Ditch Diggers #103: Feedback

Mur

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Matt and Mur come to you live from their separate but equally teddy bear and unicorn-filled bedrooms in the Ditch Diggers Mansion.

Pan-corns versus unicorns, and popular usage in podcasting terminology.
Matt and Mur are starting their own line of lumberjack body pillows (according to Matt, anyway).
Matt finished a new draft of a book (not to be confused with finishing a new book, again according to him), and Mur is still experimenting with her burgeoning career as a streaming star.
Patreon and Kickstarter culture, what creators “owe” their audiences, the associated guilt, and how being a freelance creator means running a small corporation in which you are every department.
How writers and their writing change over time.
It is the patented, storied, practically legendary Ditch Diggers Feedback Episode! In which Matt and Mur catch up on their mail and @’s!
Gay romcom recommendations for Mur (and everyone else).
How to expand your platforms beyond writer networking and industry-facing to be more reader/consumer-facing.
Transitioning from a full-time job (in this case back) to full-time freelancing. Spoiler Alert: Probably not right now in 2020.
Unplugging and focusing on your projects. Also, structure and timed lock boxes (Mur is very smart and says very smart things).
Selling novellas, from self-pub to “traditional” publishers, and ability to pivot and adapt.
The traditional end-of-episode shilling commences! Lameece Issaq, narrator of the audiobook version of Matt’s epic fantasy SAVAGE LEGION (out now from Simon Audio), gets some love.

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