WriterDojo

This week your hosts Steve Diamond & Larry Correia got the opportunity to sit down in the studio with super author Christopher Ruocchio and discuss the genesis of the Sun Eater series, what path he took to becoming a published author, and lots more. 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...

After 82 episodes, we are excited to unveil the All New All Different- WriterDojo 2.0!

You've got great characters with great motivations and a great plot- but plots need a place to happen. What's the best way to choose the right location? How much does it really matter to the story? Can the location actually be more than just a stage for the plot to happen? Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia expound upon the subject, including examples of why some of their works...

This week Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia discuss the process of collaborative brainstorming (including some hints about the upcoming sequel to Servants of War) 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  ____________________________________ *The 10...

Since man first stubbed his bare toe on a rock, profanity has been with us. Profanity has evolved and grown over time like all language, but it's certainly nothing new. Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia discuss this topic in depth. When is profanity acceptable and when is it  not acceptable? How much is too much? Most importantly, why is 'cussing  like a sailor' not that im...

"I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about."- Arthur C. Clarke This  week Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia try once again to  get caught up on some of these awesome questions sent in by our amazing  supporters. If  you would like to join the ranks of our supporters, you can support  this podcast with a small monthly donat...

"Every  record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every  picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been  renamed, every date has been altered." —George Orwell, 1984 WriterDojo hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia talk this week about censorship and the rewriting of books to better suit modern sensibilities. If  you would like to join the...

With  Larry having done dozens of interviews in the last month alone and Steve interviewing SO many people over the years, it makes sense to  cover this subject. WriterDojo hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia talk this week about interviewing and being interviewed.  If you would like to join the ranks of our supporters, you can support  this podcast with a small monthly donation to help...

WriterDojo  hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia just cannot get enough  monsters! So the discussion continues this week with some tips for how,  when, and why to create your own monsters (just in writing- sorry,  Steve) 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...

This week hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia return to further discuss one of their favorite topics- Monsters (round 2) 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 ____________________________________ *No embedded ads this week; if you'd like to ad...

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...