Ditch Diggers
249 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsTreat 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.
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Episodes
Ditch Diggers #12.5 - The return of Hurley and Wendig 2, Electric Boogaloo
July 03, 2015 13:00 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBThe other half of the drunken evening with Kameron and Chuck!
Ditch Diggers #012-2 - The return of Hurley and Wendig 2, Electric Boogaloo
July 03, 2015 13:00 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBThe other half of the drunken evening with Kameron and Chuck!
Ditch Diggers #12 - The return of Hurley and Wendig
June 26, 2015 13:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBAuthor powerhouses Kameron Hurley and Chuck Wendig return to Ditch Diggers, this time answering questions from Twitter.
Ditch Diggers #012: The return of Hurley and Wendig
June 26, 2015 13:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBAuthor powerhouses Kameron Hurley and Chuck Wendig return to Ditch Diggers, this time answering questions from Twitter.
Ditch Diggers #11 - Ken Liu Interview
June 05, 2015 12:00 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBIn I Should Be Writing i'm constantly saying that it's OK to suck. And that's solid advice. For new writers. Then I talk to award winning author and translator Ken Liu.
Ditch Diggers #011: Ken Liu Interview
June 05, 2015 12:00 - 1 hour - 81.4 MBIn I Should Be Writing I'm constantly saying that it's OK to suck. And that's solid advice. For new writers. Then I talk to award winning author and translator Ken Liu.
Ditch Diggers #010: With guest co-host Gail Carriger!
April 30, 2015 18:00 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBIt's Matt, Mur, Gail Carriger, and some rum as we talk about the business of writing from a bonafide New York Times bestselling author.
Ditch Diggers #10 - Featuring guest co-host Gail Carriger!
April 30, 2015 18:00 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBIt's Matt, Mur, Gail Carriger, and some rum as we talk about the business of writing from a bonafide New York Times bestselling author.
Ditch Diggers #009: Writing to the market
April 30, 2015 17:31 - 35 minutes - 33.6 MBMatt and I discuss writing to the market, writing for money instead of art, and answer your questions. It's a short one, because the next one is a super-long episode with Gail Carriger! And it drops very very soon!
Ditch Diggers #9: Writing to the market
April 30, 2015 17:31 - 35 minutes - 33.6 MBMatt and I discuss writing to the market, writing for money instead of art, and answer your questions. It's a short one, because the next one is a super-long episode with Gail Carriger! And it drops very very soon!
Ditch Diggers #8 - When NOT to Crowdfund or Self-Pub
April 24, 2015 11:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBDespite what the gurus tell you, crowdfunding and self publishing are not the golden ticket to magical unicorn success. Some people shouldn't go this route. We discuss those people in this episode. Also, Matt has robot-saving delusions of grandeur. And I challenge him to write me a story. Obligatory Buy our books please! links: (affiliate)
Ditch Diggers #008: When NOT to Crowdfund or Self-Pub
April 24, 2015 11:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBDespite what the gurus tell you, crowdfunding and self publishing are not the golden ticket to magical unicorn success. Some people shouldn't go this route. We discuss those people in this episode. Also, Matt has robot-saving delusions of grandeur. And I challenge him to write me a story.
Ditch Diggers #007: Conventions with Brianna Wu
April 14, 2015 20:29 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBI was sick when we recorded this. We talk conventions, why to go, why to not go, and your questions. Also, an interview with Brianna Wu from Giant Spacekat that I got at Boskone this year! Obligatory Buy our books please! - also book mentioned in the show - links: (affiliate)
Ditch Diggers #7: Conventions // Brianna Wu Interview
April 14, 2015 20:29 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBI was sick when we recorded this. We talk conventions, why to go, why to not go, and your questions. Also, an interview with Brianna Wu from Giant Spacekat that I got at Boskone this year! Obligatory Buy our books please! - also book mentioned in the show - links: (affiliate)
Ditch Diggers #006 - Awards
March 23, 2015 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBMatt and I discuss awards, the mental game, the worth of awards, and we swear a bit. We answer Twitter and email questions. And... we have a new Morgan Freeman meme: I'm fucking using the Twitter. So go, little meme makers, get on that. Obligatory Buy our books please! - also book mentioned in the show - links: (affiliate)
Ditch Diggers #006: Awards
March 23, 2015 13:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBMatt and I discuss awards, the mental game, the worth of awards, and we swear a bit. We answer Twitter and email questions. And... we have a new Morgan Freeman meme: I'm fucking using the Twitter. So go, little meme makers, get on that. Obligatory Buy our books please! - also book mentioned in the show - links: (affiliate)
Ditch Diggers #5: First and last sales, and Elizabeth Bear Interview
March 03, 2015 21:52 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBThis episode we discuss the first sales we had, and then compared them to the most recent. Then we have a candid interview with Elizabeth Bear about quitting. It's OK to do so.
Ditch Diggers #005: First and last sales, and Elizabeth Bear Interview
March 03, 2015 21:52 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBThis episode we discuss the first sales we had, and then compared them to the most recent. Then we have a candid interview with Elizabeth Bear about quitting. It's OK to do so.
Ditch Diggers #4: We are two again
February 26, 2015 20:13 - 56 minutes - 52 MBMatt and I talk SFWA's new concept of pro, covers, and your questions. I also forgot to post this one so it's old, and you can hear Matt mock me for it in DD5, coming soon! Obligatory Come on, buy our books please! links: (affiliate) Buy eBook
Ditch Diggers #004: We are two again
February 26, 2015 20:13 - 56 minutes - 52 MBMatt and I talk SFWA's new concept of pro, covers, and your questions. I also forgot to post this one so it's old, and you can hear Matt mock me for it in DD5, coming soon!
Ghost Train to New Orleans Ep. 15
February 05, 2015 13:30 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBEpisode 15 of Ghost Train to New Orleans, is here via FREE podcast! You can subscribe to this podcast with this feed: http://www.murverse.com/tag/GTNOLA/feed If you're enjoying the story, consider supporting me by purchasing the book either in book stores, in online retail stores, ebook stores, or via Audible.com. If you purchase the book, then it will increase the chances for a book 3! This will only be live until 31 July, 2015. Subscribe now! The book: Chapel Hill Comics (signed!) ~ B&...
Ditch Diggers 003: A Very Special Episode with Kameron Hurley and Chuck Wendig
February 02, 2015 22:47 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBThere were guest authors, and there was booze. Kameron got silly and Mur lost the hosting thread along the way. But boy howdy did we dig some ditches and talk about down parts of our career and up sides. Kameron Hurley's Site Chuck Wendig's Site Matt Wallace's Site And many are asking for an RSS feed for the show. We aren't on iTunes yet, but this will work for now. http://www.murverse.com/tag/ditchdig/feed
Ditch Diggers #003: A Very Special Episode with Kameron Hurley and Chuck Wendig
February 02, 2015 22:47 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBThere were guest authors, and there was booze. Kameron got silly and Mur lost the hosting thread along the way. But boy howdy did we dig some ditches and talk about down parts of our career and up sides. Kameron Hurley's Site Chuck Wendig's Site Matt Wallace's Site
Ditch Diggers 2
January 21, 2015 14:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBMatt takes the helm with the debate over writers attacking other writers about how they make money. In short, if you don't support a Kickstarter, don't fucking support it. Authors who have used kickstarter the way Stacey Jay has: Tim Pratt, Chuck Wendig, and me. And I'm pretty sure none of us got attacked for it. Also I'm planning on doing it again. Should I prepare for legendary harassment from the "YA community?" Anyway. Explicit. Just like everything Matt is in. Obligatory Buy My Book! l...
Ditch Diggers #002: Supporting other authors
January 21, 2015 14:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBMatt takes the helm with the debate over writers attacking other writers about how they make money. In short, if you don't support a Kickstarter, don't fucking support it. Authors who have used kickstarter the way Stacey Jay has: Tim Pratt, Chuck Wendig, and me. And I'm pretty sure none of us got attacked for it. Also I'm planning on doing it again. Should I prepare for legendary harassment from the "YA community?" Anyway. Explicit. Just like everything Matt is in.