Matt and Mur come to you live from the snack tent outside the construction site where the new Ditch Diggers mansion will one day be. Everybody loves snacks, and it’s a fun word to say. Mur and Matt don’t know if construction workers call it a “snack tent,” but they want their construction worker aspiring […]

I’m not talking about quitting. I’m talking about quitting.

I’m not dead, just taking a break. Here’s why.

Matt and Mur come to you live from the jigsaw where they are cutting the joists for the brand new Ditch Diggers HQ! Brief discourse on Timothy Olyphant, aka Olyphantastic. The spike in your daily allergies is probably caused by tree sexism. Mur interviewed Kameron Hurley at ConFusion last month and you’re going to hear […]

They say that you should always play tennis with someone better than you. So, from the Discord, should you ignore people on your own level in favor of authors with agents, book deals, or awards?

Coming to you live from the poured concrete foundation of the brand new Ditch Diggers HQ, it’s the first episode of 2020! No longer will Matt and Mur squat on the estates of celebrities who let them down with their moral and ethical decay. They are taking responsibility for their own destinies. Matt launches into […]

I talk about why it’s not the best thing to tell stories that are not your own, and why the overall problem is not something writers themselves can fix. I mention Writing the Other, both the book and the awesome website. (Site seems to be down as of this posting.)

Last week turned out unexpectedly rough and so I’m trying-again-to get back on the consistency horse. Today I talk basics, the basics we all know but some (OK, me) tend to ignore. Don’t forget you can get this podcast early on Patreon!

I’m getting jaded when it comes to certain advice books. I’ll tell you why. [Note- edited after I got complaints my voice was too quiet.]

So how do you make character names? If you find out, tell me. But here’s my method.