WriterDojo

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 impressive? All this and more on this week's episode of the WriterDojo 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 ____________________________________ This week's episode is brought to you by Sunflower Sails- booksellers of the rare and hard to find. https://www.ebay.com/str/sunflower-sails ____________________________________ "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com/

There are really four people who make this podcast happen- you already know our hosts, authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia and you might know Jack, but who is the mysterious fourth person who makes it happen? And what writing advice did he give that Steve was so impressed with that he wanted to dedicate an entire episode to exploring? Find out on this week’s exciting and thought provoking episode of the WriterDojo! 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

“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 small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes at: https://anchor.fm/writerdojo *Division One: The Bounty Game* is available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3BAhNY1 (affiliate link) "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com

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: https://anchor.fm/writerdojo "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com _________________________________________________________________ This week's episode is sponsored by *Texas at the Coronation: Republic of Texas Navy Book 1* (by D.A.Brock)- available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3xEnz8g (affiliate link)

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 in this week's episode! 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 _______________ *The Gingerbread Cat* by Stephanie Osbourne is available now on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Gwc3zW (affiliate link) _______________ "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com

We get lots of questions from our beloved supporters, so this week our grateful Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia take the opportunity to address a couple more of them. 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

If you're a writer, you've probably heard the refrain "you should be writing!" If you're a reader, you might have told your favorite author the same. Our perspicacious Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia return this week to ponder the correct response to this and whether or not this is good or helpful advice. 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

Continuing our discussion with D.J. (Dave) Butler, this week hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia discuss the differences between World Building and World Telling. 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 Dave (D.J.) Butler's Abbott in Darkness is available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kXsr1x (affiliate link) "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com/ The music in the ad for Dave's book is courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

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/writerdojo "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com _________________________________________________________ This week's episode is sponsored by *An Illustrated Guide to AI Prompt Mastery* (by Jack Wylder)- available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3s478Pu (affiliate link)

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 https://craignybo.com/ *Residue* (the revised, definitive Author's edition) is available now on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3smHCbQ (affiliate link)

Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia discuss the importance of choosing a Point of View. If you would like to support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes, you can do so at: https://anchor.fm/writerdojo

This week we were lucky enough to have super-author D.J. (Dave) Butler in studio with hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia. Dave is a successful author who writes adventure stories for all readers and has been a lawyer, a musician, a consultant, and a corporate trainer (his own story is almost as interesting as the stories he writes.) Dave tells how he broke into publishing and offers up tips & tricks you won't learn in any classroom. 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 Dave (D.J.) Butler's Abbott in Darkness is available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3kXsr1x (affiliate link) "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com/ The music in the ad for Dave's book is courtesy of https://www.purple-planet.com

Our forbearing Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia so love our listeners that they will even hold their noses and wade into the Twitterverse to dredge up more bad writing advice to mock and ridicule for your amusement and edification. 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 *Division One: The Bounty Game* is available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3BAhNY1 (affiliate link) "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com/

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 *Empire: Secret Police* is available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QtSfk5 (affiliate link) "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com/

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 "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com _________________________________________________________________ This week's episode is sponsored by *The Lone Star, the Tricolor, and the Swastika: Republic of Texas Navy Book 2* (by D.A.Brock)- available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Dvizou (affiliate link)

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/writerdojo ____________________________________ *In Defense of the Second Amendment* is available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QreDvd (affiliate link) ____________________________________ "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com/

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 support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes at: https://anchor.fm/writerdojo ____________________________________ If you need help with the legalities of being a writer, help is available at https://moorelegalcounsel.com/writerdojo ____________________________________ "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com/ ____________________________________ You can hear more from Kacey on her website: https://kaceyezell.net

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 episodes at: https://anchor.fm/writerdojo ____________________________________ *Author Media's 2024 Novel Marketing Conference * Austin, Texas, on January 26th and 27th, 2024 Tickets on sale now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/authormedia/2024-novel-marketing-conference/ ____________________________________ "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com/

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 advertise on the WriterDojo email Ads@writerdojo.com* ____________________________________ "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com/

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 at: https://anchor.fm/writerdojo ____________________________________ *The 10 Commandments of Book Marketing* is available at: https://www.authormedia.com/the-10-commandments-of-book-marketing/ (For FREE!!) ____________________________________ "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com/

Way back in Season 2 (Episode 23) our hosts Steve Diamond and Larry Correia shared some observations/lessons/epiphanies they had during a (then) recent shooting class they attended. This year, new class- new revelations. 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 ____________________________________ *Meetings (Blood Brothers Book 1)* is available at: https://rb.gy/9cqp2 ____________________________________ "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com/

Hosts/Authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia discuss the importance of fleshing out your background characters and the opportunities therein. If you would like to support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes, you can do so at: https://anchor.fm/writerdojo

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 available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QreDvd (affiliate link) ____________________________________ "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com/

This week, hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia are joined in the studio with Christopher Ruocchio to discuss Science Fantasy- what it is, what it isn't, and why it's useful. 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 ____________________________________ This week's episode is brought to you by Sunflower Sails- booksellers of the rare and hard to find. https://www.ebay.com/str/sunflower-sails ____________________________________ "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com/

We've had a lot of questions in the WriterDojo facebook group in regards to editing, so this week hosts Steve Diamond & Larry Correia sat down with Dave Butler & Christopher Ruocchio to discuss editing: the different types of editing, what to do, what not to do, tips & tricks, etc. 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 Commandments of Book Marketing* is available at: https://www.authormedia.com/the-10-commandments-of-book-marketing/ (For FREE!!) ____________________________________ "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com/