[ISBW] Let’s Build a Character - a podcast by Mur Lafferty

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* (Pre-Open) Pick a word, and use it a lot (new Evil Mur tip?)

* Mur’s newest, STATION ETERNITY, will be out on October 4 2022



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* Hugo nominations are open for 2022

* Team Rejection count: 38

* New book: Slaying the Dragon by Ben Riggs



Main Topic: Let’s Build A Character!



* Using a character toolkit to help create characters for your story

* Better Backstories cards (see links) could help jumpstart ideas

* Yes, fictional characters living rent-free in your head is common with storytellers

* How hard is it to write a character who is completely manipulative/psychologically abusive/etc

* Next, Rory’s Story Cubes as a different story building tool

* Writer Emergency Pack idea cards by screenwriter John August

* Let’s Play A Game: group building a character’s backstory



Links



* Better Backstories 

* Storycubes 

* Merch Shop



* Mur on Twitter

* John Anealio on Bandcamp

* The Garages on Bandcamp

* The Garages on Twitter



Twitch schedule for Feb 13-19:



* Monday: 2-3:30pm AMA

* Tuesday: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing

* Wed: 3-5pm Gaming TBD

* Thursday: 3-430 pm I Should Be Writing





Affiliate Links



* Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders Book 1) by Mur Lafferty

* Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

* Shows From the Murverse

Further podcasts by Mur Lafferty

Website of Mur Lafferty