{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"358: Rejectomancy, Resolutions & Random Number Generators (w\/ Mur Lafferty)","description":"Mur Lafferty is the author of Solo: A Star Wars Story and the Hugo and Nebula nominated novel Six Wakes, The Shambling Guides series, and several self pubbed novels and novellas, including the award winning Afterlife series. She is also the host of the Hugo-winning podcast Ditch Diggers, and the long-running I Should Be Writing. She is the recipient of the John Campbell Award for best new writer, the Manly Wade Wellman Award, the Best Fancast Hugo Award, and joined the Podcast Hall of Fame in 2015, its inaugural year. Full shownotes: http:\/\/yourcreativepush.com\/358 In this episode, Mur discusses: -Why she started her podcast, I Should Be Writing. -Rejectomancy and over-analyzing what a rejection might mean. -Why she doesn\u2019t read comments or reviews. -Dealing with the self-doubt bully. -Trusting yourself and trusting \u201cthe people in the basement.\u201d -The way in which your creative resolutions never have an ultimate failure or success \u2013 they are ways of life. -Getting more \u201cexperience points\u201d for failing than succeeding. -Not just setting one goal, but multiple specific goals. -\u201cThe Magic Spreadsheet\u201d and gamifying daily word counts. -The experience of writing Solo: A Star Wars Story. -How she gets past difficult moments in writing. -How her creative life didn\u2019t start until she started taking care of her mental health. -Dealing with depression as a writer. -Taking up the violin as a hobby. -How she uses a random number generator to help guide her on which task to do next. Mur\u2019s Final Push will remind you of the only rule in writing or any other creative pursuit: DON\u2019T QUIT!   Quotes: \u201cWe\u2019re always ruder to ourselves than we are to anyone we love.\u201d \u201cWhat can you accomplish today? Don\u2019t worry about tomorrow.  Don\u2019t worry about yesterday.  You can\u2019t fix either of those.  One is not broken and the other is unreachable.\u201d \u201cOften times if I try to force my brain to think up new story, it will flatly refuse.\u201d \u201cIf you think you need to suffer to create art, I wonder why your art is more important than your wellbeing.\u201d Links mentioned: I Should Be Writing Solo: A Star Wars Story by Mur Lafferty The Secrets: The podcast for serious writers! Better Than Yesterday Kameron Hurley Connect with Mur: Website \/ Twitter On the next episode: Kasey Golden : YouTube \/ Instagram Join the discussion in the Facebook group! ","author_name":"Your Creative Push","author_url":"http:\/\/yourcreativepush.com","html":"