In the weeks following J. C. Hutchins’ announcement that he no longer has plans to release free podcast editions of his fiction, several blogs and podcasts have mused on the significance of his decision. In a few of these forums, I’ve been mentioned as someone who has abandoned, turned his... Read more...
My Heart Aches For My Friend
My friend Tee Morris, a man who hugged me like a brother within five seconds of meeting me for the first time back in 2006, has suffered an unimaginable loss. His wife — the mother of their very young daughter — passed away unexpectedly. When I say “unimaginable” loss, that’s... Read more...
Lessons From 2009
Some time in January of 2010, I’ll write a post detailing how 2009 treated me as an indie artist and freelancer. First, though, I need to satisfy the increasingly nagging urge to write about this last year from a more personal perspective. There’s a lot here… and tuck in your... Read more...
Sonitotum Bonus: Interviews on Bibliotech and Writers 20 Questions
Two — two! different podcasts that I had the honor and pleasure of guesting on both posted today. You can watch the episode of the video podcast Bibliotech right here: I was also interviewed on the Writers 20 Questions audio podcast. Good fun, and included below and in the Sonitotum... Read more...
More Big Podcast Fiction News!
This has been a pretty big month in the little tidepool of new media called podcast fiction! On May 1st, I launched my ongoing serial fiction webzine “Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights.” On May 5th, Seth Harwood’s podcast novel “Jack Wakes Up” was released into bookstores from Three Rivers Press.... Read more...
Start the New Year Catching Something “Contagious”
It’s time, my friends, for you to visit a bookstore. Remember those things with all the books (and music and movies and coffee, more often than not) that you walk past on the way to Bed Bath & Beyond or Linens and Things? Before they fade from memory and a... Read more...
Get Under an Author’s Skin – and Win!
Author, podcasting novelist and Permuted Press (parent of Swarm Press) stable-mate James Melzer has devised a contest to help him celebrate the upcoming publication of his first book, “The Zombie Chronicles: Escape.” It’s pretty awesome, I gotta say. The “Scar Me 4 Life” contest invites listeners of James Melzer’s “The... Read more...
Good Fun at the OC Podcasters Meeting
I had a fun time speaking at the OC Podcasters meeting on November 12, 2008 — turnout was nice both in-house and in the uStream chat — and excellent questions came from all! Thanks to everyone involved… and hello to anyone who may be reading this blog, Scribtotum, as a... Read more...
Speaking Engagement: The OC Podcasters
I’ll be a guest of the Orange County Podcasters group on Wednesday, November 12 at 6:30 PM in Costa Mesa, California in a space donated by Ballroom is Back. I’ll be speaking about the advantages for authors who podcast their written works, with plenty of examples from my own experience... Read more...
Some Changes Here
I’ve made a few adjustments to the web site — some are complete, some are in progress, some are pending. First and foremost: I’ve eliminated the forums because the echoing sound of crickets chirping and pins dropping was keeping all the other websites on the Internet awake at night. This... Read more...