Let’s kick off the show with a bit of Scott Sigler trivia: Our first guest shares his name with the main ship in one of Scott’s short story series. Is it BloodCast or The Crypt?

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INTERVIEWS

James Keeling’s Compensating Controls

Bio: James Keeling is a working author located in sometimes frozen tundra of Minnesota. The father of four daughters, he never ceases to be amazed by the magic of life around him. His role of both bedtime and fireside storyteller has led him inexorably into authorhood. His work has been published in the Flying Island Press’ Pirates Cove.

Synopsis:  Nicholas Edgwood rides a wave of good karma–a job he excels at, a new girlfriend, and a bright future. When he gets framed for a cyber-crime he did not commit, he must run for his life while his entire world crumbles around him.
Betrayal and murder replace peace and hope as he finds himself in unfamiliar territory. He may not be the biggest and baddest guy out there, but he has skills, the kind garnered from a career steeped in computers and code. Now he must leverage these skills to their fullest to stay above ground and breathing. It will take all of his talent, and courage he may not have, just to survive.

Get it on Amazon today! for only $3.99

For more information
Website: http://www.jameskeeling.com
Twitter:  http://twitter.com/#!/search/synapticjam
Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/#!/SynapticJam
Google+:  Find him here.

Michael J. Parry’s Elanore and Gurt Tales:
Synopsis: Book one The Spiral Tattoo introduces the reader to Elanore, the eight-foot tall troll, and Gurt, the six-inch tall (don’t you dare call me a fairy) Eleinu, both guardsmen in the city of Delvenport, tackle their most baffling case yet. When they find a dead waitress, naked except for an intricate tattoo in a spiral across her body, they’re launched into an adventure in the seedier side of Delvenport, filled with rogue mages, prostitution, and narcotics. But can they solve the case before madness and riots take over the city?
and Book 2 The Oaks Grove is a fantasy country mystery.

You can get book one in Ebook right now on Amazon for only $.99.

Bio:Fantasy mystery author writes fantasy and science fiction, mixed in with the occasional piece of contemporary fiction. He live on a small block of land in the Tararua district of New Zealand, where he and his partner grow trees and our children. To earn a crust he works in a University library as the Digital Initiatives Librarian. Michael loves social media, and uses it as a tool for the library he works in.
For more information
Website: http://michaeljparry.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/Michael_J_Parry
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-J-Parry/177255755657054

NEWS

3 Podiobooks.com authors topped the charts on Amazon this last week and are still charting now.

Emerian Rich’s Night’s Knights [Kindle Edition]

Get it from Amazon for free today.

Hit #1 in both of these categories and is still at #1 Hit  #1 in Kindle, Store, Kindle eBooks, Fiction, Genre Fiction, Science Fiction

and #2 in KindleStore, Kindle eBooks, Fiction, GenreFiction, Horror, Ghosts


Seth Harwood’s Jack Palms in Triad Death Match (Jack Palms Crime) [Kindle Edition]

Get if from Amazon for free today!

Hit  #1 and is currently #3 in Kindle Store, Kindle eBooks,  Fiction, Genre Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Mystery, Hard-Boiled

We also have a special interview with Seth Harwood hitting the feed soon.


And our own Rhonda R Carpenter’s The Mark of a Druid [Kindle Edition]

Get it from Amazon for Free today!

Hit #1 in Kindle store, Kindle eBooks, Fiction, Historic, Fantasy and is currently #2 in Kindle Store, Kindle eBooks, Fiction, Fantasy,  Historical

If you hurry you can still get all 3 of these authors’ works for free at Amazon in the kindle store. That’s right for free!


PRP-Glimpses is Complete on Podiobooks.com
And the eBook is ready for your enjoyment.

 Get it at Amazon Today!

Podioracket Presents-Glimpses, the anthology from established Podiobooks.com authors that takes place in the worlds of their full-length novels, is now complete on Podiobooks.com. If you’ve already listened to these 12 stories from diverse genre, please leave a rating for others on Podiobooks.com or iTunes.

We’re proud of the stories you’ll find in PRP-Glimpses:

• Conclave – Mick Bordet
• Foretelling – Arlene Radasky
• The Interview – M. Darusha Wehm
• Appeasement – Gloria Oliver
• Good Luck – Casey S Townsend
• Fleeting Time – Keith Hughes
• Blind Curve – Dave Donelson
• Holy Rites – Emerian Rich
• The Siege – Katharina Maimer
• Wayward Spirits- A Prelude to The Dawning of Power – Brian Rathbone
• Future In Hand: A Rivenspace Story – H.E Roulo

Fireside Chat

If you haven’t listened to the Fireside Chats yet don’t miss out on some great Indie author information. Podioracket.com continues to release useful information for author and reader alike in our blog posts, including our 7-part audio series on good book creation, promotion, and the self-publishing industry. Make sure you begin with Part-1 and continue through this quick and informative series from fantasy author and indie publisher “White Wolf Press” Brian Rathbone’s.

We hope you all had a safe Thanksgiving! And you guys tell us, do you miss the New Release list and Now Complete list we used to put in the blog posts? We would like to hear from you.

Ignore Nothing.

Brian covers a myriad of topics while opening the floor to questions from the audience. He covers E-Publishing for Kindle, Amazon, Nook, Kobo, Barnes and Noble as well as Smashwords. Then he moves on to Pub It, how Amazon works for authors, and how to price you book. Finally he talks about formatting, print runs, ebook compilers, ISBN numbers and his publishing house White Wolf Press. He even touches on speech recognition software. Buckle your seat belt and get ready for some great information.

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In the continuing open forum questions, Brian talks about ebook publishing with Amazon, Kindle, Nook, Sony, Kobo and Smashwords.com. He touches on contract info all authors should know and why it is important to ignore nothing when marketing your books. Learn what royalty structures look like,  and how to price your books. Go deeper into Ebook Compilers. Here are a few of the links he shares: EPub Editor: http://code.google.com/p/sigil/ EPub Manager: http://calibre-ebook.com/ Transfer Files to Webservers: http://filezilla-project.org/.

Get his Ebooks on Amazon. The first two are free and the conclusion for only .99 cents. This price won’t last!

Listen now to part two of Brian Rathbone’s Fireside Chat

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Part 2 Give it to them free and then they will buy it…

In this episode:

• More about engaging fans and building a lasting platform.
• Book scan = cash register sales of print books.
• How to use Google adwords. Cover art and how important it is to your success.
• Ratings from fans and what they mean to the author. 
• Why we should  connect with other authors as allies and not competition. 

We also heard just last night that Brain Rathbone’s new book is at the editor for the first round of editing. Can’t wait for Regent to hit the shelves!

Get his Ebooks on Amazon. The first are two free and the conclusion is only .99 cents.

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INTERVIEWS

Keith Hughes

Blurb: What if by simply writing a word you could build a wall, light a fire, or cloud someone’s mind? In an environment like this Alan Porter struggles to use his talents to overthrow a totalitarian government that controls the masses by controlling Words. Access to Writing materials is restricted, and creating Verse without a license is severely punished. Raised in this environment of systematic censorship, Alan heeds the irresistible call of Words to create a better world.

Now Alan gathers people who will fight with him to bring about a society based on freedom. In a war where the weapons are stylus, paper, and Words, he is the only one who can lead the battle and show the way to victory, a fight that Alan Porter wages even long after his death, because he is The Guerrilla Poet.

Author of Borrowed Time, a time travel, action adventure story
E-book: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/9495
FREE Podiobook: http://www.penslinger.com/

Website: www.Penslinger.com
E-Mail: khughes@penslinger.com
Twitter: EdGizmo
Host of The Time Out! Podcast
 

P.C. Harring

Blurb: For Agent Ciris, the mission should have been simple: get in, apprehend the target, get out. But when the simple snatch and grab goes horribly awry, the worlds first cyborg finds herself backed into a corner. At odds with her superiors, she becomes embroiled in two conspiracies — one intended to destroy her with a cybernetic virus that will neutralize the technology that keeps her alive, the other intended to keep hidden the untold secrets of her origin. With the walls closing in around her, Ciris becomes a rogue agent with no one to trust and only one objective — unravel the shrouds of secrecy before time runs out.

Author Bio: P.C. Haring is the author of Cybrosis and the producer of Cybrosis and a lover of all things Science Fiction. He earns his keep as an accountant for a private corporation in suburban Chicago in order to pay the bills while he works on building his writing career.

Contact info:
Website: www.cybrosisnovel.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/pcharing
Facebook Fan site: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=134623253236611

NEWS AND CONTESTS

NanoWriMo

You just heard that Keith Hughes will be participating in NaNoWrimo. How can you get in on National Novel Writing Month? Simply go to nanowrimo.org and sign up then set a time of day where you commit to yourself to write every day for a month. All the details at Nanowrimo.org.

Wicked Women Writers- Most Wicked 2010

Heather Roulo, Most Wicked 2009, is helping host this year’s contest. 6 horror short stories by the lovely but cruel Wicked Women Writers will appear on HorrorAddicts.net for listeners to vote on. Contest rules are at the end of each story. You could win prizes donated by each of the women! Vote by November 16th.
Hosted by H.E. Roulo & Emerian Rich.

NEW AND COMPLETED WORKS

New Releases

The Guerrilla Poet by Keith Hughes Science Fiction
Scouts by Nobilis Reed Erotica ADULT: Adult oriented themes, language and situations. Content not suitable for minors.
Vulture Capital by Mark Coggins Thriller

Completed Works

The Sorcerer’s Secret by J.A. Areces Fantasy

Released Complete

All That Can Be Shaken by Essie Collins Non-Fiction
Gibbous Moon by Michael Bannister Humor

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John Lenahan

The Podiobooks.com charts tell listener opinions of the podiobooks that are out there. Check it out! Then marvel at the success of John Lenahan’s Shadowmagic. Now, the sequel to the top rated Podiobooks.com book Shadowmagic is here! Listen to The Prince of Hazel & Oak.

Website:  http://www.shadowmagic.co.uk/

Ron Vitale

Website:  http://www.ronvitale.com/

Twitter: @ronvitale

Vic Zarley

Website: http://www.thefinalharvest.org

Contests

Jeff Offringa and PJ VanderKooij announce the dead tree release of A Dance With Demons. To celebrate, they are inviting you, the fans, to win. Talented or not, get your Fan Art in by October 31st to win. Details at the book site http://www.aromathus.com/.

Fan art not up your alley? Then here is your second chance to win. Join us on BTR-PR September 23rd, 2010 6pm PST/8pm CST / 9pm EST when Jeff and P.J. join us live.  Set your reminder today! And call into the show (347) 399-3319 or join us in the live chat.

New Releases

The Spiral Tattoo by Michael J. ParryFantasy

The Arwen, Season 4: The Water Planet by Timothy P. Callahan Science Fiction FAMILY FRIENDLY: Safe for family listening

The Secret World Chronicle, Book Three: World Well Lost by Mercedes Lackey Science Fiction

Released Completed

The Leviathan Chronicles by Christof Laputka Science Fiction

We love to change things up, and on our LIVE Blog Talk Radio Podioracket extension we’ll be giving away more books than ever! As we interview Brian Rathbone, you’ll have a chance to win digital books from White Wolf Press Authors!

Brain Rathbone, author of The Dawning of Power Trilogy and the force behind White Wolf Press LLC, joins BTR-PR in this, our third season. We are excited about Brain being a part of the Podioracket team, and we invite you to meet this awesome writer and publishing entrepreneur. Find out how White Wolf Press can help your work make it to Mobipocket and other e-distributors. Learn more about Rathbone at his book site  and set  your reminder now  to come to the interview. You could win big because several of the White Wolf’s authors are offering free digital giveaways!

Join Brian and Rhonda this Thursday, February 25th at 6pm Pacific Time/9pm Eastern Time to learn more about the newest Podioracket.com team member and participate in the LIVE giveaway.

Win One of Four Signed Books!

Podioracket and Brian Rathbone join forces in this new contest that is too easy to pass up.

Four ways to win one of four autographed copies of The Dawning of Power – Now available on Amazon.com and other online book sellers.

1. Follow and RT!  Follow @brianrathbone on Twitter and retweet the
message below to enter:RT Follow @brianrathbone and RT to enter to win 1 of 4 signed 1st editions of The Dawning of Power http://bit.ly/26Ifz

2. Follow and spread the word! Follow @brianrathbone on Twitter then snag a TDoP Avatar let everyone know they are getting 3 stories in one novel for under $18.00. (comparable to a pizza, or a couple trips to Starbucks.)

3. Blog it up or grab a banner! Tell everyone about this sizzling hot
interview by putting this link in your blog or going to
http://www.brianrathbone.com/wordpress/win-a-signed-bookwin-a-signed-book/ and snagging a TDoP banner (please link it to this page), then
email the url to contest@brianrathbone.com

4. Come to the live interview on Blog Talk Radio Podioracket July 23,
2009 at 6:00 pm PST 9:00 pm EST. Set your reminder now so you remember. BlogTalkRadio.com/Podioracket 

There will be a reading from the author and Q&A about the fascinating
World of Godsland and the exciting release of The Dawning of Power
trilogy. While in chat, ask a question or call in (347) 996-3319, your
name will go into the drawing. Then email  contest@brianrathbone.com so
you can be contacted when your name is drawn.

That’s it! It’s so easy to help spread the word, have some fun, and join
in the celebration.

Rules:
Contest Period Begins: July 1st, 2009

Contest Period Ends: July 23rd 2009 7:30PM PST

Prize: Signed first edition of The Dawning of Power trilogy

Contestants may enter as many times as they would like using any
combination of the ways to enter listed above.

The winners will be chosen at random from the eligible entries within 24
hours of the end of contest period and notified on Twitter via Direct
Message or via email.

Be sure to follow @podioracket @rhondacarpenter and @hroulo as thanks for hosting this event.

Good luck!

Go to http://www.brianrathbone.com/win-a-signed-book/ for all the details. This contest runs from July 1 to July 23, 2009 when Brian Rathbone will be interviewing on our live extended show BTR-PR at 6:00 pm PST 9:00 pm EST. Set your reminder now and spread the word! Full contest details on his site and in this Friday’s blog.

Live on BTR-PR July 2

Stacy Cochran author of several Podiobooks.com productions will be on BTR-Podioracket. Yes! His interview was so fascinating and the short format just couldn’t fit it all so we invited him to come on the BTR extension on July 2, 2009 at 2:30 pm Pacific/5:30 pm Eastern. Set your reminder now! And hear all about Claws!

Special Behind the Scenes

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Here is a snippet for a much longer interview we did live on the Behind The Mike Radio Show with Joel Michalec. Heather and Rhonda enjoyed this casual conversation with Joel and felt it would answer some of the questions we have been asked.

Many people are amazed at the speed with which we were able to bring Podioracket.com to reality. Heather had four years experience as a Process consultant one of the big five consulting firms, spent over a year as a project manager, and supported web sites for a large national telecom. Among Rhonda’s other professional skills, her empire includes 4 websites which received more than 2 million unique hits per month, an extensive social network, and experience with press releases, promotions, and interviews. We were able to conceive of the plan, create documents, reach out to potential contributors, and create our web presence in a very short amount of time because of the skills we had already acquired. The thing that took the longest was settling on the name. Our brainstormed list included many other options. Would you still love us if we were Podioactive? Enjoy!