On today’s show I have Derek Williams. Derek is a television producer, director and novelist. We talk about his new book, The Disillusioned as well as his day job in television. Derek gave me the opportunity to read his book, which is about human trafficking. I give a review of the novel in the Tips and Typos section. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 108 – From Television Producer to Writing About Human Trafficking Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 108 – From Television Producer to Writing About Human Trafficking (continued) Welcome to the show. 01:11 Promo: Walk the […]
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What a Difference a Couple Days Make
It always amazes me how much difference a couple days make. Monday, I was feeling a bit down for several reasons and today I am re-energized. Manic-depressive, much? The truth is, it doesn’t take much to drag you down. It also doesn’t take much to lift your spirits. In my case, I was notified that someone nominated Get Published for a Parsec award. For those of you who don’t know, Parsecs are podcasting awards. I have been fortunate to have been nominated every year Get Published has been out. I’ve even been short-listed a couple times. Maybe this will be the year! This morning, I got an email from Katharina Bordet telling me that my short story “You Can Never Go […]
Read moreComing Clean
For the past several months I have been struggling as a writer. There, I’ve said it. I always TRY to stay positive and play through the pain (so to speak), but I’ve finally had to admit to myself that I’ve been less effective lately than I would like. There is a very good reason for this. In March, the company I worked for was purchased. We had been hearing rumours about the purchase for months and it was something that, on paper at least, looked like a good thing for all of us. The reality was slightly less than many of us hoped. I went from being a full-time permanent employee to a full-time term employee with an end date […]
Read moreEvil Strikes Again!
I suppose I should have suspected that Amazon was somehow controlled by the Evil organizations of the world. But I didn’t and, looking back, I realize how naive I have truly been. What am I talking about? Well, let me try and jolt your memory a little. A little while ago, a friend of mine put a post up on this site. That friend was Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero. The resulting backlash from the Super Villain community was extreme. My family and I were taken from our home and held captive in a secret underwater volcano lair by the villain Lord Aquarius. I managed to escape with my family, but the entire ordeal has left us frightened and shaken. I […]
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