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30
Oct

Get Published Episode 69 – Virginia O’Dine & Bundoran Press

   Posted by: Michell    in Get Published (Podcast)

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I’ve had the good fortune to meet some remarkable people at conventions and online. One of those people is Virginia O’Dine. Virginia is one of the founders, the publisher and editor for Bundoran Press.

We have tried to get together for an interview before, but it has taken the better part of two years to finally line up our schedules. It was a great conversation and I hope you enjoy it.

I also want to give you a personal update. By the time this episode hits the feed, I will be at the 2011 World Fantasy Convention with my writing partner, JR Murdock. JR is from San Diego where the con is being held and we both though it would be a great opportunity to finally meet and do some networking together.

I’ve also been working hard to get the revisions done on my upcoming novel, Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero. Before you ask, I knew the character, Mik Murdoch long before I knew the writer, JR Murdock.

At any rate, the combination of the revisions and World Fantasy Convention means that I don’t have quite as much time as I would like to work on Get Published. Therefore, episode 69 will be a bit shorter than usual with no Tips and Typos.

Still, Virginia is great and definitely worth listening to. I hope you enjoy the show.

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 69 – Virginia O’Dine & Bundoran Press

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

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 69 – Virginia O’Dine & Bundoran Press

Welcome to the show.

01:52 - Promo - Asunder

02:22 — Get Published Episode 69 – Virginia O’Dine & Bundoran Press (continued)

Virginia O’Dine talks about publishing, editing and Bundoran Press

36:52 - Promo - Flying Island Press

37:37 — Closing

Thank you for listening.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

Virginia O’Dine & Bundoran Press - http://store.bundoranpress.com/

John Mierau (Asunder) - http://johnmierau.wordpress.com/

Flying Island Press - http://flyingislandpress.com/

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7
Aug

Get Published Episode 63 – John Mierau, Creative Force

   Posted by: Michell    in Get Published (Podcast)

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John Mierau is a wordsmith, a story teller, a scifi and fantasy hack not to mention, first and foremost, a family man. He is also a fellow Canadian podcaster and, as far as the Parsec awards are concerned, one of my main competitors. He is also a great person to talk to and I am honoured to have him on my show.

I also talk about doing guest posts and the value of it to both the post writer and the site owner.

I hope you enjoy the show.

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 63 – John Mierau, Creative Force

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

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 63 – John Mierau, Creative Force

Welcome to the show.

01:51 — Promo – Podcast Teardown

02:32— Tips and Typos – Get Published Episode 63 – John Mierau, Creative Force (continued)

  • Michell talks about the value of doing Guest Blog Posts.
  • Email feedback at getpublishedpodcast dot com with your comments

05:27 - Promo - The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences

06:12 — Get Published Episode 63 – John Mierau, Creative Force (continued)

John Mierau talks about writing, podcasting, eBooks and self-publishing among many other topics.

51:46 - Promo - The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences

52:47 — Closing

Thank you for listening.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

John Mierau - http://johnmierau.wordpress.com/

Podcast Teardown - http://johnmierau.wordpress.com/category/podcast-teardown/

Flying Island Press - http://flyingislandpress.com/

The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences - http://www.ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com/

 

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9
Feb

Decisions

   Posted by: Michell    in Irreverent Muse

As you may know, I have a book under contract with Five Rivers Publishing. That particular book is scheduled for release next year. I also have several other books written that I haven’t quite decided what to do with yet.

For example, my very first novel, a traditional sword and sorcery fantasy hasn’t had a great deal of success finding a publisher. The people who have read it liked it, but it hasn’t found a home yet. I’m considering a few options. The first is to podcast it as is. The second is to rewrite it and podcast it. The third is to self-publish as is and the forth… well, that’s the thing. I could keep going. The reason for the previous thought process is that I really like the characters. I want to write more with those people but I can’t really justify it unless the book is out there, somewhere/somehow.

I’ve also got a YA Mystery/Adventure story that has been passed over several times. My target age group audience  seems to like it. Again, I used a test group to read it and they all gave it a thumbs up. This one is on my radar to self-publish. I’d love to do that if for no other reason than to test the eBook and self-pub waters.

Then there is GalaxyBillies. I know I can find a home for it. It needs some revision but is in pretty decent shape. Do I use it for an agent search? How about a publishing search? Maybe it should be self-published too? So many considerations and all entirely valid.

Don’t get me wrong. This is a great problem to have. I just need to figure out how I’m going to go is all.

Personal Update

Need to make some decisions. I do believe my YA Mystery/Adventure will be self-published this year. The rest is up in the air.

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