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[DD] Mike Underwood Takes the Shovel

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New Ditch Digger logo with shovel and ink“Mike Underwood Takes the Shovel” is brought to you in large part by by our patrons, who received an early release of this episode. You can join our Fabulist community with a pledge on Patreon as low as $1 a month! You can also support at Jemi or Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

Mike Underwood, writer and marketer extraordinaire, returns to talk about post-pandemic publishing and where we find ourselves now.

Twitch Schedule for week of July 19-24:

  • M. CANCELED (because look at Tuesday!) (today!)
  • T. 1pm Ditch Diggers with Alasdair Stuart
  • T. 3pm ISBW with Tobias Buckell
  • T. (evening TBD) with MATT F’N WALLACE to celebrate the launch of SAVAGE BOUNTY
  • W. 4pm Gaming
  • Th. 1pm ISBW

HEY! Matt fans! We are planning an upcoming birthday stream (as Matt and I share a birthday, if you didn’t know), but I don’t have a lot of details yet, so stay tuned!

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Ditch Digger credits: theme song by Devo Spice, art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn.

July 14, 2021 | Ditch Diggers Season 7 | murverse.com
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[DD] Ursula Vernon Talks the Triple Crown

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Ursula Vernon, aka T. Kingfisher (the winner of the Andre Norton Nebula for YA and the Locus Award for YA) joins us to talk Ditch Digging, Wizards and Baking*, and, uh, a lot of other things. Awards. Cover Art. Juggling many projects for hybrid publishing.

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Are you watching my livestreams on Twitch? Why not? The next stream is Monday (7.12) where I will write live on stream! Join us at 1pm EDT.

Next several streams, July 12-July 16:

  • 7.12 (M) 1:00 Live writing the short story CRATES
  • 7.13 (T) 3:00 I Should Be Writing Live: Is your protagonist too powerful?
  • 7.14 (W) 1:00 Ditch Diggers Live (Host TBD)
  • 7.15 (Th) 1:00 I Should Be Writing Live: Can I embrace the confidence of the mediocre?
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[DD] The Long-Awaited Kameron Hurley Social Media Episode!

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At last, we have Kameron Hurley back to talk about the much-needed social media discussion! While nowhere near perfect, various social media services do have settings that you can tweak to protect yourself from trolls. We go over some, compare block and mute, and then we talk about World of Warcraft.

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Are you watching Ditch Diggers on Twitch? Why not? The  next live episode is Wednesday (7.7) with multi-award-winning author Ursula Vernon coming back to try her hand at being Matt! Join us at 1pm EDT.

Next several streams, July 5-July 10 — please note changes in bold:

  • 7.5 (M) NO STREAM
  • 7.6 (T) NO STREAM
  • 7.7 (W) 1:00 Ditch Diggers Live
  • 7.8 (Th) 1:00 I Should Be Writing Live
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[DD] Margaret Dunlap Talks Hollywood

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Ditch Diggers microphone, MATT IS MISSING, Margaret Dunlap Co-HostsMy old Bookburners friend and co-writer Margaret Dunlap comes aboard to talk about the state of Hollywood, how she got into scriptwriting, and how in the world they have so much damn money to throw around. 

Are you watching Ditch Diggers on Twitch? Why not? Next live episode is Thursday (6.24) with Kameron Hurley coming back to try her hand at being Matt! Join us at 5pm EDT.

Next several streams, June 28-July 10 — please note times in bold:

  • 6.28 (M) 1:00, Live Writing for Extra Life, Audience Participation
  • 6.29 (T) 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
  • 6.30 (W) 1:00, Ditch Diggers with Mike Underwood
  • 6.30 (W) 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live (Note changed day! I am taking time off in the beginning of July)
  • 7.1 (Th) NO STREAM
  • 7.5 (M) NO STREAM
  • 7.6 (T) NO STREAM
  • 7.7 (W) Just Chatting, Time TBD
  • 7.8 (Th) 1:00 I Should Be Writing Live
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[DD] Alasdair Stuart is back!

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Ditch Diggers microphone, MATT IS MISSING, Alasdair Stuart Co-HostsHugo-finalist fan writer, nonfic writer, and fiction writer Alasdair Stuart joins us again to talk about some recent news in SF including the Nebula Awards!

Are you watching Ditch Diggers on Twitch? Why not? Next live episode is Thursday (6.24) with Kameron Hurley coming back to try her hand at being Matt! Join us at 5pm EDT.

All streams, June 21-25 — please note times in bold:

  • 6.21 (M) 1:00, Live Writing for Extra Life, Audience Participation
  • 6.22 (T) 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
  • 6.23 (W) 4:00, Stardew Valley With Numbers Ninja
  • 6.25 (Th) 1:00, I Should Be Writing Live
  • 6.24 (Th) 5:00, Ditch Diggers with Kameron Hurley
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[DD] Ursula Vernon Co-Hosts

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Ditch Diggers microphone, MATT IS MISSING, Ursula Vernon Co-Hosts(spoiler- Ursula WON the Nebula! Congrats Ursula!)

Ursula joins us from her lovely back yard, and we hope to not be rained out.

Are you watching Ditch Diggers on Twitch? Why not? Next live episode is Wednesday (6.16) with TV writer Margaret Dunlap joining us at 1pm EDT.

All streams, June 14-19 — please note times in bold:

  • 6.14 (M) 1:00, Live Writing for Extra Life, Audience Participation
  • 6.15 (T) 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
  • 6.16 (W) 1:00, Ditch Diggers with Co-Host Margaret Dunlap
  • 6.16 (W) 4:00, Stardew Valley With Numbers Ninja
  • 6.17 (Th) 1:00, I Should Be Writing Live
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[DD] Matt Still Missing. Kameron Hurley Co-Hosts

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Ditch Diggers microphone, MATT IS MISSING, Kameron HUrley Co-HostsFrom the airstream trailer in her background, Kameron brings us more DD goodness!

Matt is still alive.

Are you watching Ditch Diggers on Twitch? Why not? Next live episode is Wednesday (6.16) with Margaret Dunlap joining us at 1pm EDT.

All streams, June 21-25 — please note non-standard times in bold:

  • 6.14 (M) 1:00, Live Writing for Extra Life, Audience Participation
  • 6.15 (T) 3:00, I Should Be Writing Live
  • 6.16 (W) 1:00, Ditch Diggers with Co-Host Margaret Dunlap
  • 6.16 (W) 4:00, Stardew Valley With Numbers Ninja
  • 6.17 (Th) 1:00, I Should Be Writing Live
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[DD] Matt STILL Missing! SB Divya Co-Hosts

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Ditch Diggers microphone, MATT IS MISSING, SB Divya Co-HostsI’m joined this week by editor and author SB Divya to talk about Covid, being a debut during a pandemic, and other fun things!

Are you watching Ditch Diggers on Twitch? Why not? Next live episode is Wednesday (6.2) with Ursula Vernon (T. Kingfisher) joining us at 1pm EDT.

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[DD] Matt is Missing! Cat Rambo Co-Hosts

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Ditch Diggers microphone, MATT IS MISSING, Cat Rambo Co-HostsMatt is very angry with me for having a real president on the show, but he’s not here, so screw him. I invite the former SFWA president, amazing writer, and excellent teacher Cat Rambo to come hang out with me and talk ditches. Check out her TABAT series!

Are you watching Ditch Diggers on Twitch? Why not? This Thursday (5.27) we have Kameron Hurley joining us again at 5pm EDT.

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[DD] Matt is Missing! Guest Host Alasdair Stuart

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light Gray Ditch diggers logo, MATT IS MISSING, Guest host Alasdair StuartMatt is still gone, but has sent us a bloody fang as proof of life. Don’t ask me, I don’t control the boy.

Alasdair Stuart, co-owner of Escape Artists, six-time Hugo Finalist (four of them this year!), writer of fiction and nonfiction, and good friend joins us this week to talk about a nonfiction writing life and transitioning to a writing life.

Are you watching Ditch Diggers on Twitch? Why not? This Wednesday we have Cat Rambo at 1pm EDT.

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