorrow on KNPB and a panel at 2pm.

Not [...]

Fun and Games

Mur Lafferty — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:17:08 +0000

Well, it’s been a hell of a two weeks. I have, in no particular order:

gotten sick with a cold which evolved into bacterial bronchitis and a sinus infection, leaving me sick for 11 days gotten some news that has me officially ending all attempts to get The Afterlife Series professional published (and being too [...]

Upheaval

Mur Lafferty — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:59:13 +0000

For my birthday (next Monday) I will be giving myself a new ISP and a new blog design, incorporating ISBW into the Murverse. I will do my damndest to make it as painless as possible on your end – especially for the fabulists. I recommend NOW making sure your feeds are either via ITunes or [...]

Cabinet of Curiosities, Earth, and More!

Mur Lafferty — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:43:35 +0000

I’ve been crazy busy this month with writing, and forgot to announce stuff I wrote a while ago!

My first pro sale to the anthology Cabinet of Curiosities came out this week!

After the death of Dr. Thackery T. Lambshead at his house in Wimpering-on-the-Brook, England, a remarkable discovery was unearthed: the remains of [...]

Changes in the blog(s)

Mur Lafferty — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:17:28 +0000

I’ve been feeling a little fractured. Several years ago I thought it was a good idea to keep my work at Murverse separate from I Should Be Writing. This is just my writing show, while the Murverse encompassed all my work and my personal blog. But in the years that followed, I think I have [...]

“I’d love to quit my job and write all the time”

Mur Lafferty — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:36:51 +0000

I was going to write a post about how I can’t read your work, but then I was reminded of John Scalzi’s great post on the subject, and just figured I’d point you there. In short, if I don’t know you (and I mean really know you, like we’re buds and all. Not Twitter [...]

The Ronin

Mur Lafferty — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:05:14 +0000

Some of you may have noticed on my Facebook and Twitter pages I’ve changed my avatar and made references about being a “ronin.”

For the record, a “ronin” is a masterless samurai. Like Usagi Yojimbo, the fantastic comic book series about a ronin bunny. (But like Watership Down, these are not cute funny [...]

Heaven to go to ebook and print- with your help

Mur Lafferty — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 14:35:37 +0000

In a project several months in the planning, I’m going to try to bring my popular novella audiobooks, The Afterlife Series, to ebook and limited edition hardcover. The beauty of the new crowdfunding site, Kickstarter can make this a reality! If you donate to the cause, you can help fund the project, and [...]

Dread? Really?

Mur Lafferty — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:36:08 +0000

I haven’t been writing.

Yesterday I had two interviews, one about podiobooks and one about writing fast (which was done by J. Daniel Sawyer and I’ll put in this feed). I surprised myself with how negative I was sounding. Frankly I haven’t been feeling too awesome about 2010′s writing, and I don’t have [...]