Podcast appearances and mentions of Terry Fallis

My guest on this episode is Terry Fallis. Terry's first novel, The Best Laid Plans, which began as a podcast and was initially self-published, won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour and was re-published by McClelland & Stewart in 2008. That book went on to win the 2011 edition of Canada Reads and was adapted as a CBC Television series and a stage musical. His next two novels, The High Road and Up and Down, were finalists for the Leacock Medal. And In 2015, he won the prize a second time, for his fourth book, No Relation. His other novels include Poles Apart, One Brother Shy, Albatross, and Operation Angus, and were all national bestsellers. Terry's most recent novel is A New Season, which was published by McClelland & Stewart in 2023. In its review of A New Season, The Winnipeg Free Press said, “It's about grief, friendship, family and, most of all, love, with humour taking a backseat for a change.” Terry and I talk about those early days of podcasting, about why, given all his success, he only recently retired from his day job to focus on writing full time, and about how readers and critics very often mistake comic novels for frivolous ones.   Terry Fallis: terryfallis.com Music: "simple-hearted thing" by Alex Lukashevsky. Used with permission. Contact Nathan Whitlock at nathanwhitlock.ca/contact

This week, Fika with Vicky welcomes Author Janet Trull. We'll be looking into her books End of the Line and Something's Burning. Quote from Janet: “The backroads are unpaved, unplowed and unpopular. All the best stories start here.” When I came into contact with End of the Line, I had to agree. It had found my sweet spot. Ordinary people living their lives become extraordinary stories of resilience when a pen is placed in the correct hands. Janet Trull has those hands. About End of the Line: Haliburton, Ontario, 1878. The new Victoria Rail Line delivers hundreds of immigrants to the last station in the Northern Townships. Some are wealthy, ready to take advantage of new opportunities. Most are poor and illiterate. The farmland is free. All you must do is build a cabin and raise crops out of Precambrian rock. The fortunate ones find their way up the ridge to the Nunnery where women practice traditions from mixed ancestries. They are skilled in midwifery and hunting. Are you hungry? Lonely? Do you need a cure for venereal disease? The nuns can help. Too bad the moral folk in the village disapprove. The ones who make laws and build churches and profit from felled trees. It takes a brutal murder to reveal the worst of human greed and the best of the human heart. The dead have much to teach the living at the end of the line. About Something's Burning: A collection of short fiction about betrayal and belonging in times of social upheaval. Small town settings. Big world themes. About Janet: Janet Trull lives in the Haliburton Highlands, a land of blue lakes and rocky shores. She is the author of two critically acclaimed collections of short fiction, Hot Town and Something's Burning, both published by At Bay Press , Winnipeg. With small town settings and big world themes, her stories examine the tension between neighbours, genders, and generations during times of social and cultural change. A graduate of English at McMaster University, Trull focused on literacy throughout her career as an educator. She was a Reading Recovery teacher, a Literacy Coach and a Student Achievement Officer for the Ontario Ministry of Education. Her essays, professional writing and short stories have appeared in a wide variety of publications, including the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Canadian Living Magazine, Prairie Fire, The New Quarterly, subTerrain Magazine, and Geist. Subscribers to the Haliburton County Echo recognize Trull as a frequent contributor, with nostalgic essays about skinny dips, campfires and lazy afternoons in hammocks. These are accessible on her website, trullstories.com Janet Trull is the recipient of several awards, including a CBC Canada Writes challenge, a Western Magazine Award nomination, and a Commonwealth Fiction prize. Terry Fallis, two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, says, “Janet Trull knows her way around people and communities as well as the issues that hold them together, and sometimes break them apart.”

This week, Fika with Vicky welcomes Author Janet Trull. We'll be looking into her books End of the Line and Something's Burning. Quote from Janet: “The backroads are unpaved, unplowed and unpopular. All the best stories start here.” When I came into contact with End of the Line, I had to agree. It had found my sweet spot. Ordinary people living their lives become extraordinary stories of resilience when a pen is placed in the correct hands. Janet Trull has those hands. About End of the Line: Haliburton, Ontario, 1878. The new Victoria Rail Line delivers hundreds of immigrants to the last station in the Northern Townships. Some are wealthy, ready to take advantage of new opportunities. Most are poor and illiterate. The farmland is free. All you must do is build a cabin and raise crops out of Precambrian rock. The fortunate ones find their way up the ridge to the Nunnery where women practice traditions from mixed ancestries. They are skilled in midwifery and hunting. Are you hungry? Lonely? Do you need a cure for venereal disease? The nuns can help. Too bad the moral folk in the village disapprove. The ones who make laws and build churches and profit from felled trees. It takes a brutal murder to reveal the worst of human greed and the best of the human heart. The dead have much to teach the living at the end of the line. About Something's Burning: A collection of short fiction about betrayal and belonging in times of social upheaval. Small town settings. Big world themes. About Janet: Janet Trull lives in the Haliburton Highlands, a land of blue lakes and rocky shores. She is the author of two critically acclaimed collections of short fiction, Hot Town and Something's Burning, both published by At Bay Press , Winnipeg. With small town settings and big world themes, her stories examine the tension between neighbours, genders, and generations during times of social and cultural change. A graduate of English at McMaster University, Trull focused on literacy throughout her career as an educator. She was a Reading Recovery teacher, a Literacy Coach and a Student Achievement Officer for the Ontario Ministry of Education. Her essays, professional writing and short stories have appeared in a wide variety of publications, including the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Canadian Living Magazine, Prairie Fire, The New Quarterly, subTerrain Magazine, and Geist. Subscribers to the Haliburton County Echo recognize Trull as a frequent contributor, with nostalgic essays about skinny dips, campfires and lazy afternoons in hammocks. These are accessible on her website, trullstories.com Janet Trull is the recipient of several awards, including a CBC Canada Writes challenge, a Western Magazine Award nomination, and a Commonwealth Fiction prize. Terry Fallis, two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, says, “Janet Trull knows her way around people and communities as well as the issues that hold them together, and sometimes break them apart.”

Bestselling Canadian Author Terry Fallis on his new novel, A New Season. Parenting Author Ann Douglas talks about the challenges of the Empty Nest and RBC explains how to make sure your grandkids are taken care of when you are no longer here.

Mark interviews Terry Fallis about his latest novel, A New Season. A two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, Terry Fallis is the author of nine novels, all of them national bestsellers—including six #1 bestsellers—and all published by McClelland & Stewart/Penguin Random House. Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, welcomes new Patron Nikki Guerlain, and a word about this episode's sponsor. You can learn more about how you can get your audiobooks distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. In their conversation, Mark and Terry talk about: Terry's latest novel, A NEW SEASON, and the unique approach he took to his latest book Retiring from his day job as a communications/public affairs consultant in March 2022 Having wanted to write full time since the release of his first novel fifteen years earlier The precarious reality of the earnings an author is most likely to make, even if they are a successful author who regularly hits the bestseller lists in Canada How the novel was derived from fears (something Terry was inspired by John Irving to consider), and from events that unfolded during the pandemic, and the way Terry had to evolve his writing from the usual "bend" of humor he employed in his previous books Casting off the shackles/tyranny of humor Some of the "trademark" self-depracating humor of Terry's narrators (Jack McMaster in this one, Daniel Addison in his first couple of novels) Not being able to believe that he's currently 63 and the experience of writing a narrator (Jack) who is closer to Terry's own age Terry's experiences playing ball hockey every week and how ball hockey can be a bit of a time machine Writing the scenes from trying to speech French when in Paris from personal experience Terry's friendship with Jim Cuddy (of Blue Rodeo fame) via his weekly ball-hockey and how the musician allowed Terry to write him into his novel The examination of make friendship which is an important aspect of this novel Terry's history of being a "closeted" singer-songwriter, which he's been doing since he was seventeen years old The song "More Than The Game" which Terry wrote about the comradarie of his ball hockey league Laying a few of Terry's songs into the audiobook produced by Penguin Random House The 42-year-old love song that Terry wrote for his University girlfriend (who he has been married to for 36 wonderful years) The long-time romantic tradition of Terry singing the love song to his wife on Christmas Eve Terry's personal connection to Paris and how it, like ball hockey, is a kind of time machine Writing a scene of the novel at the seat of Hemmingway's favorite table at a Paris cafe Hailing from the "why use 6 words when 12 will do" school of writing The saga of Constance Stanley's diaries becoming the final piece that Terry needed to complete the story How the title A NEW SEASON refers to so many different elements from the novel The next book that Terry has already started to work on, which has even more intrigue and suspense than two of his previous novels Advice Terry would have for writers who have long wanted to do it, but haven't yet taken that step And more...   After the interview, Mark reflects on the idea of writing books from passion and intense interest. He then shares the name of the Patron winner of Joanna Penn's Writing the Shadow. Links of Interest: Terry's Website Terry's Substack A New Season (PRH Canada) Terry's previous guest appearances on this podcast: EP 029 - Terry Fallis on Writing with Authenthicity, Humor, and Passion Mentions of Terry on previous episodes: EP 189 - From Stage to Page and Back to Stage with Rod Carley EP 050 - 5 Things Learned in 50 Episodes EP 020 - Lessons Learned on My Writer Journey EP 146 - Finding Yourself in Our Song with Meaghan Smith EP 327 - Writing the Shadow with Joanna Penn EP 326 - Rebranding and Relaunching with E.L. Williams EP 325 - Reflecting Back: 3 Things That Are Wrong With Indie Publishing Mark's YouTube Channel Buy Mark a Coffee Patreon for Stark Reflections Best Book Ever Podcast Lovers Moon Podcast The Relaxed Author Buy eBook Direct Buy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for Authors An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores Wide for the Win Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story) A Canadian Werewolf in New York Stowe Away (Novella) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Fright Nights, Big City Lover's Moon Hex and the City The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

This week's guest is one of my favorite readers, writers and humans on the planet: Mark Lefebvre. Mark has been pushing Terry Fallis' books on me practically since we met, and I'm so glad I finally took his advice. We had a great time discussing political satire, reading slumps, and the differences between American and Canadian humor sensibilities. Host: Julie Strauss Website/Instagram    Guest: Mark Lefebvre Website/Instagram   Editor: Emily Zumchak Website/Email   Join the Best Book Ever Newsletter HERE!   Subscribe for FREE to receive weekly emails with complete show notes, photos of our guests, and updates on what Julie is reading on her own time. Support the podcast for just $5/month and you'll receive the weekly newsletter AND a monthly themed curated book list. Become a Founder for $100 and you'll receive the weekly newsletter, the monthly curated book list, AND a personal thank you on the podcast, AND a Best Book Ever T-Shirt in your favorite color and style. Discussed in this episode: The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis Earth Abides by George R. Stewart BBE Episode 009 Mark Lefebvre on Earth Abides BBE Episode 058 Mark Lefebvre on Traveling Music by Neil Peart (this is one of those very rare occasions when Mark and I disagreed about a book, and let me tell you, my friends: saying something negative about Neil Peart in front of Mark Lefebvre was the riskiest thing I have ever done in my life. I am so brave.)  Fifth Business by Robertson Davies Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger BBE Episode 010 Casey Starnes on Catcher in the Rye Titles Bookstore at McMaster University High Spirits by Robertson Davies John Irving Steven Leacock McClelland and Stewart Pygmalian by George Bernard Shaw My Fair Lady (1964) Best Laid Plans TV Show Dennis Hamill Operation Angus by Terry Fallis No Relation by Terry Fallis Up and Down by Terry Fallis Poles Apart by Terry Follis The Candidate (1972) Three Cheers For Me by Donald Jack The Long Way Back by Nicole Bart Number One is Walking by Steve Martin Harry Bliss The Canadian Mounted by Mark Leslie Edo Van Belkom Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel   (Note: Some of the above links are affiliate links. If you shop using my affiliate link on Bookshop, a portion of your purchase will go to me, at no extra expense to you. Thank you for supporting indie bookstores and for helping to keep the Best Book Ever Podcast in business!)  

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Award-winning author Terry Fallis joins the program to discuss what it's like to write fiction, to do so with humour, and to use all of it as a backdrop to get people thinking about real issues. 

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In this solo episode where Mark shares some examples of ways that authors can leverage some of the audio and audiobook options available to them. Prior to the main segment and clips, Mark shares a personal update, comments from recent episodes, and a word about this episode's sponsor. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. Links of Interest: Findaway Voices Other Episodes Mentioned in this podcast EP 029 - Terry Fallis on Writing with Authenticity, Humor, and Passion EP 063 - Wait! Did You Hear That? All About Audiobooks EP 136 - Great sales at Google with Brian Rathbone EP 148 - AI Voice Double Conversation with Joanna Penn EP 233 - Love Only Better, with Paulette Stout EP 227 - Publishing Trends and Reflections for 2022 EP 257 - Naima Simone on Writing with Heart, Humor, and Heat Draft2Digital Podcast EP 073 - Acting, Audiobooks, and TikTok with Actress Sarah Sampino This Time Around (Short Story - Audio Versions) Human Narrated/Scott Overton (Paid) Human Narrated/Scott Overton (FREE YouTube) Google Play AI Narrated - Mike (FREE) The 7 P's of Publishing Success Human Narrated/Mark (Paid) AI Narrated - VocoCraft - Brian AI Narrated - Google Play - Mike Mark's Short Story Collections Active Reader Bumps in the Night Snowman Shivers Evasion (Human Narrated / Brian Troxell) Buy Mark a Coffee Patreon for Stark Reflections Best Book Ever Podcast Lovers Moon Podcast The Relaxed Author Buy eBook Direct Buy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for Authors An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores Wide for the Win Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story) A Canadian Werewolf in New York Stowe Away (Novella) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Fright Nights, Big City Lover's Moon The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 

Catherine Hernandez on Scarborough (Canada Reads 2022 Finalist), musician Ruben Young on The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss and Terry Fallis on Operation Angus, and more.

Terrorism is no laughing matter but on the other hand it has been said it helps to laugh at what frightens you.  There are lots of spy and intrigue novels, but what is it like to make them look and sound real if the author has no background in national security?  Borealis talks to Terry Fallis, award-winning Canadian writer and author of the bestselling Operation Angus.A two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, Terry Fallis is the author of eight national bestselling novels including his latest, Operation Angus, all published by McClelland & Stewart. The Best Laid Plans was the winner of the Leacock Medal for Humour in 2008, and CBC's Canada Reads in 2011. It was adapted as a six-part CBC- Television miniseries, and a stage musical. The High Road was a Leacock Medal finalist in 2011. Up and Down was the winner of the 2013 Ontario Library Association Evergreen Award and was a finalist for the 2013 Leacock Medal. Phil Gurski is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. and Programme Director for the Security, Economics and Technology (SET) hub at the University of Ottawa's Professional Development Institute (PDI). He worked as a senior strategic analyst at CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) from 2001-2015, specializing in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalisation.►Check Phil's latest book ''The Peaceable Kingdom'' - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/the-peaceable-kingdom/►Website - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/►Twitter - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►Email - borealisrisk@gmail.com

Episode Show Notes In this episode we cover:  Why you need a headshot How a shoot works Considerations for tone and mood of photos How to prepare for a shoot Common mistakes in shoots This week's question is: Have you got a professional headshot? Recommendation of the week is: Life in a Fishbowl by Len Vlahos Apple  Kobo  Amazon UK Amazon USA ***this show uses affiliate links Events I mentioned are: The York Writers Conference 2021. Three days, nine guest speakers, and plenty of opportunity to network and chat with authors from all over. Sessions include writer's craft and marketing workshops. Join Friday evening for a virtual cocktail party with opening remarks from our honorary patron, Terry Fallis. Then workshops begin Saturday with a lunchtime Keynote with Andrew Pyper and of course, Sacha Black. When: October 22-24, 2021 Where: Zoom - Register here Find out more about Ed at: @LastmanPhotography   Rebel of the Week is: Sarah W. Sparx If you'd like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or instagram me @sachablackauthor No new patrons this week, but a big thank you to my existing patrons. If you'd like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack 

This week on the Richard Crouse Show Podcast we meet New York Times bestselling author Joy Fielding, author of twenty-nine novels, including acclaimed books like Someone Is Watching, Now You See Her and Still Life. In her most recent psychological thriller, “Cul-de-Sac,” a shooting lays bare the secrets harbored by five families in a sleepy suburban cul-de-sac. Then, English actress, filmmaker, and former pop star Billie Piper, joins me via Zoom from London to talk about her challenging new movie Rare Beasts. Finally, Rebecca Silver Slayter swings by to talk about her new novel, The Second History, a post-apocalyptic love story about a young couple embarking on a journey to understand, for the first time, what they've been hiding from all their lives.

This week on the Richard Crouse Show Podcast we meet Rachel Yoder, author of a new novel called Nightbitch, the story of a stay-at-home mom who becomes convinced she's turning into a dog. The book is a best seller and has been optioned by Amy Adams to be turned into a film. Then bestselling author Terry Fallis stops by to talk about the long-awaited follow-up to his chart-topping books The Best Laid Plans and The High Road. It's called Operation Angus, and it's a comic spy story that heralds the return of Angus McLintock. And finally in the show we'll meet Ali Liebert. She is a Canadian Screen Award winner for her work on Bomb Girls and can now be seen in They Who Surround Us, a poignant drama about a Ukrainian farmer living in Alberta who loses his wife in a tragic accident. It is getting great reviews and we'll tell you all about it in just a few minutes.

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In this episode Mark interviews #1 bestselling author and founder of Book Launchers, Julie Broad. This episode is sponsored by Findaway Voices. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. Prior to the main content, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal upon, an opportunity for listeners to win one of three spots in a full day author boot camp workshop taking place in mid August 2021, and a new opportunity for listeners to win a 1:1 Story Stuck consultation with editor Clark Chamberlain. In their conversation, Mark and Julie talk about: The non-straight-line journey that Julie took to get to her current career in helping authors (which involved real estate, properties, and that world) Being approached by published in 2011 for some book ideas, and the back-and-forth of a book proposal done collaboratively by a major publisher that changed their course/plan at the last minute How Julie's crushed-ego from that rejected led to her self-publishing the book and shepherding the book (More Than Cash Flow) to #1 for over a month The nightmarish horror stories that helped Julie's real estate book sell really well The passion to help authors that drives Julie and is evident in her dynamic Book Launchers videos How Book Launchers has learned that, once an author is past a certain point in developing their manuscript, it might be too late for effectively building those marketing efforts in early Some of the common mistakes authors make such as an ineffective title, and even the TOC and chapter titles How the chapter title "You are Who Google Says You Are" in her book "New Brand You" The reality that Book Launchers only works with about 10% of the people who approach them - because they want to ensure they can truly help the clients they take on The behind-the-scenes of the Book Launchers videos, including about five hours of research and writing that goes into the videos before they even begin to shoot The critical importance of those core supporters and the people who regularly interact and comment Being recognized in public because of the popularity and value of her YouTube channel Some of the things that authors should look out for when it comes to service providers in the self-publishing space How asking for and getting reviews is one of the most important aspects of the business of writing Some of the industry trends that Julie is tracking and paying attention to And more... After the interview Mark reflects on a couple of things that the conversation made him think about.   Links of Interest: Booklaunchers.tv (YouTube Channel) Booklaunchers.com (Main Website) Julie's Video Review of KILLING IT ON KOBO EP 29 - Terry Fallis on Writing with Authenticity, Humor, and Passion EP 200 - Alas, Dear Author, I Reflected for 200 Episodes EP 197 - Rambling Reflections Through the Darkness Within Mark's TikTok #DuetMe Request (Planes, Trains and Automobiles) Mark's YouTube Video of "You Play with Your Balls a Lot" Scene from Planes, Trains and Automobiles) Bibliofic Designs The Relaxed Author Patreon for Stark Reflections Wide for the Win Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story) A Canadian Werewolf in New York Stowe Away (Novella) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Fright Nights, Big City Julie Broad, founder of self-publishing services firm Book Launchers and Amazon Overall #1 Best Selling Author, knows what it takes to successfully self-publish a book. Julie's titles include More than Cashflow, which topped Amazon, The New Brand You, and her latest book, Self-Publish & Succeed. An expert on writing a book with marketing in mind, Julie teaches authors how to write a #noboringbook on her popular YouTube channel BookLaunchers.TV. Her advice for authors and investors has also been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur.com, Yahoo! Business, CTV, the Toronto Sun, and Medium.com.   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Mark interviews writer, director, playwright and actor, Rod Carley and they talk about his new novel Kinmount. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a personal update as well as a word from this episode's sponsor. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. During their conversation, Mark and Rod talk about: How, when he was young, Rod would come home from school every day and work on a picture book Joining a musical as part of the chorus in grade 9 Theater offering a sense of collaboration and inclusion Having Canadian poet bpNichol as a creative writing instructor in university, and how this legendary writer was a huge influence The work Rod did adapting and editing Shakespearean scripts into modern settings by finding more recent historic parallels to moments, themes, and events from the original plays Writing musicals based on the history of Northern Ontario An overview of the premise and setup for Rod's first novel, A Matter of Will Rod's latest novel, Kinmount, which is about a theater director trying to put on a Shakespeare play (Romeo & Juliet) in a small town The common mis-perception of Romeo & Juliet as a romantic story rather than a tragedy How Romeo & Juliet is, in many ways, a tragedy of toxic masculinity Balancing humanity with hilarity in the writing of this book The subtle elements of magic realism in Kinmount and A Matter of Will and how it has to come from an organic place in the story One of the things Rod has done when directing MacBeth ("the Scottish play") to break the curse/spell associated with that play How the first week of July in North Bay there is a massive shadfly infestation Launching a novel during the 2020 Pandemic Pivoting to a virtual book launch, and hiring a small local marketing firm to assist with that One of the pros of having a virtual book launch, which allowed for attendees from afar Getting onto the long-list for the Stephen Leacock Medal and the support Rod received from Terry Fallis Some of Rod's influences that include Robertson Davies, Mordecai Richler, David Sedaris, Kurt Vonnegut, and more How Rod prepares for doing a live (or virtual) reading of his work The way Rod's work in theater has informed his ability to compose dialogue Modern adaptation (what Rod calls "responsible adaption") of Shakespeare's society and how, back in Shakespeare's day, people were used to speaking and listening a lot more rapidly, so a typical Shakespeare play wasn't as long in duration as a modern version And more... After the interview, Mark reflects on the adaptations that can happen with creative work and how authors might consider their own work re-adapted to different formats.   Links of Interest: Rod Carley's Website Instagram Twitter Facebook Kevin Closs Music Episode 29 - Terry Fallis on Writing with Authenticity, Humor, & Passion Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour Patreon for Stark Reflections Wide for the Win Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story) A Canadian Werewolf in New York Stowe Away (Novella) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Fright Nights, Big City   Rod's first novel, A Matter of Will, was a finalist for the 2018 Northern Lit Award for Fiction. His non-fiction short story, A Farewell to Steam, was featured in the anthology, 150 Years Up North and More. His literary fiction short story, Botox and the Brontosaurus, is featured in Cloud Lake Literary's inaugural online review. Rod is also an award-winning director, playwright and actor, having directed and produced over 100 theatrical productions to date including fifteen adaptations of Shakespeare. He is the Artistic Director of the Acting for Stage and Screen Program for Canadore College and a part-time English professor with Nipissing University. Rod was the 2009 winner of TVO's Big Ideas/Best Lecturer competition. KINMOUNT is his second novel.   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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Alanna speaks with authors Ann Y.K. Choi and David Albertyn, and reader/educator Fiona Ross, about their new project The Author's Book Club which helps readers and authors to connect. This group is working hard to bring a virtual community together that celebrates the work of Canadian and Indigenous authors. With 50 authors welcoming these connections, the club really recognizes the reader is the heart of everything that authors do. Find out more at: https://theauthorsbookclub.ca/ Shoutouts to Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA), Terry Fallis, and Jesse Thistle.

Stories of Staring Podcast Ep 25: Domenic Marinelli, Montreal Author. I met Domenic at a poetry open mic in Montreal and was super impressed with his reading and passion for writer. Domenic is an author, poet, playwright, blogger, freelance writer and journalist who has written numerous books and has contributed work to such magazines as: The Gamer, The Sportster, The Travel, The Recipe, HotCars, The Things, The Talko, Steel Notes Magazine, West Island Blog, and has written articles and video script content for babbletop.com. From 2017 until 2018, he wrote and operated two blogs: Resonant Words, an online column and The Sunset Quill Review. Those sites are still up but void of new content. Readers can still read new blog posts here at the Domenic Marinelli Author Site. Just click the section link above: Resonance In Dark Ink . Watch interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fuu0p0AP5zA Domenic Marinelli Official Website: https://marinellidomenic.wixsite.com/authorsite Domenic Marinelli on Amazon: https://amzn.to/33IYqZI Domenic Marinelli on Amazon: https://amzn.to/33IYqZI West Island Blog article: https://www.westislandblog.com/5-movies-you-may-not-recall-were-filmed-in-montreal/ Babbletop articles: https://babbletop.com/author/marinelli/ Mentioned in the interview: Wattpad famous writer Anna Todd: http://www.annatodd.com/ Canadian writer Terry Fallis: https://terryfallis.com/ Author/artist Douglas Coupland (Generation X) https://coupland.com/ Author/musician Josh Malerman (Bird Box) https://joshmalerman.com/

The launch of award-winning fiction writer Joseph Kertes’ Last Impressions, a deeply moving yet comic novel that revels in the energy of its extraordinary characters. At the centre is Zoltan Beck, an aging Jewish-Canadian patriarch who has done his best to hide the trauma of his refugee past from his beloved children. Set in both mid-20th century Hungary and contemporary Toronto, Last Impressions is a story of lost love and newfound connections, of a father and his sons desperately reaching out to bridge an ever-widening gap... even as their time together ebbs away. In conversation with award-winning writer and humourist Terry Fallis, author of The Best Laid Plans, The High Road, and Albatross. https://kofflerarts.org/Events/Books-Ideas/Joseph-Kertes-Terry-Fallis

This week on the Richard Crouse Show Podcast: A two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, my guest Terry Fallis is the award-winning author of six national bestselling novels, including his latest, Albatross: A Novel.

This week on the Richard Crouse Show Podcast: A two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, my guest Terry Fallis is the award-winning author of six national bestselling novels, including his latest, Albatross: A Novel.

Award-winning Canadian novelist Terry Fallis on his new, fantastical, funny golf tale, Albatross, his life and career, and more! Supported by CFRU 93.3 FM, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts.

In this solo episode, Mark offers a perspective on bookstores, booksellers, and bookselling, and shares ideas on how authors can best get their books into bookstores. Prior to the topic, Mark shares a personal update about the move back upstairs to his renovated office, discusses a comment on a previous episode, reminds listeners about the contest to win a print copy of Patrick O'Donnell's book COPS AND WRITERS, and also thanks Patrons and talks about the patron perks. Mark then shares a word from this episodes sponsor... You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. When discussing bookstores, Mark covers these topics: The importance of relationships and community Understanding the business side of print bookselling, including the margins How returns work and how that effects a bookseller's willingness to stock books How Mark got chain bookstores to order his self-published book (and how that partially backfired) How bookstores order books VS how consignment works The rules, and why bookstores might sometimes make exceptions to those rules in particular situations Why Mark tied an onion to his belt And more....   Links of Interest: Mark's First Self-Published Book: One Hand Screaming Episode 29 - Interview with Terry Fallis YouTube video of Terry Fallis interview Episode 39 - Professionalism Episode 84 - From The Academy to the Street with Patrick O'Donnell Findaway Voices Patreon for Stark Reflections   The music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  

Terry Fallis is a celebrated Canadian author of novels such as Up and Down (2012) and One Brother Shy (2017). Before writing the hit 2008 novel, The Best Laid Plans—about a man who must run a seemingly hopeless political campaign in order to get out of politics—Terry worked as a political staffer for several MPs and ministers, and in public relations with Thornley Fallis. Terry joins Ben to discuss the SNC-Lavalin scandal, the liabilities of Justin Trudeau's style, the power of perspective in politics, and much more. About the Guest “Terry Fallis writes just about the tidiest romantic comedic novels you can find on earth, let alone in Canada.” - The Globe and Mail A two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, Terry Fallis is the award-winning author of six national bestsellers, including his most recent One Brother Shy (2017), all published by McClelland & Stewart. His debut novel, The Best Laid Plans (2008),won the 2008 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour and was crowned the 2011 winner of CBC Canada Reads as the "essential Canadian novel of the decade." In January 2014, CBC aired a six-part television miniseries based on The Best Laid Plans earning very positive reviews. In September 2015, it debuted as a stage musical in Vancouver, produced by Touchstone Theatre and Patrick Street Productions. The High Road (2010) was published in September 2010 and was a finalist for the 2011 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. Terry’s third novel, Up and Down (2012), was released in September 2012. It debuted on The Globe and Mail bestsellers list, was a finalist for the 2013 Leacock Medal, and won the 2013 Ontario Library Association Evergreen Award. Terry’s fourth novel, No Relation (2014), hit bookstores in May 2014, opened on The Globe and Mail bestsellers list, and won the 2015 Leacock Medal. M&S published Terry’s fifth novel, Poles Apart (2015), in October 2015, opening on several bestsellers lists including The Globe and Mail. It was a finalist for the 2016 Leacock Medal. One Brother Shy (2017) was published in May 2017 and was an instant bestseller. In June, 2013, the Canadian Booksellers Association presented Terry with the Libris Award for Author of the Year. Terry Fallis earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree from McMaster University (1983) where he became engulfed in university politics and somehow persuaded the undergraduates to elect him President of the Students Union. After graduation, he turned his back on engineering and joined future Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s full time staff for the 1984 federal Liberal Leadership campaign. He served on the political staff of the Liberal Minister of State for Youth, the Honourable Jean Lapierre, in the short-lived cabinet of Prime Minister John Turner. He stayed with Lapierre as his Legislative Assistant in opposition (1984-85) following the landslide victory of Brian Mulroney and the Progressive Conservative Party. Terry returned to Toronto in 1985 as Legislative Assistant to the Honourable Robert Nixon, Treasurer (now called Finance Minister) in the newly-elected Liberal Ontario government led by Premier David Peterson. For nearly eight years (1988-95) after leaving provincial politics, he was a government affairs and communications consultant with the international PR firm, Hill and Knowlton, including stints as Vice President running the Ontario government affairs group and finally President of Berger & Associates, a Hill and Knowlton subsidiary. In 1995, he co-founded Thornley Fallis with Joe Thornley, a full service communications consulting agency with offices in Ottawa and Toronto. Terry also created and co-hosted more than 200 episodes of the popular business podcast, Inside PR. For more than 25 years, Terry has counselled corporate and government clients on various fronts including crisis communications, media relations, issues management, marketing communications, public opinion polling, public affairs, stakeholder relations, etc. He has also written speeches for CEOs, cabinet ministers, and other community leaders. Terry is a sought-after speaker, sits on a number of boards, and lives in Toronto with his wife and two sons. Learn more about Terry and follow him on Twitter (@TerryFallis).

In a slight twist to the normal format for the podcast, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, who is interested in getting involved in podcasting interviews Mark Lefebvre, Joanna Penn and J, Daniel Sawyer about podcasting for authors. Some of the questions that Kris asks in the discussion, are: --> How did you get started in podcasting? -->What schedule(s) do the podcasts come out on? Monthly, Weekly, Daily. --> Has podcasting interfered with writing or has it augmented it? In the course of the discussion, Kris, Mark, Joanna and Dan talk about: --> How podcasting allows them to network, learn, and connect with others --> How the podcast needs to become a "habit" for listeners. Joanna, for example, shares stats about how moving to a weekly format increased her listener engagement --> the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) value when you add a transcrpt of the show on your website --> How Joanna almost gave up podcasting a couple of years ago because of the time it took away from her writing and how having a monetization strategy helped with that --> Authors like Scott Sigler and Terry Fallis who used podcasting to build their audiences and kick-off their writing careers --> Time management challenges, tools used and how the use of "batching" (pre-recording a number of episodes in a single sitting) has benefited Joanna Penn and J. Daniel Sawyer --> The value of adding a personal side to a podcast, and the way that has benefited The Creative Penn podcast --> Bundlerabbit- a service that allows people to curate their own bundles --> The use of ad space swapping with other podcasts in order to expand one's audience --> Podcast distribution options --> The importance of listening to a podcast before pitching yourself to them as a potential guest In the wrap-up, Mark talks about the importance of constantly learning.  Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an industry veteran who teaches and mentors writers directly and on her amazing blog "The Business Rusch" But even after all those decades of experience, she still has an open mind and is willing to learn, because the publishing industry is constantly changing and evolving.   Links to other interviews with the same guests: Episode 16 - Joanna Penn Episode 29 - Kristine Kathryn Rusch Episode 54 - The Uncollected Anthology (with Kris) Episode 56 - J. Daniel Sawyer   Other Links of Interest: Joanna Penn's HOW TO PODCAST The Creative Penn Podcast J. Daniel Sawyer's Full Suite of Audio/Podcasts BundleRabbit

Terry Fallis is the award-winning author of five national bestsellers, including his most recent, Poles Apart, all published by McClelland & Stewart (M&S). His debut novel, The Best Laid Plans, won the 2008 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour and ...

Kobo Writing Life Director Mark Lefebvre interviews Terry Fallis, multi-award winning author of The Best Laid Plans, The High Road  and Up and Down.  Mark and Terry talk about: •    How they met when Mark was a bookseller at McMaster University's bookstore, and Terry, a former McMaster student self-published The Best Laid Plans in 2007. •    Mark's comparison of Terry's writing to John Irving •    How Terry applied his knowledge of politics and engineering to create the characters of Daniel and Angus (the main characters from The Best Laid Plans and The High Road) •    Terry's original nativity when venturing into the realm of self-publishing back in 2006/2007 •    How Terry used podcasting to gain a worldwide audience for The Best Laid Plans and was the first Canadian to follow in the footsteps of such podcasting pioneers as Scott Sigler •    Mark's original reluctance as a bricks and mortar bookseller to carry The Best Laid Plans or even read this satirical novel of Canadian politics, but how, after a single page, Terry's prose won him over •    How, feeling “up” from the McMaster Bookstore launch event led to Fallis deciding to submit The Best Laid Plans to the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour  (which Terry won and which led to his book deal with McClelland and Stewart) •    How Terry is thrilled to have Beverly Slopen as his agent and Douglas Gibson as his editor & publisher •    Winning November 2010's CBC Canada Reads for the Essential Canadian Novel of the Decade •    The importance of local community bookstores and the great relationships that Terry has forged with so many amazing Canadian bookstores (Canadian Booksellers Association honoured Terry with the CBC Libris Author of the Year Award in 2013 •    CBC's creation of The Best Laid Plans miniseries (and having lunch with the fictional Angus McClintock in Ottawa during filming) -  (which will begin airing January 2014) •    Terry's use of humour and heartfelt moments in The Best Laid Plans and The High Road •    Terry's membership in the “Write What You Know” club – and how he takes advantage of that by writing about things he already knows a lot about (public relations, politics, etc) rather than spending more time doing research •    How Terry's latest novel Up & Down seemed to almost predict the incredible manner by which Commander Chris Hadfield captured the hearts and minds of people who again became interested in the space program. •    A bit of insight into Terry's forthcoming (spring 2014) novel No Relation – about a writer with the unfortunate name of Ernest Hemmingway (although spelled differently) who is trying to leave the family business to pursue a writing career •    How Terry manages to write novels while working full-time •    The importance of writing detailed outlines (each outline approximately 65 page long) and how, when you know that much about the story the efficiency of getting the manuscript completed in about 4 months •    How, despite the detailed outlining, how at least half of the comedic moments and humour comes to Terry during the actual writing process •    Terry's creative/musical family and the dinnertime family tradition which included the goal of trying to tell a story that would make his stone-faced father laugh •    The importance of being true to one's own writing and one's own personality •    How there are likely some fine manuscripts sitting in publisher slush piles right now and the opportunities authors have to creating bold new opportunities For this episode's side-bar note, Mark reflects back on Terry's journey into publishing and how he and authors like Scott Sigler used podcasting as a way to help find an audience for his novel.  Mark mentions the website Podiobooks.com and using programs such as GarageBand (MAC) or Audacity for creating the audio files. OTHER LINKS/RESOURCES -    Terry's books at Kobo:  http://store.kobobooks.com/en-ca/Search?Query=terry+fallis -    Terry Fallis website - http://terryfallis.com/ -    Terry's page for Up and Down - http://terryfallis.com/up-and-down/ -    Terry's podcast page for The Best Laid Plans - http://terryfallis.com/the-best-laid-plans/tblp-podcast/ -    Terry's Video “An Unorthodox Journey to the published land” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_zmv0MICU -    Scrivener (http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php) -    Podiobooks (http://podiobooks.com/)

Here's Chapter 20 of The High Road, by Terry Fallis, the sequel to his award-winning debut novel The Best Laid Plans. This is the final chapter, bringing this podcast to a close. The music that opens each episode is Game Day, by Jon Schmidt, and is available at Music Alley. The voiceover at the beginning belongs to my friend, Roger Dey.

Here's Chapter 19 of The High Road, by Terry Fallis, the sequel to his award-winning debut novel, The Best Laid Plans. You can read more about the novels, and the author, at www.terryfallis.com. The music that opens each episode is Game Day, by Jon Schmidt, and is available at Music Alley. The voiceover at the beginning belongs to my friend, Roger Dey.

Here's Chapter 18 of The High Road, by Terry Fallis, the sequel to his award-winning debut novel, The Best Laid Plans. You can read more about the novels and the author at www.terryfallis.com. The music that opens each episode is Game Day, by Jon Schmidt, and is available at Music Alley. The voiceover at the beginning belongs to my friend, Roger Dey.

Here's Chapter 17 of The High Road, by Terry Fallis, the sequel to his award-winning debut novel, The Best Laid Plans. You can read more about the novels and the author at www.terryfallis.com. The music that opens and closes the podcast is Game Day, by Jon Schmidt, and is available at Music Alley. The voiceover at the beginning is my friend, Roger Dey.

Here's Chapter 16 of The High Road, by Terry Fallis, the sequel to his award-winning debut novel, The Best Laid Plans. You can read more about the novels and the author at www.terryfallis.com. The music that opens each episode of the podcast is Game Day by Jon Schmidt and is available at Music Alley. The voiceover at the beginning is provided by my friend, Roger Dey.

UPDATE: Just struck me, how will I know if this is helping?  Drop Terry a note if you buy, maybe? ORIGINAL POST: I recently received a special episode of Terry Fallis' podcast of "The High Road."  Hope you've already been listening, but if you haven't, it's attached here.  The gist of it is this: "...So while I have always preached that social media is not really an appropriate platform for hardcore selling, I'm going to cross the line this once, but I think all for a good cause. If you want to have a hand in reshaping the approach traditional publishers like McClelland & Stewart have historically adopted, please take a second to buy The High Road. Here are Amazon and Indigo links, and you'll also find links in the left hand side bar. If we can show that the podcast helped to drive early sales, M&S will be more likely to consider podasting to be an effective way to promote new titles. As always, thanks for all the support. The High Road hits bookstores today (September 7th), so now is the perfect time to place that order. Besides, the holiday season is just around the corner. Thank you all, I'm grateful…" I'm still unemployed -- but yeah, I'm thinking... Griz  

Here's Chapter 15 of The High Road, by Terry Fallis, the sequel to his award-winning debut novel, The Best Laid Plans. You can read more about the novels and the author at www.terryfallis.com. The music that opens each episode of this podcast is Game Day by Jon Schmidt and is available at Music Alley. The voiceover at the beginning is provided by my friend, Roger Dey.

After a certain amount of begging and whining, Terry Fallis, author of the political satire "The Best Laid Plans" (winner of the Stephen Leacock Award for Humor) that I reviewed a long while back, gave me permission to share the first chapter of his new sequel, "The High Road," here in the Hiber-Nation.  If you've missed it, now you don't have an excuse.  :) The remainder of the book is being made available over at Terry's website.  Enjoy!   Griz    

Terry Fallis announces the start of the podcast version of The High Road, the sequel to his award-winning debut novel, The Best Laid Plans. The music that opens and closes this podcast is Winter Serenade by Jon Schmidt and is available through Music Alley. The voice at the very beginning belongs to Roger Dey.

K7 Comment Line: 206-350-6909Part 1 -- Looking to the FutureBecoming a Displaced Worker.  Becoming a Media Studies student - almost.  Becoming a Medical Transcription student - almost.  Aspergers, driving, job interviews, conversations & eye contact.Promo: Jonathan Santlofer's "Anatomy of Fear"Part 2 -- Critical MassJust went over 200 followers on Twitter.  Still no idea why; might be the Promos.  Might be the reviews of Terry Fallis' "The Best Laid Plans."  (Congrats on the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour, by the way.)  Might be mistaken identity.Promo: Matthew Wayne Selznick's live concertPart 3 -- Actual ValueTwitjoy and Twitter.  Amazon.  My new Cafe Press store.  The Teddy Bear.  The Pillow.  Sales.  Mom.Promo:  The "Tick" PSAAnd Finally...IDSL:  "A Tiny Jaws" from Laredo Parish from Minneapolis Minnesota.Themes: "Hot Swing" and "Continue Life" from Kevin MacLeod

Too bad I'd already done "Gang Aft Agley."Part 1 -- Best Laid Plans RevisitedDecided I had more to say, and some corrections to my previous review of Terry Fallis' book, "The Best Laid Plans."Amazon: The Best Laid Plans: A Novel Part 2 -- Chasing the BardMy review of Phillipa Ballantine's book, "Chasing the Bard."  Wonder what Pip will think...Amazon: Chasing the Bard Part 3 -- A Little Good NewsI signed up for this Voice123.com thing, that might get me voiceover work.  And might not.  I might also be in an audioplay, doing some voice acting.  And might not.  Life is so confusing.And Finally...IDSL Tune:  "A Statement" from HC Fragile.Themes: "Hot Swing" and "Continue Life" from Kevin MacLeod.

Part 1 -- It's Not My JobAs of February, my employers are leaving town and I'm losing my job.  And I'm terrible at job hunting.  Still have to do it.  I've added Amazon links for various stuff I've talked about on the show, and maybe that'll help a bit...Part 2 -- The Best Laid PlansMy review of the Terry Fallis political satire novel.On Podiobooks.comOn Terry Fallis' websiteAmazon: The Best Laid Plans: A NovelPart 3 -- The International Listening YearWanted to share an idea I had.Storycorps and the National Day of ListeningThe ILY Ning GroupThe ILY Collective FeedAnd Finally...IDSL Tune:  "A Reminder" from Past 23Themes: "Hot Swing" and "Continue Life" from Kevin MacLeod.

Welcome to episode #95 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. Whoops! I totally screwed up the intro and said, "welcome to episode #85" - I have no idea what I was thinking. Actually, that's not true - I think I botched it because I have tons on my mind. Including the state of Podcasting (are you really listening?) and the power of Blogging (hint: it's very powerful). There are also some great audio comments about how to stimulate action in online social networks and more. Enjoy the conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #95 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 41:34. Audio comment line - please send in a comment and add your voice to the audio community: +1 206-666-6056. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the Blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Facebook Group - Six Pixels of Separation Podcast Society - please join (we have over 1350 members). Check out my other Podcast, Foreword Thinking - The Business And Motivational Book Review Podcast - sponsored by HarperCollins Canada. Foreword Thinking - episode #8 is now live and features Deepak Chopra - author of the book, Buddha – A Story of Enlightenment. A belated but hearty congratulation to David Jones and Terry Fallis for hitting episode #100 of Inside PR - be sure to check them out. Wired Magazine – Chris Anderson – article on Free. IAB Social Media Marketing Full-Day Seminar: Montreal, Quebec – March 12th, 2008. Toronto, Ontario – March 19th, 2008. Vancouver, British Columbia – March 28th, 2008. Has Podcasting shifted – does Six Pixels of Separation still work for you? Audio Comment – Jay Moonah – Uncle Seth – Media Driving. Virgil Evans. TubeMogul. Media Driving – Jay Moonah's new Podcast. Audio Comment – Robin Brown – dabizblog. Seth Godin. Unleashing The Ideavirus. Survival Is Not Enough. Bebo – AOL. Six Points of Separation – Six Ways To Re-energize A Podcast: 1. Format. 2. Length. 3. Feedback. 4. Voices. 5. Audio comments. 6. Quality. Music from the Podsafe Music Network: The Black Crowes – ‘Goodbye Daughters of The Revolution'. Please join the conversation by sending in questions, feedback and ways to improve Six Pixels Of Separation. Please let me know what you think or leave an audio comment at: +1 206-666-6056. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #95 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: advertising aol bebo black crowes blog blogging bryan eisenberg business chris anderson dabizblog david jones digital marketing facebook foreword thinking future now google grokdotcom harpercollins canada iab canada ideavirus inside pr interactive advertising bureau itunes jay moonah marketing meatball sundae media driving montreal motivational books online social network online video podcast podcasting podsafe music network purple cow robin brown seth godin six pixels of separation social media marketing social media marketing seminar squidoo survival is not enough terry fallis toronto twist image uncle seth vancouver youtube wired magazine

Welcome to episode #83 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. There is no doubt that this is now, officially, my favourite Podcast of the year. I get to turn this show over to you - the community - to share your thoughts on the year that was and the year ahead. I was blown away by the diverse voices that took part in this Yuletide Log episode. There are men and women from all over the world, but even more fascinating is that there are more than a few who are not even Marketing, Communications or Advertising professionals - just people listening and learning. That's probably the highest level of praise one can hope for. I received a few additional audio comments post-recording which I will play in the coming weeks - so, if you're interested, you can still add your thoughts and commentary to the community. Here's how. Allow me to take this last opportunity to wish you and yours a very Happy Holiday and a healthy and safe New Year. I'll also direct you over to the Twist Image Holiday Greeting - Share 2007. In the meantime, let the show play in the background as you take a break to celebrate with your family and loved ones. Enjoy this conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #83 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 1:27:53. Audio comment line - please send in a comment and add your voice to the audio community: +1 206-666-6056. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Comments are now live on the new Blog - sixpixels.com/blog. Facebook Group - Six Pixels of Separation Podcast Society - please join (we have over 1260 members). Check out my other Podcast, Foreword Thinking - The Business And Motivational Book Review Podcast - sponsored by HarperCollins Canada. Foreword Thinking - episode #8 is now live and features Deepak Chopra - author of the book, Buddha – A Story of Enlightenment. Power Within Halifax - February 26th, 2007 featuring: Anthony Robbins. Mike Lipkin. Loretta LaRoche $129 per ticket for the first 200 - this offer is for a limited time to listeners to the Six Pixels of Separation Podcast. All you have to do is call +1-866-POWER-04 extension 229 and ask for Joseph. Yuletide Log Podcast - I'm turning Six Pixels of Separation over to you... Greenfields Report – Bernard Goldbach – Podcasting.ie. Jeanine Arnopoulos – Pastor Paul's Mission. Neville Hobson – For Immediate Release. John Wall – Christopher S. Penn – Marketing Over Coffee – The M Show – The Financial Aid Podcast – Awaken Your Superhero. Connie Crosby. Terry Fallis and David Jones – Inside PR. Reed Smith – nformation Group. Mari Smith – Why Facebook ? Paul Muller -The CaffiNation Podcast. David Jacobs - The Connected World. Adele McAlear – McAlear Marketing. Collin Douma – Radical Trust – Social Media Group. Scott Monty – The Social Media Marketing Blog. Donna Papacosta – Trafcom News. Paull Young – Young PR and Forward Podcast. Dan York – Disruptive Conversations - Blue Box - The VoIP Security Podcast. Michael Seaton – Scotiabank – The Client Side. Anna Farmery – The Engaging Brand. Shel Holtz – For Immediate Release. Jay Moonah – Uncle Seth – Online Music Marketing. Michelle Sullivan – Michelle Sullivan Communications. Robin Browne – ngo2pointO. Christopher S. Penn – Awaken Your Superhero – The Financial Aid Podcast – Marketing Over Coffee. Allie Osmar - Marsteller Interactive. Dave Delaney – Dave Made That – My Emma. Heidi Miller – Diary of a Shameless Self-Promoter. Rob Cotter – Fixion Media. C.C. Chapman – Managing The Gray – The Advance Guard – Accident Hash with a very special Six Pounds of Sound. Music is courtesy of Allison Crow. Please join the conversation by sending in questions, feedback and ways to improve Six Pixels Of Separation. Please let me know what you think or leave an audio comment at: +1 206-666-6056. 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Welcome to episode #49 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. You should thank John Wall from The M Show for this episode. I had recorded it and CastBlaster crashed on me. For close to twenty-four hours, I thought I was going to have to re-record the entire episode, but thanks to CAPOW - Communications And Podcasters Of The World, John Wall helped me find the temp file (which was in perfect condition) - Thank You John Wall! We've got a great conversation with Darrin Keane from Apple which was recorded at the Shop.org Online Marketing Workshop and an in-depth conversation with Ben Yoskovitz from Instigator Blog. There's a lot to listen to. Enjoy this conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #49 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 53:24. Audio comment line - please send in a comment and add your voice to the audio community: +1 206-666-6056. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Comments are now live on the Blog - sixpixels.com/blog. Crazy week of travel, speaking and client work. Visa eCommerce Summit. Shel Holtz - For Immediate Release. Terry Fallis and David Jones - Inside PR. Chris Clarke - My Little PR Buddy. Colin Douma - Radical Trust. Alliance Atlantis - Spotlight on Specialty TV. Shelly Palmer - Media 3.0. Motion Picture Association of Canada. BarCamp Montreal 2. Conversation with Darrin Keane - Apple. Upcoming audio comments from: Ryan Jones. Luis Menendez. Bryan Person. Bob LeDrew - FlackLife - BobCat House Concerts. What Is Your Blog And/Or Podcast? Ben Yoskovitz - Instigator Blog - Stand Out Jobs. Audio linkbait for these two guys to be on What Is Your Blog And/Or Podcast? (guys, please contact me). Brian Clark - Copyblogger. Chris Brogan - PodCamp - Network2. Audio Comment - Kevin Baggs - INovation. Six Points of Separation - Six Tips To Make Your Blackberry More Effective: Newsclip. Notifications. Change windows. Use the +1. Backlight. Font size. Six Pounds of Sound - music from C.C. Chapman of Managing The Gray, Accident Hash and U-Turn Café. i:scintilla - 'scin'. Please join the conversation by sending in questions, feedback and ways to improve Six Pixels Of Separation. Please let me know what you think or leave an audio comment at: +1 206-666-6056. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #49 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: apple barcamp ben yoskovitz castblaster darrin keane instigator blog john wall montreal the m show

Welcome to episode #40 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. I-ve decided to hold all audio and email comments and there will also be no Six Pounds of Sound with C.C. Chapman or What Is Your Blog And/Or Podcast? this week. Instead you are getting the full session, Should Your Company Be Podcasting?, from PodCamp Toronto 2007 which I moderated along with a very special Six Points Of Separation. Enjoy this conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #40 - Host: Mitch Joel. - Running time: 52:26. - Audio comment line - please send in a comment and add your voice to the community: +1 206-666-6056. - Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. - Hello from Beautiful Montreal. - Regular episode will be back next week - lots of audio comments, What Is Your Blog And/Or Podcast? and Six Pounds Of Sound music from C.C. Chapman. - The Power Within Montreal - April 3rd - Bill Clinton, Anthony Robbins and myself along with Jerry Greenfield (Co-founder of Ben & Jerry's), Terry Savage (personal finance expert), Irshad Manji (best selling author of The Trouble with Islam Today) and Mike Lipkin. - General Admission tickets (which usually sell at $220.00) for just $189.00 for my family and friends. All you have to do is call The Power Within at 1-866-994-2555, speak to Scott and mention my name. - PodCamp Toronto - Saturday and Sunday - February 24-25, 2007. - Quick chat with Andrew Findlater - National PR. - PodCamp Toronto 2007 - Should Your Company Be Podcasting? Panelists: Luke Armour from Observations From Public Relations, Terry Fallis of Thornley Fallis and Inside PR Podcast, Michael Seaton from Scotiabank and The Client Side Blog-Podcast and Donna Papacosta from Trafcom News. - Geek Dinner Montreal - Monday, March 26th, 2007 with Shel Holtz of For Immediate Release - The Hobson and Holtz Report Podcast. - Six Points Of Separation - Six (make that eleven) People Choose The One Tool/Tactic They Will Use Immediately After Having Attended PodCamp Toronto 2007: 1. PowerPoint Production - Gary Schlee - Centennial College. 2. TalkShoe - Mark Juliano - TalkShoe. 3. Crazy Egg - Christopher Penn - Financial Aid Podcast. 4. Creative Commons - Sonya Buyting - Sassy Science. 5. Link back to website - Casey McKinnon - Galaticast. 6. Branding - Bob Goyetche - Canadian Podcast Buffet. 7. Value - Mark Pavlidis - mhp-s musings. 8. Monetize - Hugh McGuire - Libravox. 9. MySpace - Bill Sweetman - Marketing Martini. 10. Do more - Jay Moonah - Uncle Seth. 11. Twitter - Mitch Joel (me ;) - Twist Image. Please join the conversation by sending in questions, feedback and ways to improve Six Pixels Of Separation. Please let me know what you think or leave an audio comment at: +1 206-666-6056. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #40 - Host: Mitch Joel.

Welcome to episode #36 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. I'm back and alive after the trip from hell. The AIMS Canada event was well worth sitting on the tarmac for over five hours. This episode is, once again, chock full of your insights, observations and comments (please keep them coming). There's also an amazing Six Points of Separation that is a Mash-Up with New Comm Road. Enjoy the conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #36 - Host: Mitch Joel. - Running time: 57:26. - Audio comment line - please take note (please send in a comment and add your voice to the community): +1 206-666-6056. - Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. - Audio Comment - Antoine Mas and Thelma Cotter - Podcasting.ie. - BarCamp Scotland Ireland. - Audio Comment - Collin Douma - Radical Trust and MacLaren McCann Direct and Interactive. - Audio Comment - Bryan Person - New Comm Road and Bryper. - Promo for new Podcast - Best Laid Plan - by Inside PR's Terry Fallis. - What No One Ever Tells You About Blogging and Podcasting by Ted Demopoulos. - Promoting Your Podcast by Jason Van Orden. - Foreword Thinking: The Business And Motivational Book Review Podcast coming soon. - Audio Comment - Kevin Behringer - Fly-Over Marketing. - Co-comment. - Upcoming Six Points of Separation - Six Ways To Stay On Top of Comments. - Music from Canada's own Finger Eleven. - Audio Comment - Marko Kulik - Photography Podcast and Pets.ca. - Do you want me to list the full Six Points of Separation? Let me know. - Audio Comment - Kathryn Lagden - AIMS Canada - Association of Internet Marketing and Sales. - AIMS Canada - Participate in Social Bookmarking by Tamera Kremer. - Tag for del.icio.us - aims_canada. - AIMS Canada Blog. - The Client Side Blog and Podcast by Michael Seaton from Scotiabank. - CBC Radio Podcasts. - Geek Dinner Toronto IV. - Audio Comment - Robert Mendelson - Select Blinds Canada. - Six Points Of Separation - Six Ways To Use Technorati - a mash-up courtesy of Bryan Person at New Comm Road. - Music from the Podsafe Music Network - Care of the C.C. Chapman of Managing The Gray, Accident Hash and U-Turn Caf-. - "I Want A Better Life" - The Shakes. - If you can come up with a better title for C.C. Chapman than "Musicologist for Six Pixels of Separation," I am offering up a prize. Send in title suggestions now. Please join the conversation by sending in questions, feedback and ways to improve Six Pixels Of Separation. Please let me know what you think or leave an audio comment at: +1 206-666-6056. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #36 - Host: Mitch Joel.

Welcome to episode #35 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. We hear from all over the world this week. From Canada to the United States. From Ireland to Russia and all the way down under to the Adelaide Hills. There are even some big announcements in between and new insights into new online tools. Enjoy the conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #35 - Host: Mitch Joel. - Running time: 53:21. - Audio comment line - please take note (please send in a comment and add your voice to the community): +1 206-666-6056. - Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. - Intro courtesy of Lee Hopkins. - Audio Comment - Andrew Findlater - National PR. - Audio Comment - Christopher Penn - The Financial Aid Podcast. - Chris mentions the Flock browser. - Chris mentions StumbleUpon. - Promo from Terry Fallis from Inside PR and his new Podcast, The Best Laid Plans. - Launch of our new Podcast, Foreword Thinking: The Business And Motivational Book Review Podcast, in conjunction with HarperCollins Canada. - Audio Comment - Roman Mandrick - Ksan Lab. - If you are interested in potentially partnering with Roman and his team in Russia, you can email him here: Roman Mandrick. - Audio Comment - Lee Hopkins - Comms Café - Better Communication Results. - Audio Comment - Michele Horgan - Podcasting.ie. - One Degree Backchannel. - AIMS Canada event - Should Your Company Be Podcasting? - Thursday, January 25th, 2007 in Toronto, Ontario. - Geek Dinner Toronto IV - Toronto - Thursday, January 25th, 2007 - 7:00 pm - three spots left. - Six Points Of Separation - Six of Twelve Tips For A Successful Email Marketing Campaign - Part Two (as per Reid Givens - Return On Intention - request with help from Kathryn Lagden from AIMS Canada). - Music from the Podsafe Music Network - Care of the new Musicologist of Six Pixels of Separation - C.C. Chapman of Managing The Gray, Accident Hash and U-Turn Café. - 'No Use Denying' - The Cool Waters Band. Please join the conversation by sending in questions, feedback and ways to improve Six Pixels Of Separation. Please let me know what you think or leave an audio comment at: +1 206-666-6056. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #35 - Host: Mitch Joel.

Welcome to episode #13 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. Lots of content, including an extended talk on the Agency.com - Subway pitch (including some insights from Across The Sound - the Joseph Jaffe Podcast), a new Six Points Of Separation on networking (which was inspired by Inside PR) and much more. We also discuss a new Twist Image project - Current - The Twist Image Newswire and I decided to end each episode of Six Pixels Of Separation with a song from the Podsafe Music Network (this way, I can hang on to my music journalism past - if but for a moment). Enjoy the listen... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #13 - Host: Mitch Joel. - Running time: 34:36. - Audio comment line: 206-666-3772. - Using new music from the Podsafe Music Network. - Camp Walk by Derek K. Miller. - Groove IT by Denis Kitchen. - Comment line: 206-666-3772. - Audio comments: - Terry Fallis. - President and Co-Founder of Thornley Fallis Communications. - Co-Host of Inside PR with David Jones. - Inside PR #15 - Tuesday, July 11, 2006. - Agency.com pitch video for Subway - Going To Work For Subway: Part 1. - Joseph Jaffe - Across The Sound - Episode #48. - Kathryn Lagden. - General Manager, AIMS Canada - Association of Internet Marketing and Sales. - AIMS Canada event featuring - Shel Holtz (For Immediate Release) - "How Social Media Is Changing Everything You Know......And What You Should Be Doing About It." - AIMS Canada Geek Dinner on September 19th with Shel Holtz. - The Power Within - London, Ontario with Mark Burnett. - My debut guest Co-Hosting at For Immediate Release - The Hobson & Holtz Report - Podcast #161: August 7, 2006. - Current - The Twist Image Newswire. - Six Points Of Separation - Six Tools For Making Your Next Networking Event A Success. - Song selection of the week (courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network) - NewLeaf with the song, 'Magic Carpet'. Please join the conversation by sending in questions, feedback and ways to improve Six Pixels Of Separation. Please let me know what you think or leave an audio comment at: 206-666-3772. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #13 - Host: Mitch Joel.