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[DD] Mur and Matt and Book Launches

Release Date: 09/30/2022

[DD] Worldcon 2024 Debrief (AKA how have I not released this yet???)

Ditch Diggers

"Networking is just meeting people and having them remember you exist." - Ursula Vernon (This post went live for supporters on October 2, 2024. If you want early, ad-free, and sometimes expanded episodes, support at or !) In this episode of Ditch Diggers, Mur Lafferty and Ursula Vernon return from their adventures in Scotland and dive into the art of networking. They explore the nuances of making connections in the writing world, share tales from Worldcon, and discuss the challenges and joys of upcoming conventions. The duo also tackles the importance of maintaining a presence in the...

[DD] Recorded back when Mur still had a Gallbladder

Ditch Diggers

"If you, you know, give ten writers an idea, you get eleven different books." - Ursula (This post went live for supporters on July 30, 2024. If you want early, ad-free, and sometimes expanded episodes, support at or !) In this episode of Ditch Diggers, Mur Lafferty and Ursula Vernon dive into the gritty realities of the writing world. From the anxiety of upcoming surgeries to the chaos of travel and illness, they share their personal and professional struggles. The episode takes a critical look at the pitfalls of online behavior, especially concerning agents making inappropriate...

[DD] Book Tours, TikTok, and Twitter Tantrums

Ditch Diggers

"Being on BookTok will not give you a career if you don't have one. Do what makes you happy." - Ursula (This post went live for supporters on July 3, 2024. If you want early, ad-free, and sometimes expanded episodes, support at or !) In this episode, Mur Lafferty and Ursula Vernon dive into the realities of book tours, the financial intricacies of publishing, and the ever-changing landscape of social media for authors. Ursula shares a retraction about the profitability of her book tour, while Mur discusses the challenges of balancing writing with personal commitments and health issues....

[DD] Ursula Vernon Takes Over- New Beginnings and No More Cancer!

Ditch Diggers

"If you want to make money, you have to think about it like a job."- Mur (This post went live for supporters on June 26, 2024. If you want early, ad-free, and sometimes expanded episodes, support at or !) Welcome back to Ditch Diggers! In this episode, we kick things off with a fresh start and a new co-host. The mighty Mur Lafferty is joined by the fabulous Ursula Vernon (aka T. Kingfisher) as they dive into the nitty-gritty of the writing business. Ursula shares her personal journey of overcoming cancer and getting back into the writing groove, while Mur talks about the realities of making...

[DD] Birthdays and Gail Carriger 2, Electric Boogaloo

Ditch Diggers

This was recorded back in July, but time and things and travel got away with me. Actually what happened was the fact that I can't spread podcast production across more than one day. If I do, I will forget it needs to be finished. It's not great spending 4+ hours to produce and upload 2 shows, but if I don't, one will fall by the wayside. ADHD brain for the win. We will be back in september, hopefully with lots of amazing ditch digging. August 10, 2023 | Season 9 Ep 9 | murverse.com Copyright 2023, Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License

[DD] Data Wonking with Podmother Gail Carriger

Ditch Diggers

, July 10, 2023 Below are some affiliate links that support indie bookstores and may benefit me financially with no cost to you. S9 Ep8 Horny chaotic god energy is what we're all about in today's Ditch Diggers, "Data Wonking with Podmother Gail Carriger" where Gail joins us to talk about sifting through data in self publishing. It is some heady stuff, and we discuss tying your self worth to "bad" data and more! Gail Carriger: 30:30 (ish): My sense of failure will kick in when a reader says I love Gail Carriger. And I didn't know she had a new book out, that's when I feel like I failed at my...

[DD] Author/Agent Seth Fishman Answers Our Questions

Ditch Diggers

S9 Ep7 Recorded live on ! Mur's agent Seth Fishman joins us to take your questions, and we fill up an hour FAST. Full transcript available! Seth Fishman: ...the industry is right now, where editors are just, they just have, they're just too busy. There's just not enough people working in publishing. So it's harder for agents to do to sell books is really what we're saying. There's a number of times that were like, were you passing because of this, you don't want to put that like, work into it or whatever. But you know, what the people pass for all sorts of reasons, we get the books into...

[DD] Matt's Book Launch: Savage Crowns

Ditch Diggers

, June 13, 2023 Below are some affiliate links that support indie bookstores and may benefit me financially with no cost to you. S9 Ep6 It's our 1001st episode (not really) and Matt is here to launch the final book in the Savage Rebellion trilogy, and it's a very honest episode. Serious Ditch Digging here, y'all. He doesn't hold back. It's publishing, warts and all. Links to Savage Crowns and other books below! Full transcript available! Matt Wallace: I was like, what if I did 'the Wire' as an epic fantasy? That was my other thought when I started it. So my mother says there are strong women...

[DD] Premee Mohamed and our 1000th Episode (?)

Ditch Diggers

Matt and Mur welcome , multiple award winning author of No One Will Come Back for Us. We talk about chickens, sea cucumbers, conventions and anxiety, and there's a hair flip in there, but you can only see it if you get the video on Patreon. Links Mur on ! , , Newsletter, Support via ! Theme song by May 15, 2023 | Season 9 Ep 5 | murverse.com | Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License

[DD] OG Ditch Digger Fonda Lee Is Back!

Ditch Diggers

, April 3, 2023 S9 Ep4 Matt and Mur welcome , multiple award winning author of Untethered Sky. Fonda talks , starting something new after a very successful series, and more! Links Mur on ! , , Newsletter, Support via ! Theme song by April 3, 2023 | Season 9 Ep 4 | murverse.com Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License

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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 Eternity!
Mur on Twitter, Youtube, website
Matt on Twitter, YouTube, website
Matt's merch!
Mur's merch!
Support via Patreon

Twitch schedule for September (Eastern time):

Sept 29 3:00pm: I Should Be Writing with
Oct 1 7:00pm: Station Eternity LIVE! Mini Audio Drama performance on Twitch!

All times EDT

September 26, 2022 | Season 8 Ep 17 | murverse.com
Copyright 2022, Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace | CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License

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