{"podcast":{"title":"WriterDojo","slug":"writerdojo-4157555","podcast_index_feed_id":4157555,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/1796cab5-db89-4a6d-857e-cc2092264f83","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/writerdojo","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/6/9/17/6b99baa1-e86c-4cd4-99c3-44ed30baa6de_13019279-1614786335863-26bc97ca9af94.jpg","author":"WriterDojo","episode_count":162,"summary":"The WriterDojo is different than most other writing advice podcasts out there- our primary purpose is to cut through all the bad advice and help you tell stories that people want to read (& get you paid in the process.) This is advice on becoming a Professional Writer from two very knowledgeable Professional Writers. Authors Steve Diamond & Larry Correia discuss the ins and outs of writing for fun and profit. Readers will find plenty of interesting tidbits as well and may come away with new insights into what goes into creating the stories they love.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:17:02.160937+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/writerdojo-4157555"},"episode":{"title":"WriterDojo S6 Ep18: Where it Began","slug":"writerdojo-s6-ep18-where-it-began","published_at":"2024-06-26T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/writerdojo-4157555/writerdojo-s6-ep18-where-it-began","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/writerdojo-4157555","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writerdojo/episodes/WriterDojo-S6-Ep18-Where-it-Began-e2la00q","audio_url":"https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/99228f6b-ab66-461a-979a-a7373f3b8a73/stream.mp3","summary":"Ever wonder what got our hosts, authors Steve Diamond & Larry Correia, into the writing business to begin with? This week they share their initial motivations, what keeps them going, the origins of some of their first works (including the first novel Larry ever wrote!) AND as a bonus they share the one thing they won't write. All this and more on 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 _____________________________________ This week's episode is sponsored by *To Find a Tall Ship* by A.G. Thompson- available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3xlB5AO (affiliate link) ___________________________________ "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com","meta_description":"Ever wonder what got our hosts, authors Steve Diamond & Larry Correia, into the writing business to begin with? This week they share their initial mot…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2885,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/writerdojo-4157555/episodes/writerdojo-s6-ep18-where-it-began/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/writerdojo-4157555/writerdojo-s6-ep18-where-it-began.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}