Posts Tagged ‘science fiction’

Dec

GalaxyBillies Christmas

Posted by: Michell in Galaxybillies

Hello my Friends.

I’ve been thinking about what my next GalaxyBillies story would be ever since I finished the 20-episode original Podcast. I have a couple ideas, but I simply haven’t had time to do anything with them.

Then, as Christmas began to near I felt more an more that I needed to write a Christmas story. But what? Then it dawned on me that I could do a story with my favorite Galaxy-hopping humans.

I hope you enjoy the story. It was fun to write and a real reminder to me of how much work the production is for each episode. I must have been working on some sort of auto-pilot before because, holy cow does it demand time.

So, without further ado, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year. And thank you for all of your support over the past year.

-Michell

Tags: christmas, comedy, Galaxybillies, irreverent muse, Michell Plested, mike plested, science fiction, special

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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/

Tags: Bundoran Press, editor, fantasy, Get Published, irreverent muse, jr murdock, Michell Plested, mike plested, publisher, Publishing, robert j sawyer, science fiction, Virginia O'Dine

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Aug

Get Published Episode 64 – Know Your Audience

Posted by: Michell in Get Published (Podcast)

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I was very fortunate to attend a brand new Convention for Writers and Readers here in Calgary called “When Words Collide” a week ago. The convention had several VIP guests including Robert J Sawyer who agreed to be interviewed for the show. He talks about marketing and promotion in the Tips and Typos section.

I also interviewed Marc Johnson. Marc is a self-published fantasy author living in the Bay area. He talks about why he made the decision to self-publish and how he is treating his writing as a business.

Both authors talk about something I found very interesting and that is, knowing your market and targeting it. It’s an important lesson for me and one I think all authors need to hear.

I hope you enjoy the show.

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 64 – Know Your Audience

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

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 64 – Know Your Audience

Welcome to the show.

01:06 — Promo – V for Vertigo

01:43— Tips and Typos – Get Published Episode 64 – Know Your Audience (continued)

Michell talks to Robert J. Sawyer about marketing, promotion and knowing your audience.
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13:40 - Promo - Flying Island Press

14:24 — Get Published Episode 64 – Know Your Audience (continued)

Marc Johnson talks about writing, podcasting, eBooks and self-publishing among many other topics.

47:37 - Promo - The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences

48:38 — Closing

Thank you for listening.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

Marc Johnson - http://www.marcanthonyjohnson.com/

V for Vertigo - http://johnmierau.wordpress.com/category/podcast-teardown/

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

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

Tags: aurora, business, catalyst, ebooks, flying island press, Get Published, hellsfire, marc johnson, marketing, ministry of peculiar occurences, nebula, podcast, promotion, robert j sawyer, science fiction, self publishing, target audience, v for vertigo, writing, YA, young adult