I’m quite proud of my latest first sentence but it’s a very new baby project.

The first sentence/page of Infinite Archive:

Today I looked at the 40+ printed prototype of an ephemera type story and knew it had a major flaw, then everything clicked into place. So yeah, I’m a pantser through and through. I’ve been thinking about this story for years but it wasn’t fully realized till I was done with draft 1.

WAIT A SECOND. where do neurotypical people get their dopamine? If I have to listen to The Garages songs on repeat to get through the day, what are they doing?

Good morning, folks. I hope you face your Friday with kindness and focus and NOT constantly replaying in your head that disastrous quest from last night’s BG3 game.

This one is going to be fun.

Back in 199(something) I played a little game called Baldurs Gate. I was wandering around a shop and thought if I clicked on something it meant that I was looking at it. Nope. Apparently I became a shop thief and needed to be murdered.

This! It's going to be so bleak in NC for people, and here's something to be done. (I currently live in NC) My soul is boiling. Thank you, @adapalmer.bsky.social for this good thing.

I really hope this game is called UPTOON

Bold statement to assume I don’t already have a reason to not drink toilet water.

If you like my writing but don’t know current Warhammer, can you pick this up? I think so. Maybe a little running to catch up at the start but not necessarily more than most heroic fantasy. I think I give context to the concepts as they’re introduced.

I told Jim not to air our dirty laundry but whatevs, you do you, babe. bsky.app/profile/cthu...

Thing I didn’t expect on a train trip- Amtrak seats strangers together like Benihana, only it’s just a table for four so it’s obvious when you’re not talking. Every…single….meal, new people.

We are both at computers and alive to talk, so join @tkingfisher.com and me at Ditch Diggers live on Twitch.tv/mightymur

*surfaces* I’m in book writing mode which includes ignoring nearly everything else to focus on the book. I apologize for anything I’m late in addressing.

In 20 min I’ll be talking about GALLOWAYS GOSPEL with author Sam Rebelein! Twitch.tv/mightymur

It can’t be true if we hide it from you.

Attention- I have reached a new level of nerd: my phone autocorrected “krobus.”

Six Wakes by @mightymur.bsky.social is the hands down best SFF mystery I've ever read. S-Tier book.

Live now on Twitch - Ditch Diggers returns with @tkingfisher.com ! Twitch.tv/mightymur

KAOS

It’s too early in the con for sad photos but I had to get one with sad apple.

Going to my first @armadillocon.bsky.social this week!

New cover quote! “…an unexpectedly furry book.”

A final ICYMI for the weekend crowd of the latest episode of Eating the Fantastic with my guest @mightymur.bsky.social. Eavesdrop as she explains what keeps her continuing to podcast after 21 years, the importance of shrugging off rejections — and much more. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...

Join me and Valerie today on Twitch! Romcoms, pen names, and more! Twitch.tv/mightymur 2pm EDT

For those who like knowing how Eating the Fantastic's podcast sausage is made — editing Friday's chat with @mightymur.bsky.social to remove the extraneous required 910 snips, deleting 21 minutes and 10 seconds of raw audio. I hope you'll subscribe now to join us at the table! pod.link/1083737796

Well I have reached a new level in my career. I picked up a book because it looked interesting…. I mean I AM right that it looks interesting. I just don’t have a good memory…

My luggage is in Cancun. Trying hard to resist going to my hotels front desk and saying “hey I hear you got the good stuff” and then ask for a toothbrush

I’ve arrived at the Sheraton. Right when my table talk was supposed to start. Trying hard guys, honest

Attempt #1 of worldcon travel - fail. Storms in Chicago foiled us. Had to go back home. Attempt #2, 4am, we try again. I have a noon table talk. I’ll do my best to get there. Whether I’ll be alert or not is another story. #worldcon

New book review: Mur Lafferty's "Infinite Archive", just released on 07/01! "This book is so much fun.” @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social @mightymur.bsky.social @netgalley.bsky.social #ubergroup #sciencefiction #bookreview newbooks.substack.com/p/infinite-a...

Dear Publicists, I know everything in publishing is razors and lemons. I know you probably have a gazillion books to promote. But please don’t use LLMs (ChatGPT etc). Your pitch letters read like carefully researched sixth grade book reports.

Libraries rock. If you’re worried that you’re not supporting an author by getting books from the library instead of buying them, fear not. We love institutions that foster a love of reading. And the more you tell a library that you want an book, they are more likely to stock multiple copies!

I haven’t been on a podcast this fun in a long time. Check out my interview with the Failing Writers Podcast! www.failingwriterspodcast.com/episodes/epi...

I had the honor of writing the 1,000th story to be featured on @escapepod.org I remember the very first episode of Escape Pod going live almost 20 years ago. We’ve both come a long way, and we’re both still here. My thanks to @mightymur.bsky.social @valerievaldes.bsky.social @escapeartists.net

Thanks to everyone for spreading the word about my new book. I’m quite humbled.

Funny you should bring that up.

Wanna know who else is back? Tina. Only now she’s a queen.

Good lord, this is happening tomorrow.

Very excited to have @mightymur.bsky.social coming by the store on August 6th to chat about Infinite Archive! www.eventbrite.com/e/1434589258...

Alexandra Pierce reviews INFINITE ARCHIVE by @mightymur (@mightymur.bsky.social): "Lafferty has once again done a superb job in writing a murder mystery in space." locusmag.com/2025/05...

This week we join the mighty Mur Lafferty, to help us face our demons. You know, those noisy, pesky, doubt-engineers that want dominion over our creative endeavours. It’s truth sharing time. And sometimes the truth hurts! Link’s in the bio. @mightymur.bsky.social

I’m on a train! Look out Baltimore! I’ll be at Omnihedral tomorrow for Independent Bookstore Day. The store is in savage mill.

Last repost is important because Valerie is brilliant. I’ll be like “blah blah blah run around the maypole and maybe get to a point” on my livestream and in chat Valerie will rephrase it in one sentence SO MUCH BETTER. Any student of hers is lucky. Go apply!

We are ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED to welcome @byzantienne.bsky.social and @valerievaldes.bsky.social -- both Viable Paradise grads and both amazing -- to the workshop faculty for 2025! viableparadise.com/viable-parad... Applications are open through May 15.

Your innie stays to the end of the baseball game even if their team is losing badly.

I have been informed it’s raining tacos. Not hotdogs. Adjust your expectations appropriately.

We lost the momentum.