Here is a contest that you need to jump on now. Seeing friends this weekend? Bring your copy of Personal Effects Dark Art and spread the word! If you already have a copy of Dark Art then you know this book is so different and exciting that showing it off is easy. The trans-media effects are stunning and what better way to tell everyone you know about a killer way to win a battle-ready sword with an original, one of a kind piece of flash fiction on it.  Challenge yourself to be worthy of the Sword of Blood. We will let J.C Hutchins and Matt Wallace Show-and-Tell you below. But really, you could own a piece of them. Can you say DNA sample?

WIN the Sword of Blood!

J.C. Hutchins and award-winning horror/thriller writer Matt Wallace have teamed up to unleash the coolest promotion in the history of the mothereffin’ multiverse. By evangelizing J.C.’s new novel Personal Effects: Dark Art, you have a shot at winning a unique, priceless sword … THE Sword of Blood.

This is a BATTLE READY, real-deal, no-messing-around REAL sword, from Matt Wallace’s private collection. It is a replica of the sword wielded by Charles V of Spain. In 1519, Charles V was crowned “Roman Emperor”; at that time, no other leader had ruled such an inmense kingdom in human history. The sword’s blade is forged in high carbon stainless steel, and is 40 inches long. It was crafted by Marto, the same company that created swords for the Highlander television series.

But it gets so much cooler. J.C. and Matt will write a flash fiction story, focused on the Sword of Blood … and that story will be written on the blade of the weapon. This story will not appear anywhere else on the planet; it is written for an audience of one — the person who wins the Sword of Blood. And to make this a true Sword of Blood, both J.C. and Matt will sign their names upon the sword in their own blood.

This sword originally cost hundreds of dollars, and is now truly priceless. Only one will be worthy to wield it.

How can you win THE Sword of Blood? Simple.

• You must have a copy of Personal Effects: Dark Art on hand. (Borrow one from a friend. Order a copy here. If you can’t obtain a copy, play them the videos at my homepage.)
• You must conduct a “show and tell” of the novel and its transmedia items (IDs, biz cards, documents, etc.) to several family members or co-workers.
• Simply show off the book, and tell your pals about the novel and its “out of book” transmedia experience.
• You must pass out copies of the Order Form PDF (found below) to each person you chat with.
• You can do this in your home, at a friend’s house, or at your workplace.
• You must document this Show And Tell session with at least one photograph.
• Email that photo to J.C. at 7thSonNovel.com by July 31.

One worthy participant will be selected at random, and will receive THE Sword of Blood, featuring a flash fiction story written upon its blade and signed by its authors in their blood. This sword ruled the Roman Empire. It is more than worthy of your effort. In fact, the real question is: Are you worthy to possess it?

The contest ends July 31, 2009, so there’s no time to waste. Print out the Order Form PDF for your peeps (found below), and get showing and telling. Be sure to document your efforts, and send at least one photo to J.C. at 7thSonNovel@gmail.com.

Language warning on the video. Plug the kiddies ears.

We will be taking a super-short break between episodes but we’ve planned ahead so you’ll still have articles, BlogTalkRadio extensions with new LIVE interviews, and a Behind the Mike podcast interview in our usual time slot. Learn about why we started Podioracket and why we’re so excited! We’ve planned so well, you will still get your fill of scoop on Podiobooks.com authors. But promise you’ll miss us anyway?

We are both going to take a deep breath and come back louder than ever!

Don’t let this short break stop you from contacting us. Emails will be answered. It’s also a great time to rate our first season in iTunes.

And if you needed anything else to keep you going during our break, you could always choose to

Party with J.C. Hutchins

If you are not subscribed to “Hey Everybody” then you are missing out on some really killer content. A new Personal Effects: Dark Art contest has just kicked off. Don’t miss the chance to win and include all your friends in a house party. This is such a cool innovative idea! I have already printed my copy of the color PFD. It is jam-packed with party games, character driven drink recipies, Brink release forms and hospital badges and wrist bands. This is going to be a blast. Here is what J.C. Hutchins has to say about it:

“Behold the truly epic, very fun Personal Effects Party Pack PDF! It’s 50 PAGES of full-color awesome, delivering a comprehensive soup-to-nuts blueprint to host your very own Personal Effects: Dark Art house party.

Using this Party Pack PDF, you can proudly show off your new copy of Personal Effects (and the awesome transmedia ID cards and documents that come with the book), and introduce your friends to the mad world of Brinkvale Psychiatric Hospital with themed party games, music playlists and cocktail recipes. There’s even printable party favors!”

Monday-

This week starts off with a bang! J.D. Sawyer will be joining us on the Podioracket.com BlogTalkRadio extension. He is a premier podcaster and is finally joining Podiobooks.com. Listen to the show and find out all about Predestination and Other Games of Chance and his newest project Down from Ten LIVE on Monday 6-15-2009 at 2:30pm Pacific/5:30 pm Eastern. Join us!

Wednesday-

We release an episode full of contests, news, and interviews with J.P. Moore, the author of Toothless, and Stacey Cochran, the author of several podiobooks and our guest blogger, about his newest release Claws.

Seeing Results!

On the Podioracket blogtalkradio extension we are having fantastic live turnouts and the archive listens are doubling the exposure  authors are getting through Podioracket.com! Last week’s Live Podioracket Blog Talk extension with J.C. Hutchins was the successful cap to Support J.C week. In the three days following the interview it was downloaded more than 2,000 times, in addition to the more than 100 LIVE listeners.

*Congratulations to Snowmedic and Cobalt for winning the autographed copies of J.C. Hutchins Personal Effect: Dark Arts!*

How can we be even more successful?

Thank you to all our subscribers, listeners and contributors.

If you’d like to help spread the word, please keep telling people about Podioracket.com. To make it even easier, we have the Spread the Word page with badges and our 30-second promo. Add them to your site or podcast! We are also having a lot of fun creating custom bumpers for podcasts. Contact us if you’d like a little something from Podioracket whipped up for your show!

We also want to hear from you! There is a new voice recorder feature on the main page of Podioracket.com. We encourage you to leave us a message. Tell us what you want to hear, what you think, and suggest ways to improve the show.

As with any of your favorite podcasts your feedback is invaluable. Leave us a comment and please rate the show and review us on iTunes.

If it isn’t too late, show up for the J.C. Hutchins LIVE interview where you can win one of two free signed copies of J.C. Hutchins new book Personal Effects: Dark Art on our special Podioracket.com J.C Blog Talk Extension on Thursday, June 11 at 6:00pm PST/9:00pm EST!

Who cares? These people care!

Here are some of your favorite Podiobooks.com authors showing their support for J.C. and his novel Personal Effects: Dark Art.

• Philippa Ballantine
  Author of: Chasing the Bard, Digital Magic, Weather Child
• Scott Sigler
  New York Times bestselling author of: Infected, Contagious, Ancestor
• Seth Harwood
  Author of: Jack Wakes Up, Jack Palms 2 & 3, Young Junius
• Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff
  Author of: Number One with a Bullet, Shadow Falls, Diary of a Madman
• Christiana Ellis
  Author of: Nina Kimberly the Merciless, Space Casey
• Matt Wallace
  Parsec Award-winning author of The Next Fix, The Failed Cities Monologues
• James Melzer
  Author of: The Zombie Chronicles – Escape
• Stephen Eley
  Editor of Escape Pod, and publisher of the horror fiction podcast Pseudopod
• Mark Jeffrey
  Author of: The Pocket and the Pendant, The Two Travelers
• Mur Lafferty
• Author of: Playing for Keeps, the Heaven series, co-founder of Pseudopod
• Phil Rossi
  Author of: Crescent, Tales from the Vault, Eden
• Matthew Wayne Selznick
  Author of: Brave Men Run, Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights

Wait, What is Personal Effects: Dark Art?

Still wondering? Here’s is a video with a simple-straight forward explanation of what Personal Effects: Dark Art is about and what makes it so original. J.C. gives a tour of his own web site at the end of the trailer. His site can be reached here.

J.C. INSPIRES US WITH HIS TRANSMEDIA ARTIFACTS

Sound the trumpets, beat the drums and start the party. We may not have the full-on scope of J.C.’s incredible multi-media promotion, but we’ve been inspired to branch out. Now, you can leave us a voice message and let everyone know how much J.C. rocks! For the occassion, we have a new Snapvine feature on our website called “Record By Phone” and it is located in the first column on the right. You will simply be asked where you are and given a local phone number to call for free. Or you can record from your microphone right in the player on the site. Perhaps you can tell us how many of J.C.’s books you purchased, what you think of any of his works, or tell us what you are doing to spread the word!

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT

Show your support by subscribing to the free serialized prequel novella Personal Effects Sword of Blood. Either at J.C.’s site or go to Podiobooks.com and subscribe there. Even better, grab the widget and stick it up on your site, blog, myspace, or facebook accounts. Help spread the word! 
 


 

WHEN DOES IT ALL HAPPEN

On June 9th go to Amazon and buy your copy of Dark Art Personal Effects. Oh heck buy two!

“(I)mpossible to put down … Terrifying, steeped in dread and populated with vibrant and complex characters, Personal Effects: Dark Art plunges you in to a hidden world of supernatural intrigue. It’s a journey you won’t soon forget.”
–Jeffrey Reddick, writer of Final Destination

ARE YOU COMMITTED TO THE CAUSE YET?

Then rush over to Brinkvale Psychiatric and check yourself into the Brink. Submit your art assignment and become a patient of Zachery Taylor. Get committed!

EPISODE WITH J.C. SET TO AIR WEDNESDAY

On June 10th we have a special Podioracket episode dedicated to J.C. Hutchins. Definitely don’t miss this interview!

LIVE INTERVIEWS AND FANTASTIC GIVE-AWAYS!

On June 11 it is a BTR-PR double header. At 2:30 pm PST/5:30 pm PST Cyrus A. Webb the master mind behind the reality TV show The Write Stuff will joining us.

Then at 6:00pm PST/9:00 Pm EST J.C. Hutchins has graciously offered to let us interview him LIVE and at length on the Blog Talk Radio Show. Go to the show and set your reminder now. During this show we will be giving away two autographed copies of Personal Effects Dark Art to two lucky callers. This novel is more then pages and a cover. It is an experience.

So remember to buy, subscribe, commit, leave a message, and most importantly to join us LIVE for a chance to win one of two specially signed copies of J.C.’s book.

What a week!!

Remember that J.C. Hutchins will be joining Podioracket.com’s live show next week and two lucky participants will receive an autographed copy of Personal Effects: Dark Art Personal Effects! Set a reminder and talk live with a Podiobooks.com superstar.

Be ready for a Claws sighting right here on Podioracket.com. Next week Podioracket.com will welcome a guest blog.  Stacey Cochrane, author of Claws, has included Podioracket in his large online tour. 

Today Rhonda will be on Blog Talk Radio for an extended episode at 6:00 pm PST. At the end of the program she will be joined LIVE by P.G. Holyfield to discuss Murder at Avedon Hill and his fascinating two-year journey to complete the book on Podiobooks.com. This is our way of giving you a chance to call or write in and ask questions. Set a reminder now!

Here is P.G.’s video trailer:

On Wednesday we’ll be releasing another podcast episode of Podioracket.com. Listen to interviews with P.G. Holyfield and John Swift, author of Living with Capone.

Next week we have declared as J.C. Hutchins week. We will feature J.C. all week, including a bonus extended episode all about him and his new work Personal Effects:Dark Arts. At least, that’s the plan. Rhonda just got her papers for Brinkvale Psychiatric Hospital by email so we’ll have to hope she’s still around. Especially for the culmination of the week, when Podioracket.com gives away two autographed copies of the book to two lucky call-in listeners during our LIVE broadcast with J.C. on Friday, June 11th.

And that’s just the first half of the month!

We’ll also be bringing you Cyrus Webb, author and television producer of the new reality program The Write Stuff.

Finally, we’ll cap the month with a special Behind the Scenes interview with Rhonda R. Carpenter and H.E. Roulo all about what inspired Podioracket.com.

We’re always thinking of ways to entertain and inform you. Let us hear what you think! We’re having fun and raising a racket, and we want to know that you’re with us as we continue to bring you the latest news, contests, interviews, and expand to find everything worth making a racket about.

Remember, if you’re a fan you can contribute by suggesting we contact your favorite author, giving us a review, or telling us what else you’d like to know about Podiobooks.com and it’s authors.

If you’re an author, give us the scoop on your efforts.

And as always– Raise a Racket!

For this Friday’s blog we have an audio treat packed with news on Parsec Nominations, a preview of the upcoming J.C. Hutchins interview, contest info from Arlene Radasky, talk from Nina Kimberly herself, and a conversation between Gods. All that in under 12 minutes!

Listen here:
or download the special news.

Did you know the Parsec Awards are taking nominations for the 2009 Dragon Con in Atlanta Georgia? Here what Scott Sigler and J.C. Hutchins have to say about it. More information at http://www.parsecawards.com.

Don’t miss the glimpse of the killer interview coming up with J.C Hutchins and an announcement on Dark Art Sword of Blood.  The podcast exclusive prequel novella is due to start releasing May 15th 2009.

The confrontation continues in the resistance against Nina Kimberly the Merciless. King Calgacus has an exciting contest announcement  for all you voters out there. For more information go to  http://www.radasky.com in the blog!

Vote for your champion!

And a special congratulations to Arlene for making the top twenty summer reads of Cyrus A Webb! Make some noise Arlene!

Now that Drew Beatty’s Lost Gods is complete what will the gods listen to? Hear it straight from their mouths.

Until next week! Happy Birthday H.E. Roulo and Happy Mothers Day all you mothers.

We will continue to offer tips on writing, audio editing, and equipment through our regular feed and are pleased to announce a Tip Player. This new player has all the tips from experienced authors that have already aired in our first five episodes as well as additional never-before-heard tips provided by people we have interviewed. Check it out!

In the upcoming weeks we will be releasing interviews with Mur Lafferty, John Mierau, then Todd Newton and the much-anticipated interview with Christiana Ellis as Nina Kimberly fights our champion. We also have J.C. Hutchins, Jim Priest, Dan Sawyer, and others lined up.

Stick around.