The one hitch of the launch day fun was the failure to put out the videos I had planned. I have five, only got two into the feed, they were too large, it took too long to save, etc. I ended up tossing everything onto YouTube, so they’re all now there, compressed, and happy. the [...]

Scott Sigler, author of violent and bloody podiobooks Earthcore, Infected, Ancestor, The Rookie, Nocturnal, and Patty’s Wonderful Day at Play Park, has created a Stories of the Third Wave about a different “hero.” The Torpdeo is a strong Third Wave man who has decided to screw anyone who says he can’t be a hero. He [...]

 

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As of 11:00pm Eastern Time, Playing For Keeps reached:
#1 in Hot New Releases
#1 in Movers and Shakers
#1 in Science Fiction
#1 in Action/Adventure
#2 in Science Fiction & Fantasy
#2 in Genre Fiction
#3 in Literature & Fiction
#16 in Books
To say I’m stunned, humbled and grateful is an understatement. I expected to break the top 100. I hoped to [...]

No, I’m not keeping up with Amazon. blame final cut. Blame it too for the dropped frames. BLAME EVERYONE BUT ME.
And it’s not Fidgert introducing the podcast (which is what the credits say), it’s Podcasting’s Rich Sigfrit. Sorry, guys. the Fidgert video died.
Wheee. This is a rush. Latest Amazon rank- #20 in books.

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Ursula Vernon recorded some video of me, ah, waking up. We had some issues with video and sound, but dammit, it’s time to launch these vids. Special “good luck!” note from Scott Sigler.
Opening animation by Earl Newton!

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Here it is. August 25. This is the day I need you to go to Amazon and purchase Playing For Keeps- you’re all doing it at once so we can attract the interest of people who perhaps do not listen to podcasts, or read blogs. This is the last move to attract other readers.
What else [...]

I have been excited about this one for a while. Many months ago, Matt Wallace approached me to write the history of Seventh City’s most famous hero and villain, and the birth of the Academy. We talked at length about what I had in my story bible, and Matt created this fabulous epic out of [...]

 

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I was on vacation all last week, and I’ve gotten a lot of questions. What follows is a FAQ to cover them all:

Your book is listed as available on Amazon. Did I miss the launch?
No! Amazon made it available earlier than I expected, but since I’d already been spreading the word about August 25, I [...]

Congrats to Christiana Ellis for winning the Podcast Peer Award for her podcast Shallow Thoughts! Her content is amazing, and I recommend all of her stuff. She brings us a look at Seventh City with plenty of… pathos…
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Grant Baciocco managed to do this amazing piece for me in the middle of doing The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd, the music of Throwing Toasters, and umpteen other projects! It’s more Garrison Kellior parody here, plus music! Be sure to watch for the PDF in the feed later today!
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Thanks to everyone who helped out with this, especially Paul Fischer and Martha Holloway!
This is the full book, including a new short story, Parasite Awakens.
He likes Pallas. He likes who he is when he experiences her life out of her eyes. And now he looks through her eyes at his own sleeping brown face as [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 25 Release Date for Mur Lafferty’s Playing for Keeps
Swarm Press is pleased to announce the upcoming release of breakthrough podcaster and author Mur Lafferty’s newest novel of superheroic action Playing for Keeps. Originally a self-released “podiobook,” this new printed version of Lafferty’s novel is due to hit [...]

We dont have a winner yet, but we do have a fantastic video! Thanks to everyone!
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The Academy opening a TV studio? What are they thinking? Find out exactly what on Block Party, by Jason Block.
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JC Hutchins is the author of the trilogy of podcast novels, 7th Son and the host of the Ultra Creatives Podcast. (Not to mention the brain behind Obsidian, his own anthology which I took part in.) His books 7th Son Book One, Descent, and Personal Effects: Dark Art will come out in in print in [...]

 

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