Posts Tagged ‘short story’

30
Oct

Halloween 2009 – Special Episode

   Posted by: Michell    in Get Published (Podcast)

Hello Everyone,

I wrote a story (flash fiction) a few months back for a Halloween writing contest. I’m sad to say it didn’t place in the contest, but that means I can now share it with you. My loss is your gain (I hope you’ll agree).

Enjoy.

Get Published Special Episode – Halloween 2009 Short Story

[podcast]http://www.michellplested.com//wp-content/uploads/GetPublished/Halloween2009SpecialStory.mp3[/podcast]

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Hello Everyone.

It is with a certain amount of nervousness that I present this episode. You see, I’m away on holidays but I didn’t want to leave you hanging. What to do? I decided that maybe it was high time I put a piece of my fiction up.

The story is one that I wrote about 10 years ago. It was originally done to “study” the world I was creating for my first novel. I wanted to get an understanding of how the culture worked, gods and so on. It seemed pretty good when I finished it and I ultimately sent it out to a magazine. Thus it became my first rejection.

Recording it, I have realized just how far my writing has come. Still, it’s not a bad story despite some of the writing flaws that I found. Have a listen and let me know what you think.

Enjoy.

[podcast]http://www.michellplested.com/wp-content/uploads/GetPublished/GetPublished-Episode9.mp3[/podcast]Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 9

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

0:14 — Introduction – Show #9:  Special Episode

Welcome to the show.

I talk about how I have never put any of my fiction out before and that it might be time. I also talk about how I will be using two Parsec promos for a little fun as ‘Get Published’ was nominated for a Parsec.

02:16 — Promos: 2008 Parsec Promo

www.parsecawards.com

04:16 — Show #9:  Special Episode (continued)

Michell reads his short story “Justice in Any Form
033:58 — Promos: 2009 Parsec Awards

http://www.parsecawards.com

36:32 — Closing

Please send comments. Please, please, please! Questions too :)

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24
Jun

Holiday Brain

   Posted by: Michell    in Irreverent Muse

All I can say is “Whoops!”

With everything that’s been going on I almost forgot my weekly post.

“What’s been going on?” you ask.

Well, for one, I’m going on two weeks of vacation starting Saturday. That in itself isn’t what is distracting me. It’s all the OTHER things I’m trying to get out of the way before I go.

For example, I had Episode 8 of ‘Get Published’ to finish and get into the feed. Then I had a promo to write, record and mix. AND the podcast was nominated for a Parsec Award which means I needed to mix a 10-minute sample episode for the judges. And I’ve still got to record Episode 9 (I’m not expecting to have good Internet Connectivity while I’m gone). That’s not even taking into account the regular stuff I need to do around the house, the time spent with my family and so on.

All I can say is busy, busy, busy.

I guess that can serve as this week’s lesson: whatever you have on the go, don’t lose sight of the important stuff. For me, this blog is important. Granted, my family still ranks higher, but I made the commitment long ago to have a new post out every Wednesday and it is important to me that I do so.

So, my apologies for getting this out late and when it did get out, not having a lot of interest to talk about. I’ll try to do better next week. You know, when I’m on holidays :) .

Personal Update

As mentioned above, I posted Episode 8 of ‘Get Published’. I encourage you to listen as I was lucky enough to interview Phil Rossi. He’s an interesting (and talented) guy.

I also created a promo for the show. I had a lot of fun writing and recording the episode and I would love to hear what you think about it. Please don’t hesitate to have a listen and send your comments my way.

I finished my sample episode and sent it off to the Parsec Submissions committee. Now I sit back and wait. While I am very honored to have been nominated, my competitive streak tells me that darn it, I want to win! We’ll see how it goes.

I’m (hopefully) a couple weeks away from finding out if the publisher has accepted my YA Novel submission. Fortunately, holidays will keep me distracted while decisions are made.

The biggest news I have is concerning Episode 9 of ‘Get Published’. I’m creating a “special” episode to air while I am gone (July 5th). It will feature my first ever recorded fiction, in this case, as short story I wrote a few years ago prior to my first novel. It was created as a study of the world I was creating. Nervous to put it out doesn’t even begin to cover it, but I’m also looking forward to sharing it.

Please, please, please (yes, I am begging) have a listen when it drops and let me know what you think. Negative feedback I can handle. No feedback is harder.

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