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Six years and one day to the day after the very first episode, it’s time for episode 100 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. This is a solo episode (and a car cast) in which I take stock of my own state when it comes to making stuff, finding success, and staying healthy and sane… especially compared to how that was all going when the first episode of this podcast was released one hundred episodes and six years ago. Long-time listeners will recognize this as a return to the highly transparent, vulnerable solo episodes that were once the mainstay of this show. If these kinds of episodes appeal to you, be sure to let me know by leaving a comment! This episode was recorded on April 29, 2024. This episode took about seven hours to record, produce, and deliver to you. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode I was inspired to record this episode after going back and listening to the first and second episodes of Sonitotum. Guess who’s recorded 100 episodes of Sonitotum and has hypertension? This guy! I talk about my day job and the recent changes there. Perhaps there’s something I can help you with? I’ve offset the impact of those aforementioned changes by driving deliveries for the time being. My personal creative accomplishments since episode one of Sonitotum include: The novel Light of the Outsider The novelette “The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay” The non-fiction book Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure The novelette “Reggie vs Kaiju Storm Dragon Squidbat” 46 installments (60,000 words) of my free fiction serial Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: “How It All Got Started” …and, of course, one hundred episodes of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick What have I accomplished for my creator clients in the last six years? Produced or managed nearly a thousand podcast episodes for three clients. Edited, produced, and / or helped distribute two audiobooks. Helped bring sixteen books from eleven different authors into the world and / or to new readers. Created, developed, customized, or managed websites for eighteen clients. Provided comprehensive developmental editing services to three clients. I mentioned the Eisenhower Matrix, which is a visual prioritization and planning tool, and potentially throwing all things I want to do into it, and sharing that with you. I think that’s its own Scribtotum article, and perhaps a podcast episode… it’s not a small endeavor..! Now and then The Big Plan comes up as an object lesson in what doesn’t work for me. Next episode: author AJ Super. 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.

Episode 096 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick comes to you a couple months before the "official" beginning of the 2024 season of the show, which debuts on March 20, 2024. This interim episode presents a take on my new website design, and the renewed and expanded artistic commitment to my community, that's more vulnerable, transparent, and, sure, emotional than the "nuts and bolts" overview presented in this Scribtotum article. Read that article and listen to this episode for the whole story... and if you're inspired, become a Multiversalist! This episode was recorded on Saturday, January 13, 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? All Multiversalists, including free members, have access to Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started," my free members-only serial set in my Sovereign Era storyworld. Web hosting for this website is provided by Dreamhost, which I mention in the episode. I also mention ConvertKit, my preferred mailing list service provider. The direct sales, membership, and (in the future) online courses functionality on this site are all powered by MemberPress with Stripe. Are you a writer or author? Want to be a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more! Big thanks to my Multiversalists patron community, including J. C. Hutchins and Zoë Kohen Ley! 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!

For episode 081 we have show host @NosaEke give us a visual set with a mix of R&B, house, edits, & more to brighten your spirits up on a hazy day. Visuals available on for streaming on YouTube (Downtown Chicago) impulse [/ˈimˌpəls/] n : a sudden strong and unreflective urge or desire to act Translation: Music that moves you #SoundsBySa - Ep. 081 #SoundsBySa

1. Better (Extended Mix) - Ferrick Dawn feat. Jena2. Tom's Diner (Extended Mix) - Kevin McKay3. Maasai (Extended Mix) - Earth n Days4. Losing My Mind (Extended Mix) - Mingue & Beaux5. Phone (Division 4 Disconnected Remix) - Lizzo6. Don't Stop the Music (Extended Mix) - AtcG7. Come Check This (Extended Mix) - Fetish8. Eat Your Man (Extended Mix) - Dom Dolla feat. Nelly Furtado9. Save the World (Jerome Robins Remix) - Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin10. Vulgar (Division 4 Remix) - Sam Smith & Madonna11. Take Me (Extended Mix) - Martin Ikin & Joshwa12. Asking (Extended Mix) - Sonny Fodera & MK feat. Clementine Douglas13. Both (Sonny Fodera & MK Remix) - Tiesto & BIA feat. 21 Savage14. (It Goes) Nanana (Jerome Robins Remix) - Peggy Gou 

Franc Belge (5.2% ABV) from the Brouwereij De Ranke Vs. Hazy Days (6.5% ABV) from the brewery Ofrälse

Listen to today's podcast... I like these lyrics for Lazy Day by Spanky and the Gang: Blue sky, Sunshine, what a day to take a walk in the park. Ice cream, Day dream, till the sky becomes a blanket of stars. What a day for pickin' daisies, and lots of red balloons. And what a day for holdin' hands and bein' with you.   So is it good to have a lazy day? Though being active is healthy for us and procrastination can cause a lot of problems if it goes unchecked, taking a lazy day can actually be good for our mental health. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency!   Here are today's Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Lazy Day: Taking it easy and indulging in a lazy day, can help to restore your energy and refocus your mind. But first, you have to let go of feeling guilty, like you are being bad by not doing something productive. Part of being successful is knowing how to add more joy to your life. Part of this is by learning to slow down and jump off the rollercoaster for a while. Try sleeping in and repairing some of the ill-effects of sleep-debt Go for a walk and plan nothing. Just be present and in the moment Sit outside enjoying nature and read a good book. There is nothing like going camping and reading something that is not designed to improve my business or better my life. It is just a story to get caught up in. A like the song says, it is a great day for just holding hands. If you like today's wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app. Looking for more tips to build your resiliency? Look for my book on Amazon called Stress Out. 52 Weeks To Letting More Life In #mentalhealth #hr

Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick 092 presents advice for introvert writers and authors, drawn from my own experience as an introvert usually without very much solitude or free time... presented at a time when... for the moment... I have both. This is a solo episode full of personal observations, reflections, admissions, and memories... all of which, I think you'll find, serve as stand-ins for issues faced by many authors, writers, and other creators. Also: a little bit about the show itself, how it's been going, and why I really need your help to make sure more people experience Sonitotum. This episode was recorded on Sunday, August 6th, 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? Brave Men Run -- A Novel of the Sovereign Era. Man, I loved my Micronauts toys! Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is free weekly serial fiction... for you! Been getting back into the literal Shaper's World, the setting for my novel Light of the Outsider and the follow-up novelette, "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay." I also mention a possible new story in my Daikaiju Universe storyworld, which so far only includes the short story "Reggie vs Kaiju Storm Chimera Wolf." Play with your gifts every day. And here's a mug you can have that will remind you... every day! I recommend Podcast Addict on Android for your podcast listening needs. 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 about ten 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.

Former President Donald Trump faces severe charges as he has been indicted and arraigned over possessing classified documents at his Mar-A-Lago residence. Developments in the Russo-Ukrainian War have escalated as the Kakhovka Dam was destroyed leading to significant flooding, followed by the long-anticipated Zaporizhzhia counteroffensive. Wildfires in Canada burn an unprecedented amount of acres leading to a national crisis, the smoke from the wildfires was so thick leading to air pollution in cities such as New York.

Summer days are here again - sipping G&T on the terrace, lounging in our pools and holidays in the Algarve!? You must be kidding, for Head Gardeners Lucy and Saul it's full-on gardening, as our plots and patches reach the zenith of there horticultural output. This is the season when we really see the results of all those labours over the previous 6 months - colour, texture, scent and flavour all reach their crescendo as the garden provides us with the visual and edible treats that we work so hard for. Enjoy theses long days and wallow in the best gardening has to offer.Wow - trying to keep up with any garden as we slip from the spring into summer is always a tall order. Lucy and Saul are full throttle at the moment trying to max out the best of their gardens - chopping, pruning, dead-heading, staking, sowing, harvesting, mowing, strimming, and hopefully fitting in some resting, are all part of our daily make-up of work. To keep up Lucy and Saul have been writing lists of tasks, not all get done, but at least we know what needs doing - the same for this podcast episode, where the list of topics feels just as full, so join us again down the garden path for more Horti-waffle!Instagram link:Lucy @HeadGardenerLCTwitter link:Saul @GardeningSaulIntro and Outro music from https://filmmusic.io"Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Support the show

In this 85th episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, I present my thoughts and reflections after attending the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association 2023 58th Nebula Awards conference in Anaheim, California. Rather than a minute-by-minute recap of the conference and the 58th annual Nebula Awards ceremony, this is a more personal recollection of my experience, as well as musing on What It All Means (including, if I may be so bold, the very purpose and meaning of science fiction and fantasy in the twenty first century). Those recollections and musings come as more-or-less verbatim reading of an early draft of the Sonitotum article on the same subject. Listen and read! Also! Big news: You can now try my Multiversalists patron member community of readers, writers, friends, and fans with a FREE seven day trial before you commit! This episode was recorded on May 23th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode My creative services for authors and other creators. A post I wrote about my mother, whose death was one of the many things that happened in the sixteen years since attending my last in-person events. The books and other written works I've released in that time and before. The "slight return" episode of Sonitotum that re-launched the podcast in 2022. The Alliance of Independent Authors. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. Consider joining! Maybe you would like to be a future guest on Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick? Learn more! The late George Perez. Voice actor Matthew Mercer. The Infinity Award for Octavia Bulter. Shadow of the Outsider is my work in progress, an epistolary fantasy novel and the follow-up to Light of the Outsider and "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay." Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is my ongoing serial fiction project available exclusively to members of my mailing list community of friends and fans. Get in on it for free! Next episode will feature my conversation with Canadian fantasy author Krista Walsh. Big thanks to my Multiversalists patron community, including Amelia Bowen, Ted Leonhardt, Chuck Anderson, and J. C. Hutchins! This episode took about six 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 nearly 26% more content! Want in on that? Become a patron for at least $5.00 per month (FREE seven day trial to start; 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.

This 84th episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick is an encore episode re-presenting (with some new content) episode 006, "Your Creative Family." It's from June of 2018, so it's very likely new to you... whether you haven't heard it yet, or simply forgotten it! So, enjoy. From the Original Episode For many years, I've referred to Ray Bradbury as my "story father."  I've only recently given dedicated thought to what that actually means to me... and in the process, discovered there are other members of my story family, too! In this episode of Sonitotum, I unpack the concept of the "creative family," and invite you to take up this particular perspective as a way to add a level of accountability and quality control to your creative endeavors... and add meaning and impact to your work, too. Hint: it's all about love, really. This encore portions of this episode were recorded on June 13, 2018. New content was recorded on May 16th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode The artwork for this episode features a photograph of picture frames on a wall from Travis Isaacs used via a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) license. I've manipulated his image to include photos of Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, and two books from my personal collection. Ray Bradbury died June 5, 2012, a touch over six years before the original release of this episode. Here's the post I wrote where I first refer to him as my "story-father." R Is For Rocket is the Bradbury short story collection that got the ball rolling for me. My mass-market paperback edition is from 1978, when I was ten or eleven years old, but I may have read a library book edition before I owned my own copy. Ursula K. Le Guin wrote a remarkable proto-transmedia mosaic novel, Always Coming Home, that is not only a very moving, brilliant work, it also stands as a worldbuilding high-water mark in my mind. Even though I don't do the nightly Instagram thing these days, here's the post I mentioned on how gratitude will make you a better writer. Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is my ongoing serial fiction project available exclusively to members of my mailing list community of friends and fans. Get in on it for free! Next episode will be all about my reflections and observations on the 2023 SFWA Nebula Conference in Anaheim, California. It was the first conference or convention of any kind I'd been to in... some time. Spoiler: it was great! 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 about 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 nearly 50% more 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.

A car-cast edition of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, episode 076 presents another possibly audacious proposal as a... means... to acquire the financial means to have the time and energy to engage in major creative projects in an all-out approach, rather than in bits and pieces as opportunity allows. Also: listener feedback! This episode was recorded on March 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? Did you miss last episode's in-depth conversation with author Joyce Reynolds-Ward? Check it out! Obsidian.md is a knowledge management application that works almost any way you want it. I'm investigating it as a possible platform to serve as my perfect / ideal software for creative writing -- a subject I went deep on in this episode of Sonitotum. Creator and developer Chrispian H. Burks offered excellent feedback and perspective on the feasibility of developing my dream writing software from whole cloth. He's also been a friend and fan for pretty much ever, so cheers, pal! Reader community member Brian reached out about Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started," and really inspired this episode. Thanks, Brian! Brian -- like not a few members of my reader community over the years -- is keenly interested in an official audiobook for the canonical edition of my first novel, Brave Men Run -- A Novel of the Sovereign Era. The only Sovereign Era audiobook available so far is for my short story "The World Revolves Around You." One of the ongoing works in progress that might get a real speed boost from my proposal is Shadow of the Outsider, the next volume of my Shaper's World cycle, which so far includes the novel Light of the Outsider and the novelette "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay." I mentioned the Scribtotum article in which I discuss the difference between systems and goals -- and the benefits of the former over the latter. The last time I did anything like a crowdfunding campaign, I kept it simple, I kept it small, and I rolled my own. You can read all about it in this Scribtotum article. This episode features some listener feedback from Multiversalist member patron Amelia Bowen. Thanks, Amy! Next episode features an interview with urban fantasy author Rhiannon Held. Be sure you're subscribed to Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick anywhere you get your podcasts so you don't miss it! Big thanks to my Multiversalists patron community, including Amelia Bowen, Ted Leonhardt, Chuck Anderson, and J. C. Hutchins! 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! 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 073 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick features an interview with author P. A. Cornell -- the first interview since episode 10 in 2018! P.A. Cornell is a Chilean-Canadian writer who penned her first speculative-fiction story as a third-grade assignment (a science-fiction piece about shape-shifting aliens). While her early publications were in non-fiction, she has been steadily selling her short fiction since 2016. An active member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association and 2002 graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop, her stories have appeared in several professional anthologies and genre magazines, including Galaxy's Edge, Cossmass Infinities, and Compelling Science Fiction, an  anthology from Flame Tree Press. Her debut science fiction novella Lost Cargo was published in 2022 by Mocha Memoirs Press. You can learn more at pacornell.com or find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Our conversation covers P. A.'s early and current influences, why and what she writes, her definition of success, developing the intuition to know when a story's going to work, creating around depression and anxiety, and a whole lot more. This episode was recorded on February 27th, 2023. The conversation with P. A. Cornell was recorded on January 18th, 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 can now name your own price (at least a buck; upper limit determined by your generosity and means) on all of my e-books when you purchase them directly from me. Check out what's available. Why'd I move to a "name your own price" model? Listen to Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick 070 for the details, or you can read this Scribtotum article. Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is a free fiction serial provided free and exclusively to the members of my mailing list community. Get a new installment of eighties-flavored fiction delivered to your inbox every week when you subscribe for free! Shadow of the Outsider is my current major work in progress. While we all wait, you can catch up with its predecessors, the novel Light of the Outsider and the novelette "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay."  And don't forget -- you can name your own price for the e-books! The last time I published an interview in an episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick was this conversation with musician Emma Wallace. What is felt art? P. A.'s great-uncle was a personal friend of Pablo Neruda. You should get to know him, too! What's a Drabble? Among P. A.'s contemporary influences are the authors Sarah Pinsker and Derrick Boden. Who was Lester Dent? Author Jeff VanderMeer's funny tweet (okay, one of...) If you're a writer and you haven't yet seen Barton Fink... fix that. I mentioned the web and smartphone app Focus@Will for background music to help you... well, focus! Both P. A. Cornell and I swear by the use of natural light light bulbs. 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! 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! 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.

What make the perfect software for fiction writers? What features are missing from all the usual suspects? In this park cast episode 072 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, I wander around in the sunshine and suggest the specifications for what just might be the perfect software application of writers of all kinds. Listen to see if you agree, and by all means, add your wish list and suggestions in the comments! This episode was recorded on February 20th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode This episode recorded at Central Park in Huntington Beach, California. My day job? I'm a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creators. How can I help you? You can now name your own price (at least a buck; upper limit determined by your generosity and means) on all of my e-books when you purchase them directly from me. Check out what's available. Why'd I move to a "name your own price" model? Listen to Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick 070 for the details, or you can read this Scribtotum article. No more need to visit that big online retailer to "Look Inside the Book" when it comes to my fiction and nonfiction! Visit any of the dedicated pages for my books and click the "Read a Sample" link for a taste... and then pay what you want for the e-book! Since this is a park cast, I used my lavalier mic, which I recommend. Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is a free fiction serial provided free and exclusively to the members of my mailing list community. Get a new installment of eighties-flavored fiction delivered to your inbox every week when you subscribe for free! Shadow of the Outsider is my current major work in progress. While we all wait, you can catch up with its predecessors, the novel Light of the Outsider and the novelette "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay."  And don't forget -- you can name your own price for the e-books! Some of the writing software applications that come close, but aren't quite right, include: Scrivener Plottr yWriter An outliner I use every days for a variety of tasks and highly recommend -- but it's still lacking as a software application for writers -- is Dynalist. Are personal knowledge management software applications as close as we get (for now) to the perfect software applications for writers? Examples include: Obsidian Notion Logseq OneNote Tana Why Josephine? It's my little tribute to the memory of my grandmother on my stepfather's side, Josephine Bridickas. Cheers, Gram Jos! The SFWA author who recommended a little AI "daemon" on your shoulder as you write -- like real time fact checking of your own work -- is R. Jean Mathieu. I mention Seafile, the open source, self-hosted replacement for Dropbox and / or Google Drive. It's pretty neat. Big thanks to my Multiversalists patron community, including Amelia Bowen, Ted Leonhardt, Chuck Anderson, and J. C. Hutchins! 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! 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 070 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick includes a pretty big announcement: You can now name your own price (minimum $1.00 USD) for all of my e-books when you purchase directly from me. Listen to learn how I did it, what pieces remain to be put in place to make the change as effective as possible, and most importantly, why I've decided to adopt a pay-what-you-want pricing model for my commercially available creative endeavor. This episode was recorded on February 7th, 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? As mentioned above, you can name your own price (at least a buck, and an upper limit determined by your generosity and means) on all of my e-books when you purchase them from me through this website. Check out what's available. I've been talking about my focus on building a community of readers and writers for some time, now. Did you know audiobooks are available for many of my works of fiction? Did you know you can save money when you buy direct from me and bundle your purchase with an e-book? My audiobooks include: Light of the Outsider "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay" "The World Revolves Around You" Four Stories "Reggie vs Kaiju Storm Chimera Wolf" "Cloak" I offer a free weekly fiction serial, Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" via e-mail to anyone who become a member of my free mailing list community. My direct e-book and audiobook sales are handled by Gumroad, a secure digital product delivery service. My mailing list service provider is ConvertKit, a company founded by a writer to specifically help other writers and creators build communities. I use Mindomo for mind-mapping and brainstorming. Big thanks to my Multiversalists patron community, including Amelia Bowen, Ted Leonhardt, Chuck Anderson, and J. C. Hutchins! 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! 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 068 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick is a big one, kids! Listen to hear about interviews with authors I've recorded for future episodes, my (unresolved when recorded; resolved by the time you read this) issues with my podcast media files host, and take in my advice (based on recent experiences) on how to maintain perspective when it comes to all the things that might trouble you in your creative writing life. Also! Tons of listener feedback! This episode was recorded on January 21st, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode As my cold maintains less and less of a hold over me in the past week, I've had to prioritize my day job as a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creators. While I didn't get anything new done on my free fiction serial Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started," you can still get in on what's already done and read over a year and a half's worth of fiction for free! Similarly, sick-brain kept me from work on my next novel, Shadow of the Outsider, but you can still read the first two works in the Shaper's World storyworld, the novel Light of the Outsider and the follow-up novelette "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay." Get 'em! As of this recording, I had the pleasure of interviewing authors P. A. Cornell, Joyce Reynolds-Ward, and Monica Cross for future episodes of Sonitotum. These were great conversations I can't wait to share with you... meanwhile, check out their works via the links on their names! Are you a writer or author interested in being a guest? Inquire! Big thanks to my Multiversalists patron community, including Amelia Bowen, Ted Leonhardt, Chuck Anderson, and J. C. Hutchins! 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! When we hit thirty members, I'll start releasing the interviews with authors and other creators I'm recording right now! C'mon! The one and only official RSS feed for subscribing to Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick wherever you get your podcasts is https://www.mattselznick.com/feed/podcast/sonitotum/. I've migrated my podcast media files to Amazon Lightsail and I'm using the venerable and reliable Podtrac for podcast analytics, starting with this episode. Have you heard of Spoons Theory by Christine Miserandino? The Sonitotum episode on gratitude I mention. "Don't let the bastards grind you down." Multiversalist member patron Amy Bowen was kind enough to offer a bunch of listener feedback for several past episodes. Be sure to check out Amy's site and her podcasts! 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.

In episode 067 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, the focus is on finding success. Listen as I fight valiantly through a head cold (and around a slightly illness-addled brain) to share what I've learned about the value (or not) of paying close and constant attention to the sales figures, analytics, and other statistics associated with a creative writing life. How important is obsessing over numbers when it comes to finding success? Listen to find out! This episode was recorded on January 14th, 2023. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode I'm going to chalk it up to cold medicine's undeniable effect: I neglected to thank my member community in the episode. I'm a doofus. With a runny nose. SO: Big thanks to my Multiversalists patron community, including Amelia Bowen, Ted Leonhardt, Chuck Anderson, and J. C. Hutchins! Join them for five dollars a month for lots of exclusive content and access! One of the reasons I got sick is because I was working waaaaay too hard in the previous week in my capacity as a creative services provider helping authors, podcasters and other creators. I've plotted out the next several installments of my free fiction serial, Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" for my mailing list and for my Multiversalists. Learn more about how you can read over a year and a half's worth of fiction! 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. I've begun booking conversations, and by the time the next Sonitotum is released, I'll have recorded four! Are you a writer or author interested in being a guest? Inquire! The booking service I use is the excellent BookLikeABoss. Endorsed and recommended! I mentioned a book sales tracking service I used to use, but is not quite ready for prime time. It's ScribeCount. The podcast file hosting service I've been using, and am in the process of moving away from, is Zencast.fm. Formerly endorsed and recommended, but for the reasons I discuss in the episode, I no longer recommend this service. I'll be migrating the podcast media files to Amazon Lightsail and using the venerable and reliable Podtrac for podcast analytics, probably by the next episode. I mention a snippet of dialogue I thought was from Raymond Chandler, but I can't find it anywhere. It's something like, "You carry a flask. Do you drink a lot?" "I don't drink, but I like knowing it's there."  Can anyone identify that?? 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! When we hit thirty members, I'll start releasing the interviews with authors and other creators I'm recording right now! C'mon! 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.

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.

In this episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, I break down all the details of the newly revised, revamped, simplified, and improved member community supporting authors and other creators who are fans of the podcast and my creative endeavors. Listen to learn all about it, and how you can become a Multiversalist, too! Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode Nearly everything I talk about in this episode is spelled out on the Member Community page. Click to get the whole story! I also mention the day job, which is helping authors, podcasters, and other creators bring their creative endeavors to fruition, to market, and to an audience. Can I help you? Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is my fiction serial set in the 1980s and delivered weekly, for free, to subscribers. Get in on it and start at the beginning! Or, read every installment to date when you join the member community! Speaking of: the patron community receives the uncut, unedited version of every episode. For this episode, they're privy to almost thirteen 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. Around thirty people listen to each new episode of this show during the first week it's released. 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 J. C.  Hutchins, Ted Leonhardt, and Chuck Anderson! 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.

This episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick is chock full of recommendations straight from my writer's toolkit: the software and services I use day in / day out in my creative endeavors and in my work helping other creative writers. Also in the episode: more hints at what's to come for my patron member community, and a bit more on the situational depression that still lingers since the previous episode. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode Dynalist is my offboard brain, as well as my to-do list keeper and an excellent outliner. Simplicity makes it as complex as you want it to be. First on the list because it's my most valued tool. Notepad++ is a plain text editor on steroids... it's really "double plus good." Scrivener is accepted as the standard writer's outliner, word processor, asset organizer, and formatter... but its "everything and the kitchen sink" nature is exactly why I use it -- and recommend it -- only grudgingly. A free, much lighter, and more focused program is yWriter, which I find almost just right for the way I like to write. Here's an article I wrote about yWriter, especially as it compares to Scrivener. Try them both. Use them both! You may find one or both are just right for you. The free Q10 is my favorite full-screen, distraction-free plain text editor and the one writing tool with which I can most often slip into the coveted flow state. Highly recommended! There are many mind-mapping software options, some free, some not. None of them offer the simplicity and flexibility I find with Mindomo. Do you use a whiteboard? Do you wish you had a whiteboard with functionally infinite space and deep zoom? How about one on any of your devices? How about for free? Check out Excalidraw. Microsoft Word (and its attendant Microsoft Office suite, which apparently is now called Microsoft 365 or some such), is synonymous with word processing (and spreadsheets and so on). Did you know there's a completely free alternative that's also compatible with the offering from Redmond? Check out LibreOffice. You might not ever pay Microsoft a subscription fee again. Speaking of icky software-by-subscription attempted monopolies: When it comes to image creation and manipulation and desktop publishing, the Adobe suite of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are the assumed defaults. They can also be expensive..! While there are free alternatives for bitmap image editing and creation, vector image creation, and desktop publishing (GIMP, Inkscape, and Scribus, respectively), in my experience they're not quite ready for prime time. I use a for-pay suite of products that give the Adobe programs a run for their money... and cost far less of your money, too! Check out the Affinity applications Photo, Designer, and Publisher, and cancel your Adobe subscription! I use Affinity Publisher to design the interiors of paperback and hardcover books for myself and for clients. For e-books? While there are a number of "meatgrinder" solutions out there, I prefer the free, open source Sigil to create industry-standard EPUB e-books (suitable for any e-book reader / device / marketplace except Amazon, and capable of perfect conversion to the format(s) Amazon does use). We're in an era when being a writer also means being... a content creator. And that usually means recording, and editing, video. You can get away with the basics using the programs that came with your computer, or even simply using your phone. But when you want to take it up a notch and create professional grade, high definition videos... did you know there's a free tool that will let you do just that? Once again: there's no need to turn to an Adobe subscription or pay hundreds of dollars for a software license. The free version of DaVinci Resolve gives you everything you need... and lots of features and capabilities you might not realize you need to make really good looking videos. My latest non-fiction book is Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure, a distillation of some of what I teach when I coach new writers considering self-publishing. I mention the day job, which is helping authors, podcasters, and other creators bring their creative endeavors to fruition, to market, and to an audience. Can I help you? Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is my fiction serial set in the 1980s and delivered weekly, for free, to subscribers. Get in on it and start at the beginning! 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) and get a bunch of other perks and special access, too. Around thirty 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! Oh, and speaking of patronage: This episode was made possible in part by the patronage of listeners like you, including J. C.  Hutchins, Ted Leonhardt, and Chuck Anderson! 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.

Your host comes from a week with the case of the Blahs in episode 059 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick. Sometimes, it goes down like that. Not every week is a good one; not every week is productive. We roll with it; we look ahead. Also in the episode: musing about ways to craft a patron member community that emphasizes value for everyone. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon, provides his definition of depression. I mention the day job, which is helping authors, podcasters, and other creators bring their creative endeavors to fruition, to market, and to an audience. Can I help you? Work continues, piecemeal, on Shadow of the Outsider, the follow up to my previous novel Light of the Outsider and the novelette "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay." Huzzah! My latest non-fiction book is Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure, a distillation of some of what I teach when I coach new writers considering self-publishing. The story of bottom line ads in Marvel comicbooks from the seventies... and Scott Edelman, the host of the Eating the Fantastic podcast, who just so happened to write most of the bottom line copy I saw as a kid! The WordPress plugin I'm using to insert random "top line" copy on my site is Random Content. The episode of Sonitotum about storyworlds and creative franchises is number 058. Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is my fiction serial set in the 1980s and delivered weekly, for free, to subscribers. Get in on it and start at the beginning! My patron community receives the uncut, unedited version of every episode. For this episode, they're privy to about ten 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. Around thirty 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! 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.

Episode 058 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick examines how and why you should design a creative franchise around your fiction. There's some discussion / opining online regarding the Disney+ show Andor... specifically, complaints that, while it's excellent TV, it's "not Star Wars." I'm here to tell you why that's a narrow-minded perspective to adopt, especially for creators... and how you can, and should, emulate the same approach as huge media properties with your own fiction, no matter where you are in your creative career. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode There are new words written on Shadow of the Outsider, the follow up to my previous novel Light of the Outsider and the novelette "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay." Huzzah! I mention the storyworlds I work in that are specifically designed from the ground up to be creative franchises: The Shaper's World, the Sovereign Era, Daikaiju Universe, and the Protector Cycle. Check out what I've released so far. My latest non-fiction book is Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure, a distillation of some of what I teach when I coach new writers considering self-publishing. I mention the day job, which is helping authors, podcasters, and other creators bring their creative endeavors to fruition, to market, and to an audience. Can I help you? Have you checked out my resources page? It describes many of the software and hardware tools and services I use every day to make things and help others make things. Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is my fiction serial set in the 1980s and delivered weekly, for free, to subscribers. Get in on it and start at the beginning! My patron community receives the uncut, unedited version of every episode. For this episode, they're privy to about ten 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. Around thirty 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! 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! The creator / showrunner of Andor is Tony Gilroy, who wrote and / or directed the Bourne franchise of movies and the best of the latest Star Wars movies, Rogue One. I reference an article I wrote about the Lucasfilm sale to Disney, back when. You can read it here. 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.

In this, episode 057 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, I revisit my so-called Big Plan from two years past, and discuss why it didn't work... and what does. This episode is expanded upon in a companion Scribtotum article. Read it to get the whole story! Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode There are new words written on Shadow of the Outsider, the follow up to my previous novel Light of the Outsider and the novelette "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay." Huzzah! The companion article to this episode is linked above. History / full context buffs can also read the original article about the Big Plan, and listen to its companion podcast episode. I mention the storyworlds in which I have future stories to write: The Shaper's World, the Sovereign Era, Daikaiju Universe, and the Protector Cycle. Check out what I've released so far. My latest non-fiction book is Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure, a distillation of some of what I teach when I coach new writers considering self-publishing. Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is my fiction serial set in the 1980s and delivered weekly, for free, to subscribers. Get in on it and start at the beginning! I mention Lester Dent and his method for writing pulp fiction. The fantasy genre is a crowded field these days, what with popular sub-sub-sub-genres like LitRPG, Reverse Harem, and Cultivation mucking things up... In case you're not familiar with the myth of Sisyphus... The "How's That Big Plan Going" Sonitotum episode. In case you're not familiar with the sword of Damocles... and yeah, I don't quite utilize the metaphor appropriately in this episode. Stephen Pressfield wrote The War of Art, in which he includes his ritual of invoking the Muse (as in the first verse of The Illiad or The Odyssey), not Pallas Athena as I wrongly say in the episode. My patron community receives the uncut, unedited version of every episode. For this episode, they're privy to about thirteen 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. Around thirty 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! 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.

In episode 056 of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, I'm inspired to remind myself (and you!) that creativity neither benefits from suffering, nor need wait for suffering to pass. Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode There are new words written on Shadow of the Outsider, the follow up to my previous novel Light of the Outsider and the novelette "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay." Huzzah! Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is my fiction serial set in the 1980s and delivered weekly, for free, to subscribers. Get in on it and start at the beginning! I've got a new newsletter in the works for writers and other creators. Be among the first to know about it (and keep up on all my creative offerings) by joining the mailing list community. The plugin I'm using to grant exclusive website content to my patrons is Patron Plugin Pro. My latest non-fiction book is Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure, a distillation of some of what I teach when I coach new writers considering self-publishing. There are a ton of articles on the benefits of eliminating processed sugar from your diet. Here's one. Does the brain really clean itself while we sleep? Check this out. I once made a Big Plan, which I link here as an example of why we, perhaps, should not do so... or at the very least, not judge ourselves when... something something asunder. Coincidentally,  the release of this episode of Sonitotum is exactly two years to the day after I posted The Big Plan! Yikes! To be fair to myself, that Scribtotum article is about a lot more than dates and deadlines, and it's worth revisiting. Which I will, in the next episode of this podcast, and in a new article. Does creativity benefit from suffering? Alice Walker and the Dalai Lama might beg to differ.  So might Elizabeth Gilbert, and she would know. This episode's main topic was inspired by something C.S. Lewis once told an audience, which I discovered in the always wonderful blog Marginalia. I continue to read Natalie Goldberg's memoir Long Quiet Highway, and it continues to feed my soul and help me create. Give it a shot. My patron community receives the uncut, unedited version of every episode. For this episode, they're privy to about 20% more 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. Around thirty 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! 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.

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.

Another park cast edition of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, because it's too darn hot to be indoors standing in front of monitors and giant computers! Join me under a big tree as a young hawk yells at me from the boughs above and an eager squirrel in the grass (you'd think the two of them would have a problem!) pesters me for treats I did not have. Oh, and I talk both about why I think we all need to have our own websites, how no legitimate authority in indie publishing should ever use absolutes in their advice... and show, oddly, how the two topics both speak to the same larger point: the importance of building a community around your work. Is your author website more personal, or professional? Have you ever heard a successful author declare that you must not or must do this or that? How'd it all work out? Let me know... in the comments! Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode 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. Read "What it Took to Write Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure." I wrote similar articles when I finished Light of the Outsider and "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay," which you can read here and here, respectively. Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is the free serial I deliver to e-mail subscribers. Get yours! 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) and get a bunch of other perks and special access, too. 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.

Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick episode 046 tackles a tough one: how do we manage to create under the pressures of everyday life? The personal, professional, and existential conflicts, crises, and challenges of day-to-day life can be exhausting... how can we have anything left for the intensive, deep-focus work of writing and other creative endeavors? For better or worse, I've got some experience with this (as, I'm sure, you do, too). I've found some helpful practices and techniques that I hope offer you some guidance to find the strength to remain productive and creative despite the pressures and difficulties of being a human being day in and day out. We must not allow the problems of today to defer achieving tomorrow's creative triumphs. What are you going through that's making it difficult to stick to your creative practice? Have you developed any helpful practices that might be different from what I mention in this episode? Leave a comment; let's talk about it! Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode Be sure to pre-order my next work, the non-fiction book for writers, Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure so you can start reading it the moment it's released on August 30, 2022. My day job is helping authors, podcasters, and other creative people bring their creative works to fruition, to market, and to an audience. I can help you, too! September will be dedicated to writing a whole bunch of installments of my free weekly serial, Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started." You can subscribe for free and start getting over seventy five installments, starting from the beginning, while I'm working on the next batch! Yep, I'm on TikTok. Check out my First Lines Friday series, and other nonsense. Last week's Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick came up, especially with regard to the importance of endurance in our creative lives. Give it a listen! When I'm done with Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure and writing a bunch of Hazy Days installments in September, I'll return to my next novel, Shadow of the Outsider, the follow-up to Light of the Outsider and "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay," in October. One of the "secrets" to creating in times of pressure and crisis is to have gratitude. I've written about how gratitude helps writers. 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 -- 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! 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In the interview segment of “Vatican Insider” this weekend, I offer a special I've prepared on The Lazy, Hazy Days of Ferragosto. On Monday in Italy we celebrate the biggest holiday of the summer season “Ferragosto,” the name Italians give to the August 15 solemnity of the Assumption. Ferragosto refers to the feriae augusti, meaning “holidays of August.” I look at the origin of the word ‘ferragosto' and also at how the expression ‘the dog days of summer' was born. I'll also tell you how the ancient Romans beat the midsummer heat! I think you'll learn a lot and have a few laughs at the same time so tune it for that after news and the Q&A. Italy in August: Closed for Vacation

In the interview segment of “Vatican Insider” this weekend, I offer a special I've prepared on The Lazy, Hazy Days of Ferragosto. On Monday in Italy we celebrate the biggest holiday of the summer season “Ferragosto,” the name Italians give to the August 15 solemnity of the Assumption. Ferragosto refers to the feriae augusti, meaning “holidays of August.” I look at the origin of the word ‘ferragosto' and also at how the expression ‘the dog days of summer' was born. I'll also tell you how the ancient Romans beat the midsummer heat! I think you'll learn a lot and have a few laughs at the same time so tune it for that after news and the Q&A. Italy in August: Closed for Vacation

In the interview segment of “Vatican Insider” this weekend, I offer a special I've prepared on The Lazy, Hazy Days of Ferragosto. On Monday in Italy we celebrate the biggest holiday of the summer season “Ferragosto,” the name Italians give to the August 15 solemnity of the Assumption. Ferragosto refers to the feriae augusti, meaning “holidays of August.” I look at the origin of the word ‘ferragosto' and also at how the expression ‘the dog days of summer' was born. I'll also tell you how the ancient Romans beat the midsummer heat! I think you'll learn a lot and have a few laughs at the same time so tune it for that after news and the Q&A. Italy in August: Closed for Vacation

I like these lyrics for Lazy Day by Spanky and the Gang: Blue sky, Sunshine, what a day to take a walk in the park. Ice cream, Day dream, till the sky becomes a blanket of stars. What a day for pickin' daisies, and lots of red balloons. And what a day for holdin' hands and bein' with you.   So is it good to have a lazy day? Though being active is healthy for us and procrastination can cause a lot of problems if it goes unchecked, taking a lazy day can actually be good for our mental health. Take One Action Today To Build Your #Resiliency!   So Here are today's Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Lazy Day: Taking it easy and indulging in a lazy day, can help to restore your energy and refocus your mind. But first, you have to let go of feeling guilty, like you are being bad by not doing something productive. Part of being successful is knowing how to add more joy to your life. Part of this is by learning to slow down and jump off the rollercoaster for a while. Try sleeping in and repairing some of the ill-effects of sleep-debt Go for a walk and plan nothing. Just be present and in the moment Sit outside enjoying nature and read a good book. There is nothing like going camping and reading something that is not designed to improve my business or better my life. It is just a story to get caught up in. A like the song says, it is a great day for just holding hands. If you like today's wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app. Looking for more tips to build your resiliency? Look for my book on Amazon called Stress Out. 52 Weeks To Letting More Life In #mentalhealth #hr

In Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick episode 045, the topic is the unfortunate and all too common tendency for writers to compare themselves to other writers. I confess my own shortcomings in this regard, and offer suggestions for a different, healthier way to view how we think about the success and quality of other authors' careers and work in relation to our own. Do you compare yourself to other writers, or other creators in your field? I want to hear about it. Leave a comment! Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode Be sure to pre-order my next work, the non-fiction book for writers, Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure. When I'm done with Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure, I'll return to my next novel, Shadow of the Outsider, the follow-up to Light of the Outsider and "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay." Get free weekly serial fiction delivered via email when you subscribe to Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started." Publisher Rocket is a very useful tool for all independent authors. If you sell your books on Amazon, you need Publisher Rocket to guide your choice of genres, keywords, and so much more. I mention Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick 043: Writing is Hard a couple of times in the episode. Have you heard it yet? James Baldwin was an American writer and civil rights activist of some renown. The quote I refer to in the episode is from this interview in The Paris Review, which you really should read in its entirety. 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 -- 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! You can get up to 80% off my entire digital catalog of e-books, audiobooks, and music -- worth over $100 -- when you pledge to become a Paramount Patron for just $20.00 per month! Become a Paramount-tier patron in the month of August, 2022 and get 14 fiction and non-fiction titles (including 14 e-books and six audiobooks) and six music titles (two full-length albums, one EP, and three singles -- 49 songs plus printable lyrics) when you pledge -- plus all the benefits of Paramount patronage: Every new creative work I create for the duration of your active patronage, including digital and print editions Real world goodies every three months for the first year of your active patronage A one-on-one call with me every three months Over-the-shoulder access to my works in progress -- often while I'm working Monthly group video chats with me and your fellow patrons Access to my notes and other materials supporting my creative works in progress The uncut, unedited edition of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, including exclusive content Shout-outs and acknowledgements in the podcast, in books, and on the patron roster on this site Access to an exclusive Discord chat room for community members You must become a Paramount patron before noon on August 31st, 2002 (Pacific Time / UTC -7) to receive my entire digital catalog. Don't wait! Click to Become a Paramount Patron and Get Twenty Digital Products Worth $100 Plus Patron Community Benefits Get My Complete Digital Catalog to Date: Books! Science Fiction, Fantasy, Literary, Horror, and Non-Fiction: Brave Men Run -- A Novel of the Sovereign Era (e-book editions) "The World Revolves Around You -- A Sovereign Era Tale" (e-book and audiobook editions) The Sovereign Era: Year One -- A Sovereign Era Anthology (e-book editions) "Canary in a Coal Mine -- A Sovereign Era Tale" by P.G. Holyfield (e-book editions) Paramount -- A Novel of the Sovereign Era (e-book editions) "The News from Bewilder Pond -- A Sovereign Era Tale" (e-book and audiobook editions) Light of the Outsider -- The Outsider Trilogy Volume One -- A Novel of the Shaper's World Cycle (e-book and audiobook editions) "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay -- A Tale of the Shaper's World Cycle" (e-book and audiobook editions) "Reggie vs Kaiju Storm Chimera Wolf -- a Daikaiju Universe Tale" (e-book and audiobook editions) "Cloak -- A Tale of the Protector Cycle" (e-book and audiobook editions) Four Stories -- A Literary Collection of Stories and Essays (e-book and audiobook editions) Worldbuilding for Writers, Gamers, and Other Creators: Star, Planet, Moon (e-book editions) Reading "The Amazing Spider-Man" -- A Fun Critical Review for Writers (e-book editions) Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure -- Three Things Every Independent Author Must Have for Self-Publishing Success (e-book editions) Music! 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In Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick episode 044, the question is posed: What is your creative worth? Why -- and how -- is your creative work worthy? What do you think when it comes to your own creative worth? Is your definition of creative worth actually creating anxiety, or lifting you up? How does the importance of community figure into it? Also..! For a Limited-Time: All My Books and Music at a HUGE Discount! Big news! You can get up to 80% off my entire digital catalog of e-books, audiobooks, and music -- worth over $100 -- when you pledge to become a Paramount Patron for just $20.00 per month! 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After this special offer ends at noon PDT on August 31, 2022, you'll receive access to my entire commercially released digital catalog to date.  Your patron pledge will automatically renew on the first of every subsequent month, giving you access to all future products (digital and print) and all Paramount tier community benefits for the duration of your active patronage. You may cancel or downgrade your pledge at any time and still keep the twenty digital products and any other digital or tangible product you received / downloaded during your active patronage. Join the Community! Pledge as a Paramount Patron Before August 31, 2022 and Get 20 Digital Products Worth $100! Other Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode The Open Source / Free software movement. The free, open-source WordPress content management system. Dreamhost, my web hosting platform of choice for over sixteen years. Dropbox, a premium cloud-based file hosting and sharing service. NextCloud, the open source, self-hosted alternative to Dropbox. Scrivener, a tool for writers. yWriter, a free alternative to Scrivener. Read my overview, too! Dynalist, an excellent, cross-platform freemium (free or paid levels) outliner and note collection app. Trello, a "kanban"-style project management tool. Trilium Notes, an open-source not-quite outliner and note taking app. My home server is powered by the Zima Board. I have joined TikTok! Follow me there for regular short videos, including the #FirstLinesFridays series. Get free weekly serial fiction delivered via email when you subscribe to Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started." Seth Godin is someone you should probably be reading and listening to. 826 National is a non-profit dedicated to creating and supporting young writers. Become my patron and help me reach my goal of donating 10% of my net patron revenue to 826 National every month! 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 -- 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.

In this episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, we examine the claim that if a writer isn't enjoying the act of writing, the reader will know it... and we declare shenanigans. Writing is hard. If, as a writer of fiction, you're enjoying the act of writing -- if it's not challenging you, pushing you, changing you -- you're not doing your best work. Let me tell you why. Listen! Links and topics mentioned in this episode include... My day job is providing a variety of creative services (like my writer's coaching service and my beginning indie author consulting) to authors, podcasters, and other creative professionals. 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! Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started"  is my free serial available via email subscription I mention the particularly challenging writing session that inspired the discussion that inspired this episode... the session in question became part of my novelette "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay," a follow-up to my novel Light of the Outsider. Two examples of a reading experience well worth having even though you might not enjoy them in the usual sense of the word: Ulysses by James Joyce and Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Sometimes we want our entertainment to blatantly manipulate us. The movie Forrest Gump from director Robert Zemeckis is an example. Get to Know Your Worst Self and become a better writer and maybe even a better person. Saltine crackers. You know. Those things we use to make soup less flavorful. Frank Norris is the first to have expressed the sentiment, "I don't like writing but I love having written." Responding the question of whether writing was a chore, Red Smith first said, "Why, no. You simply sit down at the typewriter, open your veins, and bleed." Before him, Paul Gallico wrote, "It is only when you open your veins and bleed onto the page a little that you establish contact with your reader." Explore the origins of this quote. Do you want to write Fun With Dick and Jane, or The Wind in the Willows? 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.

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.

As part of our month-long countdown to Terminus, this week's edition of Into The Vault features Mannequin Depressives!Playlist: Green/Blue - Moving OnStraw Man Army - State Of The ArtRip Room - The Timing's Never RightSunglaciers - No HorizonRiki - Last SummerMannequin Depressives - AutofireMannequin Depressives - Erase ItMannequin Depressives - Zero Tolerance (Organization Mix)Various Artists, featuring The Plank - The PlankForbidden Dimension - Wild DollHeaven For Real - Hot In A Cool WaySpiritualized - I'm Coming Home AgainVirtual Terrorist - Megacity ZeroTwitch - The Battle For Your MindWise Old Owl - Full DisclosureVarious Artists, featuring Robert Alexander & KillMiDi - EgregoreRöyksopp, featuring Alison Goldfrapp - ImpossibleSheenah Ko - Give It AllShamir - MarriageMitski - Stay Softecotype - AvionicsCylindricon - Tim Playing TomsBoy Harsher - Untitled (Piano)Stelar Door - ErehwonClara Engel - Dead Tree MarchEmpath - VZoon, featuring Jasmine Trails - OopeeUmDana Gavanski - The ReaperClea Anaïs - Hazy Days

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!

Ah yes, the hazy, lazy days of summer of barbeques, brats and beer. However, for the next several days our menus will have to be fish and vegetables instead of brats and burgers

In this episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, it's all about joining, creating, and doing things for communities in the name of supporting and enhancing one's (okay, mine, at least) creative endeavors. It's also an episode created amongst community, of a sort: I recorded it walking through, and sitting in, a neighborhood park. The big news of the week has to do with my becoming a full member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. I talk a bit about that, and encourage folks to peruse my Scribtotum article, which goes deep on my motivations for joining, and my first impressions of the SFWA. I also talk a little more about why fiction writing has been so elusive and difficult lately, and the community-driven, community-supported steps I'm taking to try and get over that particularly thorny, mountainous molehill... including musing on re-instating a community-building tool I discontinued about two years ago... Some of the links and topics mentioned in the episode include... Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started," my ongoing episodic serial fiction project available free exclusively to my mailing list community members The Sovereign Era storyworld, including Brave Men Run Light of the Outsider and "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay" How to escape the trench and climb out of a creative rut... my own advice! Perhaps I should re-read this one... Technical Note I continue experimenting with different tools and methods to make recording Sonitotum frictionless while still creating audio that's kind to your ears. This episode was recorded using my lavalier mic plugged into my phone, recorded with the Parrot Voice Recorder app. I put a tiny foam windscreen on the mic to, y'know, screen out the wind.  It seemed okay! After listening, what do you think?

"I got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell." On a special live and in the flesh episode of Domestic Pints ONLY, the prodigal son has returned home: Tom is back in Ottawa, baby! He came over to John's apartment and we recorded the episode on John's balcony (hence why you hear the constant sound of nature, this episode makes for a good sleep aid!). This week we are doing another brewery spotlight, focusing on the acclaimed Blyth, Ontario brewery: COWBELL BREWING CO. We first chat the light lager: SMOOTH SAILING! Next up is the tasty kölsch ale, ABSENT LANDLORD. We wrap things up discussing the popular IPA HAZY DAYS. Along the way we also discuss the following topics: Tom's flight to Ottawa, John's half marathon run, seeing J. Cole play basketball, Nardwuar the Human Serviette, and Tom's home brewed IPA. We had a fun time crushing these beers and an even better time chatting and drinking face-to-face. Check out COWBELL beers all across Ontario. I GOTTA HAVE MORE COWBELL! Next week, we will be back with our long awaited 'seltzer sunday' episode - stay tuned! Timestamps: 3:46 Beer #1 (SMOOTH SAILING) 11:52 Beer #2 (ABSENT LANDLORD) 19:50 Beer #3 (HAZY DAYS) 34:17 Wrap up, final scores, and conclusion Credits: Technical difficulties bumper - Spanish Flea (Herb Alpert) For more info check out https://cowbellbrewing.com/ Intro and closing song: "Drink Beer (Till the Day That I Die)" by Dazie Mae (www.daziemae.com) Artwork: IG @natalierivetartist (www.natalierivet.com)

From Project BFF HQ, Terri + Manya riff about summertime and friendships.The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer and Friendships. We can all get outside more, it's warm, it's daylight into the evening and, whether we meet for a meal or a walk in our favorite neighborhood or nearby pond, lake or ocean, it can be a time to connect and visit with a friend or two.In which we discuss, once again, our favorite number--the Dunbar number. Resources:Make Friends During Summer Without Solo TravelWhat on earth is summer friendship syndrome?#BeAFriend Support us: PatreonEmail: friend@project-bff.comShare the love: subscribe + rate us in your favorite podcast app + tell your friendsWe use Buzzsprout to host our podcast + we love it. They make it so easy!Support the show

Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Podcast #79,  our guest's rum journey started just on the east coast of Africa on the island of Mauritius through Europe to the Bahamas. He was involved with blending Afrohead rums and now is bringing a new rum to the US market with the award-winning One Drop Rum.  Also, that one time jamming with a Rolling Stone. This podcast is brought to you by Embroidery and Sew More, makers of Drums and Rums apparel----------------------------------------------------------------------The opening track is  Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad BrockCheck out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast live every Wednesday at 8:pm EST----------------------------------------------------------------------Here are a few things you will hear in this episode.One Drop Rum: their offerings, launch in the US, and how it all startedLessons he learned about stocking the rum selection in his restaurantFinding a master blender and being questioned by him on why he wanted to make his own rumBlending Afrohead 7 year and the 15 yearHow rum became a handy commodity during the lockdown Meeting "A" list musicians as they passed through the island at his studioIn Four Sips or Less:Neat or on iceWhich Prince was better before or after the change to the SymbolBahamas Beaches or Australia BeachesWhat's something most people would find interesting as a rum blenderSegment Music Segues by Toby Tyler and David KrystalIntro - "Story of Love" Midshow 1 - "On and On" Midshow 2 - "Dreams Don't Last 4 ever"In Four Sips or Less - "Hazy Days of Hope"Outro - "Take A Look" Visit One Drop's links:Where you can BUY One Drop RumVISIT their website One Drop RumFOLLOW them on Instagram and FacebookREAD the article about them on Caribbean Journal Don't forget to check out our site and linksDrums and Rums websiteFOLLOW us on Facebook, YouTube,  Instagram.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/drumsandrums)

Eine junge Frau kurvt, in einen üppigen, weißen Pelzmantel gekleidet, mit souveränem Blick auf einem Quad durch das eigene Musikvideo. Nicht unbedingt ein Bild, das auf irgendein Fitzelchen Unsicherheit bei der Protagonistin schließen ließe. Doch Amilli, die sich da so selbstbewusst zeigt, ist tatsächlich alles andere als eine „Rampensau“. Wir haben in dieser Folge mit der Musikerin, die 2018 mit ihrer Debutsingle „Rarri“ erstmalig von sich hören machte, über große Überwindungen, erste prägende Musikerinnen und ihre aktuellen Albumpläne gesprochen.

I like these lyrics for Lazy Day by Spanky and the Gang: Blue sky, Sunshine, what a day to take a walk in the park. Ice cream, Day dream, till the sky becomes a blanket of stars. What a day for pickin' daisies, and lots of red balloons. And what a day for holdin' hands and bein' with you.   So is it good to have a lazy day? Though being active is healthy for us and procrastination can cause a lot of problems if it goes unchecked, taking a lazy day can actually be good for our mental health. So Here are today's Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Lazy Day: Taking it easy and indulging in a lazy day, can help to restore your energy and refocus your mind. But first, you have to let go of feeling guilty, like you are being bad by not doing something productive. Part of being successful is knowing how to add more joy to your life. Part of this is by learning to slow down and jump off the rollercoaster for a while. Try sleeping in and repairing some of the ill-effects of sleep-debt Go for a walk and plan nothing. Just be present and in the moment Sit outside enjoying nature and read a good book. There is nothing like going camping and reading something that is not designed to improve my business or better my life. It is just a story to get caught up in. A like the song says, it is a great day for just holding hands. If you like today's wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app. Looking for more tips to build your resiliency? Look for my book on Amazon called Stress Out. 52 Weeks To Letting More Life In

In today's 21 News podcast, Chris Cerenelli and meteorologist Andre DiPaolo discuss how wildfires in the western U.S. are leading to stronger storms across the Valley and some incredibly colorful sunsets.With the air being affected by the smoke particles, Cris and Andrew also talk about the risks of longer exposure to poor air quality and what to expect going forward.Listen up!

Summers a great time to fly. There are many places to go and vacation time to burn. Here's the thing, visibility often sucks! Let's talk about an easy cure for every pilot. It's called the Instrument ticket. 

In Episode 70 of the Underage Packers Podcast, Hosts Joey and Big B discuss the Packers latest roster moves, Players fighting for their job this Training Camp, and everything Packers. Follow Us On Twitter: @UnderagePackers

Bobbin Headcast 107 - By Husky - 03/06/2020 Follow us on the social links below www.facebook.com/bobbinheadmusic www.soundcloud.com/bobbinheadmusic www.twitter.com/bobbinheadmusic www.instagram.com/bobbinheadmusic Track listing 1. Vanilla – Swept Away (Aroop Roy Remix) – Kampana 2. Husky Feat Red London – Fading – Bobbin Head Music 3. Miguel Migs Feat Martin Luther – Restless Nights – Soulfuric Deep 4. Dimitri From Paris & Aeroplane – Can’t Get Enough – Partyfine 5. Erik Ellmann – Lasse’s Movement – Villes et Fleurs 6. Veev Feat Heidi B – It Was I (Original) – Bobbin Head Music 7. Simon Field Feat Milos & Magnus Foss – If I Don’t – Nomade Records 8. Seb Skalski & Dave Mayer – Get Down (Disco Mix) – SpekuLLa Records 9. George Cynnamon – My Possessions – theBasement Discos 10. Natural Rhythm – Jive (Saison Remix) – No Fuss Records 11. Local Options – Hazy Days – Large Music 12. Random Soul – Vast Universe – Random Soul Recordings 13. Todd Terry, Dread Stock Douglah – Stress It (Tee’s Freeze Mix) – Freeze Records 14. Dj Vartan & Techcrasher – Right Back – Bobbin Head Music 15. Rescue & Da Funk Junkies – Groove Again – Fogbank 16. Husky – Don’t You Leave Me – Bobbin Head Music 17. Random Soul Feat Roxy Lebrasse – The Way That I Feel – Tinted Music

Bobbin Headcast 107 - By Husky - 03/06/2020 Follow us on the social links below www.facebook.com/bobbinheadmusic www.soundcloud.com/bobbinheadmusic www.twitter.com/bobbinheadmusic www.instagram.com/bobbinheadmusic Track listing 1. Vanilla – Swept Away (Aroop Roy Remix) – Kampana 2. Husky Feat Red London – Fading – Bobbin Head Music 3. Miguel Migs Feat Martin Luther – Restless Nights – Soulfuric Deep 4. Dimitri From Paris & Aeroplane – Can’t Get Enough – Partyfine 5. Erik Ellmann – Lasse’s Movement – Villes et Fleurs 6. Veev Feat Heidi B – It Was I (Original) – Bobbin Head Music 7. Simon Field Feat Milos & Magnus Foss – If I Don’t – Nomade Records 8. Seb Skalski & Dave Mayer – Get Down (Disco Mix) – SpekuLLa Records 9. George Cynnamon – My Possessions – theBasement Discos 10. Natural Rhythm – Jive (Saison Remix) – No Fuss Records 11. Local Options – Hazy Days – Large Music 12. Random Soul – Vast Universe – Random Soul Recordings 13. Todd Terry, Dread Stock, Douglah – Stress It (Tee’s Freeze Mix) – Freeze Records 14. Dj Vartan & Techcrasher – Right Back – Bobbin Head Music 15. Rescue & Da Funk Junkies – Groove Again – Fogbank 16. Husky – Don’t You Leave Me – Bobbin Head Music 17. Random Soul Feat Roxy Lebrasse – The Way That I Feel – Tinted Music

Off kilter autumnal indie psychedelia and dreamgaze Paul Molloy - Phantasmagoria Flowertown - RCP Holy Motors - Endless night The Liminanas ft. Nuria - Calentita Doug Tuttle - Brock mansion Sunflower Bean - Moment in the sun Peach Kelli Pop - Cut me off Andy Bell - Love comes in waves Dead Coast - No friends The Volcanics - Freakout Kimmy Drake - I'm the fun Life on Venus - Startide Indigos - Silhouette of youth Fawns of Love - Someday The Bilinda Butchers - All my friends Bloody Bath - ARP 87 House of Harm - Coming of age The Stargazer Lillies - Creep #indie #shoegaze #dreamgaze #psychedelia

Pod recap. Music now a days sucks. Weird hazy days. Twitter banned all my accounts. UFOs?? Odd happenings. Sports break. Bye bye bobbo. Other horse shit. Top 5 fuck you. BalloonknotRadio.com

We check in with a meteorologist at Environment Canada to explain the haze we’ve been seeing lately.

I like these lyrics for Lazy Day by Spanky and the Gang: Blue sky, Sunshine, what a day to take a walk in the park. Ice cream, Day dream, till the sky becomes a blanket of stars. What a day for pickin' daisies, and lots of red balloons. And what a day for holdin' hands and bein' with you.   So is it good to have a lazy day?   Though being active is healthy for us and procrastination can cause a lot of problems if it goes unchecked, taking a lazy day can actually be good for our mental health.   So Here are today's Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Lazy Day: Taking it easy and indulging in a lazy day, can help to restore your energy and refocus your mind. But first, you have to let go of feeling guilty, like you are being bad by not doing something productive. Part of being successful is knowing how to add more joy to your life. Part of this is by learning to slow down and jump off the rollercoaster for a while. Try sleeping in and repairing some of the ill-effects of sleep-debt Go for a walk and plan nothing. Just be present and in the moment Sit outside enjoying nature and read a good book. There is nothing like going camping and reading something that is not designed to improve my business or better my life. It is just a story to get caught up in. A like the song says, it is a great day for just holding hands.   If you like today's wellness tips, let me know. You can leave me a review on amazon or through your #alexa app. Looking for more tips to build your resiliency? Look for my book on Amazon called Stress Out. 52 Weeks To Letting More Life In

Girls of Bosstown the podcast by Robyn DelMonte and Cassie Smith A podcast discussing past, present, and predictions about all topics covering popculture, social media, trends and more! Our all time favorite show is Gilmore Girls!! We have so much to gush (and argue?) over this episode. Check it out to hear all our thoughts. 

Episode #119 Hazy Days #B4P119

Episode #119 Hazy Days #B4P119

Episode #119 Hazy Days #B4P119

As New South Wales burns and Sydneysiders battle the smog, Nat and Liz discuss the apocalyptic conditions and segue nicely to latest viewing (The Crown...of course), books, live gigs, art and about and how we really don’t like mystery novels!

Summer begins to wear out its welcome with one more fuck you on its way. Something a little cruel. Then a few more (spoiler free) thoughts on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood....Getting excited for the next movie event of the year...and the Yankees stumble ahead of the trade deadline.

Perfect for the hazy days of summer, Walt, Adam, Dan and Mark pitch a double header of hazy beers, Lemon Glow Hazy Pale Ale and Super Concentrate Hazy IPA. Cut through summer’s malaise with this zesty, luminously Hazy Pale Ale that packs a whole grove’s worth of lemon-forward hoppy zeal. Brewed not with actual lemons but with hop varieties—Lemondrop, Loral, Citra, and Centennial—that deliver a perceived golden citrus punch. Kick your feet up and peel back the top and bask in the Lemon Glow. LEMON GLOW STATS STYLE: HAZY PALE ALEABV: 5.4%   IBU: 20HOPS: CRYO-LORAL, CRYO-CENTENNIAL, CRYO-CITRA, LEMONDROPMALTS: 2 ROW, CRAFTPILS VIENNA, EXTRA SPECIAL, BLONDE ROAST OATSCONTAINER: KEGS / CANSAVAILABILITY: JULY 2019   A bonus release in our new quarterly Concentrate Hazy IPA series, brewed with both traditional and Cryo-Hops (concentrated lupulin from whole-leaf hops containing resins and aromatic oil) to deliver massive amounts of juicy, hoppy aroma and hop flavor. This beer gets a super-charged hoppy boost from a double dry-hop of El Dorado and Pacific Gem. SUPER CONCENTRATE STATS STYLE: HAZY IPAABV: 7.5%   IBU: 36HOPS: PACIFIC GEM, MOSAIC, CRYO-LORAL, CRYO-CENTENNIAL, EL DORADOMALTS: 2 ROW, OATS, RED WHEATSEASON: JULY-AUGUST 2019CONTAINER: KEGS / CANSAVAILABILITY: LIMITED

This episode of Sonitotum is also a Scribtotum article. This is the first time I'm "crossing the streams" between my podcast and my blog... combining the streams, really... but just like those big annual comic book crossovers where Nothing Will Ever Be The Same, This Is Not A Dream. Not An Imaginary Story. It's an Event. Was that all a little overboard with the comic book references? Did I really need to use emphasis capitalization? Are ya with me? I'm trying something out. I need your help to make it work. The Autumn Project (2018) September through December, 2018, I'm going to plan and draft my next novel. Thing is, on my own, I'm terrible at building and maintaining a consistent writing practice. Just awful. If you've been part of my community for a while, you know the last time I published a novel was over five years ago, and it's been four years since I released any kind of fiction at all. I'm the Prince of Procrastination. The Fauntleroy of False Starts. If a creative life was an obstacle course, I'd have mud all over me and be tangled in barbed wire... which is among the reasons I declared a creative reset at the end of April of this year. Since then, I've managed to meet and exceed my goal of putting out (on average) two episodes of Sonitotum per month. And since July, I've been writing new installments of Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" for my Patreon patrons. I've composed and recorded some music. And I've written over twenty five thousand words of Scribtotum articles and Sonitotum show notes. I think I've warmed up. The training wheels are getting wobbly. I can see farther down the road. It's time to tackle another novel. For all the reasons I wrote above, I don't think I can do it alone. I'll Share Everything. You Keep Me Honest. I need some accountability. So I'm opening the doors, pulling up the blinds, and turning on all the lights. In the interest of transparency and vulnerability, in the spirit of teaching as I learn, and with a beginner's mind, I'll share every step of planning and writing this novel with Sonitotum listeners and my Patreon patrons. Weekly Autumn Project Minisodes of Sonitotum Every week, beginning the week ending September 15, 2018, I'll record a brief episode of Sonitotum reviewing my progress across the preceding seven days. My Patreon patrons, as they do with every episode of the podcast, will get the uncut and unexpurgated editions of those shows a few days before an edited version goes out to the general public. In the show notes, I'll share resources and tools I'm using, as well as limited work-in-progress screenshots and sneak peeks. Patrons Get Fly-On-The-Wall Access For my Patreon patrons pledging $3.00 per month or more, I'll provide a live stream during each writing session (usually daily). When I say "fly on the wall," I mean it. You will see what I see on my computer screen, and you'll see me in a smaller picture-in-picture. To be perfectly clear: you will be able to witness every moment of the actual creation of the novel, from working with software, to outlining and brainstorming, through writing the first draft. With the added bonus of  watching me run the gamut of various versions of my scrunched up and often befuddled Creator FaceTM. Additionally, you can chat with other viewers during the live stream! I'll chime in a bit here and there, too, but remember, I'm supposed to be writing! What If You Miss a Live Stream? Can't make it to watch as it happens? My Patreon patrons who pledge $5.00 per month will have access to an archive of the Autumn Project (2018) live video sessions they can watch after the fact! What's the Novel About? The book I'll be writing is Light of the Outsider. It's part of my Shaper's World storyworld, a wholly original fantasy setting where three different hominid species struggle to coexist while arcane powers from Outside threaten everything. In Light of the Outsider, a group of desperate people are thrown together to rescue an infant prince before ethnic, international, and magickal pressures can threaten the stability of the entire continent and millions of lives. If George R. R. Martin and James Ellroy had a grubby back alley love child and lovingly fed him rusty typewriter keys and candy soot, that stunted sport might write something like Light of the Outsider. I'm gonna do it instead. Light of the Outsider is the first of six planned Shaper's World novels... if this one gets done, and folks want more. It's a long time simmering, this book. It's time to get cooking. Do You Have To Be A Patron To Support The Autumn Project (2018)? You don't have to be a patron to support my efforts in the Autumn Project (2018). You can subscribe to the podcast and get weekly, albeit edited, reports of my progress, and your comments and feedback will certainly be appreciated. You can follow my progress in the broadest sense via progress bars on my site. You can become a patron at the $1.00 per month pledge level and get the unedited episodes of Sonitotum, but you won't get access to the real-time streaming video writing sessions. Your $3.00 per month pledge gets you in... your $5.00 per month pledge gets you everything... but I welcome any and all support at any level. The most important thing to me is that you're there with me, keeping me accountable. If you want the full experience of total access so you can witness the birth of a novel in real time, you should... Go All Access! Help me keep my butt in the chair through the end of 2018. Help make sure I get writing, and keep writing. In return, you'll get to see everything involved in planning, plotting, and writing a novel, from start to finish. Become my patron for only $3.00 per month and you'll get access to the live streaming video writing sessions uncut, unedited Autumn Project (2018) episodes of Sonitotum -- and uncut versions of all other episodes as well! bonus content like worldbuilding materials, notes, and other material related to creating Light of the Outsider all the other perks of being a patron, including installments of my Sovereign Era serial Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" uncut past and future episodes of Sonitotum every digital product I release during your patronage ...and more!! If you're already a patron but you're not pledging at the $3.00 per month level, be sure to upgrade your pledge so you get access to the live streaming video feed! Want to watch pre-recorded video streams? Upgrade to the $5.00 per month pledge level! Here Comes a Novel! I need you. Will you come along with me on the Autumn Project (2018)? Thanks!

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!

A week or so ago, I recorded a "pitch video" for my Patreon page, a recommended tactic to attract more patrons to that platform. The lighting was funky, my delivery was self-conscious and rambling, and the darn thing clocked in at nearly six minutes long. I finished it, I hated it, I uploaded it... and then I recorded a podcast about it. The next morning, I decided that episode -- in which I was exhausted, despondent, a bit whiny, and kind of a bummer -- would not go out to the public. Only my patrons would receive the "lost" episode. Lucky them? About a week later, I recorded a new episode seven. Between that first and second attempt, I read an article on Brain Pickings (I've mentioned Maria Popova's invaluable contributions elsewhere) about Rainer Maria Rilke's advice to a budding younger poet: "Being an artist means, not reckoning and counting, but ripening like the tree which does not force its sap and stands confident in the storms of spring without fear that after them may come no summer. It does come. But it comes only to the patient, who are there as though eternity lay before them, so unconcernedly still and wide." -- Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet And then, I heard Elizabeth Gilbert interviewed by Krista Tippett, and I remembered Gilbert's commitment to "just show up," despite of, and in defiance of, the pain she's endured in the last three years. "I've learned to give myself all the credit in the world simply for being in motion. 'Did you do something today toward this thing? Then you're good.' Was it great? No. Was it fun? No. But did you do it? Did you keep the ball rolling? Did you keep another step on that path going? Then you're fine. That's it." -- Elizabeth Gilbert, On Being, May 24, 2018 Finally, I remembered why I'm doing this podcast in the first place; to share everything I learn as I make stuff, find success as I define it, and stay healthy and sane in the process. It's about openness, and vulnerability, and transparency. There are no lost episodes. That's not part of the mission. So. This episode seven is the original episode seven. It's all about imposter syndrome, enduring a crisis of confidence, and Doing the Work. Oh, and I re-recorded that Patreon video, and it turned out much better. You can watch it on my Patreon page. 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! Most nights, I record a very brief gratitude video on my personal Instagram page. It lives for twenty four hours, and there's no editing involved, though tired eyes and bed-head are often included. It's hard to make the ask. But it's okay, too. Amanda Palmer and Henry David Thoreau have it right. I bet you already know all about imposter syndrome. Learn about post performance depression, and how to work through it. Everything creative I've done since the beginning of April 2018 has been part of my creative re-set, a "beginner's mind" approach of teaching everything I learn, as I learn. If you're a creative person thinking about embracing neo-patronage by starting your own Patreon page, please consider using this link to sign up to Patreon. When you do, you'll get a 50% bonus on top of your first month's earnings -- and I will, too (at no cost to you or your new patrons). Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is my ongoing serial fiction project available exclusively to my patrons. Read the first three installments and then get the rest for as little as $1.00 per month! Interested in being an interview guest on Sonitotum? I'm looking for creators willing to be vulnerable, open, and transparent about how they've struggled to make stuff, find success as they define it, and stay sane and healthy in the process... if you fit the bill, email me or use the contact form. Thanks! If you really want to see the original, awful, Patreon pitch video that made me so glum, here's a secret(!) link. What Do You Think? If you share your own story of a crisis of confidence in your creative life, you'll help other creators understand their own ordeal.  Let's hear from you in the comments!

For many years, I've referred to Ray Bradbury as my "story father."  I've only recently given dedicated thought to what that actually means to me... and in the process, discovered there are other members of my story family, too! In this episode of Sonitotum, I unpack the concept of the "creative family," and invite you to take up this particular perspective as a way to add a level of accountability and quality control to your creative endeavors... and add meaning and impact to your work, too. Hint: it's all about love, really. 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! The artwork for this episode features a photograph of picture frames on a wall from Travis Isaacs used via a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) license. I've manipulated his image to include photos of Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, and two books from my personal collection. Ray Bradbury died June 5, 2012, a touch over six years before this episode. Here's the post I wrote where I first refer to him as my "story-father." R Is For Rocket is the Bradbury short story collection that got the ball rolling for me. My mass-market paperback edition is from 1978, when I was ten or eleven years old, but I may have read a library book edition before I owned my own copy. Ursula K. Le Guin wrote a remarkable proto-transmedia mosaic novel, Always Coming Home, that is not only a very moving, brilliant work, it also stands as a worldbuilding high-water mark in my mind. I mentioned this post on how gratitude will make you a better writer. Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is my ongoing serial fiction project available exclusively to members of my mailing list community of friends and fans. Get in on it for free! Interested in being an interview guest on Sonitotum? The details of what I'm looking for in a guest are at the end of the episode... if you fit the bill, email me or use the contact form. Thanks! What Do You Think? So what do you think about the concept of the creative family? The story parents and story soulmate?  Let's hear from you in the comments!

A call for writing advice led me to seriously consider the best "shortcut" I know to become a better writer. It's not a book. It's not "butt in chair" or "writers write." And it's not a shortcut. But if you're just starting out as any kind of storyteller, cultivating this skill will shave years of effort from your writing practice... and maybe even make you a better human being in the process. It's empathy. Listen to find out the how and the why... then come on back here and leave a comment to tell me what you think! Links and Topics Mentioned in This Episode Here are some of the things I talk about in this episode. Many of these links are to products and services with which I have an affiliate relationship. I'll earn a small commission at no extra cost to you if you purchase those products and services through my links. The beginning of this episode suffered from a lot of background noise that I think I scrubbed out of the audio you hear. The cause? Turns out my window was open. Urk. This episode kicks off with my monthly transparency report detailing my revenue and social reach in the month of May, 2018. Listen to episode two of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, "State of the Start." My social media hubs on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. The books I mention as focusing on writing theory over craft: Aristotle's Poetics The Art Of Dramatic Writing by Lajos Egri Story by Robert McKee The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell Story Engineering by Larry Brooks "I am large, I contain multitudes" comes from Walt Whitman's classic poem Song of Myself. "Get To Know Your Worst Self," my Scribtotum article featuring an exercise to write better antagonists. I have not-kind things to say about Pacific Rim... but you can still learn about storytelling from the movie! Brené Brown explains the difference between empathy and sympathy in a talk from The RSA that's been adapted into an adorable cartoon. "The unexamined life is not worth living" was purportedly spoken by Socrates at his trial, as described by Plato in The Apology of Socrates. Sam Raimi created a fun, silly, Hercules TV series starring Kevin Sorbo... and it was light as air, and each episode blew out of one's awareness just as soon as it was over. You know who Han Solo is. Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started" is my ongoing serial fiction project available exclusively to my patrons. Read the first three installments and then get the rest for as little as $1.00 per month! What Do You Think? So what do you think? Is empathy over-rated as an important skill for writers and other storytellers? How do you use empathy when you're writing? Do you even empathize..?  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!

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(NSFW) The Hoppy Craftsmen pine over Hazy Days of Summer IPA, the beer collab with Historic Brewing in Flagstaff, AZ.  Then discuss the sheer awesomeness of Wren House Peaches & Cream IPA while their rant about the sad state of greater Phoenix brewery parking continues.  We talk big beer, micro beer and all sorts of other beer.  We weigh in on  trading “whales” vs. drinking fresh in our own backyard breweries and whether or not our local beers stack up against the trendy trades all over social media.  Join us as we taste and talk Trillium, Wren House, Founders, Historic, The Shop, Pure Project, Great Notion, Sierra Nevada and the mystery behind why Nate may or may not be banned from Canada.

This week on Pop Rocket, the gang talks about the lazy hazy days of summer. The amount of content that is released during the spring months slows down as summer moves on. But what shows did we miss when we were devouring the big springtime hits like The Handmaid's Tale, Big Little Lies and Master of None? Guy talks about the Oprah network soap opera Greenleaf, and his obsession with past seasons of Survivor. Margaret is diving into the true crime genre and watching The Keepers, a 7 part docuseries on Netflix. Karen's love of everything 80's comes through in her recommendation of AMC's Halt and Catch Fire. At the top of the show, Margaret brings up the latest Bill Maher controversy, and the panel have a conversation about gender, race, and the inability for some comedians to create respectful content in 2017. Plus, we get some solid jam recommendations from the gang, just in time for summer. Guy Branum, Karen Tongson, and Margaret Wappler Jams: Margaret Wappler - Inara George - Genius Karen Tongson - Erasure - Chains of Love Guy Branum - Little Mix - Shout Out To My Ex Each week we’ll add everyone’s jams to this handy Spotify playlist. You can let us know what you think of Pop Rocket and suggest topics in our Facebook group or via @PopRocket on Twitter. Other Links: Symone Sanders and Ice Cube on Real Time with Bill Maher Produced by Christian Dueñas and Kara Hart for MaximumFun.org.

Butting Heads with Bane; Funeral for a Friend; The Cow Says, “DOOM!”; Fieldtrip of Dreams; Ride of the Hobros; No Egrets; Hazy Days in Riverdale; Laura Kinney v. Cooties; They See Your Every Move; So Many Lightyears to Go and Things to Be Found; Pryde of the X-Men; Death Be Not Proud; IISG: Square on the Lips; LBCBR: Double-Crossed Over #HardForVision #HodgmanForMODOK (Batman #20 - 4:39, Flintstones #10 - 8:26, Superman #20 - 13:17, Black Cloud #1 - 16:51, Rock Candy Mountain - 20:51, Eleanor and the Egret - 23:54, Riverdale #1 & Little Archie One-Shot - 30:15, All-New Wolverine #19 - 33:05, Hawkeye #5 - 36:26, Royals #1 - 38:20, X-Men Gold #1 - 41:11, Kim Reaper #1 - 47:03, Is It Still Good? - 51:06, LBCBR: Wonder Woman #13 - 1:12:43) Podcast theme: The Spontaneous Elk Reunion (The Fish Who Saved The Planet) / CC BY 4.0

When you navigate in a haze, stories are there.

It’s so easy to kick back, relax and overindulge during the short summer months so Tony provides tips and targets for keeping your health habits on track while on vacation. www.thepeachgallery.com www.balancefit.com

A little Progressive House mix that I did....Enjoy :)

A little Progressive House mix that I did....Enjoy :)

Yeassss...in these Hazy Days of early Summer a mix of nuff vibes, nuff dubbed out sounds to make reality shake and shimmer like the sun reflecting light off the pavement. Tracklist: Augustus Pablo - Kid Ralph (Jaguar 7") // ?? - Movie Star Piano Version (Blank 7") // Don D Junior - Movie Swing (Shacks 7") // Errol Dunkley - Movie Star (African Museum) // Chinna? - Movie Star Guitar Version (Blank 7") // Augustus Pablo - 123 Special (Hot Stuff Blank) // Augustus Pablo - Dub Organizer (Impact 7") // Upsetters - Dub Organizer (Justice league 7") // Augustus Pablo - Bells of Death (Crystal 7") // Lee Perry - Underground Roots (Super Ape LP) // Bongo Herman - ? (Richie Rich 7") // Augustus Pablo - Black Cup (Techniques 7') // Interns - Mission Impossible (Techniques 7") // Techniques All Stars - Zion I (Techniques 7") // Bobby Kalphat & New Establishment - Adis a Wa Wa (Bongo Man 7") // Cornell Campbell - Stars (Deadly Dragon Dub Plate) // Dolly Man - Trigger Happy (Studio One 7") // Alton Ellis - I can't Stand It (High Note 12") // Thriller - #1 Sound (Powerhouse 7") // Welton Irie - Hard Sound fi Dead (Powerhouse 7") // Field Marshall Haye - Roots & Herb Style (Studio One 7") // The Jayes - Bucktown Corner (Studio One 7") // Jah Scotchie - Man of Creation (Coxsone 7") // Tony Tuff - Cool It (Studio One 7") Trinity - Psalms (Striker Lee 7") // Ken Booth - Satta Massa Gana (Roots From The Yard 7") // Bob Marley - Ammunition (Tuff Gong 7") // Johnny Lover - Sun Is Shining (Tuff Gong) // Jerry Brown - Dreadlock lady Dub (Summer 12") // Family Man & Knotty Roots - Distant Drums (Fams 7") // Vivian Jackson & Defenders - Love Thy Neighbor (Defenders 7") // Yabby You - Blank (Defenders 7") // Wayne Wade - Lord of Lords (Prophet 7") // Don Drummond Jr. - Fisher Man Special (Globe Intl 7") // Augustus Pablo - Pablo Dread in a Red (TR Groovemaster) // The Prophets - Judgement on the Land (Vivian Jackson 7") // The Actions - Holy Mount Zion (Demon 7") // Well Pleased & Satisfy - Open the gate Bobby Bower (Total Sounds 12") // Keith Hudson & Chuckles - Satan Side (Duke Record 7" - UK reissue) // Earl Flute & Horace Andy - Peter & Judas (Mafia 7" - reissue) // I Roy - Silver Platter ( Mafia 7") // Barry Brown - Belly Gal (Ital 7") // Skankkie Boo - Rollinton Town Skank (Giant 7") // I Roy - Tiger From Bengalie (Success 7") // Horace Andy - The Earth Must Be Hell ( Corporative Sounds 7") // Barrington Levy - Love of Jah (Gorgon 7") // Dillinger - Cup Of Tea (Scandal bag 7") // Bobby Ellis - Tension (Afrajam 7") // Ronald Downer & Count Ossie - Ethiopian Kingdom (SP pre-release) // Stephen Chang - Always Together (Sunshine 7" - Reissue) // Bassies - Big Mistake (Get Ready Rock Steady LP) // Hopeton Lewis - I Don't Want Trouble (Merritone 7" - Reissue) // Roland Alphonso - El Toro (Beverlys blank) // The Soul Brothers - Train To Ska-ville (Ska Beat 7") // Granville Williams Orchestra - Honky Tonk Ska (GWO Records 7") // Prince Buster - Dog War (Prince Buster 7" reissue ) // Alan Wallace - Melona (Wallace 7") // Slim Smith - Do Dang Do (Coxsone 7") The Ya One (AS ALWAYS) MIXED LIVE with turntables, mixer and sound effects (Dub Siren I Phone App & Deadly Dragon Sound Killer Sound FX box) with VINYL SWEET VINYL. Accept no substitutes!!!! And for alla your reggaematic needs check www.deadlydragonsound.com -------------------------------------- DeadlyDragonSound.com 102-B Forsyth Street New York, NY 10002 info@deadlydragonsound.com Deadly Dragon Sound Blog! http://deadlydragonsounds.blogspot.com/ Deadly Dragon Sound on Myspace! http://www.myspace.com/deadlydragonsound Deadly Dragon Sound on Twitter! http://twitter.com/deadlydragon Deadly Dragon Sound on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Deadly-Dragon-Sound-System/80795465390 Deadly Dragon Sound Podomatic! http://deadlydragonsoundsystem.podomatic.com/ Deadly Dragon Sound You Tube! http://www.youtube.com/deadlydragonsound

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