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.
And
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 –Â http://EscapePod.org Editor of Escape Pod, and publisher of the horror fiction podcast Pseudopod
- Christiana Ellis –Â http://ChristianaEllis.com Author of: Nina Kimberly the Merciless, Space Casey
- Mark Jeffrey –Â http://MaxQuickSeries.com Author of: The Pocket and the Pendant, The Two Travelers
- Seth Harwood –Â http://SethHarwood.com Author of: Jack Wakes Up, Jack Palms 2 & 3, Young Junius
- Mur Lafferty –Â http://Murverse.com Author of: Playing for Keeps, the Heaven series, co-founder of Pseudopod
- James Melzer –Â 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 –Â http://CresentStation.net Author of: Crescent, Tales from the Vault, Eden
- Matthew Wayne Selznick –Â http://MattSelznick.com Author of: Brave Men Run, Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights
- Scott Sigler –Â http://ScottSigler.com New York Times bestselling author of: Infected, Contagious, Ancestor
- Matt Wallace –Â 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…
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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.
My friend Julius
Conscription was a great con, well organised, full of enthusiastic people, and I got to share it with my good mate Tee Morris. So when I went to the awards ceremony for the Sir Julius Vogel awards I was in a zen place about winning one. (Here’s an explanation on the award)
Digital Magic was in a tough category, and was beaten to best novel by Russell Kirkpatrick’s latest book. And then came the fan production category. Now Chasing the Bard was the first podiobook to be nominated for the Sir Julius Vogel award, and finding a category that it would fit into was a problem. The awards committee stuck with it and found a way to allow CTB to be nominated.
Well when they asked Tee Morris to present, I had my suspicions, but then when he opened the envelope and yelped ‘I can’t say that’ I kinda knew. His big smile confirmed it, and getting the beautiful award from someone who has helped me so much with publication and podcasting, just made it all the more special. Of course, he had to try and run off with the award, but I tackled him and got it back.
And I was surprised. Genuinely surprised to win. I was up against some very funny spoof videos, and worried that CTB was so different from them. I believe my comment was ‘Wow, and here I was thinking only Americans listen to my podcasts.’
It was a sweet moment, and that lovely award is going to sit proudly next to my mic, reminding me visually that people do enjoy what I do.
Now, about those Parsecs….