DD 12.6

No, it's not dirty.

Ursula is back from adventures in Spain (and adventures with a translator.) We talk about third book difficulties, travel, regal vs unregal elves, and, most importantly, the newest ethics rules the Association of American Literary Agents (AALA) have adopted.

This post went live for supporters on August 7! If you want early, ad-free episodes, support at Patreon!

Evergreen Links:

• Ursula Vernon/T. Kingfisher
• Mur Lafferty
• Mur on Focusmate!
• Mur on Instagram, Youtube
• Support via Patreon!
• Theme song by Devo Spice

Ditch Diggers credits:
theme song by Devo Spice, art by Numbers Ninja,
site hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).

August 12, 2025 | Season 12 Ep 6 | murverse.com
"Lovecraft and Boobs" by Mur Lafferty and Ursula Vernon is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Mur and Ursula are fully supportive of LGBTQ+ folks, believe that Black Lives Matter, and trans rights are human rights, despite which direction the political winds blow.

And "AI" or large language models are wretched and we hate it so very much.

If you do not agree, then there are plenty of other places to go on the Internet.

Some links are affiliate.

DD 12.5

If you haven't heard, Ursula (T. Kingfisher) is writing the prequel novel for ASTARION, the most popular Baldurs Gate 3 character. So of course we have to talk about work for hire, why you do it, what you receive from it, and how to get these jobs.

Also you can preorder Astarion!

Even if you're not a Baldur's Gate fan, work for hire is likely to come up in your writing career, and you should still check out the episode!

This post went live for supporters on May 8! If you want early, ad-free episodes, support at Patreon!

Evergreen Links:

• Ursula Vernon/T. Kingfisher
• Mur Lafferty
• Mur on Focusmate!
• Mur on Instagram, Youtube
• Support via Patreon!
• Theme song by Devo Spice

Ditch Diggers credits:
theme song by Devo Spice, art by Numbers Ninja,
site hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).

May 8, 2025 | Season 12 Ep 5 | murverse.com
"Ultimate Work for Hire Job: ASTARION" by Mur Lafferty and Ursula Vernon
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Mur and Ursula are fully supportive of LGBTQ+ folks, believe that Black Lives Matter, and trans rights are human rights, despite which direction the political winds blow.
If you do not agree, then there are plenty of other places to go on the Internet.

"Take the chance to talk to an author or hang out with them,
because they die like any other people."

DD 12.4

In this episode of Ditch Diggers, hosts Mur Lafferty and T. Kingfisher (Ursula) share our unfiltered thoughts on lessons learned from mistakes and regrets in our careers. We cover pen names, self promotion, and agent relationships.

This post went live for supporters on May 9, 2026. If you want early, ad-free episodes, support at Patreon!

Evergreen Links:

• Ursula Vernon/T. Kingfisher
• Mur Lafferty
• Mur on Focusmate!
• Mur on Instagram, Youtube
• Support via Patreon!
• Theme song by Devo Spice

Ditch Diggers credits:
theme song by Devo Spice, art by Numbers Ninja,
site hosted by Libsyn (or Patreon).

April 23, 2025 | Season 12 Ep 4 | murverse.com
"Mistakes, Regrets, and Lessons Learned" by Mur Lafferty and Ursula Vernon
is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Mur and Ursula are fully supportive of LGBTQ+ folks, believe that Black Lives Matter, and trans rights are human rights, despite which direction the political winds blow.
If you do not agree, then there are plenty of other places to go on the Internet.