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Archives for June 2009

The 2nd best feeling in the world

Phil Rossi writes great stuff- creepy, sexy and gritty. I’ve been a fan of his novel Crescent for a long time, so to have him part of the DragonMoon Press family is exciting.

Anyway this video was too cute not to share. The man himself unboxing his books. *sigh* I remember my first unboxing. The lesson is keep pushing, keep your eye on the goal- it can happen.

And don’t forget to join Phil’s Amazon rush on 9th of July. Let’s get him up where he deserves to be!

Talky talk

A couple of new interviews I have done recently- I am talking about my journey. Both The Creative Penn and Coach Ian Scott give great interview. Have a listen- I think there are some pearls of wisdom in there.

The Creative Penn

And

Coach Ian Scott (with Tee Morris)

Personal Effects; Dark Art

…and a cast of authors to make you drool- and me. Here’s the kick-arse vlurb for JC Hutchins kick-arse novel Personal Effects; Dark Arts.

JC has been using vlurbs to great effect- have a look right here and don’t forget to rush out and buy your copy


The cast of characters in the vlurb (excluding myself of course) are

  • Stephen Eley – http://EscapePod.org Editor of Escape Pod, and publisher of the horror fiction podcast Pseudopod
  • Christiana Ellis – http://ChristianaEllis.com Author of: Nina Kimberly the Merciless, Space Casey
  • Mark Jeffrey – http://MaxQuickSeries.com Author of: The Pocket and the Pendant, The Two Travelers
  • Seth Harwood – http://SethHarwood.com Author of: Jack Wakes Up, Jack Palms 2 & 3, Young Junius
  • Mur Lafferty – http://Murverse.com Author of: Playing for Keeps, the Heaven series, co-founder of Pseudopod
  • James Melzer – http://JamesMelzer.net Author of: The Zombie Chronicles – Escape
  • Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff — http://WordSushi.com Author of: Number One with a Bullet, Shadow Falls, Diary of a Madman
  • Phil Rossi – http://CresentStation.net Author of: Crescent, Tales from the Vault, Eden
  • Matthew Wayne Selznick – http://MattSelznick.com Author of: Brave Men Run, Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights
  • Scott Sigler – http://ScottSigler.com New York Times bestselling author of: Infected, Contagious, Ancestor
  • Matt Wallace – http://Matt-Wallace.com Parsec Award-winning author of The Next Fix, The Failed Cities Monologues

Mama I’m coming home

OK.. confession time. I have always concentrated my efforts on marketing and connecting with Americans, since they are the primary market for my writing. I need to correct that.

Hanging out with Tee Morris and going to the Conscription Con, I have made more connections and realised that there are indeed podcast and genre peers right here.

So here’s some payback. Two recommendations for writing and genre work in the Land of the Long White Cloud.

  • The Podagogue is a kiwi Dan Rabarts reporting on the world of podcasting, podiobooks and other fiction. Dan was asking about podcasting rigs, so I have high hopes that he will join me in the ‘sphere. Who knows- he could be doubling the number of podcasters in NZ.
  • And for all those kiwi writers out there don’t forget the Southern Cross Writing Challenge is on. 50,000 words in a month- sounds easy, right…

 

 

Radio what’s new…

I was able to drop Tee Morris in for his interview today with Radio New Zealand. He talked Social Media with them and had a blast.

I got to sit backstage and listen- so it was almost as much fun… almost.

Have a listen right here

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