Matt and Mur come to you live with another patented Ditch Diggers Q&A episode! They are, as always, woefully late at catching up on feedback, but it is for a good reason! Matt should not be put in charge of the world or allowed to solve its problems. A question from April concerning the Ditch […]

ONE WEEK IN! 11,667 words – are you there? (I’m not. Let’s be honest. But that’s OK.)   10325 / 50000 words. 21% done!

Sleep. It’s important. No, really.

WOW Matt and I have had a month! We are super behind with existing episodes, and will be posting this week and recording new stuff tomorrow! Matt and Mur come to you live from George Lucas’ treehouse made of money, in Jeff Golblum’s vast field of treehouses. Mur cut her finger, and tells stories in […]

Brain hacks today from Productivity Alchemy: Tell yourself you only have to write a handful of words or sentences. Because starting is the hardest part. And any number of words is better than zero. [and dagnabbit I recorded with the wrong mic again so the sound is a little tinny]

(Note, #448 & #449 were Patreon-only special NaNo weekend episodes.) Today’s self care tool: Eat. The. Cookie. I still can’t track wordcount at NaNoWriMo and I’m sad.

It’s NaNoWriMo time, and I’m working hard to make this the year I win, but also encourage all of you to take care of yourself. Day 1: pick and choose your advice. NaNoWriMo “NaNoWriMo” by John Anealio

Will adding the antagonist POV break the flow of the novel? Should you even worry about this on first draft?

I get to quote an old cliche’ about birds and hands and bushes. NOTE- Once NaNoWriMo starts, you’ll be getting the podcast on the day that I post it for Patreon!   (except for weekend shows, which are Patreon only. Want to support the show and get access?)

In the world of publishing, we take rejections to mean a definitive NO. Do not pass go, etc. While no does mean no in a lot of other areas of life, I’m not sure that’s what it means here.