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The 98th episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, the podcast about making stuff (mostly writing), finding success as we each define it for ourselves, and staying healthy and sane in the process, features a conversation with post-cyberpunk science fiction thriller author Bryan Chaffin. Bryan Chaffin is the author of science fiction thriller Accidental Intelligence. As of April 2024, he’s working on the follow up novel, Inside the Mirror, as well as multiple short stories set in this universe. In a past life, Bryan wrote about Apple and technology for 23 years as the cofounder and editor-in-chief of The Mac Observer. He and his business partner sold TMO in 2022, and Bryan has been busy living out his fantasy of writing fiction since. Today, Bryan lives with his dog Commander Ichabod Ezekiel Cromwell in Silicon Valley, where they both enjoy the fantabulous pastime of THROW THE DAMNED BALL! Find Bryan Chaffin — and sign up for his newsletter — at geektells.com. The interview portion of this episode was recorded on January 15, 2024. The other bits were recorded on April 01, 2024. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode My day job? I’m a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creators. How can I help you? Bryan co-hosts a podcast called The Context Machine. Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett (as well as Ross MacDonald!) are some great hard-boiled / noir mystery / detective novelists. Check ’em out! We mention my novels Light of the Outsider and Brave Men Run in our discussion about Facebook and Amazon advertising. Patty Jansen is mentioned as an example of a very prolific author. Dan Simmons gave a young Bryan Chaffin his writing eureka moment, thanks to books like Summer of Night and the Hyperion Cantos series. We talk about selling books directly from our website, and I tell Bryan about what I use and recommend, MemberPress. Big thanks to my Multiversalists patron community, including J. C. Hutchins, Zoë Kohen Ley, Jim Lewinson, Amelia Bowen, and Ted Leonhardt! I’m incredibly grateful for the support of my patrons. If Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patron! Every month net earnings from my Multiversalist patron memberships is at least $100, I will donate 10% to 826 National in support of literacy and creative writing advocacy for children. Let’s go! This episode has extra content only available for patron members of the Multiversalists community! If you're a patron member at the Bronze level or above, please log in! Click here to learn more about the benefits of membership. This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

How about another in-depth, deep-diving, evergreen conversation about creative writing, finding success as we each define it, and staying healthy and sane in the process? In Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick 093, I speak with transcendental horror author and speculative poet Darius Jones. Our conversation covers the deeper, emotionally resonant value of horror and "weird" fiction, how Darius fills the "fiction-shaped void" in his soul, why the pandemic and a pair of astronomy binoculars led to publishing fantastical epic poetry, the value of rejection, the importance of meditation and stoicism, and...yep, a whole heck of a lot more. The conversation with Darius Jones was recorded on May 24th, 2023. The rest of this episode was recorded on August 23, 2023. About Darius Jones Darius Jones writes cosmic horror, weird fiction, dark fantasy -- or, taken together and as he likes to call it, transcendental horror, as well as speculative poetry and sometimes historical fiction. His stories and poems have appeared in Strange Horizons, The No Sleep Podcast, Starline Magazine, and elsewhere. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association. Learn more about Darius Jones by visiting dariusjoneswriter.com. You can also find Darius on Twitter and Instagram. Make sure you check out Darius Jones on Amazon, too. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode My day job? I'm a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creators. How can I help you? Brave Men Run, the first novel in history with a simultaneous release in paperback, several e-book formats, and free podcast edtions. A Parsec Award nominee! That Blaise Pascal quote about brevity. And that other one about a god-shaped hole. The Scholastic Book Fair (and the Bookmobile before that!) is an invaluable resource for young writers and readers. Lon Chaney, Sr. All the episodes of shows in the Escape Artists family of podcasts featuring my own writing or dramatic narration. Featuring works by Mike Resnick, Tim Pratt, Cat Rambo, Holly Black, and more! Deception by Philip Roth, a remarkable book composed entirely of dialogue. The Great Dismal Swamp. What is Trap music? What is zazen meditation? The Rejectomancy blog. The stoic philosophy of Epicurus. The works of short story master Guy de Maupassant. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and his classic Flow. Maybe you would like to be a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more! Big thanks to my Multiversalists patron community, including Amelia Bowen, Ted Leonhardt, Chuck Anderson, J. C. Hutchins, Jim Lewinson, and Pearl Zare! I'm incredibly grateful for the support of my patrons. If Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patron! The Multiversalists patron member community receives the uncut, unedited version of every episode. For this episode, patrons get almost forty minutes of additional content! Want in on that? Become a patron for at least $5.00 per month (start with a free seven-day trial / cancel any time) and get a bunch of other perks and special access, too. Every month the member community has at least twenty members, I will donate 10% of net patron revenue to 826 National in support of literacy and creative writing advocacy for children. Let's go! Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks.

It's time for another in-depth author interview on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick!  Enjoy a conversation with historical fantasy romance author Celia Lake (also find her on Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter)! We get a lot in with this one, including lots of juicy worldbuilding and process talk, the importance of regimens and planning to build a creative life, and dealing with chronic illness and a demanding full time job while still releasing almost two dozen books in four years! Celia Lake is a pen name, but there's a real person behind the books! Celia Lake spends her days as a librarian in the Boston (MA) metro area, and her nights and weekends at home happily writing, reading, and researching. Born and raised in Massachusetts to British parents, she naturally embraced British spelling, classic mysteries, and the Oxford comma before she learned there were any other options. This episode was recorded on June 15th, 2023. The conversation with Celia Lake was recorded on January 28th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode My day job? I'm a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creators. How can I help you? Celia mentions the Golden Age of Mystery, which included authors like Dorothy L. Sayers and Agatha Christie. The Iliad and The Odyssey... I mentioned the Robert Fagles translations, so that's what's linked here. My Sovereign Era storyworld begins with Brave Men Run -- and you can find the other titles (so far) in that series at that link, too! Of course we talk mosiac universes and shared storyworlds like Thieves' World and Wildcards! Celia talks about Becca Syme and the Better Faster Academy, which uses the Clifton Strengths assessment. Scrivener is an all-in-one application for planning, organizing, writing, and producing fiction and non-fiction works. Remarkably, the Vienna Philharmonic has a record of every concert every performed on their stage. Be sure to listen all the way to the end for an important announcement about the future of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick! No, the show's not going anywhere! Maybe you would like to be a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more! Big thanks to my Multiversalists patron community, including Amelia Bowen, Ted Leonhardt, Chuck Anderson, and J. C. Hutchins! This episode took over thirteen hours to record, edit, produce, and publish, so I'm incredibly grateful for the support of my patrons. If Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patron! The Multiversalists patron member community receives the uncut, unedited version of every episode. For this episode, patrons get almost thirty-five minutes of additional content! Want in on that? Become a patron for at least $5.00 per month (start with a free seven-day trial / cancel any time) and get a bunch of other perks and special access, too. Every month the member community has at least twenty members, I will donate 10% of net patron revenue to 826 National in support of literacy and creative writing advocacy for children. Let's go! Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks.

Science fiction and fantasy author Anthony W. Eichenlaub joins me in an in-depth discussion on the writing craft and writing life in Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick episode 081. Anthony W. Eichenlaub is the author of a wide range of science fiction and fantasy. His novels are a hodgepodge of cyberpunk westerns, space opera, and technothrillers. His short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including Daily Science Fiction, Little Blue Marble, and On-Spec Magazine. Anthony is a member and volunteer with SFWA, a member of the Rochester Writers Group, and a teaching artist at the Loft Literary Center. In his spare time, he enjoys landscaping, woodworking, and long walks with his lazy dog. Anthony has been writing for nearly twenty years, and he brings that expertise and experience to our conversation as we discuss... Beginning writing as an adult The influence of role playing games on fiction Story structure and "the dreaded middle" Marketing, goals, and planning Teaching Growing and developing as a writer and author ...and a whole lot more. This episode was recorded on April 26th, 2023. The conversation with Anthony W. Eichenlaub was recorded on January 24th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode My day job? I'm a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creators. How can I help you? My first novel, Brave Men Run, comes up as an example of a first book performing better than later works. I mention one of my favorite James Baldwin quotes. I recommend The Sparrow and Children of God by Mary Doria Russell. Anthony makes pens! There are pen-making kits you can use with a bit of woodturning / woodworking skill. Anthony was inspired to write fiction after leading fantasy role playing gaming sessions. He's far from the first author similarly driven! Books2Read is a service for authors that provides a "links page" to various online marketplaces. BookFunnel is an author marketing service that connects readers to authors via mailing list newsletter exchanges, among other methods. Humble Bundle offers collections of books, games, software, and other goodies for greatly reduced prices, with a portion of sales going to charity. Story Bundle is similar to Humble Bundle, with a focus on collections of books curated by authors, editors, and publishers. You probably know about Patreon -- it's what I use to run my Multiversalists member community -- but did you know co-founder Jack Conte and his partner Nataly Dawn have a cool band called Pomplamoose? When this episode was recorded, Anthony was working on a noir book, and so he was reading classic noir fiction authors like Raymond Chandler. Similarly, when I was preparing to write my literary fantasy novel Light of the Outsider, I read Theodore Sturgeon, Philip Roth, and Ursula K. Le Guin to get a particular tone and lyricism in my head. Maybe you would like to be a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more! Big thanks to my Multiversalists patron community, including Amelia Bowen, Ted Leonhardt, Chuck Anderson, and J. C. Hutchins! This episode took thirteen hours and forty-nine minutes to record, edit, produce, and publish, so I'm incredibly grateful for the support of my patrons. If Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patron! The Multiversalists patron member community receives the uncut, unedited version of every episode. For this episode, patrons get almost forty five minutes of additional content! Want in on that? Become a patron for at least $5.00 per month (cancel any time) and get a bunch of other perks and special access, too. Every month the member community has at least twenty members, I will donate 10% of net patron revenue to 826 National in support of literacy and creative writing advocacy for children. Let's go! Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks.

Episode 080 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, the podcast about making stuff (mostly writing), finding success as we each define it, and staying healthy and sane in the process, is a solo episode in which I share how I've tricked myself into a creative corner... how and why it happened... and what it might take to get out of it. If you find you might be sabotaging your creative writing life with some insidious mental trickery, I hope you'll find something valuable here. Also: I made a mug you might want involved with how you start your creative days... more about that in the episode, too. This episode was recorded on April 19th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode The interview with playwright Monica Cross from Sonitotum 079. I'm still learning, messing around with, and bending to my will the knowledge management application Obsidian. This episode is, kinda sorta, an extension of the "Sponges" episode of Sonitotum, which you should listen to. The day this episode comes out is also the third anniversary of the day I finished the first draft of Light of the Outsider, my best novel as of this writing. Yes, it's even better than Brave Men Run, my first novel, which everyone loved! Did you know about the sequel to Brave Men Run, Pilgrimage..? "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay" is my novelette from 2021. It's pretty special. You should check it out. Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure was my sole release in 2022. Looking to get started as an indie author? This book shows you what you really need, and how to get it. The "Play with Your Gifts Today" mug is available in 11 ounce and 15 ounce sizes. It's a neat thing! All this talk about my books reminds me that you might not realize you can name your own price (minimum $1.00) for any of my e-books when you buy direct from me! Hey! Scroll down and leave a comment! Maybe you would like to be a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more! Big thanks to my Multiversalists patron community, including Amelia Bowen, Ted Leonhardt, Chuck Anderson, and J. C. Hutchins! This episode took nearly five hours to record, edit, produce, and publish, so I'm incredibly grateful for the support of my patrons. If Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patron! The Multiversalists patron member community receives the uncut, unedited version of every episode. For this episode, patrons get almost ten minutes of additional content! Want in on that? Become a patron for at least $5.00 per month (cancel any time) and get a bunch of other perks and special access, too. Every month the member community has at least twenty members, I will donate 10% of net patron revenue to 826 National in support of literacy and creative writing advocacy for children. Let's go! Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks.

Episode 079 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick features an interview with speculative playwright Monica Cross. Monica Cross (also find her on Facebook and Twitter) is a multiple-award winning playwright residing in northwestern Wisconsin. Her one-act play Cyrano on the Moon has been produced at fringe festivals in Tampa and Minneapolis, as well as several virtual productions. Wonder of Our Stage, Monica's first full-length play, was winner of the 2018 Players New Play Festival in Sarasota, FL, and went on to be included in their Summer Sizzler Series in 2019. She is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild and Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. Her plays can be found on the New Play Exchange. Listen for new insights on the creative writing life and creative process from a perspective not usually heard in the world of independent publishing: the world of theater. Monica and I discuss... the niche of speculative theater and how it intersects with "traditional" plays and playwriting. how new playwrights' works are discovered, workshopped, and ultimately produced. commonalities between storytelling on the stage and in other media building a creative practice with dyslexia and ADHD... ... and a bunch of other stuff! It's a great exchange. I learned a lot... you will, too! This episode was recorded on April 11th, 2023. The conversation with Monica Cross was recorded on January 20th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode My day job? I'm a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creators. How can I help you? You probably know Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, but you've probably never read or seen the play. My first novel, Brave Men Run, comes up in our discussion of characters hobbled by their poor self-image. The 2014 International Science Fiction Theater Conference. Susan Lorie Parks' Fucking A Mister Burnes, A Post-Electric Play by Anne Washurn The book people scene from the François Trauffaut adaptation of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. Marjorie Prime by Jordan Harrison (you might also take in the film adaptation, but as we discuss in the episode, it's not the same experience...) She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen. The alchemist John Dee. The League of Resident Theaters. Edgar Allen Poe's The Masque of the Red Death adapted for the stage by Monica Cross. Rejection sensitivity is sometimes part of the ADHD experience. What is a dramaturg? Cheers to the comic book legend who never forgets my birthday, Danny Fingeroth. J. Michael Straczynski (find him on Twitter) is a screenwriter, show runner, novelist, and comic book writer. Chances are you've dug, perhaps fanatically, something he's done. The playwright Simon Stephens (find him on Twitter). Maybe you would like to be a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more! Big thanks to my Multiversalists patron community, including Amelia Bowen, Ted Leonhardt, Chuck Anderson, and J. C. Hutchins! This episode took nearly twelve hours to record, edit, produce, and publish, so I'm incredibly grateful for the support of my patrons. If Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick brings you joy, become a patron! The Multiversalists patron member community receives the uncut, unedited version of every episode. For this episode, patrons get almost forty minutes of additional content! Want in on that? Become a patron for at least $5.00 per month (cancel any time) and get a bunch of other perks and special access, too. Every month the member community has at least twenty members, I will donate 10% of net patron revenue to 826 National in support of literacy and creative writing advocacy for children. Let's go! Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and have the desire and means to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks.

Happy new year, Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick listener community! In this 65th episode, I have a few announcements regarding what you can expect in 2023 from this podcast about making stuff (mostly writing), finding success as we each define it for  ourselves, and staying healthy and sane in the process. This episode was recorded on December 30th, 2022. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode The end of 2022 was (happily) crowded with wrapping up various projects for writer and podcasting clients of my creative services business. Perhaps I can help you in 2023! I offer a free ongoing fiction serial set in my Sovereign Era storyworld (Brave Men Run, Pilgrimage, The World Revolves Around You and other works). I added one more installment before 2022 came to a close. You can subscribe for free to Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" and receive new installments every week, delivered directly to your inbox! Get in on a year and a half (and counting) of free fiction, starting from the beginning, when you susbcribe. As soon as the Multiversalists member community is thirty patrons strong, every other episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick will feature an interview with a writer or other creator. These "evergreen" conversations will emphasize the what the creator makes, how they find success and how they define it, and their methods for staying healthy and sane in the process. If you're a creator interested recording an interview, please reach out to me (email link)! The Multiversalists patron member community receives the uncut, unedited version of every episode. Want in on that? Become a patron for at least $5.00 per month (cancel any time) and get a bunch of other perks and special access, too. Every month the member community has at least twenty members, I will donate 10% of net patron revenue to 826 National in support of literacy and creative writing advocacy for children. Let's go! Oh, and speaking of patronage: This episode was made possible in part by the patronage of listeners like you, including Amelia Bowen, Ted Leonhardt, Chuck Anderson, and J. C. Hutchins! Want to support the show and be listed in the credits, plus get lots of other goodies, perks, and exclusive access? Become a patron with a $5 monthly pledge! Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and would like to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks.

The fifty-first Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick episode finds your host back in the lush and lavish studios of MWS Media to discuss the connections between flawed (even reprehensible!) protagonists, literary authenticity, and your reader community. I also say goodbye to reader community member, superfan, and generous soul Dave Alcock, as well as offer up the usual weekly recap of my creative adventure.  And what a week it was. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode The day job? I'm a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters, and other creators bring their work to fruition, to market, and to an audience. How can I help you? For the gearheads: I replaced my fiery computer with a Cyberpower GMA4800 BSTV10 with an AMD Ryzen 5 5600x 3.7GHz processor, 32 GB DDR4 RAM, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB graphics card. I bought it at my local BestBuy, but it was the only one in stock. You might have better luck from NewEgg. Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is my freely offered fiction serial and part of my Sovereign Era storyworld, which includes the novels Brave Men Run and Pilgrimage, the collection The Sovereign Era: Year One, the novelette "Canary in a Coal Mine" (by P.G. Holyfield), and the short stories "The World Revolves Around You" and "The News from Bewilder Pond."  So far. After my September focus on the serial, I'll get back to my next novel, Shadow of the Outsider, the follow-up to  Light of the Outsider and "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay." It was likely a Facebook post from the author Adam-Troy Casto that first called my attention to the idea that some folks might be aghast at the character of Decker from the classic science fiction film Blade Runner (based on the Philip K. Dick novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep). He might have shared if from a post from the author David Gerrold... do you forgive me for de-prioritizing the fact checking on this one? Where it came from is secondary to the point, after all... So why are they called "blade runners," anyway..? The Punisher -- Frank Castle -- was created by  by Gerry Conway, John Romita, Sr., and Ross Andru (in the episode, I mistakenly credit Gil Kane). He first appeared in issue number 129 of The Amazing Spider-Man, which hit the spinner racks in November, 1973. I mention the quote, "Fiction is telling the truth with lies."  I'm paraphrasing something with a long, storied history of paraphrasing. The origin of this universal statement comes from Pablo Picasso, who was quoted in a 1923 article as saying, "Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, at least the truth that is given us to understand." The first person to apply this truism (see what I did, there?) to narrative fiction might have been the screenwriter Stephen Davis: “Drama is the lie that tells us the truth.” Check out Quote Investigator for more... Henry Rollins is quoted as saying, "It'll destroy you if you try to make it mean anything to anyone but yourself," At least, I think he did. I can't find the original source. In this episode, I reference the "Nope to Tropes" episode, which you should check out..! My patron community receives the uncut, unedited version of every episode. For this episode, they're privy to almost eighteen minutes of extra content! Want in on that? Become a patron for at least $5.00 per month (cancel any time) and get a bunch of other perks and special access, too. Not much more than two dozen people listen to each new episode of this show during the first week it's released. If most of the listeners became Exceptional patrons ($5.00 per month), patron revenue would surpass $100 per month, and I could begin donating 10% every month to 826 National in support of literacy and creative writing advocacy for children. Let's go! Let's double the listenership by the next episode! This week, tell a kindred spirit about Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick! Share https://www.mattselznick.com/podcasts/sonitotum/ with them, or better yet, share your favorite episode of Sonitotum directly from your preferred podcasting app! Oh, and speaking of patronage: This episode was made possible in part by the patronage of listeners like you, including J. C.  Hutchins and Ted Leonhardt. Want to support the show and be listed in the credits, plus get lots of other goodies, perks, and exclusive access? Become a patron with a $3, $5, $10, or $20 monthly pledge! Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and would like to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks.

It's the fiftieth episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick! Join me as I sit in my car at a park, listening to the rain, while I reflect on the first fifty episodes of the show (and before!) and think about the future of this podcast, my creative endeavors, and our community. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode September is for writing a whole bunch of installments of Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started," the free serial I deliver to e-mail subscribers. Get yours! Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights is, technically, a work of "new adult" fiction. In the episode, I compare it in tone to teen soap operas such as those that can (or could) be found on the CW television network. Example might include One Tree Hill or The OC. Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is part of my Sovereign Era storyworld, which includes the novels Brave Men Run and Pilgrimage, the collection The Sovereign Era: Year One, the novelette "Canary in a Coal Mine" (by P.G. Holyfield), and the short stories "The World Revolves Around You" and "The News from Bewilder Pond."  So far. After my September focus on the serial, I'll get back to my next novel, Shadow of the Outsider, the follow-up to  Light of the Outsider and "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay." My new non-fiction book for writers, Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure, is available everywhere you buy e-books, including directly from me. It's all here. My patron community receives the uncut, unedited version of every episode. For this episode, they're privy to over seventeen minutes minutes of extra content! Want in on that? Become a patron for at least $5.00 per month (cancel any time) and get a bunch of other perks and special access, too. Not much more than two dozen people listen to each new episode of this show during the first week it's released. If most of the listeners became Exceptional patrons ($5.00 per month), patron revenue would surpass $100 per month, and I could begin donating 10% every month to 826 National in support of literacy and creative writing advocacy for children. Let's go! Want to hear the first episode of this iteration of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? The post is here; the MP3 audio file is here. Want to hear the first episodes of the first iteration of Sonitotum? Check it out over at the Internet Archive. The second iteration of Sonitotum was very short lived. I'm still trying to track down those files! Want to go farther back in my podcasting history (and hear a lot of great 2000s-era indie music)? Dig The MWS Media Radio Show Podcast and The DIY Endeavors Podcast on the Internet Archive. This latest iteration of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick came about a month or so after I declared a kind of creative bankruptcy. Read about that here. Let's double the listenership by the next episode! This week, tell a kindred spirit about Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick! Share https://www.mattselznick.com/podcasts/sonitotum/ with them, or better yet, share your favorite episode of Sonitotum directly from your preferred podcasting app! Oh, and speaking of patronage: This episode was made possible in part by the patronage of listeners like you, including J. C.  Hutchins and Ted Leonhardt. Want to support the show and be listed in the credits, plus get lots of other goodies, perks, and exclusive access? Become a patron with a $3, $5, $10, or $20 monthly pledge! Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and would like to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks.

This episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick is a park cast! It's just too hot and stuffy in the lush (as in swampy) and lavish studios of MWS Media, so I recorded this one strolling around a big local park. Enjoy the ambience as I talk about how and why new fiction writers (heck, all fiction writers) must avoid the pit of mediocrity that is tropes and genre expectations. Do you want your fiction to be known for what it's similar to? Or do you want people to hold up your work as the new standard? Just say nope to tropes, and write from your heart and soul. "If you make cookies with cookie cutters, your cookies will look just like the cookies from everyone else who bought those cookie cutters." What do you think? Leave a comment; let's talk about it! Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode My new non-fiction book for writers, Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure, comes out on August 30, 2022 everywhere you buy e-books. Click that link and buy direct from me! Mentioned around the nine minute, thirty second mark: Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick 043: "Writing is Hard." I cite a quote attributed to Orson Welles: "The absence of limitation is the enemy of art." Want to go waaaaay down the rabbit hole of tropes? Check out TVTropes.org. My (far as I know) trope-less fantasy novel is Light of the Outsider. You should read it. My very trope-y first novel is Brave Men Run. Lots of people have read it. You should, too! My second novel, a follow-up to my first, is far less trope-y and reflects my growing maturity and ability as a writer. It's called Pilgrimage, and you should read it, too! Authors I mention off the top of my head whose work defines a genre rather than being defined by a genre: Leo Tolstoy.  Anton Chekhov. O Henry. Raymond Chandler. Ursula K. Le Guin. Ray Bradbury. My patron community receives the uncut, unedited version of every episode. For this episode, they're privy to almost fifteen minutes of extra content! Want in on that? Become a patron for at least $5.00 per month (cancel any time). This episode was made possible in part by the patronage of listeners like you, including J. C.  Hutchins and Ted Leonhardt. In my park-wandering state of mind, I didn't mention them in the original recording and so inserted my grateful thanks "in post." Want to support the show and be listed in the credits, plus get lots of other goodies, perks, and exclusive access? Become a patron -- and join at the Paramount tier before August 31, 2022 to get $100 worth of digital books, audiobooks, and music! Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and would like to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks. Also! Don't forget: For a Limited-Time: All My Books and Music at a HUGE Discount! Big news! 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This episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick is a check-in detailing a rough week. Challenges to building a consistent creative life abound. Some weeks, it's enough to recognize that what's important is simply living, reflecting, and showing up. For a variety of reasons, the days between the previous episode and this one were rough. That's going to happen. Fortunately, sometimes taking a pause allows the space to grow, and to be reminded of all that's good, and all your doing right. Listen to learn more. Links and topics mentioned in this episode include... Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started"  is my free serial available via email subscription My next book is a work of non-fiction. Pre-order Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure today, help push the book up the charts, and be among the first to read it! I couldn't get enough of "Silly Love Songs" by Paul McCartney and Wings. In the episode, I say the dates I'm alone in the house were the 15th through the 20th; it was actually the 8th through the 20th. This episode includes an update on the status of the audiobook editions of Brave Men Run and Pilgrimage. Shadow of the Outsider is my next novel in the Shaper's World storyworld and Outsider Cycle. While I'm writing it, catch up with Light of the Outsider and "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay." "Accentuate the Positive" In his voice recording message sent in response to Sonitotum 036, long-time-listener and pal Harold Johnson mentioned buying my books directly from me. You can do that via my Books page! How's your creative week going? Tell me about it in the comments. Want uncut, unedited episodes of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, e-books, audiobooks, music, and more goodies? Become a patron and help support this podcast. This episode was made possible in part by the patronage of listeners like you, including J. C.  Hutchins. Want to support the show and be listed in the credits, plus get lots of other goodies, perks, and exclusive access? Become a patron! Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and would like to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks.

Last week on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, we talked about how to fail. Let's give equal time to how to succeed this time around. Sonitotum is all about making things, finding success as we each define it, and staying healthy and sane in the process. To find success as we each define it, we have to understand what it's going to take for us to succeed. While the specific details are going to be unique to each of us, the secret of success is both simple... and diabolically difficult. In this episode, by relating my own quest to understand what success means to me and what it's going to take for me to have a chance achieving success, I offer suggestions for what might work for you, too. Some of the links and topics mentioned in this episode include... The Love, Rage, and Indignation episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick. My creative services business. Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started," my free serial available via email subscription, is now up to seventy-five weekly installments and over 84,000 words! My next book is a work of non-fiction. Pre-order Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure today, help push the book up the charts, and be among the first to read it! Between this episode and the next I'll be recording audiobook editions of my first two novels, Brave Men Run and Pilgrimage. Want uncut, unedited episodes of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, e-books, audiobooks, music, and more goodies? Become a patron and help support this podcast. This episode was made possible in part by the patronage of listeners like you, including J. C.  Hutchins. Want to support the show and be listed in the credits, plus get lots of other goodies, perks, and exclusive access? Become a patron! Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and would like to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks.

Are you good at failure? No? Maybe? Don't worry. In episode 40 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, I'm here to teach you how to fail. Sonitotum is all about making things, finding success as we each define it, and staying healthy and sane in the process. Failure is inevitable along the way. It can cripple our ability and desire to make art, and if we aren't making things, well, we aren't going to find success.  And if we can't make things and we're not at least trying to find success? Well, heck, I don't need to tell you that's no way to stay healthy and sane. So it's important to know how to fail. I have some experience in this. I've been told I'm pretty good at it! So you're in good hands. Listen! Some of the links and topics mentioned in this episode include... My creative services business. Stoicism. You could do worse than starting with this book. Speaking of books: I think this was the awful X-Men novel I read in the nineties that, in many ways, launched my career. You can get some incomplete glimpses at Sovereign Serials thanks to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. As you know, Bob, Sovereign Serials led to the Sovereign Era storyworld of novels and stories, beginning with Brave Men Run. Failure and accountability made me commit to writing Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure. Pre-order now! Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started," my free serial available via email subscription Want uncut, unedited episodes of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, e-books, audiobooks, music, and more goodies? Become a patron and help support this podcast. This episode was made possible in part by the patronage of listeners like you, including J. C.  Hutchins. Want to support the show and be listed in the credits, plus get lots of other goodies, perks, and exclusive access? Become a patron!

In addition to an update on my creative endeavors in the previous week, this episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick includes some very personal thoughts on recent political news in the United States... and the potential repercussions in store for creative women and men. Some of the links and topics mentioned in this episode include... Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started," my free serial available via email subscription Brave Men Run and Pilgrimage, the novels to which Hazy Days is a prequel of sorts An update on our exclusive patron membership community My plans for my next non-fiction work, Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure The United States Supreme Court's overruling of Roe v Wade, and what it means for creators This episode was made possible in part by the patronage of listeners like you, including J. C.  Hutchins and Kimberly Puri. Want to support the show and be listed in the credits, plus get lots of other goodies, perks, and exclusive access? Become a patron!

Episode 35 of Sonitotum features reflection on the occasion of the 16th anniversary of my landmark indie book Brave Men Run.This content is by Matthew Wayne Selznick and came from his website.

Matthew Wayne Selznick is a fiction and non-fiction author, editor, creator, podcasters and consultant living in Huntington Beach, California. Matthew is best known for his award-nominated first novel Brave Men Run, he writes in a variety of genres and storyworlds. His latest book is the fantasy thriller Light of the Outsider. To find out more about Matthew: Website Light of the Outsider Novel Services Mailing list (includes a free weekly serial fiction) --- You can find Josiane Fortin, the self-proclaimed Self-Publishing Queen here: Author page Facebook If you are ready to self-publish on Amazon, let me teach you what you need to know in my online course: How to Self-Publish On Amazon Freebie 5-Day Nonfiction Book Challenge Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review to keep the good stuff coming!

Rey out-Lukes Luke in terms of impatience.Jabba has the last laugh.Leia comes clean.Last week's Star Wars comics -- Star Wars #73, Star Wars Adventures -- Return to Vader's Castle #4 and Star Wars -- Allegiance #3 -- provided readers with decidedly different stories with overarching characters whose influence runs deep.We break down what worked, what didn't and why each issue was worth the time and money.As for news, Doctor Aphra is going to return with Alyssa Wong and Marika Cresta launching volume 2 of the adventures of our ambiguous space archeologist and walking disaster, bringing to three the number of monthly Star Wars comics that take flight in 2020, while everything you knew about Ben Solo/Kylo Ren's involvement with Luke Skywalker at his Jedi academy will be turned on its head in Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #2.New Star Wars comics out Oct. 30 include:_ Star Wars -- Allegiance #4_ Star Wars Adventures #27_ Return to Vader's Castle #5_ Doctor Aphra Annual #3

After listening to this episode, you know I have strong opinions regarding the artist's responsibility. Do you agree? Do you have a different view? Speak up about it, or... you know what? I'm just going to assume you're with me 100%!  Let's hear from you in the comments!It's a bit different from, but kin to, James Baldwin's interpretation. With all due respect, his version might even be a subset of mine. Listen and see what you think. Before I get into the main topic, I give you a quick run down of what's been happening in my life creatively and professionally, and how to find out more. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Here are some of the things I talk about in this episode, including a few links to sites with which I have an affiliate relationship. I'll earn a small commission at no extra cost to you if you purchase products through those links. It's a lovely way to show your support for Sonitotum! Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights is my ongoing serial fiction project set in my Sovereign Era storyworld and featuring characters from my novels Brave Men Run and Pilgrimage. Read the first three installments for free, then become a patron to catch up with the rest and read new installments every two weeks! My Now page for August, 2018, inspired by Derek Sivers. My July, 2018 transparency report. Filmmaker James Gunn was fired from Disney after alt-right media personality and conspiracy theorist Mike Cernovich (the same man who helped bring widespread attention to the "pizzagate" fake conspiracy that nearly got people killed) brought attention to several deleted tweets Gunn had posted in 2009 and long since apologized for. Possibly attempting to ride the Gunn / Disney news cycle, the conservative website Town Hall writer Chris Reeves republished a tweet comedian and actress Sarah Silverman had posted in 2009 and subsequently addressed in 2017. I can't find the email from a concerned reader of Brave Men Run that I mention in the episode, but it did inspire this ten year old post that features a less developed idea of the artist's responsibility, specifically for writers of fiction. I mentioned my songwriting. You can listen to or purchase many of my songs on Spotify, Amazon, iTunes, and most other streaming or digital download marketplaces. Richard Pryor was an American comedian, writer, filmmaker, and actor. He co-wrote Blazing Saddles with Mel Brooks and others, and was an unflinching critic of race relations and other social issues.http://youtu.be/hzl7G9XhLxc (NSFW) Orson Scott Card is a science fiction writer and editor with a long history of opposition to civil rights for anyone not identifying as heterosexual. Share Your Thoughts on the Artist's Responsibility After listening to this episode, you know I have strong opinions regarding the artist's responsibility. Do you agree? Do you have a different view? Speak up about it, or... you know what? I'm just going to assume you're with me 100%!  Let's hear from you in the comments!I think about the artist's responsibility a lot, and it's on my mind every time a comedian or filmmaker comes under fire for the work they create. So in this episode, I lay it all out and define the artist's responsibility. It's a bit different from, but kin to, James Baldwin's interpretation. With all due respect, his version might even be a subset of mine. Listen and see what you think. Before I get into the main topic, I give you a quick run down of what's been happening in my life creatively and professionally, and how to find out more. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Here are some of the things I talk about in this episode, including a few links to sites with which I have an affiliate relationship. I'll earn a small commission at no extra cost to you if you purchase products through those links. It's a lovely way to show your support for Sonitotum! Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights is my ongoing serial fiction project set in my Sovereign Era storyworld and featuring characters from my novels Brave Men Run and Pilgrimage. Read the first three installments for free, then become a patron to catch up with the rest and read new installments every two weeks! My Now page for August, 2018, inspired by Derek Sivers. My July, 2018 transparency report. Filmmaker James Gunn was fired from Disney after alt-right media personality and conspiracy theorist Mike Cernovich (the same man who helped bring widespread attention to the "pizzagate" fake conspiracy that nearly got people killed) brought attention to several deleted tweets Gunn had posted in 2009 and long since apologized for. Possibly attempting to ride the Gunn / Disney news cycle, the conservative website Town Hall writer Chris Reeves republished a tweet comedian and actress Sarah Silverman had posted in 2009 and subsequently addressed in 2017. I can't find the email from a concerned reader of Brave Men Run that I mention in the episode, but it did inspire this ten year old post that features a less developed idea of the artist's responsibility, specifically for writers of fiction. I mentioned my songwriting. You can listen to or purchase many of my songs on Spotify, Amazon, iTunes, and most other streaming or digital download marketplaces. Richard Pryor was an American comedian, writer, filmmaker, and actor. He co-wrote Blazing Saddles with Mel Brooks and others, and was an unflinching critic of race relations and other social issues.http://youtu.be/hzl7G9XhLxc (NSFW) Orson Scott Card is a science fiction writer and editor with a long history of opposition to civil rights for anyone not identifying as heterosexual. Share Your Thoughts on the Artist's Responsibility After listening to this episode, you know I have strong opinions regarding the artist's responsibility. Do you agree? Do you have a different view? Speak up about it, or... you know what? I'm just going to assume you're with me 100%!  Let's hear from you in the comments!Do you have any kind of responsibility for what you create? Do you have a certain, specific, responsibility as a creator? I think about the artist's responsibility a lot, and it's on my mind every time a comedian or filmmaker comes under fire for the work they create. So in this episode, I lay it all out and define the artist's responsibility. It's a bit different from, but kin to, James Baldwin's interpretation. With all due respect, his version might even be a subset of mine. Listen and see what you think. Before I get into the main topic, I give you a quick run down of what's been happening in my life creatively and professionally, and how to find out more. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Here are some of the things I talk about in this episode, including a few links to sites with which I have an affiliate relationship. I'll earn a small commission at no extra cost to you if you purchase products through those links. It's a lovely way to show your support for Sonitotum! Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights is my ongoing serial fiction project set in my Sovereign Era storyworld and featuring characters from my novels Brave Men Run and Pilgrimage. Read the first three installments for free, then become a patron to catch up with the rest and read new installments every two weeks! My Now page for August, 2018, inspired by Derek Sivers. My July, 2018 transparency report. Filmmaker James Gunn was fired from Disney after alt-right media personality and conspiracy theorist Mike Cernovich (the same man who helped bring widespread attention to the "pizzagate" fake conspiracy that nearly got people killed) brought attention to several deleted tweets Gunn had posted in 2009 and long since apologized for. Possibly attempting to ride the Gunn / Disney news cycle, the conservative website Town Hall writer Chris Reeves republished a tweet comedian and actress Sarah Silverman had posted in 2009 and subsequently addressed in 2017. I can't find the email from a concerned reader of Brave Men Run that I mention in the episode, but it did inspire this ten year old post that features a less developed idea of the artist's responsibility, specifically for writers of fiction. I mentioned my songwriting. You can listen to or purchase many of my songs on Spotify, Amazon, iTunes, and most other streaming or digital download marketplaces. Richard Pryor was an American comedian, writer, filmmaker, and actor. He co-wrote Blazing Saddles with Mel Brooks and others, and was an unflinching critic of race relations and other social issues.http://youtu.be/hzl7G9XhLxc (NSFW) Orson Scott Card is a science fiction writer and editor with a long history of opposition to civil rights for anyone not identifying as heterosexual. Share Your Thoughts on the Artist's Responsibility After listening to this episode, you know I have strong opinions regarding the artist's responsibility. Do you agree? Do you have a different view? Speak up about it, or... you know what? I'm just going to assume you're with me 100%!  Let's hear from you in the comments!Do you have any kind of responsibility for what you create? Do you have a certain, specific, responsibility as a creator? I think about the artist's responsibility a lot, and it's on my mind every time a comedian or filmmaker comes under fire for the work they create. So in this episode, I lay it all out and define the artist's responsibility. It's a bit different from, but kin to, James Baldwin's interpretation. With all due respect, his version might even be a subset of mine. Listen and see what you think. Before I get into the main topic, I give you a quick run down of what's been happening in my life creatively and professionally, and how to find out more. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Here are some of the things I talk about in this episode, including a few links to sites with which I have an affiliate relationship. I'll earn a small commission at no extra cost to you if you purchase products through those links. It's a lovely way to show your support for Sonitotum! Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights is my ongoing serial fiction project set in my Sovereign Era storyworld and featuring characters from my novels Brave Men Run and Pilgrimage. Read the first three installments for free, then become a patron to catch up with the rest and read new installments every two weeks! My Now page for August, 2018, inspired by Derek Sivers. My July, 2018 transparency report. Filmmaker James Gunn was fired from Disney after alt-right media personality and conspiracy theorist Mike Cernovich (the same man who helped bring widespread attention to the "pizzagate" fake conspiracy that nearly got people killed) brought attention to several deleted tweets Gunn had posted in 2009 and long since apologized for. Possibly attempting to ride the Gunn / Disney news cycle, the conservative website Town Hall writer Chris Reeves republished a tweet comedian and actress Sarah Silverman had posted in 2009 and subsequently addressed in 2017. I can't find the email from a concerned reader of Brave Men Run that I mention in the episode, but it did inspire this ten year old post that features a less developed idea of the artist's responsibility, specifically for writers of fiction. I mentioned my songwriting. You can listen to or purchase many of my songs on Spotify, Amazon, iTunes, and most other streaming or digital download marketplaces. Richard Pryor was an American comedian, writer, filmmaker, and actor. He co-wrote Blazing Saddles with Mel Brooks and others, and was an unflinching critic of race relations and other social issues.http://youtu.be/hzl7G9XhLxc (NSFW) Orson Scott Card is a science fiction writer and editor with a long history of opposition to civil rights for anyone not identifying as heterosexual. Share Your Thoughts on the Artist's Responsibility After listening to this episode, you know I have strong opinions regarding the artist's responsibility. Do you agree? Do you have a different view? Speak up about it, or... you know what? I'm just going to assume you're with me 100%!  Let's hear from you in the comments!

In this episode, I use some very personal stories from my own past to demonstrate how important it is to avoid toxic relationships and our own toxic behavior if we want to be productive and prolific in our creative lives. Along the way, I submit that, while it sometimes means making difficult and painful choices, avoiding toxic people and behavior is part of the artist's responsibility to the rest of the world, let along to ourselves. Before all that, you'll get a little update on my own creative endeavors, including the addition of this podcast to most of the popular podcasting apps and directories, and a new serial fiction perk for my patrons. It's a deep, "real talk" episode, albeit not without some humor! I hope my experiences and life lessons have some value. Want to talk about it? Leave a comment! Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Sonitotum is now in some of the most popular podcasting apps and directories: iTunes / Apple Podcasts Google Play Music TuneIn Stitcher PlayerFM Podbean Radio Public All past and future installments of Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started," my Sovereign Era serial fiction featuring characters from my books Brave Men Run and Pilgrimage, are now available to my patrons.  Not a patron? Read the first three installments of Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights for free and then pledge your support for as little as $1.00 per month for full access! The CW is a United States broadcast television network known for prime time soap operas in the New Adult genre. Falkor the luck dragon (link includes spoilers for The Neverending Story) There's no way to link to just one definition of "the artist's responsibility," but I make my interpretation of that concept clear in this episode. After listening... what do you think is the artist's responsibility? What Do You Think? For me, a podcast is much more than just talking into a microphone and putting the result out into the world. It's an invitation to a relationship; to community. I strive to be as transparent, honest, and vulnerable as possible in this, and every episode... perhaps especially in this episode! Let me know that's valuable to you, and return the favor: Tell me what you think about the episode, and if you're willing, please share your own experiences with toxicity in your relationships and in our own behavior, especially with regard to how those toxic elements affected your own creative progress and process.  Let's hear from you in the comments!

This week the Robots chat with Matthew Wayne Selznick about his novels Brave Men Run and Pilgrimage, as well as what he'll be working on in the future.

Hosts: Jim, Jon & KentGuest: Matthew Wayne Selznick Finally, a new episode with actual world-building in it! Though in this episode, we go about it a little differently. Our guest, creator Matthew Wayne Selznick, walks us through the process of building a truly habitable planet, as detailed in his book World-Building for Writers, Gamers and Other Creators, Volume One: Star, Planet, Moon. We develop the world, and from there we brainstorm up a sentient species with a primitive culture. Image courtesy of Victor Habbick / FreeDigitalPhotos.netDuring the course of recording, we found a pretty cool site about language: Edenics.RECOMMENDATIONS: Jon recommends SimEarth.Mentioned in this Episode:Brave Men Run / Brave Men Run Podcast Novel7th Son / 7th Son Podcast SeriesAnyman: The John Smith EPTee MorrisVulcanIoTorus / HypercubeShelobSemaphorePuebloGila MonumentOpluridaeSpore Episode 19 - Ptemos Download

Matthew Wayne Selznick - author of "Brave Men Run" and the sequel (in-the-works) "Pilgrimage", social media and marketing guru, creator of online communities, and storyteller extraordinaire - returns to the big chair to workshop a tale shared by Guest Writer (and Assistant Editor at Protecting Project Pulp) Fred Himebaugh. Fred distinguishes himself by bringing one of the wildest story ideas we've ever had to the Roundtable that includes Cold War politics, world leader superheros (Ronald Regan in Iron Man armor?), ancient Russian Gods... you get the idea. With Ryan Stevenson in the co-host chair, we throw the switch on the Way-Back Machine and dive in... tune in for the wild story idea, stay for the Literary gold.

This chat was recorded on January 6th 2011. Tonight we are speaking with Dan Absalonson aka Dan Dan the Art Man we speak about how he goes about writing and getting his episodes up on his monthly podcast the Writings of Dan Absalonson. Some of the other sites talked about: Critters.org (wasn’t up during the […]

Matthew Wayne Selznick reads my story "You Can't Get There From Here," as part of his Sovereign Summer Sunday Webathon.  See the other videos of the Webathon at www.mattselznick.comBrave Men Run Webathon Videos by Matthew Wayne Selznick is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.

What is the secret of Matthew Wayne Selznick, author of Brave Men Run?  You'll have to listen to the interview to find out, but may have something to do with this stuff he posted on his website:"Ladies and gentlemen, on Sunday, July 13, 2008, every hour on the hour for eight hours beginning at 10:00 AM Eastern / 7:00 AM Pacific time, I will present a brand new, original short story set in the first year of the Sovereign Era universe. These stories — official Sovereign Era canon — are from some of the most respected authors of podcast fiction: J.C. Hutchins (The “7th Son” trilogy)Mur Lafferty (”Playing For Keeps”)Nathan Lowell (The “Golden Age of the Solar Clipper” novels)Matt Wallace (”The Next Fix”)J.R. Blackwell (Voices of Tomorrow)P.G. Holyfield (”Murder at Avedon Hill”)Jared Axelrod (The Voice of Free Planet X) I'll be reading each story aloud, on camera, absolutely live, in random order — so be sure to check in every hour so you don't miss your favorite author!" The Voice of Free Planet X theme was written and performed by Russell Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net

On today’s episode, we chat with Matt Selznick about the release of his book Brave Men Run, being re-released by Swarm Press. Check out his site Matthew Wayne Selznick on July 1st, 2008 for a big announcement in regards to the book. And be sure to order the book at Amazon on July 13, 2008! […]

Gravity.Astronauts.Socialism.Hufflepuff.Filking.“I ain't sayin' she's Death Eater.”Laughter.Frogs.Fucking frogs.“Don't you forget about me.”Mathew Wayne Selznick.Brave Men Run.“Music is like math in the air.”Intervals.Inflation.The Voice of Free Planet X theme was written and performed by Russell Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net.

Episode #5 - Nathan LowellThis is our companion podcast to Coffee House to Go featuring interviews with upcoming and notable figures in the small press community including printers, publishers, bloggers and, of course, poets and writers.Guest Host: Jack Hosley of Wander RadioIn this episode, Jack speaks with Nathan Lowell, author of The Share Trilogy and South Coast. You can visit Nathan at his web site: http://www.durandus.org/goldenNathan's books can be found at Podiobooks.com Quarter Share Half Share Full Share South CoastCONTEST: Name Ishmael’s Ship and Logo(This interview was originally recorded via Skype on January 1, 2008.)Podiobooks Discussed: Nina Kimberly the Merciless – Christiana Ellis Brave Men Run – Matthew Wayne Selznick Earthcore – Scott Sigler Singularity – Bill DeSmedt Discovered Country – Nora Fleischer Amerindian 2192 – J. Scott Garibay Spherical Tomi – Jack Mangan Space Casey - Christiana EllisLinks to Know:National Novel Writing MonthPodiobooks CommunityMur LaffertyScott SiglerJC HutchinsDavid WeberDavid DrakeThe Parsec AwardsPlease leave feedback on this show by writing esccast AT gmail.com, calling our ESC!Cast hotline at (206)339-3721 or, if you have a microphone connected to your computer, by clicking the "Send Me an Odeo" link at the right.The music in this episode, Lonesome Trails Part Two, was provided by Rob Potter. You can find more of Rob's music at www.3fmmusic.com.Subscribe to our Podcast Feed orDownload the show here! Play Now: ATM_005_20080116 (44'08 20.2mb 64kbps)

Welcome back again, wolfpack! This is the introduction to the second season of Grailwolf's Geek Life. Primarily this episode is just an explanation of how things are going to work for the next couple weeks.The new TV season starts on Monday, 09/24, and we'll be producing a whole string of mini-episodes to discuss all the new genre programming. Keep an eye out for those starting in the next couple days.Links: Serenity (Collector's Edition) at Amazon.com Promo for Brave Men Run by Matthew Wayne Selznick (available at bravemenrun.com and podiobooks.com) Send in questions for "Correct Me If I'm Wrong" to heather.welliver at gmail, the grailwolf at gmail, or the howl line (206-222-HOWL) Now settle in for an extra helping of geeky TV!Hurdy gur,-Marc

Random Signal is two years old, and I nearly forgot!Who are you to argue with Kilroy 2.0?Song 1: My Generation (live) - The Who (from Monterey International Pop Festival courtesy of Razor & Tie)[MySpace] [Emusic] [PMN]Balticon was totally Airwolf! I got to meet/get drunk with a ton of awesome podcasters. Let's see if I can remember them all...Mur Lafferty - Geek Fu Action Grip, I Should Be Writing, Pseudopod, Lulu RadioJim Van Verth - The Vintage GamerMatthew Wayne Selznick - Brave Men Run, DIY Endeavors, Five Minute Memoir, Writers TalkingJ.C. Hutchins - 7th SonEvo Terra - Podiobooks.comMichael R. Mennenga - Farpoint MediaJared Axelrod - The Voice of Free Planet X, Aliens You Will MeetJ.R. Blackwell - Voices of TomorrowSusan Z and Buscuit - Kulture KastGeorge Hrab - The Geologic PodcastTee Morris - Podiobooks.com, The Survival Guide to Writing FantasySteve Eley - Escape PodPaul Fischer and Martha Halloway - The Balticon Podcast, ADD CastRick Stringer - Variant FrequenciesMatt Wallace - The Failed Cities MonologuesRich Sigfrit - Outcast MultimediaEarl Newton - Stranger ThingsPhil Rossi - CrescentLeann Mabry - Tag in the SeamCommand Line - The Command LineChristiana Ellis - Nina Kimberly the Merciless, Talking About Stuff, with Mike and Christiana, Hey, Want to Watch a Movie?Jack Mangan - Spherical Tomi, Jack Mangan's DeadpanNobilis - Nobilis EroticaDid I forget anyone? Probably...Song 2: Ilyana - Phil Rossi and The Bad Habit [MySpace] [PMN]Song 3: Faithful - The Shillas[MySpace] [PMN]We have a new house! See?Song 4: Cruel Spines - George Hrab (from Vitriol)[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN]Wikipedia entry on the candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa)Song 5: Octopus - Jonathan Coulton[MySpace] [Emusic] [iTunes] [PMN]

In this episode: a mention of some excellent free audio books from Podiobooks.com, including ones from Scott Sigler, as well as the novels The Immortals, Singularity, How to Succeed in Evil Volume One, Brave Men Run, and Shadowmagic; a discussion of print servers on Debian Etch using CUPS and file servers using Samba; audio and email feedback.

rur@revupreview.co.uk - www.revupreview.co.uk The Rev Up Review, Number Twenty-One: Title: RUR-2006-04-08 #21 The Rev Up Review of Grenades Size: 13.6 MB Duration: 29'33" Use this FeedBurner link to download the mp3 file directly, or to add the feed to your aggregator.Contents: 00.00 Intro music: "Undertow" by Reaman (ElectroBel) 00.19 Welcome 01.06 The Rev Up Review is a proud member of The Science Fiction Podcast Network 01.26 Plot Thingy update 03.49 Come Let Me Whisper by Russell L. Burt 05.48 J. R. Blackwell's Voices of Tomorrow 10.48 Voices: New Media Fiction, edited by Mur Lafferty 11.01 TSFPN.com 11.12 Lulu.com 11.36 Mark Jeffrey's The Pocket and the Pendant; Matthew Wayne Selznick's Brave Men Run 12.15 Beyond the Storm: Shadows of the Big Easy 12.33 Mur Lafferty's Lessons From a Geek Fu Master 13.12 Music: Never Meant by Adrina Thorpe (Podsafe Music Network) 16.37 Sebastian Prooth's From The Director's Chair podcast 17.03 The Rev-Master's podcast novel? 19.10 Part One of "Bright Light of Morning" - Music by Josh Roydhouse at the Podsafe Music Network 28.05 Send feedback (text or mp3 audio comments) to rur@revupreview.co.uk, or call the Rant Line: 206-339-RANT (7268) 28.47 James Patrick Kelly's column "On the Net" at Asimov's 29.33 End Background music: Round the Bend by Adrina Thorpe (Podsafe Music Network)

With Matthew Wayne Selznick, author of the novel Brave Men Run

rur@revupreview.co.uk - www.revupreview.co.uk The Rev Up Review, Number Seventeen: Title: RUR-2006-02-04 #17 The Rev Up Review Pod Fiction Roundup Size: 20.7 MBDuration: 45'09" Use this FeedBurner link to download the mp3 file directly, or to add the feed to your aggregator. My Odeo Channel (odeo/3362612da920000e) Contents: 00.00 Intro music: "Undertow" by Reaman (ElectroBel)00.18 Welcome00.37 Plot Thingy update02.14 Richard Vobes Radio Show02.19 Evo Terra of the Dragon Page Cover to Cover 02.29 The Pod Fiction Roundup: 02.46 The Time Keepers 03.23 Dismay 05.11 Anda's Game and Human Readable by Cory Doctorow 06.11 Jared Axelrod: The Voice of Free Planet X 07.55 Tracy & Laura Hickman's Dragonhearth 09.04 Variant Frequencies 11.06 Brave Men Run by Matthew Wayne Selznick (also at Podiobooks.com) 12.57 The Rev-Master's Rant13.10 Escape Pod 15.01 Morevi by Tee Morris; The Pocket & The Pendant by Mark Jeffrey; Earthcore by Scott Sigler 18.41 Voices - New Media Fiction edited by Mur Lafferty, available March 2006 from Podiobooks.com 19.39 TSFPN.com19.49 Official Manuscript Clearance22.00 Music: Sad Sequence Part 3 by Fumitaka Anzai at the Podsafe Music Network 27.52 Review by David Jenkins of Lauren McLoughlin's "Sheila" in Interzone 201 (comments to david AT revupreview DOT co DOT uk)30.15 The Rev Up Review is a proud member of The Science Fiction Podcast Network 30.58 Part 4 of "Waiting For Your Call" - Music by Lee Lesel at the Podsafe Music Network 43.56 Send feedback (text or mp3 audio comments) to rur@revupreview.co.uk, or call the Rant Line: 206-339-RANT (7268) 45.09 End Background music: Agnus Dei by Fumitaka Anzai at the Podsafe Music Network

rur@revupreview.co.uk - www.revupreview.co.uk The Rev Up Review, Number Fifteen: Title: RUR-2005-12-29 #15 The Rev Up Review Seasonal Not Size: 14.6 MBDuration: 31'50" Use this FeedBurner link to download the mp3 file directly, or to add the feed to your aggregator. Contents: 00.00 Intro music: Blatant (and not very good) rip-off of "Undertow" by Reaman (ElectroBel)00.13 Welcome & Intro 01.28 The Rev Up Review is a proud member of The Science Fiction Podcast Network01.46 The Plot Thingy, first stage: Runner-Up & Winner (Next stage deadline: 12 January 2006) 06.15 TSFPN.com 06.27 RUR: Rossum's Universal Robots 08.19 Tee Morris: The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy 09.39 Podiobooks.com, Morevi, Brave Men Run 10.41 Michael & Evo's Dragon Page 10.58 Review of Interzone 200 14.29 Keith R. A. DeCandido: Serenity (novelization) 16.07 Music: Imaginary World by Man Bites Dog at the Podsafe Music Network 21.17 Part 2 of "Waiting For Your Call" - Music by Lee Lesel at the Podsafe Music Network 30.41 Send feedback (text or mp3 audio comments) to rur@revupreview.co.uk, or call the Rant Line: 206-339-RANT (7268) 31.50 End Background music: Don't Swim by Man Bites Dog at the Podsafe Music Network

rur@revupreview.co.uk - www.revupreview.co.uk The Rev Up Review, Number Fourteen: Title: RUR-2005-12-08 #14 The Rev Up Review Waits For Your Call Size: 16.3 MBDuration: 35'23" Use this FeedBurner link to download the mp3 file directly, or to add the feed to your aggregator. Contents: 00.00 Intro music: "Undertow" by Reaman (ElectroBel)00.10 Intro bumper (Tee Morris)00.39 Welcome 01.12 The Rev Up Review is a proud member of The Science Fiction Podcast Network 02.09 Spaceship Radio promo04.17 Plot Thingy update 06.15 Podcasting for Dummies, by Tee Morris & Evo Terra 07.11 Podcasting - The Do-It-Yourself Guide, by Todd Cochrane 08.10 Podcasting Hacks, by Jack D. Herrington 09.30 TSFPN.com 09.39 Reviews of Interzone 198 & 199 16.53 Deja Vu - A Podcast Technothriller, by Ian Hocking17.58 Brave Men Run by Matthew Wayne Selznick18.34 Music: Make Me Understand by Matt Thorpe at the Podsafe Music Network 23.05 Mental-Escher & Cyberpunk Radio 23.24 Spaceship Radio 23.36 Part 1 of "Waiting For Your Call" - Music by Lee Lesel at the Podsafe Music Network 34.18 Send feedback (text or mp3 audio comments) to rur@revupreview.co.uk, or call the Rant Line: 206-339-RANT (7268) 35.23 End Background music: So Sweet The Blues by Matt Thorpe at the Podsafe Music Network

rur@revupreview.co.uk - www.revupreview.co.uk The Rev Up Review, Number Thirteen: Title: RUR-2005-11-19 #13 The Rev Up Review Plot Thingy Size: 15.6 MBDuration: 33'57" Use this FeedBurner link to download the mp3 file directly, or to add the feed to your aggregator. Contents: 00.00 Intro music: "Undertow" by Reaman (ElectroBel)00.18 Welcome00.33 Send feedback (text or mp3 audio comments) to rur@revupreview.co.uk, or call the RANT line: 206-339-RANT (7268) 01.52 The Rev Up Review is a proud member of The Science Fiction Podcast Network 02.20 Tee Morris: The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy 02.28 Matrix, the news magazine of the British Science Fiction Association 03.14 Tannis Island by Gavin L. Lowe published by Outskirts Press 04.04 The Seven Scrolls of Scallose by Gavin L. Lowe 04.32 The New York Review of Science Fiction 05.41 Brave Men Run by Matthew Wayne Selznick 06.26 Cory Doctorow's When Sysadmins Ruled The Earth 06.44 LibriVox 07.47 "This is TSFPN.com" 07.56 The Rev Up Review Plot Thingy 08.10 Spaceship Radio 11.26 The Rev-Master's Rant 12.38 The Bookcast 12.45 Reviews of Interzone 196 & 197 19.29 Music: "Transportation By Rail (End Of Navigation)" from Steel Tantrum by Cagey House 23.13 Episode 8 (final) of Travel With Confidence (music by The Brothers Femme at PodsafeAudio)33.57 End Background music: "They'll Have Apple Juice On The Submarine" from Steel Tantrum by Cagey House