WriterDojo

This  week hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia discuss one of their favorite topics- Monsters. What makes a monster effective? Is it better to show them up front, or cloak them in mystery? And just what IS the  deal with the Humboldt Folk in MHI, anyway? Find out all this and more  on this week's exciting episode! If you would like to join the ranks of our supporters, you can support...

Saddle up for a rip roarin' discussion about the genre of Westerns with hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia. Yee haw, I guess? 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 ____________________________________ *In Defense of the Second Amendment* is...

This  week hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia discuss the  differences between traditional (trad), independent (indy), and 'hybrid'  publishers. What's good, what's bad, and what to watch out for. 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/write...

We're back, baby! This week hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia take a look back at 2022 and a look forward at 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 future  episodes at: https://anchor.fm/writerdojo ____________________________________ *In Defense of the Second Amendment* is available o...

Sooner or later, everything must end. This week hosts/Authors Steve Diamond  and Larry Correia discuss wrapping it up- how best to go about wrapping up a story, a book, a series. (Fittingly, this is the last episode of  Season 3) 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...

Slowly and cautiously. Oh not a long enough answer? Okay fine, fine- let's hear what Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia have to say on the subject. How do you  approach authors, how do you NOT approach authors, why do you approach authors? All this and more in another exciting episode of the WriterDojo If you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast with a sma...

So you've finally completed your masterpiece, edited and re-edited it into  perfection and then you hit the big question- what are you going to  call this thing? Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia discuss  the various ways of naming your work, some of the pitfalls and problems, and examine what they've done right and what they've done wrong.  If you would like to join our su...

Many authors struggle to follow up on a first book. What are the expectations and requirements for a good sequel and how do you meet them? Hosts/Authors  Steve Diamond and Larry Correia dive deeper into a question asked by one of our awesome supporters that was so good, it needed its own full episode. If you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast  with a small monthly dona...

Albert Einstein said 'The important thing is to not stop questioning' Judging by the ones sent in by our beloved supporters, they know this well. Once again, our Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia return to answer still more questions submitted by our lovely supporters. If  you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help...

This week, hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia follow up on the First-Person Narrative episode with a discussion of Third-Person Narrative. What is the best time/way to use it and when you should NOT use it. What are the benefits and the challenges?  If  you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast  with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes at:...

What's in a name? Quite a bit, it turns out. This week, hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia return to the studio to discuss the importance  of character names, some methods of selecting them, and some of their  favorite examples. If  you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast  with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes at: https://anchor.fm...

This  week, hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia go over a few of the basics of Marketing with that Jack Wylder guy and discuss the need  for personal branding, the importance of an author's website, and more.  If  you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast  with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes at:  https://anchor.fm/writerdojo "Wo...

With the FenCon 2022 live episodes behind us, this week, hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia return to the more nuts-and-bolts side of things with a discussion of First-Person Narrative. What is the best time/way to use it and when should you NOT use it.  If  you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast  with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes...

At FenCon 2022 we had the opportunity to sit down and have a conversation with some seriously amazing guests. This week, hosts/authors Steve Diamond and  Larry Correia were honored to sit down with one of the most respected editors in publishing, Special Guest Toni Weisskopf, to talk about the dynamics of writers and editors and how to prosper in the writing business. If you would like to join our...

At FenCon 2022 we had the opportunity to sit down and have a conversation with some amazing guests. This week, hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia talked with Special Guest, Dr Charles E Gannon (Chuck) about Shared Worldbuilding and what it takes to make it in the writing  business.  If you would like to join our supporters, you can support this  podcast with a small monthly donation to...

At FenCon 2022 we had the opportunity to sit down and have a conversation with some amazing guests. This week, hosts/authors Steve Diamond and  Larry Correia talked with Special Guest, neuroscientist/author Dr Rob  Hampson about big brain stuff.  If  you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast  with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes at:  https://ancho...

At FenCon 2022 we had the opportunity to sit down and have a conversation with some amazing guests. This week, hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia talked with Special Guest, author David Carrico about the writing process and his new book *The Blood Is The Life*   If you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future ep...

Recently, Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia found a list on Twitter of authors someone found "problematic". Once Larry got over his sadness at not being included, they decided to explain why they have a problem with the list of problematic authors.   If you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episo...

Recorded live at FenCon Sept 18th, 2022 Steve Diamond, Larry Correia, and Jack Wylder discuss the WriterDojo podcast in front of a studio audience. Less writing advice than normal, and there's a bit where we get ever so slightly political, but hopefully you'll enjoy it.

“Wanting to be a writer and not wanting to be rejected is like wanting to be a boxer and not wanting to get punched.” (-David Barr Kirtley) So how do you handle rejection? How do you handle criticism?  Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia return once again to discuss the best methods for dealing with both.   If you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast with a sma...

Where do they get such wonderful questions? From our lovely supporters, of course! This week, Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia return to answer even more questions submitted by our beloved supporters. If you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes at: https://anchor.fm/writerdojo "Word Mercenarie...

Recently we were having a discussion on the WriterDojo Facebook group and the question of these came up, so this week, Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia discuss the pros & cons of writer groups; what to  look for in a beta reader, and if a group is what you need.  If you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain fu...

This week, Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia return to answer more of these awesome questions submitted by our wonderful supporters.  Supporters, we appreciate you SO much- thank you all! If you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes at: https://anchor.fm/writerdojo *Bowl of Red* is available on http...

With  Steve fresh back from his role as ambassador at GenCon, this week our  hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia share stories that  highlight the various aspects of networking- the good, the bad, and the  ambivalent. If  you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast  with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes at: https://anchor.fm/writerdojo *Emp...

What’s the secret to writing nonfiction that sells? How long does it take compared to fiction? While nonfiction is not their usual subject, this week our hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia tap into their personal experiences to discuss this oft overlooked section of publishing and discuss some of the pros and cons. If  you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast...