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Ditch Diggers #63: Nebula Awards Report

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Mur

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NOTE FROM MATT AND MUR: So, yeah. This episode, as well as next week’s 20-Minute Ditch, were both recorded before rampant sexual harassment allegations against Morgan Freeman became public knowledge. The Ditch Diggers are an organization that believes women and has no desire or intention to prop up harassers or abuser culture, accused or otherwise. As such, we will be omitting our usual references to Morgan Freeman in episodes moving forward.

  • The Ditch Diggers come to you live from Morgan Freeman’s Empty Trophy Room
  • The writing business things! Mur talks about her experience at the Nebula Awards conference, where she was nominated for Best Novel.
  • Mur begins recounting her experience at the awards (the wine was free, and there was a lot of it), until Matt requests she set the scene by explaining what the Nebulas are and where and when this year’s awards were held.
  • Mur talks about how Matt’s agent, DongWon Song, was the Lord Byron of the convention, and also clarifies a text she sent Matt during the con which read simply, “DongWon has your kidney.”
  • Mur returns to recounting her Nebula weekend, beginning with flying into Pittsburgh, widely regarded as the Hollywood of Pennsylvania, and attending her first panel, on makeup.
  • Authorly cocktail parties including readings from excerpts of nominated works by professional voice actors and how Mur managed not to have a breakdown during her small part of the proceedings.
  • Mur’s thoughts on pioneering author James Patrick Kelly and author mentorship relationships in publishing.
  • Mur talks about the Nebula Awards ceremony itself, her fellow nominees, and the toastmaster who is the voice of Snuffleupagus and Telly from Sesame Street and who brought puppets! Also, Mur missed Peter S. Beagle’s Grandmaster Award acceptance because she had to pee.
  • #QueerBallot
  • When “it’s an honor to be nominated” is actually true and sincere.
  • The writerly lessons Mur took away from her experience at the convention and as a Nebula Best Novel nominee.
  • Twitter Q&A! What to do when story rights revert back to you, Star Trek references, and more!

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