What do you need to have when you're wrangling several pro writers? What can a writer expect from an assistant? Meet Tim Minneci, writer, podcaster, musician, and my assistant. (And Ursula's, and Kameron's.) 

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Ursula and Mur are back to talk about conventions and our 2026 plans. Notable discussions:

Do not use ChatGPT to vet your contracts!

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First episode of the year, and we talk about the things we may not want to take along with us into the new year.

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We present a casual and chatty Ditch Diggers where we close up the year with discussions of 2026 prep, spicy Christmas romances, and New Years' traditions.

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In this episode, Mur discusses the seemingly innocuous action of research, and how it can become a trap that distracts from actual writing.

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In this somewhat festive episode we talk about all the books we weren't able to feature over the year, to let you know about books you may not have heard of. We go by blurbs and first sentences - video also shows book covers! We talk SF, horror, mystery, and more.

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In this episode of Ditch Diggers, hosts Mur Lafferty and Ursula Vernon (T. Kingfisher), talk about the horrors of ADHD convincing creative folk that they can do ALL the things.

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Cadwell Turnbull joins us to dive deep into the creative process and discuss his latest book, A Ruin Great and Free.

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We talk about everything from  the trials of managing multiple projects to the absurdities of planner systems. (And talk about a bunch of options we've tried!)

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the Ditch Diggers tackle everything from the challenges of meeting deadlines to the complexities of AI settlements impacting authors. We touch on recent book releases, whirlwind tours, and the peculiarities of hotel bar conversations with state senators.

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