Ditch Diggers
Treat your writing like a blue collar job. Doctors don't get doctor block and ditch diggers don't get ditch digger block, and working writers can't get writer's block. Business and humor.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 49
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
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[DD] Discussing Ethics in Publishing
Streamed live, February 6, 2022 - next livestream is Feb 27, 2023
How do we, the little guys, handle things like strikes and other uncomfortable news?
- HarperCollins strike news
- Tom Monteleon…
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[DD] Close out 2022 with Matt!
Streamed live, December 12, 2022
Matt joins us to close down the year and send seasonal greetings!
Links- Mur on Focusmate!
- Mur on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube
- Newsletter, The Hot Mic …
![[DD] Unexpected Solo Cast with Mur](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/4/2/1/e4212d6457f2250cd959afa2a1bf1c87/DD-1000x.png)
[DD] Unexpected Solo Cast with Mur
Yep, I'm still behind in posting the final episodes for 2022! Here you go!
S8 Ep21Streamed live, December 5, 2022
Matt can't make this episode, so Mur handles it herself!
Links- Mur on Focus…
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[DD] Veronica Roth Talks Messages to Past Self
Streamed live, October 24, 2022.
I was thrilled to have Veronica Roth of Divergent and Chosen Ones fame to come talk about her new book, Poster Girl, and what the business has taught her in her care…![[DD] Power Dynamics and New Writers with Ursula Vernon](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/4/5/3/f4532bd55cc4d31a88c4a68c3ddbc4f2/DD-Logo_Jun-22.jpeg){kind=logo}
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[DD] Station Eternity Launch with Cherie Priest and Chuck Wendig
- Mur on Focusmate!
- Mur on Twitter, Instagram, Youtube
- Newsletter, The Hot Mic
- Support v…
![[DD] Mur and Matt and Book Launches](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/2/7/c/f27c0731e41d1ebaa04421dee9605cbd/8-17_DD_Mur_and_Matt_and_Book_Launches.jpg)
[DD] Mur and Matt and Book Launches
Streamed live, September 26, 2022.
Mur has a book coming out! And it's hard to think about anything else. Matt's taking a well-earned break from writing novels. Links- Preorder Station Eter…
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[DD] Kameron Hurley and Margaret Dunlap Decode Hollywood
Streamed live, September 23, 2022.
Kameron Hurley is guest host today, and we are talking with Margaret Dunlap about the enigma that is Hollywood, money, and how you keep going when so few project…![[DD] Matt and Mur Talk Short Story Markets](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/7/3/7/e7375913e6ce99d05f2e77a3093c12a1/DD-Logo_Jun-22.jpeg){kind=logo}
[DD] Matt and Mur Talk Short Story Markets
September 5, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 15 | murverse.co…
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[DD] Kameron Hurley and Why We Do This
August 22, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 14 | murverse.com Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty an…
![[DD] Matt Wallace Returns! Walking Many Freelance Paths](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/4/8/3/a483b2c82011814ba04421dee9605cbd/DD-Logo_Jun-22.jpeg){kind=logo}
[DD] Matt Wallace Returns! Walking Many Freelance Paths
Matt returns. This wasn't supposed to be a "buck up little camper" pep talk for Mur, but it turned out to be. But mostly, we talk about the importance of different things to focus on as a freelancer.…
![[DD] Alasdair Stuart and the DOJ vs PRH](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/1/1/7/d117fff0bb3e117cbafc7308ab683e82/DD-Logo_Jun-22.jpeg){kind=logo}
[DD] Alasdair Stuart and the DOJ vs PRH
Streamed live, August 8, 2022.
Monopolies are bad, we all know that, and yet the "Big Six" publishers are eating each other, dwindling down, and claiming it's in the authors' best interest. …![[DD] Kameron Hurley and Writing Reality Shows](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/1/6/6/c16684cf557e2326bafc7308ab683e82/DD-Logo_Jun-22.jpeg){kind=logo}
[DD] Kameron Hurley and Writing Reality Shows
Streamed live, July 18, 2022.
So there's talk of a writing reality show. No really. So we talk about that and all the things that could go wrong with it. (And how we're dying to watch the t…![[DD] Co-starring Jennifer Udden, ex-agent, current writer!](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/5/5/7/b557d19b9a33271ae5bbc093207a2619/DD-Logo_Jun-22.jpeg){kind=logo}
[DD] Co-starring Jennifer Udden, ex-agent, current writer!
Streamed live, July 11, 2022.
Y'all have asked for it, and I deliver! My former agent Jen Udden joins us live to answer questions (since she isn't an agent anymore but she still has all that…![[DD] Ursula Vernon, the Lost Episode](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/f/3/2/4f320ad47fa99da2e55e3c100dce7605/DD-Logo_Jun-22.jpeg){kind=logo}
[DD] Ursula Vernon, the Lost Episode
![[DD] Grant Baciocco, Podcaster and TikTok Star](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/6/c/3/d6c3ba929ba27309e55e3c100dce7605/DD-Logo_Jun-22.jpeg){kind=logo}
[DD] Grant Baciocco, Podcaster and TikTok Star
- Toiley on…
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[DD] BEACHCAST With Gwenda Bond
Streamed live, May 23, 2022.
I'm joined by Gwenda Bond, and we talk about writing at the beach and what we hope to get accomplished this week!
Links
- Gwenda Bond and her new book, The Date From Hell
- …
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[DD] Alasdair Stuart and Publishing Trashfires
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!
Links
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[DD] Imposter Syndrome and Censorship
I talk about Imposter Syndrome and how it can mess with my career, and then Matt and I discuss book banning and censorship as our politicians attack libraries. Check Links for what you can do to help…
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[DD] Kameron Hurley and Social Media, Pt. 2 (audio is not good)
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*…