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Kat Richardson - author of the Greywalker Series as well as fabulous novellas and shorter tales - takes her storytelling damned seriously. Mind you, she has a marvelous sense of humor and is a delight to chat with (as you'll soon discover)... but when it comes to writing, she's not messing around. She pushes herself with each story, expanding and refining her craft because it's something she deeply loves and respects. Joined by the marvelous Heather Welliver - friend of the RTP and vocal performer extraordinaire (check out her performance in Cybrosis by P.C. Haring) - we indulge in a fabulous 20(ish) Minutes of writerly discourse with Kat, exploring the challenges she set for herself as a writer, her process, her experience writing a "mosaic" novel, and more. Writerly inspiration awaits you, dear friends... just click that "PLAY" button!
Space Casey was Written and Produced by Christiana Ellis Cast for episode 2 includes: Christiana Ellis as Casey Wesley Clifford as AL Billy Flynn as the Defense Attorney P.C. Haring as Sam the Bartender Music: Heading Out and Surf-Blaster from The Vara-Tones Coupe 31 and Some Kind of Hate by Angie and the Car-Wrecks Check out Cybrosis by P.C. Haring! Sound Effects come from the Freesound Project (List of Sounds I've Downloaded) Space Casey by Christiana Ellis is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Based on a work at http://spacecasey.com.Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at http://christianaellis.com.
The last members of The Crypt crew are assembling for the shakedown cruise, although just like the rest of our characters, they have no idea what's coming. At least most of the crew actually volunteered for the Planetary Union Navy, but not computer hacker Hamzah Haring. Perhaps this is a cautionary tale about what can happen if you get all spun up with anger, and go after someone or something that is best left alone.This episode is co-written with author PC Haring, the author of Cybrosis.
Ciris and Chen regroup, compare notes and try to put the pieces together in order to determine Allenrod’s plans.
In the aftermath of Ciris’s assault against Tecgui, Briggs is forced to respond and send another agent after her. In the meantime, Ciris finds herself at a loss and after some advice from an unexpected source, begins a search for the ever elusive truth.
Having sealed their deal, Ciris and Chen keep the appointment with Xavier Allenrod. But will this meeting answer Ciris’s questions or will they just pose new ones?
The next morning things between Ciris and Chen continue to remain edgy at best. After another confrontation about the events of the previous night, the two part company for the morning. Both Ciris and Chen find answers, but one finds more than she bargained for….
When Agent Chen misses their arranged lunch, Ciris grows nervous and begins to search for her. As she scours Allenrod’s Manor, she comes face to face with a few surprises she had not been expecting….
Ciris and Chen continue their respective investigations and ultimately find themselves in each others path…
Ciris and Chen split up and carry out their objectives for the night. For Chen that is to get back to the Center and prepare them for the impending attack. For Ciris, that’s to steal the data in Allenrod’s mainframe, and then catch up with Chen at the center. Meanwhile, as Chen struggles to convince Tecgui and Briggs of tonight’s danger, Allenrod’s forces are on the move…
With the Center under siege from above and below, Agent Ciris has her hands full as she fights to defend the complex from Allenrod’s Forces. Meanwhile Briggs and Tecgui come under personal attack and find themselves needing help from another Center asset...
Allenrod had made it to IU-899. Will he be able to make good on his intentions, or will a certain cyborg stand in his way and stop him once and for all? Can Ciris overcome the Virus that’s plagued her, and what other twists and surprises await her?
The war has ended and Ciris and the center have emerged victorious. But Ciris must still make amends with those she’s alienated and scorned, and come to terms with she’s learned. Somehow, fighting a psychotic Cyborg seems simple by comparison…
In the aftermath of the explosion at Solcor 2, Agent Ciris recovers and learns the extent of what has and is happening to her. She then embarks on her own investigation including analyzing the data she’s received and interrogating Dr. Leon Quincy in order to piece together the clues she has and try to put some sense of this together. As she makes some intriguing discoveries, Director Briggs and Tecgui meet behind closed doors to discuss the events of the past few days…
The pursuit of Quincy is short lived as Ciris finds herself re-assigned to protect the Director. For once thigns seem to be going according to plan, until a certain hacker returns with startling implications.
After the fundraiser draws to a close, Ciris returns home to rest, and reflect on her experience in the Civic Center construct. However, others have their own agenda for her on this night...
In the aftermath of the attack on her apartment, Ciris finds herself sequestered by Tecgui. Off the front lines while the CNSCP finishes their analysis and develops a new strategy, Ciris uses the down time to confront Tecgui with her suspicions. Meanwhile, Tecgui and Briggs sense Ciris is getting too close for comfort…
The next morning, Ciris is teamed up with Agent Chen Min-Weh. Together they review what Dr. Wass found during the autopsy of Dr. Quincy. Those results lead Ciris back to Leila Richardson who has a few surprises of her own…
Ciris learns how SMT developed their prototypes. When she returns, Ciris continues her investigations into the genesis of Project Delphi. Her disturbing discoveries and their dark implications lead Ciris to a hostile confrontation with one of the Center’s own…
When a blackout grips the city, Briggs is forced to sends the only agent available to him to investigate…Ciris. But her troubles are far from over when she discovers an outside influence at work.
Ciris returns to duty the next day, but it is not destined to be a good one. Up first for her — report to the unhappy Director and hear what he has to say. The bad news doesn’t end there and Ciris finds her frustration building to another destructive end.
As she recovers from the mission, Ciris reflects on the technology that sustains her, how it came to be a part of her, and how the aftermath has affected her.
CNSCP Agent Ciris carries out what should be a simple mission to secure a hotel and apprehend one of it’s guests. However, like so many things in life, it’s far easier said than done and when things go awry, all hell breaks loose.
Episode 6 is the second half of the interview with podcast novelist P. C. Haring. His podiobook "Cybrosis" is a strong showing, with a stellar voice acting cast and writing to match. He is a long time member of the podcasting community and a really nice guy. We talk about being in podcasts together; being in the podcast community; the importance of beta readers; and hints of what Paul has planned for future podcast fiction! I also ask P. C. a question I promise not to ask in any future interviews, but thanks to Paul for being a good sport. :) P. C. Haring links: "Cybrosis" - http://www.cybrosisnovel.com/ Twitter - http://twitter.com/pcharing Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pharing1 Mentioned: Nina Kimberly the Merciless Companion Finale - http://christianaellis.com/?p=874 The Blues Brothers – Hey, Want to Watch A Movie? - http://christianaellis.com/?p=458 The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy - http://www.teemorris.com/blog/ "Morevi" - http://www.teemorris.com/morevipodcast/ Balticon - http://www.balticon.org/ Dragon*Con - http://www.dragoncon.org/ "The Crown Conspiracy" - http://www.podiobooks.com/title/the-crown-conspiracy/ I can be found and contacted at: Web Site: http://gowmainframe.blogspot.com/ Twitter: @mainframe (or @gowmainframe for tweets just about the podcast) Email: gowmainframe at gmail dot com Voice Mail: 206-350-0528 Songs used are "Space Ride" & "Around", from the album "Around" by Oursvince at http://www.oursvince.com
Episode 5 is an interview with podcast novelist P. C. Haring. His podiobook "Cybrosis" is a strong showing, with a stellar voice acting cast and writing to match. He is a long time member of the podcasting community and a really nice guy. Oh, and we geek out over music! :) P. C. Haring links: Cybrosis - http://www.cybrosisnovel.com/ Twitter - http://twitter.com/pcharing Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pharing1 GeekCred #40 - Interview with P. C. Haring - http://www.geekcred.net/2010/05/01/geek-cred-episode-40-p-c-haring/ Odin1Eye's review of Cybrosis - http://www.viewfromvalhalla.com/2010/05/17/podcast-review-29-cybrosis/ P. C. Haring "How I do it!" - http://www.viewfromvalhalla.com/2010/04/21/p-c-haring-how-i-do-it/ Great geek resource!: Odin1Eye's Podcast Novel reviews - http://www.viewfromvalhalla.com/podcast-review-directory/ Odin1Eye's "How I do it!" interview series - http://www.viewfromvalhalla.com/category/interviews/ If you like techno music, or just like my intro music, check out Oursvince - http://www.oursvince.com I can be found and contacted at: Web Site: http://gowmainframe.blogspot.com/ Twitter: @mainframe (or @gowmainframe for tweets just about the podcast) Email: gowmainframe at gmail dot com Voice Mail: 206-350-0528 Songs used are "Space Ride" & "Around", from the album "Around" by Oursvince at http://www.oursvince.com
Theme music is "Faithful" by The Shillas. This week's story is read by Coochie from the Sex is Fun podcast.Promo for Cybrosis.I'm going to Balticon, are you?Direct Download