{"podcast":{"title":"I Should Be Writing","slug":"i-should-be-writing-318498","podcast_index_feed_id":318498,"rss_url":"http://feeds.feedburner.com/IShouldBeWriting","website_url":"https://murverse.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/2/a/3/82a3be6254211eead959afa2a1bf1c87/ISBW_logo_26-20260223-200r9cpg6e.png","author":"Mur Lafferty","episode_count":50,"summary":"\"I should be writing\" is what people say, but they rarely do it. This podcast is designed to help you get past those blocks, whether it's what your teacher told you when you were a kid, to being totally sure you'll never be as good as (FAV AUTHOR) so you might as well quit.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T22:22:12.318972+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-should-be-writing-318498"},"episode":{"title":"[ISBW] 977 Episodes Archived: What Secrets Did I Find?","slug":"isbw-977-episodes-archived-what-secrets-did-i-find","published_at":"2026-02-23T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-should-be-writing-318498/isbw-977-episodes-archived-what-secrets-did-i-find","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-should-be-writing-318498","url":"https://isbw.libsyn.com/isbw-977-episodes-archived-what-secrets-did-i-find","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/isbw/22-03_ISBW_977_Episodes_Archived__What_Secrets_Did_I_Find_.mp3?dest-id=54530","summary":"\"If [I] start thinking about the details, [I] will either go down the wrong path and not record or [I'll] talk [my]self out of it.\" ISBW 22.3 I finally finished the archives, and learned quite a bit about myself, not all good things. We also touch on Hugo season, book club scams, and AI publicists. This post went live for supporters on February 20, 2026 . If you want early, ad-free, and sometimes expanded episodes, support at Patreon ! Notes I FINISHED THE ARCHIVES! Now I just have to figure out how to release them. Hugo voting is open! I'm playing Dispatch and Clair Obscur , which are going to be my nominations for the Best Game Hugo. Dispatch has made me think a lot about interactive fiction. Beware the newest book club scam. I want to stream some solo-RPGs. I'm considering ION HEART , Midnight Muscadines , and A Perfect Rock . Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders made pure gold with Our Opinions Are Correct . Check out my 2026 appearances thus far! Next one is Ret-Con in Durham, NC, March 6-8. Evergreen Links Like the podcast? Get the book! I Should Be Writing . Socials: Bluesky , Instagram , YouTube , Focusmate Theme by John Anealio Support local book stores! Station Eternity, Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more! OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books! — Some of the links above may be affiliate, allowing you to support the show at no extra cost to you. You can also support by leaving a Spotify or Apple review! CREDITS Theme song by John Anealio , art by Numbers Ninja , and files hosted by Libsyn. Get archives of the show via Patreon. February 23, 2025 | ISBW 22.3 | murverse.com \"977 Episodes: What Have I Learned?\" by Mur Lafferty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 In case it wasn't clear: Mur and this podcast are…","meta_description":"\"If [I] start thinking about the details, [I] will either go down the wrong path and not record or [I'll] talk [my]self out of it.\" ISBW 22.3 I finally fi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1703,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-should-be-writing-318498/episodes/isbw-977-episodes-archived-what-secrets-did-i-find/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-should-be-writing-318498/isbw-977-episodes-archived-what-secrets-did-i-find.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}