Ditch Diggers #42: The Freelancer's Rebuttal Guide

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- Matt and Mur come to you live from Morgan Freeman's Debate Club practice room, and Mur remembers to say the show's tagline for once. - The Ditch Diggers try to decide whether this episode takes place two weeks or five minutes after the last episode. - Matt asks Mur what she's been up to, and the answer somehow involves John Without Garfield. - Mur talks about being in the oft recurring "proposal period" of a writer's career, sending pitches out for multiple projects including novels and interactive media, hating outlining, and learning new skills. - Matt talks about finally finishing his first (anti) epic fantasy novel, working on the final Sin du Jour novella, reaching the end of his current book contract, and what comes next (including a middle grade novel). - Mur unintentionally segues into the topic of today's show, which is The Freelance Writer's Rebuttal Guide, a Matt Wallace Technology (Mur makes fun of Matt for this last part, and rightfully so). - Matt and Mur role-play The Freelance Writer's Rebuttal Guide, with Mur's snarky and insightful annotations throughout. - Matt encourages freelancers to submit new scenarios to the Guide, which is different from emailing Ditch Diggers questions (Mur explains). - Email questions! Topics include freelance writers and social media, publishing rights, and how to best keep track of pending submissions.   The Original Freelance Writer's Rebuttal Guide: http://www.matt-wallace.com/presenting-the-freelance-writers-rebuttal-guide/ Mikki Kendall's Twitter: @karnythia Mikki Kendall's website: https://mikkikendall.com/