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GalaxyBillies – Episode 6

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OK, I know it has been three weeks since the last episode of GalaxyBillies and for that I apologize. As you may (or may not) know, I sold a character spot for GB on TheBoomEffect. That spot was purchased by MegaDan Scholes. This is the first episode that his voice will appear. I created a special new spot for him that I think will be a lot of fun going forward. I’d love to hear what you think. In this episode the humans finally get off Sin Station (or do they?). We also find that the galaxy at large is starting to notice them. For better of worse, they are out there. I’m still waiting for suggestions around what you, […]

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I have an interview on ‘View from Valhalla’

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Hello everyone, One of the things I tout (and spout) all the time is the power of cross-promotion. It’s a great way to find new interesting people/places/things via the ones you already know. Odin1eye (on Twitter) put out a call to podcast authors to participate in an interview series on his website called “How I do what I do”. It is an in-depth look at how many of the different podcasters and podcast authors create/produce/release their content. I couldn’t pass it up, so I sent Odin1eye a tweet asking to be involved. He sent me the questions which I filled out and the rest is history. My interview is now available at: http://viewfromvalhalla.com/2010/03/24/michell-plested-how-i-do-it/. His questions were excellent and really got […]

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When Not to Write

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For those of you who feel that writers must write always, don’t get up in arms thinking I’m espousing (how’s that for a $50-word?) a movement away from writing. What I’m talking about is only writing what’s relevant to the story. This question came up from friend Dan Absalonson via voicemail for ‘Get Published’ and the more I think about it, the more important it feels to me personally. Dan’s question, in a nutshell, was when should I be changing scenes and POV and how do I explain all that nitty gritty stuff that happens in between? Before I answer that, let me stage a bit of an example. The story is a typical fantasy quest story. Our heros have just […]

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Get Published Episode 27 – Publisher/Author/Editor Carol Hightshoe Talks Writing

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Today’s guest is Carol Hightshoe (http://www.carolhightshoe.com/). She has been published in various anthologies and magazines including “Creature Fantastic”, “Illuminated Manuscripts”, PanGaia Magazine, “Stories of Strength”, “The Stygian Soul”, Baen’s Universe, Tales of the Talisman  and Beyond Centauri. She is also a contributing author to Dragon Moon Press’s “Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction”. In addition to her own writing, she is the editor and publisher of the online e-zines: The Lorelei Signal and Sorcerous Signals She also runs her own micro-press – WolfSinger Publications. I’m also very pleased to announce that the show has a sponsor. Paulette Jaxton is sponsoring several episodes. Paulette purchased the spot as part of “The Boom Effect” auction. You can find out more at http://empresssword.com/. Thanks […]

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