“Why?” you ask, “I love that Podioracket live show.” Yes, we do too. But… Blog Talk Radio has changed the format of free hosting for people like us. We don’t charge the authors for their interviews or for promoting their books, as it should be, in my opinion. With these changes we are no longer be able to provide the promos and excerpts that add such substance to the interviews. According to Blog Talk Radio, unless we want to pay premium fees, our show times can no longer be during prime time and last no longer than 30 minutes. Which, when we have a lively guest and you guys calling in or asking live-chat questions, is simply not long enough.

We are going to end our blog talk show in January and are looking for a new platform. We hate to disappoint any of you, but it is the way it has to be. The additional cost BTR is demanding for a premium account is simply out of our budget and we’ve never charged for what we do. Donations are great, but have never been enough to cover a $40.00 a month ongoing fee.

As we move forward we will let you all know what is happening and how our platform is changing. We are mulling over some killer ideas for promoting authors in the future and we would like to have your input. So comment on this thread or email us at contact@podioracket.com. Let us know what your thoughts are, and if you have any suggestions.

Sadly,

Rhonda, Brian and Heather

11/4/2010 A.P. Stephens talks about his sequel Shameless Wonders. He’ll also be awarding a book! Set a reminder for 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern.

11/11/2010 Philippa Ballantine and Tee Morris join Podioracket once again. Always fun, their interviews are some of our most popular. Check it out, see why, and learn about the new fantasy novel Geist. Set a reminder for 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern.

11/18/2010 Marian L. Thomas discusses her novel Color Me Jazzmyne, which was recently an Amazon #1 Bestseller. Set a reminder for 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern.

All shows are live with call in and chat. The shows will then be available in archive for recorded listens. Check out all the shows!

Can’t wait? Listen to Podioracket’s short special interview with J. D. We hope you will enjoy and support Mr. Sawyer by purchasing And Then She Was Gone!

or download the episode.

Special Interview– About J. Daniel Sawyer:

J. Daniel Sawyer is a hat-wearing, obsessive-compulsive nutcase attempting to write his way out of the loony bin. He’s the author of numerous fiction podcasts including Sculpting God, Down From Ten, and The Antithesis Progression (which earned him a spot as a 2009 Parsec Finalist). Lacking in personal qualities things that make for respectable character (such as the ability to sit still and shut up), he’s forced to channel his lack of decorum into the fields of photography, a/v production, and writing for outfits like LinuxJournal and the occasional speculative fiction anthology.
When not working on his new secret steampunk fantasy adventure or getting into other mischief, he can be heard hosting the skeptical salon The Polyschizmatic Reprobates Hour, and as the narrator of Free Will, book two of The Antithesis Progression, both available through http://www.jdsawyer.net.

Now Available:

And Then She Was Gone a Clarke Lantham Mystery by J. Daniel Sawyer is now available!

About the book:

Clarke Lantham is a disgraced former cop trying to make his way through the petty and boring life that is the Private Eye business.
With an intern he wants to fire, an ex-girlfriend who he barely speaks with, and a flamboyant hacker who seems more interested in scoring verbal points than in saying anything useful, he isn’t altogether thrilled with the universe. But when a fretful soccer mom hires him to find her missing college-student daughter, he’s in for the worst weekend of his life. Stuck without an ejection seat on a roller-coaster ride through versions of reality he didn’t know existed; up to his eyeballs in mad scientists, drug dealers, scandals, psychologists, muder and mayhem, Lantham must somehow find and save the missing girl if he wants to live long enough to pay his parking tickets.

Philippa Balantine calls it “…a strangely beautiful noir for the future…packed with the trademark Sawyer intelligence,” while Sandra Wickham say it’s “Snappy and fastpaced…filled with intelligent characters, humor, and twisty turns that kept me following Clarke Lantham hour after hour.”
Finally, Chris Lester calls it “A taut, gripping mystery with prose so tight you could bounce a quarter off it….AND THEN SHE WAS GONE delivers beautifully, with a white-knuckled climax full of all the bullets, blood and pulse-pounding excitement you could ask for…Hollywood wishes it could write sequel-bait this good.”

And Then She Was Gone is available in ALL ebook formats, priced at $3.20, at all the normal places. October 29th is the day to rush the markets. Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes and Noble — if you like Sawyer’s writing, and you like adventure, chances are you’re going to have a blast with this one.

And, to add to the thrill, Seth is offering a free download of the Young Junius .pdf! Get it here.

Somehow don’t know about Seth? Here’s the scoop:

Seth Harwood and Tyrus Books release Young Junius in hardcover and trade paperback on the same day — Oct. 18th, YOUNG MONDAY! Join us live to kick it during the Amazon rush for the novel. We will be rocking it in this show, books will be given to callers and chat participants and Seth promises a ton of laughs. We can’t wait! When making your order on October 18th, use http://sethharwood.com/youngjunius and click on that sweet little Amazon link. Celebrate YOUNG MONDAY with Podioracket. Publisher’s Weekly says, “Harwood pulls no punches… Junius’s fate is as old as Aeschylus.”

Go to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/podioracket for all the scoop. The show airs, LIVE and with prizes, at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern (also known as Just-About-NOW!), Monday October 18th. The call in number is (347) 996-3319.

Missed the show? Listen in archive.

or download the episode.

INTERVIEWS

Michelle M. Welch

Brief Bio:

Michelle is a speculative fiction author and editor who is about to release her second Podiobook anthology. Theme and Variations Anthology is due out October 3rd. In the meantime have a listen to opus one.

Michelle’s Websites: www.michellemwelch.com

Theme and Variations Anthology’s website:  www.themeandvariationsanthology.com

Margaret R. Taylor

Brief Bio:

In real life, Margaret Taylor is a graduate student at the University of Minnesota where she studies plant genetics.  She is a cartoonist and author of two podcast novels.  In her spare time, she pursues her current obsessions with slime molds, dirigibles, non-Euclidean geometry, and cats.

Visit Margaret Taylor’s Website:  www.steamtrainsandghosts.wordpress.com

David Wood

Brief Bio:

David is a fan of all things historical, archaeological, mythological, and cryptozoological, and his writing blends all of these passions. Into the Woods is now complete on Podiobooks.com.

Visit David’s website: www.davidwoodweb.com

Follow him on Twitter: @davidwoodauthor

News

From October 1 to October 31st David Wood is offering his new book Into the Woods and all the bonus material that was podcast only. Because so many people have already purchased the eBook he is giving the new book away for a month.  All you have to is, during the month of October, visit his website or Smashwords.com where there will be a coupon code for readers to get a free copy.

Contests

A Dance With Demons
Archive listens for the BTR-PR show with Jeff Offringa and P.J. VanderKooij are way up. Did you listen? If you did this will be an easy question to answer and if you send the right answer in to P.J. at mrlemurboy@gmail.com by October 30th you could win one of 5 copies of either a autographed print version or a ebook version of A Dance with Demons. If you haven’t listened to the show yet there’s still time, here is the link to the BTR-PR Episode. Listen carefully for the answer to this question: Book 2 in A Dance with Demons a Trilogy which is in process; what is the tentative title for the new novel?

From Nobilis Reed
The prize: A signed print copy of Scouts, plus the winner’s name (or alias) will be written into the sequel, “Pirates”.

To enter: Listen to the Nobilis Erotica podcast, and email Nobilis Reed with the subject line “CONTEST” and name one of the effects of listening to the podcast you were warned about. ”Scouts” is a science fiction erotic romance – check it out at this site.

Now Releasing

Enemy Lines by John Mierau Science Fiction
The Confederacy of Heaven by Margaret R. Taylor Fantasy
The Tower Bridge by Steve Simons Science Fiction FAMILY FRIENDLY: Safe for family listening

Complete

The Arwen, Season 4: The Water Planet by Timothy P. Callahan Science Fiction
Undercover Trucker: How I Saved America by Truckin’ Towels for the Taliban
by Bill Schmalfeldt Humor
The Prisoner of NaNoWriMo by Craig Robertson Science Fiction
Into the Woodsby David Wood Historical Fiction

Released in Full

The Dynamic Manager’s Guide To Advertising: How To Grow Your Business With Ads That Work by Dave Donelson Business

So what is the a Dance with Demons? “A kingdom embroiled in civil war. Orcs threatening the realm from without. And a demon slaying them all at the whim of an enigmatic master. Step into the realm of Aromathus, the creation of author Jeff Offringa, and experience the stunning victories and crushing defeats as Tarn, Nyla and Logan struggle across their realm and beyond to stop the evil spreading across their land.” Oh, sounds exciting! Tune in to find out. Remember ask a question in chat and you could win, or call in to the live show and you could win bigger.

Play the Promo

We get to hear the musical truth on our live Blog Talk Radio-Podioracket show September 9th at 6pm Pacific.

TRUE LOVE is the third book in the Sweet Dreams series. Victoria has an awesome boyfriend, great friends, and her singing career on its way. Are the nightmares she’s been having a warning, or are they just a symptom of her subconscious second-guessing the happiness she is feeling for the first time in her life? Rob gives her even more good news as he whisks her off on a weekend trip planned completely in her honor. Unbeknownst to him, someone from her past has another agenda designed to ruin her for good. Will Rob be able to save her from the devious plans of an obsessed mastermind?

Boy band star Derek Montgomery is falling for Cynthia Porter in a big way, but she’s not sure she wants anything to do with him. Competing with the memories of Derek’s ex and tabloid rumors, Cynthia would rather let go of him than deal with all the drama. Can Derek prove to her that he’s serious and that she’s not just the rebound girl? Find out in True Love. Music provided by: Brad Wait. Cover model: Heidi Kaden

The show starts at 6pm PST/ 7pm MST/8pm CST/9pm Eastern on Thursday, September 9th. Set your reminder for BTR-PR now!

During this show 3 lucky participants will win Sweet Dreams dog tags! Whoot! So get your questions ready and join us in the live chat, or better yet call in live to the show and speak to Emmy yourself. Call-in Number: (347) 996-3319

Listen here
or download the episode.

CONTESTS

During Heather and Rhonda’s recap of the season, discussion of their Parsec nominations, and speculation on next season, they also cover Rhonda’s big move and the accompanying contest called–

Where’s Rhonda?

Several ways to get into the contest that starts with the promo release the first week of June. Then on June 24th we hit the road! This contest ends June 26th as we reach our destination.

1. Tweet @rhondacarpenter and let me know you are spreading the word about the contest.
2. Catch me on the road by following me either as I tweet and facbook about where I am as we drive across country.
3. We know for sure we will be spending the night in Kingman AZ!
4. Snap a pic of the convoy and tweet @rhondacarpenter or Facebook on my wall rhondacarpenter
5. Stop by the shop on Second Life and drop me a note http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Book%20Island/231/96/36
6. Blog about the trip and tell me you did.
7. Play the audio promo that will be released the first week of June. And shoot me a link to the podcast at info@themarkofadruid.com.
8. Bonus prize if you figure out a way to spread the word I haven’t thought mentioned.

See you on the web and on the road. More to come!

See Rhonda’s web site for all the details and updates.

LIVE BlogTalkRadio Wed & Thursday

 Podioracket Presents-Visionaries

We’ve invited the authors from the second half of the Podioracket Presents-Visionaries anthology to chat with you, live, on the Blog Talk Radio show. Join us on Wednesday, June 9 at 6pm Pacific/9 pm Eastern! Speak with fantastic novelists such as Mike Luoma, Philippa Ballantine, Basil Sands, Teel McClanahan III, Brian Rathbone, J. Daniel Sawyer, H.E. Roulo, and Phil Rossi. Brian Holtz will be co-hosting with Rhonda Carpenter. Set a reminder now!

Alex White

The very next day, Thursday June 10, will be the final Blog Talk Radio-Podioracket. Alex White is an avid reader, writer and musical composer living in Huntsville, AL. In addition to podcasting The Gearheart, he creates motion graphics and Flash training for high end defense clients. His wife, Renée White, is the acclaimed Domestic Scientist, a geek craft blogger, and she assists with voices as well. He has a toddler and a dog. Big thanks to Alex for helping to close season three. Set a reminder. We will be back in late August!

LIVE BTR Show with the Authors

The short story Podioracket Presents-Visionaries is complete! We’ve invited the final 8 authors to join the LIVE Blog Talk Radio Podioracket show. Speak with some fantastic novelists such as Mike Luoma, Philippa Ballantine, Basil Sands, Teel McClanahan III, Brian Rathbone, J. Daniel Sawyer, H.E. Roulo, and Phil Rossi. Brian Holtz will be co-hosting with Rhonda Carpenter and, to add even more excitement, there will be book give-aways. Don’t miss out on June 9th at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern on www.blogtalkradio.com/podioracket!

Prize for Comments & Ratings

Now that the anthology is complete, we want to hear from listeners which stories they particularly enjoyed. So, listen to the anthology then leave a comment and rating. Once you’ve left a rating, send an email to heather@podioracket.com and you’ll be entered into the drawing. Win a copy of Handbook for the Criminally Insane. The drawing will be held during our LIVE interview show on Thursday, June 9th at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern on www.blogtalkradio.com/podioracket!

FINAL BTR SCHEDULE

The final calendar for all of this season’s Blog Talk Radio-Podioracket shows contains some exciting upcoming interviews. Find all of them at www.blogtalkradio.com/podioracket

Thursday, May 20th: Paul E. Cooley is a writer of horror, supernatural, and, well, other types of fiction. Most of his stories are rather difficult to classify. Shadowpublications.com his website presents stories every month (when possible) with rants and ramblings at least once a week. Fiction has been his hobby since he was a teenager and led him to get a degree in English from Colorado State University. His newest releases include Tattoo and Closet Treats.

Wednesday, June 2: For those who wish their kids came with an instruction manual… Here’s a book for you. Authors Traci Davis & Vicki Holleman-Perez have written The Momma Guide, providing everyday practical advice for mommas everywhere. The Momma Guide addresses topics are far-ranging as birth, health problems, depression, divorce, death, and everything in between. As inspirational as it is informational, the hefty volume (461 pages) is a handy guide.

Thursday, June 3: We can’t wait to chat with R.E. (Renee) Chambliss. She is the author of the novel and podiobook Dreaming of Deliverance and is the narrator for Kenn Crawford’s podiobook Dead Hunt. She has also hosted some episodes of the writing podcast Unpublished Not Dead that is usually hosted/produced by her friend Kael (aka Eric). Help us welcome R.E. to the show!

Wednesday, June 9: The short story Podioracket Presents-Visionaries is complete! We’ve invited the final 8 authors to join the show. Speak with some fantastic novelists such as Mike Luoma, Philippa Ballantine, Basil Sands, Teel McClanahan III, Brian Rathbone, J. Daniel Sawyer, H.E. Roulo, and Phil Rossi. Brian Holtz will be co-hosting with Rhonda Carpenter and, to add even more excitement, there will be book give-aways.

Thursday, June 10: Welcome Alex White for the final Blog Talk Radio-Podioracket show of the season! Author and artist, Alex White’s The Gearheart recently completed.

Snag this promo

And here is your sample of the print version. Just click the link and get the PDF. Tasty!

Below you have the MaAH flyer that gives you all the details of this massive print launch and celebratory party live on line.