{"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 S7 Ep6: the Dangers of Mary Sue","slug":"writerdojo-s7-ep6-the-dangers-of-mary-sue","published_at":"2024-08-07T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/writerdojo-4157555/writerdojo-s7-ep6-the-dangers-of-mary-sue","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/writerdojo-4157555","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writerdojo/episodes/WriterDojo-S7-Ep6-the-Dangers-of-Mary-Sue-e2msiur","audio_url":"https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/9b96ad3b-a254-47a1-a638-691b5b5be4f3/stream.mp3","summary":"This week hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia wanted to talk about Mary Sue. Who was she and why should you care? How do you know if a character qualifies for Mary Sue-dom or not? Do either of the hosts have any Mary Sues in their own works? All this and more in another thrilling episode of the WriterDojo! 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 *Tales of the E4 Mafia* by Henchmen Press- available now on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4fwnDv3 (affiliate link) __________________________________________________________ "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com","meta_description":"This week hosts/authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia wanted to talk about Mary Sue. Who was she and why should you care? How do you know if a character…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2967,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/writerdojo-4157555/episodes/writerdojo-s7-ep6-the-dangers-of-mary-sue/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-s7-ep6-the-dangers-of-mary-sue.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}