Posts Tagged ‘ditchdig’

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[DD] Alasdair Stuart and Publishing Trash Fires

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Ditch Diggers 2022 logo, orange and blue, illustrated tiny matt and mur in foregroundDitch Diggers is brought to you in large part by my patrons, who received an early version 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 Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

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Streamed live, May 9, 2022.

I’m joined by Alasdair Stuart and we talk about burnout and how it’s hurting writers as well as publishing at large. But we manage to find some hope within!

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Twitch schedule for May:

  • 16th Mon: 12:00pm Ditch Diggers with Matt Wallace
  • 17th Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing
  • 19th Wed: CANCELED FOR MAY
  • 20th Thurs: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing
  • 23rd Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Diggers with ??? (Live from writing retreat at the beach!)
  • 24th Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing (Live from writing retreat at the beach!)
  • 26th Thurs: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing (Live from writing retreat at the beach!)
  • 30th Mon: CANCELED – VACATION
  • 31 Tues: CANCELED – VACATION

All times EDT

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Ditch Diggers credits:
theme song by Devo Spice, art by Numbers Ninja,
site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).
May 9, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 6 | murverse.com
“Alasdair Stuart and Publishing Trash Fires” by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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[DD] Imposter Syndrome and Censorship

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Ditch Diggers 2022 logo, orange and blue, illustrated tiny matt and mur in foregroundDitch Diggers is brought to you in large part by my patrons, who received an early version 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 Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

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Streamed live, May 2, 2022.

I talk about Imposter Syndrome and how it can mess with your career, and then we discuss book banning and censorship as our politicians attack libraries. Check Links for what you can do to help.

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Twitch schedule for week of May 9:

  • Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Diggers with Alasdair Stuart
  • Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing
  • Wed: 3:00pm Gaming
  • Thurs: 3:00pm NO STREAM

All times EDT

Support Local Book Stores!

Ditch Diggers credits:
theme song by Devo Spice,  art by Numbers Ninja,
site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).
May 2, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 5 | murverse.com
“Feasts and Famine” by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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[DD] Kameron Hurley and Social Media (Audio is bad)

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Ditch Diggers 2022 logo, orange and blue, illustrated tiny matt and mur in foregroundDitch Diggers is brought to you in large part by my patrons, who received an early version 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 Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

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Streamed live, April 25, 2022.

Please note the audio is terrible. I did what I could. See if you can fast forward through me and just listen to Kameron!

Kameron Hurley is back playing Proxy Matt and we talk social media again! *l*n M*sk got himself a new toy, so we start discussing what else we can do as authors who need to use social media. (I’m on Mastodon now!)

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Twitch schedule for week of May 9:

  • Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Diggers with Alasdair Stuart
  • Tues: 3:00pm I Should Be Writing
  • Wed: 3:00pm Gaming
  • Thurs: 3:00pm NO STREAM

All times EDT

Support Local Book Stores!

Ditch Diggers credits:
theme song by Devo Spice,  art by Numbers Ninja,
site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).
April 25, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 4 | murverse.com
“Feasts and Famine” by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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[DD] Feasts and Famine

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Ditch Diggers 2022 logo, orange and blue, illustrated tiny matt and mur in foregroundDitch Diggers is brought to you in large part by my patrons, who received an early version 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 Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

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Streamed live, April 18, 2022.

Matt and I discuss how some Kickstarter have made millions, and smaller magazines are shutting down.

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Twitch schedule for April 18-30:

  • Mon: Ditch Diggers with Matt Wallace 12pm
  • Tues: ISBW 3pm
  • Wed: Gaming (Inscription) 3pm
  • Thurs: ISBW 3pm
  • Sat: Spoilers Club: One for All 6pm

All times EDT

Support Local Book Stores!

Ditch Diggers credits:
theme song by Devo Spice,  art by Numbers Ninja,
site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).
April 18, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 3 | murverse.com
“Feasts and Famine” by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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[DD] The Market HUNGERS (Ursula Vernon co-hosts)

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Ditch Diggers 2022 logo, orange and blue, illustrated tiny matt and mur in foregroundDitch Diggers is brought to you in large part by my patrons, who received an early version 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 Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

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Streamed live, April 11, 2022.

Ursula was recently asked “what’s selling right now?” and we discuss that and why we HATE that question.

Next week: Matt is back!

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Twitch schedule for April 18-30:

  • Mon: Ditch Diggers with Matt Wallace 12pm
  • Tues: ISBW 3pm
  • Wed: Gaming (Inscription) 3pm
  • Thurs: ISBW 3pm
  • Sat: Spoilers Club: One for All 6pm

All times EDT

Support Local Book Stores!

Ditch Diggers credits:
theme song by Devo Spice,  art by Numbers Ninja,
site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).
April 11, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 2 | murverse.com
“The Market HUNGERS” by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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[DD] The Return

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Ditch Diggers 2022 logo, orange and blue, illustrated tiny matt and mur in foregroundDitch Diggers is brought to you in large part by my patrons, who received an early version 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 Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

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Streamed live, April 4, 2022.

Matt and I have fun talking about publishing, and catching up for the last several months.
Next week: Ursula Vernon co-hosts.

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Twitch schedule for April 18-30:

  • Mon: Ditch Diggers with Matt Wallace 12pm
  • Tues: ISBW 3pm
  • Wed: Gaming (Inscription) 3pm
  • Thurs: ISBW 3pm
  • Sat: Spoilers Club: One for All 6pm

All times EDT

Support Local Book Stores!

Ditch Diggers credits:
theme song by Devo Spice,  art by Numbers Ninja,
site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).
April 4, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 1 | murverse.com
“The Return” by Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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[DD] How Many Kidneys Does Ursula Vernon Have?

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HEY check out my Speakeasy class on NaNoWriMo coming up on October 12, 8pm EDT!

New Ditch Digger logo with shovel and ink“How Many Kidneys Does Ursula Vernon Have?” is brought to you in large part by by my patrons, who received an early, expanded version 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 Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

 

Ursula joins me and we talk about body organs and just how important they are to a writing career.

We reference this debacle.

Twitch schedule for week of Oct 10

  • Mon: 1pm Gaming (Dream Daddy)
  • Tues: 3pm- I Should Be Writing
  • Wed: 5pm Gaming (TBD)
  • Thurs: 3pm- I Should Be Writing

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Ditch Diggers credits: production by Mur Lafferty, theme song byJohn Anealio, art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).

September 29, 2021 | Season 7 Ep 22 | murverse.com
Copyright 2005-2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-ND 3.5 License

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[DD] What Does John Milton Have To Do With YA?

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HEY check out my Speakeasy class on NaNoWriMo coming up on October 12, 8pm EDT!

New Ditch Digger logo with shovel and ink“What Does John Milton Have To Do With YA??” is brought to you in large part by by my patrons, who received an early, expanded version 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 Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

 

Yup, we’re talking, a little late, about the YA Ratings debacle, but through the lens of dead white guy John Milton.

Yeah, he was a cranky old man, writer of super long Bible fanfic, and helped with regicide a little bit, but he also was a strong anti-censorship advocate. Which, considering you could lose your head for writing something offensive, was pretty damn brave.

My Milton professor made anything sound good. He was so excited about Milton that he made us excited. And Aeropagitica has stuck with me, even if the attention span to re-read it has not.

Twitch schedule for week of Oct 10

  • Mon: 1pm Gaming (Dream Daddy)
  • Tues: 3pm- I Should Be Writing
  • Wed: 5pm Gaming (TBD)
  • Thurs: 3pm- I Should Be Writing

Affiliate Links

Ditch Diggers credits: production by Mur Lafferty, theme song byJohn Anealio, art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).

September 29, 2021 | Season 7 Ep 22 | murverse.com
Copyright 2005-2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-ND 3.5 License

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[DD] What Do You Do When Your Books Don’t Sell? with GAIL CARRIGER!

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New Ditch Digger logo with shovel and ink“What Do You Do When Your Books Don’t Sell?” is brought to you in large part by our patrons, who received an early, expanded version 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 Ko-Fi! The rewards may vary slightly, but all get the archive and bonus episodes!

Mur and Matt welcome back the Godmother of Ditch Diggers herself, Gail Carriger! Gail wanted to talk about what happens when you’re a pro and your books don’t sell. What avenues do we have?

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Ditch Diggers credits: production by Mur Lafferty, theme song byJohn Anealio, art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).

September 15, 2021 | Season 7 Ep 21 | murverse.com
Copyright 2005-2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-ND 3.5 License

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[DD] Tools with Guest Hosts Ursula Vernon and Diana Rowland

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New Ditch Digger logo with shovel and ink“Tools with Guest Hosts ” is brought to you in large part by our patrons, who received an early, expanded version 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!

Mur had some last minute changes come up, but the awesome authors Ursula Vernon and Diana Rowland ended up calling in and hanging out to talk about the tools we use in our careers, from Scrivener to assistants.

Mur is woefully behind in everything, but that means I have a lot of content to bring you this week!

Twitch schedule for week of Sept. 13.
Mon: 2pm Gaming (Focusing on )
Tues: 2pm- I Should Be Writing
Wed: 11am- Ditch Diggers with Gail Carriger!
Thurs: 2pm- I Should Be Writing

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Ditch Diggers credits: production by Mur Lafferty, theme song byJohn Anealio, art by Numbers Ninja, site design by Clockpunk Studio and hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).

September 8, 2021 | Season 7 Ep 20 | murverse.com
Copyright 2005-2021, Mur Lafferty | BY-NC-ND 3.5 License

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