I Should Be Writing

"You want to preserve your experience of the work.
You want to preserve the doing of the art."
~Cadwell Turnbull

Amazing author Cadwell Turnbull joins us to dives deep into the creative process and discuss his latest book, A Ruin Great and Free. We talk about his writing journey, trilogy challenges, and approaching social issues in his books.

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November 24, 2025 | Season 21 Ep 22 | murverse.com
"The Journey from Ideas to Anarchy with Cadwell Turnbull" by Mur Lafferty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA

[ISBW] The Journey from Ideas to Anarchy with Cadwell Turnbull

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"The Journey from Ideas to Anarchy with Cadwell Turnbull" is brought to you in large part by my supporters, the Fabulists, who received an early, expanded version of this episode. You can join our Fabulist community with a pledge on Patreon!

Some of the links above may be affiliate, allowing you to support the show at no extra cost to you. Also consider leaving a review for ISBW, please!

CREDITS
Theme song by John Anealio, art by Numbers Ninja, and files hosted by Libsyn (affiliate link). Get archives of the show via Patreon.

November 24, 2025 | Season 21 Ep 22 | murverse.com
"The Journey from Ideas to Anarchy with Cadwell Turnbull" by Mur Lafferty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA

Episode Playlist

[ISBW] The Journey from Ideas to Anarchy with Cadwell Turnbull

[ISBW] NaNoWriMo Ghosts with Valerie Valdes

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[ISBW] Exploring Romance and Reality in Writing with Valerie Valdes

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[ISBW] Nostalgia and Climate Fic with Tim Chawaga

[ISBW] Chinaza Bado and Moving From Romance to Epic Fantasy

[ISBW] The Sweet Spot of Horror and Desire with Sarah Gailey

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[ISBW] The Secret Bully: The Nap

[ISBW] Tango with the Tenacles, DESPAIR

[ISBW] Writing Between the US and Peru with K.M. Huber

[ISBW] Dancing Through Genres with S.A. Barnes and Bully 3, The SPONGE

[ISBW] Jealousy and Bully #2: The BLADE

[ISBW] Conquering Creative Bully #1: BART (a potato)

[ISBW] From Medieval Fashion to Modern Writing with Natania Barron

[ISBW] How to use holidays in your fiction

[ISBW] Taking a Machete to Creative Blocks with Premee Mohamed

[ISBW] Rachel Howzell Hall on Balancing Thrillers and Fantasy

[ISBW] Mental Health and Creativity

[ISBW] Evil Mur Ushers in 2025

[ISBW] Ten Terrible Ideas

[ISBW] Tigers [Explicit]

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[ISBW] The Journey from Ideas to Anarchy with Cadwell Turnbull

— "The Journey from Ideas to Anarchy with Cadwell Turnbull" is brought to you in large part by my supporters, the Fabulists, who received an early, expanded version of this episode. You can join our Fabulist community with a pledge on Patreon!

Some of the links above may be affiliate, allowing you to support the show at no extra cost to you. Also consider leaving a review for ISBW, please!

CREDITS Theme song by John Anealio, art by Numbers Ninja, and files hosted by Libsyn (affiliate link). Get archives of the show via Patreon.

November 24, 2025 | Season 21 Ep 22 | murverse.com "The Journey from Ideas to Anarchy with Cadwell Turnbull" by Mur Lafferty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA

—
"The Journey from Ideas to Anarchy with Cadwell Turnbull" is brought to you in large part by my supporters, the Fabulists, who received an early, expanded version of this episode. You can join our Fabulist community with a pledge on Patreon!

CREDITS
Theme song by John Anealio, art by Numbers Ninja, and files hosted by Libsyn (affiliate link). Get archives of the show via Patreon.

November 24, 2025 | Season 21 Ep 22 | murverse.com
"The Journey from Ideas to Anarchy with Cadwell Turnbull" by Mur Lafferty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA