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.

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form)
Brief Description: Short stories containing elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror
• “The Astonishing Amulet of Amenartas” by Nathan Lowell (from Tales from the Archives)
• “Loyalty” written by Renee Jordan; edited and performed by Arioch Morningstar (from Tuesday Terror)
• “Neighbors” by Eddy Jones, read by Arioch Morningstar (from Tuesday Terror)
• “Saying the Names” by Maggie Clark (from Lightspeed Magazine)
• “The Taste of Starlight” by John R. Fultz (from Lightspeed Magazine)

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Novella Form)
Brief Description: Intermediate length stories containing elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror
• Act of Will by M. Darusha Wehm
• FRANK – Vol.01: Boiling Point by Neil Colquhoun
• The Hidden Institute by Brand Gamblin
• Kissyman & the Gentleman by Scott Sigler
• Marco and the Red Granny by Mur Lafferty

Best Speculative Fiction Story (Long Form)
Brief Description: Novel-length stories containing elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror
• Ancestor (2010 edit) by Scott Sigler
• Owner’s Share by Nathan Lowell
• The Prince of Hazel and Oak by John Lenahan
• Secret World Chronicle by Veronica Giguere
• Valhai by Gillian Andrews

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Short Form)
Brief Description: Short audio presentations containing elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror
• BrokenSea Doctor Who by Paul Mannering, Mark Kalita, & Stevie K. Farnaby
• The Dixie Stenberg and Brassy Battalion Adventure Theater by Pendant Productions
• “A Place So Foreign” by Cory Doctorow (from Dunesteef)
• The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd by Grant Baciocco & Doug Price
• “This Must Be The Place” by Elliot Bangs (from Dunesteef)

Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form)
Brief Description: Long audio presentations containing elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror
• The Account by Cayenne Chris Conroy (Teknikal Diffikulties)
• Decoder Ring Theatre by Gregg Taylor
• The GearHeart by Alex White
• HG World by Jay Smith (3015 North Studios)
• We’re Alive by Kc Wayland & Shane Salk (Modern Myth Productions)

Best Speculative Fiction Video Story
Brief Description: Video podcasts tell a speculative fiction story
• Grant’s Advent Calendar Video Podcast

Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast
Brief Description: Podcasts that regularly present short stories from different authors containing elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror
• Dark Fiction Magazine
• Drabblecast
• The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine
• Escape Pod
• Flash Pulp

Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster/Team
Brief Description: This person or team is new to podcasting in the past Parsec eligibility year, becoming a significant voice that has contributed to the community as a whole.
• The Ballad of Iron Percy
• Cobalt City Adventures Unlimited
• The Doctor Who Podcast
• Redline Theatre
• Tuesday Terror

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific)
Brief Description: News and commentary podcasts created by and for the fans of a given type of literary or entertainment work or series of works that have elements of speculative fiction (e.g. podcasts focused on H. P. Lovecraft, Buffy The Vampire Slayer or the World of Time).
• The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast
• Pendant Backstage
• PodCulture: TARDIS Interruptus
• This Week in Pendant
• Tuning in to SciFi TV

Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (General)
Brief Description: News and commentary podcasts created by and for the fans of speculative fiction. (e.g. Anime, Gaming, General Spec Fic)
• Geek Out With Mainframe
• PodCulture
• Scifi Diner
• StarShipSofa
• WhatTheCast

Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation
Brief Description: Podcasts about the creative process and/or the technical aspects of speculative fiction podcast creation.
• Adventures in Scifi Publishing
• Fullcast Podcast
• Get Published
• I Should Be Writing
• Podcast Teardown

Best Fact Behind the Fiction Podcast
Brief Description: Podcasts that explore the facts that influence the fictions – the science, history, culture, and mythology that inspire these stories.
• Astronomy Cast
• Planetary Radio
• Skepticality
• The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe
• Skeptoid

Best Speculative Fiction Comedy/Parody Podcast
Brief Description: Whether they make fun of bad movies or or poke fun at our own geekdom, these podcasts keep us laughing.
• comedy4cast
• Dragon*ConTV
• Geologic Podcast
• Requiem of the Outcast
• Technorama

Best Speculative Fiction Music Podcast
Brief Description: Podcasts discussing and sampling music about, set in, inspired by or spoofing speculative fiction. (e.g. Filk, Rock, RenFair, Rap, Techno)
• The Funny Music Podcast
• The GeekSpin
• Radio Free Hipster
• Renaissance Festival Podcast

Best Youth Driven Speculative Fiction Podcast (Trial Category for 2011)
Brief Description: Podcasts produced and performed by youth
• Aaron’s World
• Princess Scientist’s Book Club

The 2011 Parsec Awards ceremony will be held on September 3rd at DragonCon.

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Interviews

GothHaus by Emerian Rich and M. J. Hahn Audiodrama

Website: http://www.horrroraddicts.net

Website: http://gothhaus.wordpress.com/

Emerian Rich is the author of Night’s Knights and host of the Horror Addicts podcast. M. J. Hahn produced the Parsec award nominated supernatural-fiction audiodrama The Bellefaire Podcast, as well as the current sequel, The Isis Heart Podcast.

Mark Coggins

The Immortal Game by Mark Coggins Thriller

Website – http://www.markcoggins.com

Blog – http://riordansdesk.markcoggins.com

Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/mark.coggins

Mark Coggins’ work has been nominated for the Shamus and the Barry crime fiction awards and selected for best of the year lists compiled by the San Francisco Chronicle, the Detroit Free Press and Amazon.com, among others. He lives in San Francisco with his wife Linda. And is now releasing his 3rd Podiobook.com project Candy from Strangers.

NEWS

Death Match

Death Match is under way. Keith Hughes, a Podioracket Presents- Glimpses author, and Scott Roche have turned the concept of going head to head sideways. No, it is not about how many of their own books they can sell by June 20th, 2011 — its about how many they can sell of each other’s books.

Get it at Amazon or get it on Smashwords. A horror anthology that will keep you up nights.

Giveaway

J.J. Hebert is doing it again! He is giving away: $25 Amazon.com gift card + $25 B&N gift card. Simply LIKE the June 6, 2011 post on the Mindstir Media fan page (http://www.facebook.com/mindstirmedia) and once the page reaches 800 “likes”, one “liker” will win a $25 Amazon.com gift card AND a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card. Spread the word by posting this link to your wall: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=167445713318421&ref=share

Sigler’s Infected

Scott Sigler’s novel INFECTED just went on sale for 99 cents for Kindle and the free Kindle eReaders (eReaders available for iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, Mac and PC). The 99-cent price is apparently a limited-time thing, so get it while the gettin’ is good: Get it here

Kindle Collection

Christmas Trees and Monkeys by Daniel G. Keohane is a collection of Necon Contemporary Horror and is now available on Kindle for only $2.99. The collection  includes four original stories and a brief introduction to each tale. Plus, 100 percent of all author royalties earned from the sale of this collection are being donated to the New England Multiple Sclerosis Society, in honor of his sister Anne.

NEW AND COMPLETED RELEASES

New Releases

Eternity by Casey S Townsend Science Fiction
Garaaga’s Children – Volume 1 by Paul Elard Cooley Horror/Dark Fantasy
Candy from Strangers by Mark Coggins Thriller

Now Complete

The Faltese Malcom by Peter E. Abresch Mystery
Enemy Lines by John Mierau Science Fiction
Hijacked: The Creation Story by Mike Hartman Fiction

Released Complete

 


Roses of Winter by Murdo Morrison Historical Fiction
Spirit Blade, The Novel by Paeter Frandsen Science Fiction

Listen now

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NEWS

Formula for Murder

Diana Orgain’s, author of the podcast novel Bundle of Trouble, has released another of her Maternal Instincts Mysteries books in print.
 FORMULA FOR MURDER is now available on Amazon.com.

Available Now from Berkley Prime Crime for only $7.99

Horror Contests

Wicked Women Writers and Masters of Macabre contests have been announced. Join in creating some horror-ful podcast entries. They will air on horroraddicts.net and be voted on by listeners.

Wicked Women Writers link: http://wickedwomenwriters.wordpress.com/ (Update: Taking entrants until March 13th, 2011)

Masters of Macabre link: http://mastersofmacabre.wordpress.com/ (Update: Taking entrants until April 10th, 2011)

Are you working on your submission?

Glimpses (Volume Two of Podioracket Presents) is OPEN for submissions. We are accepting submissions from Podiobooks.com authors who wish to have a short story that takes place in (one of) their book’s world included in the Podioracket Presents-Glimpses anthology. Submit text to prp@podioracket.com. See our PRP Submission Guide for information on what to submit. Submission period ends Monday April 4, 2011.

SpecFicMedia Shows You

Speculative Fiction Media, a new site organized by P.G. Holyfield, is up and running. He hopes it will be your one stop location for Speculative Fiction media content from around the internet, including book trailers, interviews, author readings, video reviews, and video podcasts.

Read an Ebook!

It’s Read an Ebook week. Many authors are offering books and short stories for free this week, so look for those. On Smashwords, the coupon code is RE100.

INTERVIEWS

Vincent Meis

Eddie’s Desert Rose by Vincent Meis

Website: www.vincentmeis.com

Bio: I grew up in the Midwest and at an early age I began writing plays, which I cajoled my sisters to act in. In the 1980’s and 90’s I published several pieces, mostly travel articles, in several different magazines. In recent years I have finished three novels and a number of short stories. All three novels are set at least partially in foreign countries—Cuba, Saudi Arabia, and Mexico. I currently live in San Francisco.

Katharina Maimer

Wiener Blut by Katharina Maimer
Email: katharina@maimer.net
Website: www.maimer.net or www.wiener-blut.com
When Isabelle’s secret past returns to haunt her nightmares, she must take action to protect her family from a threat that is closer than she realises.
Set within the traditional Viennese café culture, ‘Wiener Blut’ (literally translated as ‘Viennese Blood’) is the story of café owner Isabelle Schindler-Krug and her role in a struggle for power that stretches back for centuries.
As she tells her sons the legends behind coffee and Vienna, it becomes clear that one such legend is still in the making, with her own family caught right in the middle.

New Releases

The Starter by Scott Sigler Science Fiction
Wiener Blut by Katharina Maimer Fantasy
The Immortal Game by Mark Coggins Thriller

Now Complete

The Secrets of the Italian Language 2 I Segreti della Lingua Italiana per Stranieri 2 by Antonio Libertino Non-Fiction
The Prince of Hazel and Oak by John Lenahan Fantasy FAMILY FRIENDLY: Safe for family listening
Unkillable by Patrick E. McLean Fiction

Marco and the Red Granny by Mur Lafferty Science Fiction
Winifred by Charles Souby Fiction

Released Complete

The Mouse Queen by RL Ferguson Fantasy
Guardians by A. S. Frye Science Fiction

Listen
or download the special.

Bio: Author Scott Nicholson has written 12 thrillers, 60 short stories, four comics series, and six screenplays. He’s also a freelance editor and journalist. He lives in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, where he tends an organic garden, successfully eludes stalkers, and generally lives the dream. He’s online at www.hauntedcomputer.com.

New Release

Marco and the Red Granny by Mur Lafferty Science Fiction
Untrue Tales… Book Five by Teel McClanahan III Science Fiction
Act of Will by M. Darusha Wehm Science Fiction

Now Complete

Bone Machines by John Dodds Mystery
KIRINS: The Flight of the Ain by James D. Priest Fantasy FAMILY FRIENDLY: Safe for family listening

Released Complete

Your Days Are Numbered by Myke Bartlett Magical Realism
Pastoral Sketches by Beverly Carradine History FAMILY FRIENDLY: Safe for family listening
Kissyman and The Gentleman by Scott Sigler Thriller

We have a busy season coming up for the Raise a Racket podcast and the Live Blog Talk Radio Show. Both shows kick off just after the Labor Day holiday. We’re recording interviews now. Look for announcements to follow soon on the many authors we have lined up for you. Until then, we hope you had as good a summer as we did and here is what you may have missed:

Now Releasing

Peace Lord of the Red Planet by Steven H. Wilson Science Fiction

Prophecy Blossoms by Brenda Wamsley Alternative History

True Love by Emmy Z. Madrigal Romance

The Crown Conspiracy by Michael J. Sullivan Fantasy

Hull’s Landing by James Melzer Horror/Dark Fantasy

The Demon Queen and The Locksmith by Spencer Baum Young Adult FAMILY FRIENDLY: Safe for family listening

Bloody Foundations: A Grace and Poppy Adventure by Grady J. Gratt Fantasy

The KIRINS Trilogy, Book Two: The Flight of the Ain by James D. Priest Fantasy FAMILY FRIENDLY: Safe for family listening

Time, emiT, and Time Again by Teel McClanahan III Science Fiction

The Prisoner of NaNoWriMo by Craig Robertson Science Fiction

New and Completed

The Calvary Road by Roy and Revel Hession Spirituality FAMILY FRIENDLY: Safe for family listening

More Lost Memories by Teel McClanahan III Fiction

Forkless in Kowloon by Vic Zarley Non-Fiction FAMILY FRIENDLY: Safe for family listening

Fresh Kills by Basil Sands and The Authors of The Killzone Blog Fiction

The Guild of the Cowry Catchers, Book I Embers by Abigail Hilton Fantasy

The Final Call to Repentance by Eva Zarley Spirituality

The Difficult Task of Loving Atheists by Vic Zarley Spirituality

No Doorway Wide Enough by Bill Schmalfeldt Essays

In Sight of the Sun by Benjamin Dancer Historical Fiction

How the World Works (and What Jesus Does Through Us to Overcome It) by Vic Zarley Spirituality FAMILY FRIENDLY: Safe for family listening

The Streetwise Cycle by Bronwyn Mauldin Fiction

Every Photo Tells… Book 1 by Katharina Maimer and Mick Bordet Fiction

When Love Is Not Perfect by Dr. Marie Sontag Self-Help

The Son of Man by CW Johnson Science Fiction

The Raider’s Lament by Joseph Jaquinta Science Fiction

Now Complete

Closet Treats by Paul Elard Cooley Horror/Dark Fantasy

Dead Mech by Jake Bible Science Fiction

Earthbound by Artemis Greenleaf Fantasy FAMILY FRIENDLY: Safe for family listening

Billy Barbarian by J.R. Murdock Fantasy

Conjuring Raine by Maya Lassiter Fiction

Lilith’s Love by Dan Shaurette Horror/Dark Fantasy

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

Remastered

The White Shadow Saga: The Stolen Moon of Londor (Remastered) by A.P. Stephens Fantasy

Ancestor by Scott Sigler Science Fiction

In the next few weeks look forward to the Podiobooks.com promo special, interviews from our street team of interviewers, and finally the LIVE Blogtalkshow will resume in January.

Listen
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INTERVIEWS

Dreaming of Deliverance by R.E. Chambliss
Fiction

website: rechambliss.com

email: renee@rechambliss.com

twitter: reneechambliss

A facebook fan page is in the works!
 


Tattoo by Paul Elard Cooley

twitter:  paul_e_cooley

facebook:  http://facebook.com/paul.e.cooley Find free, original visceral horror and urban fantasy stories at:

http://shadowpublications.com
 

NEWS

Hutch does it again!

From Podiobooks.com poster child, to Ipong magazine cover author, J.C. Hutchinson is featured on the cover of iProng Magazine’s 53rd issue with a killer interview about the hardcover release of 7^th Son Descent. You have to see this for yourself:  http://www.iprong.com/magazine/iProngMagazineIssue53.pdf

Podioracket on BTR

Podioracket has achieved top listing on BlogTalkRadio.com in Books and is now a Featured Show! See why by checking out the archives during our hiatus. New LIVE shows start again in January.

Podiobooks.com Promo

Lastly in the news, a big ‘thank you’ from Podioracket.com  to all the podcasters and authors that submitted a podiobooks.com Promo! We will be playing them all for you in an upcoming  holiday special.

CONTESTS

The Mark

As usual The Mark of a Druid has a contest going on and the 2009 contest series is almost over. Go to www.themarkofadruid.com for details on how to win on Nov 30 and how to have the chance to win the original oil on canvas Dec 31^st. That’s right, only two to go and the 2009 series is over.

Twitter Amazon Giveway

A.P. Stephens, author of THE STOLEN MOON OF LONDOR, is holding The Great  Twitter Amazon Giveaway. Re-tweet and you could win a $25.00 Amazon gift certificate in time for holiday gift giving.

Triple Threat Double Dipping Contest:

This Wednesday, blog posts will appear at digitalmagic.com, metamorcity.com, and jdsawyer.net containing printable PDFs.  These PDFs will contain a page of printable bookmarks.  Your mission: Print the bookmarks out, cut them along the dotted lines, and take them to your local libraries and bookstores.  Leaving a set of bookmarks near the checkout gets you one point, putting the bookmarks into similar books will get you two points – each of the podcasters will have a number of authors listed in their blog posts whose books they’re targeting.  Do this as many times as you can before December 20th, and send in a photograph of each instance to the author. Each point you earn will get one copy of your name in the hat.  On Dec 21, winners will be drawn, winners will get free books as prizes.
Anyone who enters all three contests will get their name in a second hat for a second drawing — the winner of this will get a basket with New Zealand and San Francisco goodies in it.

NEW RELEASES

The Sorcerer’s Secret by J. A. Areces Fantasy
The Rookie: Remastered MATURE AUDIENCES EditionEdition by Scott Sigler Science Fiction
Theme and Variations by Michelle M. Welch, editor Science Fiction
Cheating, Death by Teel McClanahan III Horror/Dark Fantasy
 

NOW COMPLETE

The God Conspiracy by Derek Gilbert Thriller
Untrue Tales… Book Three by Teel McClanahan III Science Fiction
Handbook for the Criminally Insane by Brian Holtz Humor

Join us in welcoming Scott Sigler, New York Times bestselling horror author of Contagious. He has just released The Rookie and kicked-off the launch with a 20 city tailgate tour.

There is no stopping this manic, market-wise author. He is taking on publishing with the creation of Dark Overlord Media. This will be a wicked show and we are very much looking forward to it. Set your reminder for Monday, October 19th at 6:00 pm PST/9 pm EST.

Upcoming Episodes

10/22/2009 6:00 PM – Podioracket Interviews A.P. Stephens

10/27/2009 6:00 PM – J C Hutchins Rushes the Publishing World with 7th Son

10/29/2009 6:00 PM – Podioracket Interviews Brian Holtz

But How Can I Get MORE Rhonda?

All of our PR-BTR shows are hosted by our own much loved Rhonda R Carpenter. Catch Rhonda as a GUEST on October 22 at 5:00 pm PST/8pm EST as a panelist on Cyrus Webb’s Conversations Live. You may recognize Cyrus Webb from his recent Literacy Campaign as well as his upcoming The Write Stuff television series.

America’s first literary reality show, The Write Stuff, will debut online at www.thewritestufftv.com on Saturday, October 17th. It is an integral part of Cyrus Webb’s Literacy Campaign. Podioracket.com’s Rhonda R Carpenter interviewed Cyrus Webb on our BTR-Extension back in June when we heard about it from Podiobooks.com authors Mark Eller and Arlene Radasky. Scott Sigler is slated to judge in the finale.

Part conversation and part competition, The Write Stuff gives advice and encouragement from those who have made it in the literary world and showcases how others can do the same. Webb is quick to point out that even though the premise of the show is about writing that anyone following a dream or interested in excelling in their business will get something from it.

During the middle of the season you will meet aspiring writers who will be competing for prizes provided by the project’s sponsors and the title of having The Write Stuff.

There are several videos about the project:

The online edition of The Write Stuff debuts Sat. Oct. 17, 2009 (You might have to cut and paste into your browser),

Cyrus Webb introduces The Write Stuff (You might have to cut and paste into your browser),

The Write Stuff creator, Cyrus Webb, answers questions about The Write Stuff.

The official sites:

http://www.thewritestufftv.com

http://thewritestufftvofficialblog.blogspot.com.

http://thewritestufftv.webs.com/

Quick Reminder-

Scott Sigler, who is slated to judge in the finale of The Write Stuff, will be joining us LIVE on our BTR extension on Monday, October 19th to discuss The Rookie and his many other projects. Set a reminder.

Captain’s Share is the much anticipated 5th Trader’s Tale from the  Golden Age of the Solar Clipper and follows the 2009 Parsec Finalist novel Double Share. Nathan’s books consistently rank in the top ten rated Podiobooks (he holds the top three places for top overall rating) and among the podcasts with the most ratings on the Podiobooks.com charts. Nathan’s fans, and there are many of them, have become accustomed to his quick releases. According to Nathan, “My goal is to get the whole thing done and up by October 15th.”

The series starts with Quarter Share and I strongly suggest that you begin this sci-fi series at the beginning.

In his comments about Captain’s Share on Podiobooks.com Nathan says, “There’ll be 22 episodes and a couple of them will be a bit longer than average… pushing 40-45 minutes. It’s just the way the chapters broke and I chose to make them longer by putting more chapters together. The book itself is 147k words which makes it the longest or my works to date.”

Nathan also adds, “This is the next to last Share book. Owner’s Share is in the works for early 2010 and I’ve got a new project getting set up for NaNoWriMo in November so there’ll be a new book in December (assuming I get it written!)”

Okay. Now you can go subscribe.

Scott Sigler on Podioracket’s LIVE show

Quick update: Scott Sigler will join us LIVE for Podioracket.com’s Blog Talk Radio Extension, however the dates are changing. Please stay tuned for our announcement of the date and time. Call in and ask questions (1-347-996-3319), join the chat, or simply listen to the New York Times Bestselling author as he discusses The Rookie and answers your questions.