WriterDojo

Some topics are bigger than the Tweet Bashing format allows. This week, our hosts authors Steve Diamond & Larry Correia tackle one such topic as they unpack a recent tweet. What qualifications should be required when you are handed the keys to one of the most profitable and (formerly) popular IPs in history? What is your responsibility to the Customer? Is it more important to preach or enterta...

Just when we thought we were out, they pull us back in! Why is Xwitter so very full of bad writing advice? There's a lot of other things hosts Steve Diamond & Larry Correia could be doing, but the just awful advice keeps piling up and SOMEONE has to mock it! If you would like to join the ranks of our supporters, you can support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain fut...

The lost episode from the 2023 20BooksTo50K convention in Las Vegas! At said convention, Steve Diamond and Larry Correia sat down with Steve Beaulieu, co-founder of Aethon books to chat about starting and running a small publishing house. If you would like to join the ranks of our supporters, you can support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes at: https://anc...

We're back, baby! It's time once again for everyone's favorite writing based podcast that focuses on the fun (& profit) of writing. This week, hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia reflect on the year just past, discuss what's currently going on, as well as what we're planning for Season Six of the WriterDojo. (Spoiler alert: it's gonna be a fun season!) If you...

This week, hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia decided to that since they already had author/cohort/close friend Jason Cordova in the studio, they would let him join in making fun of the bad writing advice they recently saw online. This is the final episode of Season 5! We appreciate all of you and look forward to showing you what we have planned for Season 6!  If you would like to join...

Recently our hosts, authors Steve Diamond & Larry Correia, got the opportunity to sit down with our good friend (& one of Larry's co-authors) Jason Cordova to chat about the Pros & Cons of co-authoring.  If you would like to join our supporters and help support Steve's brisket habit, you can support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes at:...

At the 20Books Vegas 2023 conference our hosts, authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia, sat down to discuss something many authors have asked about and struggled with- editing. And who better to discuss the subject with than esteemed editor-for-hire Christine Nielson? What are the signs of a good editor, what should you look for, what should you avoid, how can you best work with one and much more...

At the 20Books Vegas 2023 conference our hosts, authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia, finally had the chance to sit down and record one of the more requested episodes- they got to talk about making it as an indy writer with Michael A. Rothman. The conversation went long enough that I split it into 2 episodes. This is part 2 (*Spoiler alert- it's not a smooth seamless break between the two....

At the 20Books Vegas 2023 conference our hosts, authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia, finally had the chance to sit down and record one of the more requested episodes- they got to talk about making it as an indy writer with Michael A. Rothman. The conversation went long enough that I split it into 2 episodes. (*Spoiler alert- it's not a smooth seamless break between the two. I kinda just ha...

Recently our hosts Steve Diamond and Larry Correia attended the 20Books Vegas 2023 conference where they took the opportunity to do a live interview with Indy superstar Rick Partlow who currently has 154 books on Goodreads with 106049 ratings. How does he put out so many books so quickly? How does he delight his readers? Where did he get his start? All this and more in another exciting episode of...

This week, hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia valiantly try once again to empty the inbox of questions submitted by our beloved supporters. If you would like to join the ranks of our supporters, you can support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes at: https://anchor.fm/writerdojo "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo htt...

Over the past month hosts/authors Steve Diamond & Larry Correia have talked about 2 of the 3 big Forbidden topics. To close it off, this week they provide some examples and discuss various characters and how they relate to and are defined by Politics & Religion. (They're not talking about the third, though- maybe for April Fools Day some year...)  If you would like to join our supporte...

'Tis the week before Halloween, so hosts/authors Steve Diamond & Larry Correia wanted to take some time to discuss the elements of horror. The 3 key elements of horror don't belong in just horror stories- most stories can benefit from their addition. The trick is learning how to effectively use them for maximum impact. If you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podc...

After recently tackling one of the three forbidden topics (Religion) WriterDojo hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia decided to tackle another one of them- Politics. How important is it to inject politics into your work? Are politics important or should they be avoided? How do you go about creating fictional politics and should you bother doing so? All this and more in this week's Wri...

We've discussed Outlining vs Discovery writing in the past, but how exactly do you go about Outlining? What's the best method of creating an outline, how flexible can you be, and how do our author hosts Steve Diamond and Larry Correia work together with their differences in approaches? If you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast with a small monthly donation to h...

In polite conversation there are 3.5 topics you just don't discuss. This week hosts/Authors Steve Diamond & Larry Correia tackle one of the big ones- religion. How to write about existing religions and how to create your own fictional ones are 2 of the big topics. If you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future epi...

Here in the dojo we've discussed writing short stories before, but there's way too much to the topic to cover in just one episode. This week hosts/Authors Steve Diamond & Larry Correia take some time to get into the nuts & bolts of how to actually write a compelling short story that has impact and leaves the readers (and the editors) eager for your next one. If you would like to jo...

Can you believe our long-suffering Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia haven't waded into the muck of the Twitterverse to unearth even more bad writing advice to mock and ridicule for your amusement and edification since early in Season 3? Time flies when you're having fun... If you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast with a small monthly donation to h...

Although we've been enjoying all the interviews and live episodes, it has put us a bit behind on answering questions from our beloved Supporters so host/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia took the time to answer some of the backlog (that don't require an entire episode to answer.) (There's an unwritten law in Marketing that 'X' is objectively better than '10')  If...

Back ,in July hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia did a live Q&A session with attendees at the Writer's Cantina. Attendees were all writers and they asked some great questions. (*This episode was recorded live Saturday, July 8, 2023 at the Writers Cantina in Utah) If you would like to join the ranks of our supporters, you can support this podcast with a small monthly donation to...

WriterDojo hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia had the opportunity to sit and chat with none other than writing legend David Weber to discuss the importance of building great characters. David is known worldwide for his strong characters and shares some practical advice for writing more realistic, compelling characters that people actually care about . (This is the final LibertyCon 23 Bl...

Something a little different this week. The Black Bag Interviews recorded at LibertyCon 2023 continue with hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia sitting down to discuss/geek out about video game writing with a master of the craft- Brian Urbanek. (If you don't recognize the name, you'll probably recognize one of the FIFTEEN titles he's written for. Titles like Call of Duty, XCOM...

Another of the "LibertyCon 2023 Black Bag Interviews"- in this week's episode host/authors Steve Diamond & Larry Correia sat down with our old pal the Lawdog himself to talk about the founding, running, and challenges of Raconteur Press. (*This episode was recorded live at LibertyCon 2023) If you would like to join the ranks of our supporters, you can support this podcast with a sm...

For our 100th episode hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia discuss the WriterDojo podcast in front of a studio audience! (Featuring a rare cameo appearance from the third part of the dojo, Jack Wylder) ( *This episode was recorded live at LibertyCon 2023 ) If you would like to join the ranks of our supporters, you can support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain futu...

During LibertyCon this year, host/authors Steve Diamond & Larry Correia politely asked Kacey to join them in recording an episode (black bags might work for some, but Kacey is best approached respectfully) to discuss adding emotional impact to your writing and the shape of words. (*This episode was recorded live at LibertyCon 2023) If you would like to join the ranks of our supporters, you can...