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Ditch Diggers

Treat your writing like a blue collar job. Doctors don't get doctor block and ditch diggers don't get ditch digger block, and working writers can't get writer's block. Business and humor.

Podcast · By Mur Lafferty and Matt Wallace · American English · Official site

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Sep 16, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 16, 2026

    [DD] Worldcon Report, Censorship in the News, and more! (opens the original)

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    DD 12.7 Ursula and Mur talk about Worldcon, and how great Ursula was, and how terrible Mur’s experience was. (Hint, after 6 years, COVID finally caught Mur.) We talk about what Ursula did as a Toastmaster, and what Toastmasters do in general. Then we talk censorship and what you can do if the overwhelming despair is threatening to consume you. This post went live for supporters on September 14! If you want early, ad-free episodes, support at Patreon ! To fight censorship: ALA : American Library

  2. Episode · Aug 10, 2026

    [DD] On Lovecraft and Boobs (Also lit agent ethics discussion) (opens the original)

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    DD 12.6 No, it’s not dirty. Ursula is back from adventures in Spain (and adventures with a translator.) We talk about third book difficulties, travel, regal vs unregal elves, and, most importantly, the newest ethics rules the Association of American Literary Agents (AALA) have adopted. This post went live for supporters on August 7! If you want early, ad-free episodes, support at Patreon ! Evergreen Links: Ursula Vernon/T. Kingfisher Mur Lafferty Mur on Focusmate ! Mur on Instagram , Youtube Sup

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