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. August 15, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 13 | murverse.com Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License
S8 Ep12 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. We call shenanigans. Links Alasdair Stuart, and his Hugo-nominated fanzine, The Full Lid Mur on Twitter , Youtube , website Matt on Twitter , YouTube , website Support via Patreon Twitch schedule for August: Monday 12pm: Ditch Diggers Tuesday 3pm: I Should Be Writing Wednesday 3pm: Gaming TBD Thursda...
S8 Ep11 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 train wreck) Links Kameron Hurley Mur on Twitter , Youtube , website Matt on Twitter , YouTube , website Support via Patreon Twitch schedule for July: 25th Monday 12pm: Special Birthday Stream! 26th Tuesday 3pm: I Should Be Writing 27th Wednesday 3pm:Gaming TBD 28th Thursday 3pm: I Should Be Writing A...
S8 Ep10 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 knowledge.) Links Jennifer Udden's podcast Shipping and Handling Mur on Twitter , Youtube , website Matt on Twitter , YouTube , website Support via Patreon Twitch schedule for July: 25th Monday 12pm: Special Birthday Stream! 26th Tuesday 3pm: I Should Be Writing 27th Wednesday 3pm: Gaming TBD 28th T...
S8 Ep9 Streamed live , May, 2022. Whoops, I told you I needed a break this past spring. I never got this out to folks. Recorded mid-may I believe. Links U rsula Vernon Mur on Twitter , Youtube , website Matt on Twitter , YouTube , website Support via Patreon Twitch schedule for July 11-15: 11th Monday 12pm: Ditch Diggers with Ursula Vernon 12th Tuesday 3pm: I Should Be Writing 13th Wednesday 3pm: Thousand Year Old Vampire Solo RPG 14th Thursday 3pm: I Should Be Writing All times EDT May somethin...
S8 Ep8 Streamed live , July 5, 2022. I'm joined by G rant Baciocco and we talk about video and TikTok and how to know what kind of content to make, if you're digging ditches! Links Toiley on TikTok , Youtube, Twitch The Toiley's Christmas Album Mur on Twitter , Youtube , website Matt on Twitter , YouTube , website Support via Patreon Twitch schedule for July 11-15: 11th Monday 12pm: Ditch Diggers with Ursula Vernon 12th Tuesday 3pm: I Should Be Writing 13th Wednesday 3pm: Thousand Year Old Vampi...
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 Mur on Twitter , Youtube , Mastodon Matt on Twitter , YouTube , website Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi ! May 23, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 7 | murverse.com Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License...
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 Trade Industry Facing Burnout Mur on Twitter , Youtube , Mastodon Matt on Twitter , YouTube , website Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi ! 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 Di...
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. Links American Civil Liberties Union and Free Speech Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Brooklyn Library Mur on Twitter , Youtube , Mastodon Matt on Twitter , YouTube , website Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi ! Twitch schedule for week of May 9: Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Diggers with Alasdair Stuart Tues: 3:00pm I...
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!) Links Mur on Twitter , Youtube , Mastodon Matt on Twitter , YouTube , website Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi ! Twitch schedule for week of May 9: Mon: 4:30pm Ditch Di...
Matt and I discuss how some Kickstarter have made millions, and smaller magazines are shutting down. Links Mur on Twitter , Youtube Matt on Twitter , YouTube , website Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi ! 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 April 18, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 3 | murverse.com Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License...
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! Links Mur on Twitter , Youtube Matt on Twitter , YouTube , website Ursula on Twitter , website Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi ! April 11, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 2 | murverse.com Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License...
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. Links Mur on Twitter , Youtube Matt on Twitter , YouTube , Website Support via Patreon or Ko-Fi ! 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 April 4, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 1 | murverse.com Copyright 2022,...
Ursula joins me and we talk about body organs and just how important they are to a writing career. We reference this debacle. HEY check out my Speakeasy class on NaNoWriMo coming up on October 12, 8pm EDT! 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...
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 stuc...
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? Gail's books Mur's GODMAKER race No streaming the week of September 20
I 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.
Matt and Mur return to Discord instead of Twitch, since we were taking a day off Twitch in solidarity with the streamers getting harassed on the platform. New Twitch schedule for our live episodes! Tune in on Wednesdays at 11am Eastern Time! September 1, 2021 | Ditch Diggers Season 7 | murverse.com Copyright 2021, Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace | BY-NC-ND 3.5 License
The day was kind of a perfect storm for crap, so it ended up with me and the dogs and my phone, streaming from the basement. To quote Stuart Smalley, "This was not my best show." But I did it! Matt is back this week! Not sure if it's live or not since creators aren't using Twitch on Wednesday this week, but we might go live on Discord just for y'all. I need to talk to him about it.
