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]

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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.

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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.

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INTERVIEWS

Shawn Lewis

The Wolf of Man by Shawn Lewis Horror/Dark Fantasy
Website: www.shawn-lewis.net

Bio: I’ve been making things up since I was a kid. Though I studied engineering in college, the need to tell stories never left me. So I spent my spare time reading about plot and story structure. “The Wolf of Man” is my first novel.

Tim Callahan

The Arwen, Season 4: The Water Planet by Timothy P. Callahan Science Fiction
Bio:  Tim has been writing Science Fiction since the age of 11.  He is the author of the Arwen series as well as Ida, which was his first experiment into Podcasting.  He lives in Philadelphia with his two dogs and his girlfriend.
Contact:  www.timothypcallahan.com

NEWS

Wicked Women Writer’s Winner Announced!

Wicked Women Writers have announced the Most Wicked writer from the 2010 challenge. Horror addicts have picked our very own Rhonda R Carpenter for her submission of Barring Lilith. If you haven’t heard the wicked’s stories they are up in the feed on www.horroraddicts.net.

Publishing Deals- Seth Harwood, Philippa Ballantine

Seth Harwood and Tyrus books join forces again for Jack Palms II: This IS Life! It will hit shelves next fall!

Philippa Ballantine announced this weekend that Ace has sing a deal for 2 more Geist books that makes 5! Lets raise a racket for Pip, she is a on a roll and if you didn’t hear our BTR-PR interview with Pip and Tee Morris about the release of Geist then you will want to hear this interview.

Casting Call for Wander Radio

And look for Monday’s blog post on the open casting call from Wander Radio Productions. We will give you the details in the post but ifyou can’t wait check the site!

CONTESTS

Geist by Philippa Ballantine

In celebration of the release of Geist Pip has a couple of contests going on. Check out her site.

Runes of Dominion

The Runes of Dominion Competition is still on, and will finish on January 10th.

JP Moore’s Toothless

JP Moore’s call to arms for the Dragon Moon Press release of Toothless is still going on. Get in on the fun. Visit jpmooreonline.com for all the details on how to win a free book! See our previous post about the book for even more information.

NEW RELEASES

CrimeWAV Season 4 by Seth Harwood Fiction

Released Complete

You Never Miss the Dopamine (until the brain runs dry) by Bill Schmalfeldt Humor
Title Fight by Scott Sigler and Matt Wallace Science Fiction
Call Me by Alain Bezancon Fiction
Erotica a la Carte – Season One by Philippa Ballantine Erotica ADULT: Adult oriented themes, language and situations. Content not suitable for minors.

Thursday, February 11th at 6pm Pacific time on Blog Talk Radio join Rhonda R Carpenter and Jeffrey Kafer LIVE.

Jeffrey is probably best known for being the Winner of Best New Voice – 2008 Voicey Awards. His talents are raved about. Check out his website http://JeffreyKafer.com. Some of his most recent clients include: Honda, BrightHouse Networks, AOL, Capital One, and more. His website provides an ever growing list.

Want advice about recording, production, and ways to build a better audio voice? Then you will want to speak with Jeff yourself.

Follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/JeffreyKafer. And check his new endeavor http://voice-overload.com – the only web comic about voice over, by a voice artist.

Join us in welcoming Mr. Kafer to the show. Set a reminder for Thursday, February 11th at 6pm Pacific time on Blog Talk Radio!

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!