In this episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, your self-referential host touches on two different topics and, wait, what? Turns out they’re both pretty much about the same thing. Also, an update on my next work of fiction, the Shaper’s World novella “The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay.”

Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode

• Are we really more creative when we’re tired? This study supports the idea… and this article goes into detail so you don’t have to pay to access the study itself.
• I’ve been using composition books with graph paper instead of college- or wide-ruled paper since the mid-eighties for various creative endeavors. Something about printing block letters on tiny squares is so satisfying…
• Grant Bulltail, 2019 National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow.
• Writing makes us face tough stuff.
• I talked at length about creating engaging characters in this episode of Sonitotum.
• P. G. Holyfield contributed a novelette to the Sovereign Era universe, “Canary In a Coal Mine.”
• I’m working on a… not a five year plan. Call it an eighty month plan.
• If you have the means and the inclination, please consider becoming my patron.
• Some of my oldest and most dedicated friends and fans are part of my mailing list community. Won’t you be my neighbor?
• My mobile podcast app of choice is Podcast Addict.

Subscribe to Sonitotum

The best way to listen to Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick is to subscribe. That way, new episodes automatically appear in your podcast player app or software as soon as they’re published.

Subscribe to

Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick

Apple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsSpotifyAndroidiHeartRadioStitcherBlubrryTuneInDeezerRSS

Or subscribe with your favorite app by using the address below

This just in: you can now also subscribe to the show via Amazon Music.

And of course, you can also receive e-mail notices every time there’s a new episode of Sonitotum.

Rate and Review!

It’s easier than ever to write a review about Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick. Just click!

Be A Guest on Sonitotum

I’m always interested in talking to independent creators willing to have a transparent, in-depth, unguarded conversation about making stuff, finding success as you define it, and staying healthy and sane in the process. Check out this episode with musician Emma Wallace to get a sense of what I’m talking about.

Fill out this form, and when you do, select “Sonitotum Podcast Guest Inquiry” as your contact category.

Let’s talk!

Equipment and Software

For those who are interested (folks sometimes ask), here are the hardware and software tools I use to make Sonitotum. I have affiliate arrangements with some of these products and services. If you make a purchase when you click through using my links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It’s a great way to help support the podcast… so thank you!

• Aurycle a460 large diaphragm studio condenser microphone
• Akai Professional MPD218 (MIDI drum pad controller for performing drum parts of “Anastasia” (the opening theme song of this podcast)
• Behringer U-Phoria UMC202HD (audio interface for directly connecting microphones and musical instruments to a computer)
• Mixcraft 8 Pro Studio (digital audio workstation / music creation software — used when recording and producing “Anastasia” and “Gwinton” (the closing theme of this podcast)
• Adobe Audition CC (digital audio workstation for recording, editing, and producing audio — used to mix and produce the podcast)
• Zencast.fm (podcast media file hosting and distribution service)
• Dreamhost (Website hosting — I’ve been their client since January of 2007! Can you say that about your web hosting company?)

What Did You Think About This Episode?

What are your thoughts?  Let’s hear from you in the comments!