Archive for September, 2010

Jennifer Rahn is the author of two novels, The Longevity Thesis and Wicked Initiations, and has two short stories published or accepted; the first is ElectroFunkSepukku, which appeared in Dragon Moon’s Podthology, and the second is Metal Rat and the Brand New Jungle, which is slated to appear in the inaugural edition of Space Puppet Press’ Strange Worlds anthology. She wrote her first novel, The Longevity Thesis, while in grad school and vehemently denies that her graduate supervisors resemble in any way, the villain of her novel — it’s just for fun. She’s still academically active and enjoys writing and kickboxing when not in the lab. She talks about her books, how she fits her writing into a life that includes a full-time job and how she goes about promoting her books.

In the feedback section of the show I talk about some of the first things I learned in my writing course and why they have been so useful to me.

I hope you enjoy it.

Thanks for listening.

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 40 – Getting to Know Jennifer Rahn

  • Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published”

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 40 – Getting to Know Jennifer Rahn

Welcome to the show.

00:47 — Promo – Dead Robot’s Society, Explorers

01:38— Feedback – Get Published Episode 40 – Getting to Know Jennifer Rahn (continued)

  • Michell talks about his early writing course lessons and their value
  • Email feedback at getpublishedpodcast dot com with your comments or call the voiceline at (206) 203-2031

07:28 — Promo – V for Vertigo

08:05 — Get Published Episode 40 – Getting to Know Jennifer Rahn (continued)

Jennifer Rahn talks about her journey as a writer, lessons learned and how she juggles a full-time job and writing.

44:49 — Promos – GalaxyBillies

46:38 — Closing

Thank you for listening. Let me know what you think and definitely use the voicemail line (206.203.2031) to your heart’s content!

Websites mentioned in this episode:

The Writing School http://qualityofcourse.com/

V for Vertigo Podcast http://vforvertigo.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Rahn http://www.longevitythesis.ca/

Critters.org http://critters.org/

GalaxyBillies  http://www.michellplested.com/category/galaxybillies/

Dragon Moon Press http://www.dragonmoonpress.com/joomla/index.php

EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing http://www.edgewebsite.com/

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15
Sep

The Plate Overflows

   Posted by: Michell    in Irreverent Muse

The weather is cooling off, the sun is going down earlier and the kids are back in school. It must be fall. Time to switch gears once again.

Fall means a lot of changes to my schedule. I add both Scouts and Cub Scouts to my week (Scouts are Monday and Cubs are Tuesday), plus campouts. That sucks a lot of time. Time I’ve been using to write and podcast.

So what do I give up?

Well, actually, I’m not going to give anything up. Part of the reason for that is I will be finishing GalaxyBillies in the next two weeks so that writing and podcasting will go away for now.

Mind you, I am going to be adding several new short stories and a new writing project as well so that time will disappear almost immediately.

The only thing left is television and I don’t watch much of that now. The only thing I can do is set writing priorities and work through them. That and ensure that I do some writing every day.

My projects may be a bit slower, but I’ll still get them done and I’ll continue to improve my skills.

Personal Update

One more episode of GalaxyBillies to write and podcast. I’m excited to be finished but sad at the same time. I’ve also got four different anthologies that I want to submit to and a new project coming up. It’s going to be busy but fun.

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12
Sep

GalaxyBillies – Episode 18

   Posted by: Michell    in Galaxybillies

The fleets face each other and the battle begins. Is this the final battle? Will Greklor get his or will he get away?

I want to invite you to keep sending your Easter Egg guesses and Kinfolk name requests. The two people with the most correct guesses will join me on the End-of-Episode show.

I would also like to invite you to send your comments, feedback and questions to galaxybillies at irreverentmuse dot com or to my voicemail line at 206.203.2031. I’ll play any I get prior to September 25 on the final episode.

I also have two Facebook groups for GalaxyBillies. Friends of GalaxyBillies and Michell Plested’s GalaxyBillies. I’d love to have you join.

Thanks for listening.

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