{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"[DD] Weeping Bunkers and Writing Woes; Surviving the Creative Chaos","description":"&quot;Sometimes the best way to survive is to turn everything into hilarity.&quot; - Ursula Vernon  Transcript S.11 Ep.2 In this episode of Ditch Diggers, join hosts Mur and Ursula as they navigate the chaotic world of freelancing, taxes, and the ups and downs of being a writer. They discuss the recent Hugo nominations, share insights into their creative processes, and delve into the challenges of working with agents. Highlights include: (05:32) Ursula has too many author copies. She's written nearly 50 books (12:30) Let's talk about marketing for SwordHeart (24:09) A lot of your writing happened when you were doing chemo (31:34) Mur wants to talk about newsletters. They constantly vex her.&amp;nbsp; (33:00) When Mur left mailchimp, she didn't export her mailing list (44:58) It's called decision fatigue for a reason (54:26) If you do get the desire to create during this time, do it Links:&amp;nbsp;   Tor Publishing   Zombies Run   Swordheart&amp;nbsp;   Evergreen Links:   Ursula Vernon\/T. Kingfisher   Mur Lafferty   Mur on Focusmate!   Mur on Instagram, Youtube   Newsletter, The Hot Mic   Support via Patreon! Or Substack!   Theme song by Devo Spice   Support Local Book Stores! Ditch Diggers credits: theme song by Devo Spice, art by Numbers Ninja, site&amp;nbsp;hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon). April 21, 2024 | Season 11 Ep 2 | murverse.com &quot;Weeping Bunkers and Writing Woes: Surviving the Creative Chaos&quot; by Mur Lafferty and Ursula Vernon is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 ","author_name":"Ditch Diggers","author_url":"https:\/\/murverse.com\/podcasts\/ditch-diggers\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36197360\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/195519150"}