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Sonitotum Episode Eleven — One From Many
My hiatus from podcasting is…. over! I’m back, and so is Sonitotum, with a new mission and format. In this episode, I talk about what’s coming up for the show, my reasons for Sonitotum’s new direction, and how you are part of it.
Also included: four songs from independent musicians, an impromptu commercial for my day job, and my usual yammering and brainspew!
Music
- The Shillas featuring Heather Welliver — “Faithful”
- Warm In The Wake — “Tame Thoughts” from “Gold Dust Trail,”
Livewire Recordings.
- Caldwell Shine — “Funny Thing” from “Which Way Is Mine”
- The outro bed music is Dan Wallace’s song, “Bound To Be Free” from the album “Culture Of Self”
Links
- Mahalo.com, where I work as one of the managers of the Mahalo Greenhouse
- Writers Talking
- Five Minute Memoir
Feed Back!
In addition to leaving a comment right here in the show notes and participating in the Forums…
- Voice Mail: 1-206-600-6364
- Musicians send CDs: MWS Media, PO BOX 402081 Hesperia, CA 92340-2081
- Send an E-Mail
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New Podcasts Today
MWS Media presents two new podcast episodes featuring Matthew Wayne Selznick:
Writers Talking episode eighteen is the season one finale and features Mark Leslie and Matt Wallace on writing horror. Listen to it right now, or subscribe via RSS.
A new episode of Sonitotum is also available — Episode ten celebrates Matt’s first three years as a podcaster, and discusses his reasons for declaring a hiatus from podcast creation. Listen to it now, or subscribe via RSS.
Matt at the Podcast and New Media Expo 2007
Matthew Wayne Selznick will be a guest at the Podcast and New Media Expo in Ontario, California, September 28 through September 30, 2007. The PNME is the largest annual gathering of podcasters, vidcasters, and other new media creative people, companies, and related industries.
Find Matt at the following events during the Expo:
Saturday, September 29, 12:00 - 12:30 PM:
Booth 617, autographing copies of his book “Brave Men Run - A Novel of the Sovereign Era.” A limited number of copies of the paperback will be available for purchase at the booth. THIS EVENT IS FREE.
Saturday, September 29, 2:00 - 3:00 PM:
“Veterans of the Yahoo! Podcasting Board: What We’ve Learned These Past Two Years” Join Matt, Stephen Eley, Evo Terra, Michael W. Dean, and Ed Vawter in Ballroom B. From the official program: New content creators will be able to shave two years off of their learning curve by listening to these panelists. THIS EVENT REQUIRES FULL REGISTRATION.
Sunday, September 30, 12:30 - 1:00 PM:
Booth 607, L.A. Podcasters, where Matt will host a Writer’s Panel with guests Evo Terra, Mur Lafferty, and Larry Winfield. Each writer will share how podcasting has affected their careers for the better, including their favorite anecdote as a writer / podcaster. This panel will likely be included in a future episode of Writers Talking. THIS EVENT IS FREE.
Additionally, Matt plans to attend the PodCampSoCal event the day before the official PNME, Thursday, September 27. This “unconference” will take place at the Ontario Convention Center in Ballroom C from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Matt plans to discuss repurposing the written word for podcasting. THIS EVENT IS FREE.
New Podcasts
Catch up with Matthew Wayne Selznick in the latest episode of Sonitotum, the podcast companion to his blog, Scribtotum… listen to it right now.
Two episodes of the MWS Media podcast Writers Talking, hosted by Matt, are available:
- Flash Fiction, with J.R. Blackwell and Jared Axelrod — listen right now
- Short Stories, with Steve McDermott and Seth Harwood — listen right now.
Subscribe via RSS to Sonitotum.
Subscribe via RSS to Writers Talking.
Sonitotum Episode Nine - Look Who’s Here!

Thanks to Paul Fischer
It’s a catch-up episode, a little tickle to your feed reader to remind you that Sonitotum is still here… the first episode in four months!
I felt the need to say hello, and fill you in on what’s up, and what’s coming up. In this episode, among other things, find ramblings about…
- Balticon 41
- Mahalo
- Dragon*Con
- Writers Talking
- “Triple Bind Knot” by PIGBAT
- The Podcast and New Media Expo
- An announcement about “Pilgrimage.”
Comment on this episode, or call 1-505-349-0386 and leave a voicemail!





