• Live from Morgan Freeman’s bear sanctuary, it’s the (Hugo Finalist!) Ditch Diggers with special guest co-host Tobias Buckell!
• Mur recounts Toby blowing her mind this past January at ConFusion in Detroit, which prompted his appearance on the show.
• Toby talks about accessing your inner asshole (the tactful version uses Toby’s description: “the power of no”) in negotiations as a freelancer.
• What happened when Toby had to stop accepting con invitations on his own dollar, and how it took him to the next level as an author and speaker.
• Toby on releasing his earlier work as a self-published book and educational tool for writers.
• Toby talks about trying out Patreon as a partial income replacement for a year, what prompted it, and how it’s going.
• Twitter and email Q&A! Many of Toby’s fans ask him questions ranging from professional advice to the inside scoop on characters from his Xenowealth universe.

Also mentioned by Toby in this episode…

• Toby on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tobiasbuckell
• Author Ramez Naam: http://rameznaam.com/
• Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss

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