Get Published https://www.michellplested.com/category/getpublished/ Get Published – a writing podcast for aspiring authors Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:38:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://www.michellplested.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cropped-SotACover-150x150.jpg Get Published https://www.michellplested.com/category/getpublished/ 32 32 A podcast to help remove some of the pitfalls for writers as they try to live the dream of getting published. Michell Plested podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested) Copyright 2009 An amateurs quest to achieve publishing glory Get Published http://www.michellplested.com/wp-admin/images/typewriter.jpg https://www.michellplested.com/category/getpublished/ Bi-weekly nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,bookpodcast@michellplested.comMichell Plested Get Published – So Long and Thanks for All the Fish https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2015 05:45:28 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=4515 I’ve been struggling to decide what to do with Get Published. My writing demands (on my time) have been growing over the past couple years and, since no one seems to be willing to increase the number of hours in the day, I’ve had to start prioritizing my projects. A number of factors are telling me it is time to end Get Published. What they are isn’t important. What is important is knowing when it is time to end the show. I have had a lot of positives from the show. I’ve met many terrific people and learned a lot of great things related to writing. In fact, I can directly attribute my first story sales to the podcast. Those […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/feed/ 4 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested) Get Published Episode 157 – Chris Hite and Dimensional Abscesses https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-157-chris-hite-and-dimensional-abscesses/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-157-chris-hite-and-dimensional-abscesses/#respond Sun, 28 Jun 2015 10:44:29 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=4428   Here we are. The final episode before summer hiatus. Today’s show will be different from every show before in that the interview is solely conducted by my publishing partner and Get Published associate producer, Jeffrey Hite. Jeff talks to his son, Chris Hite, who was one of the contributors to the Dimensional Abscesses anthology. They talk about why Chris wrote what he wrote and how. It’s an interesting, albeit short conversation that I think you will enjoy. I also wanted to thank you all for continuing to listen to Get Published. There have been those dark moments in the middle of the night when I wonder if continuing Get Published is the right thing to do. But then I […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-157-chris-hite-and-dimensional-abscesses/feed/ 0   Here we are. The final episode before summer hiatus. Today’s show will be different from every show before in that the interview is solely conducted by my publishing partner and Get Published associate producer, Jeffrey Hite. Jeff talks to his son,   Here we are. The final episode before summer hiatus. Today’s show will be different from every show before in that the interview is solely conducted by my publishing partner and Get Published associate producer, Jeffrey Hite. Jeff talks to his son, Chris Hite, who was one of the contributors to the Dimensional Abscesses anthology. They talk about why Chris wrote what he wrote and how. It’s an interesting, albeit short conversation that I think you will enjoy. I also wanted to thank you all for continuing to listen to Get Published. There have been those dark moments in the middle of the night when I wonder if continuing Get Published is the right thing to do. But then I […] Michell Plested 17:19 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 156 – Scouts of the Apocalypse https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-156-scouts-of-the-apocalypse/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-156-scouts-of-the-apocalypse/#respond Sun, 14 Jun 2015 08:09:25 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=4418 If you have followed my blog or listened to past episodes of Get Published you probably already know that my novel Scouts of the Apocalypse is about to become a book. In fact, it will be available for order everywhere in all formats on June 15th. This book represents a lot of things for me. It is a moment in time when some of my Scouts were younger, it is a salute to Scouts everywhere and it is the first print book released by Evil Alter Ego Press. There are more reasons why this book is important to me, but you will just have to listen to the interview, once again led by my friend Jeffrey Hite, to hear them. […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-156-scouts-of-the-apocalypse/feed/ 0 If you have followed my blog or listened to past episodes of Get Published you probably already know that my novel Scouts of the Apocalypse is about to become a book. In fact, it will be available for order everywhere in all formats on June 15th. If you have followed my blog or listened to past episodes of Get Published you probably already know that my novel Scouts of the Apocalypse is about to become a book. In fact, it will be available for order everywhere in all formats on June 15th. This book represents a lot of things for me. It is a moment in time when some of my Scouts were younger, it is a salute to Scouts everywhere and it is the first print book released by Evil Alter Ego Press. There are more reasons why this book is important to me, but you will just have to listen to the interview, once again led by my friend Jeffrey Hite, to hear them. […] Michell Plested 32:46 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 154 – JR Murdock Goes Farming https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-154-jr-murdock-goes-farming/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-154-jr-murdock-goes-farming/#respond Sun, 17 May 2015 04:56:34 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=4395 One of the really fun things about the anthology Dimensional Abscesses is that Jeff Hite and I have one more reason to talk to a lot of interesting people. One of those people is JR Murdock. I’m sure you recognize Jay’s name; he has been on the show several times before. And, be forwarned, you will hear from him very soon as we begin the work of promoting our collaboration, Jack Kane and the Statue of Liberty. But that discussion is for another day. Today we are talking about his contribution to the anthology. His story is pretty unique in a book full of unique stories. We talk about his inspiration and a few other things. It was a fun […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-154-jr-murdock-goes-farming/feed/ 0 One of the really fun things about the anthology Dimensional Abscesses is that Jeff Hite and I have one more reason to talk to a lot of interesting people. One of those people is JR Murdock. I’m sure you recognize Jay’s name; he has been on the show se... One of the really fun things about the anthology Dimensional Abscesses is that Jeff Hite and I have one more reason to talk to a lot of interesting people. One of those people is JR Murdock. I’m sure you recognize Jay’s name; he has been on the show several times before. And, be forwarned, you will hear from him very soon as we begin the work of promoting our collaboration, Jack Kane and the Statue of Liberty. But that discussion is for another day. Today we are talking about his contribution to the anthology. His story is pretty unique in a book full of unique stories. We talk about his inspiration and a few other things. It was a fun […] Michell Plested 28:45 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 153 – Julayne Hughes Found Her Character https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-153-julayne-hughes-found-her-character/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-153-julayne-hughes-found-her-character/#comments Sun, 03 May 2015 04:23:39 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=4383 Hey there! Welcome to ‘Get Published’. I’m your host, Mike Plested. Jeff Hite and I have been having a lot of fun with our first book published under our Evil Alter Ego Press banner. We have been learning a lot about creating a book and bringing it to market. Part of that learning has been around promotion. You will have likely heard a couple interviews with contributors to the anthology. Today I am bringing you another one, this time with Julayne Hughes. Julayne is a writer, editor and all around awesome artist and I am delighted to talk with her today. You might be asking yourself, when will he stop flogging this book on me by bringing this contributors to […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-153-julayne-hughes-found-her-character/feed/ 2 Hey there! Welcome to ‘Get Published’. I’m your host, Mike Plested. Jeff Hite and I have been having a lot of fun with our first book published under our Evil Alter Ego Press banner. We have been learning a lot about creating a book and bringing it to ... Hey there! Welcome to ‘Get Published’. I’m your host, Mike Plested. Jeff Hite and I have been having a lot of fun with our first book published under our Evil Alter Ego Press banner. We have been learning a lot about creating a book and bringing it to market. Part of that learning has been around promotion. You will have likely heard a couple interviews with contributors to the anthology. Today I am bringing you another one, this time with Julayne Hughes. Julayne is a writer, editor and all around awesome artist and I am delighted to talk with her today. You might be asking yourself, when will he stop flogging this book on me by bringing this contributors to […] Michell Plested 29:58 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 152 – Scott Roche Changes Gears https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-152-scott-roche-changes-gears/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-152-scott-roche-changes-gears/#respond Sun, 19 Apr 2015 11:00:04 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=4368 Hey there! Welcome to ‘Get Published’. I’m your host, Mike Plested. I am on Twitter, Facebook and other social media outlets a lot. That’s because I’ve seen how many cool people also use those mediums. My participation in them has allowed me to meet and make friends with and interact with some of those people. I get to hear about new projects, successes, failures and talk about some of my own. I get and give ideas to help with writing and promotion. Every once in a while I see a post and I know I have to talk to the poster about it in more detail. Such a posting came from Scott Roche a few weeks ago. Scott talked about […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-152-scott-roche-changes-gears/feed/ 0 Hey there! Welcome to ‘Get Published’. I’m your host, Mike Plested. I am on Twitter, Facebook and other social media outlets a lot. That’s because I’ve seen how many cool people also use those mediums. My participation in them has allowed me to meet an... Hey there! Welcome to ‘Get Published’. I’m your host, Mike Plested. I am on Twitter, Facebook and other social media outlets a lot. That’s because I’ve seen how many cool people also use those mediums. My participation in them has allowed me to meet and make friends with and interact with some of those people. I get to hear about new projects, successes, failures and talk about some of my own. I get and give ideas to help with writing and promotion. Every once in a while I see a post and I know I have to talk to the poster about it in more detail. Such a posting came from Scott Roche a few weeks ago. Scott talked about […] Michell Plested 30:36 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 151 – Nowick Gray Talks About His Writing Journey https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-151-nowick-gray-talks-about-his-writing-journey/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-151-nowick-gray-talks-about-his-writing-journey/#respond Sun, 05 Apr 2015 05:58:44 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=4353 Hey there! Welcome to ‘Get Published’. I’m your host, Mike Plested. I have long believed that persistence is the key to getting your work published. I have also said that the journey to getting published can be a long one. Today’s guest proves both those little kernals of wisdom. On today’s show I talk to Nowick Gray about his writing journey and his newly released book, Hunter’s Daughter. We have a great discussion about a lot of topics that I think you will enjoy. I also want to take a moment to let you all know that Dimensional Abscesses, the first anthology produced by Evil Alter-Evil Publishing is almost ready for publication as an eBook. We have the stories procured […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-151-nowick-gray-talks-about-his-writing-journey/feed/ 0 Hey there! Welcome to ‘Get Published’. I’m your host, Mike Plested. I have long believed that persistence is the key to getting your work published. I have also said that the journey to getting published can be a long one. Hey there! Welcome to ‘Get Published’. I’m your host, Mike Plested. I have long believed that persistence is the key to getting your work published. I have also said that the journey to getting published can be a long one. Today’s guest proves both those little kernals of wisdom. On today’s show I talk to Nowick Gray about his writing journey and his newly released book, Hunter’s Daughter. We have a great discussion about a lot of topics that I think you will enjoy. I also want to take a moment to let you all know that Dimensional Abscesses, the first anthology produced by Evil Alter-Evil Publishing is almost ready for publication as an eBook. We have the stories procured […] Michell Plested 26:02 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 149 – Story Messages Discussion https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-149-story-messages-discussion/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-149-story-messages-discussion/#respond Sun, 08 Mar 2015 08:11:56 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=4332 My Associate Producer and evil alter-ego, Jeffrey Hite staged yet another takeover on today’s show. He decide we needed to talk about message in stories and invited Christiana Ellis to the show. It was a fun discussion but it felt so odd not controlling the conversation. And before we begin the show, I would like to remind you that if you have any questions or comments, you can send them to podcast@michellplested.com. If I don’t know the answer to your question, I will find the person best suited to answer it and play it on the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 149 – Story Messages Discussion Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-149-story-messages-discussion/feed/ 0 My Associate Producer and evil alter-ego, Jeffrey Hite staged yet another takeover on today’s show. He decide we needed to talk about message in stories and invited Christiana Ellis to the show. It was a fun discussion but it felt so odd not controllin... My Associate Producer and evil alter-ego, Jeffrey Hite staged yet another takeover on today’s show. He decide we needed to talk about message in stories and invited Christiana Ellis to the show. It was a fun discussion but it felt so odd not controlling the conversation. And before we begin the show, I would like to remind you that if you have any questions or comments, you can send them to podcast@michellplested.com. If I don’t know the answer to your question, I will find the person best suited to answer it and play it on the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 149 – Story Messages Discussion Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get […] Michell Plested 33:18 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 148 – Michell Plested talks Mik Murdoch 3 https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-148-michell-plested-talks-mik-murdoch-3/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-148-michell-plested-talks-mik-murdoch-3/#respond Sun, 22 Feb 2015 16:31:13 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=4320 It isn’t often that I am on the receiving end of an interview but that is exactly what is happening in today’s episode. Get Published Associate Producer and my evil alter-ego, Jeff Hite talks to me about Mik Murdoch 3. It was fun being on the receiving end of an interview and talking about my process for writing the Mik Murdoch series. And while I have your attention, Mik Murdoch, The Power Within is eligible to be nominated for a Prix Aurora this year. If you are Canadian and would like to help me get my newest book into the awards, I would ask you to go to www.prixaurorawards.ca. You need a membership but the cost will also gain you eBook […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-148-michell-plested-talks-mik-murdoch-3/feed/ 0 It isn’t often that I am on the receiving end of an interview but that is exactly what is happening in today’s episode. Get Published Associate Producer and my evil alter-ego, Jeff Hite talks to me about Mik Murdoch 3. It isn’t often that I am on the receiving end of an interview but that is exactly what is happening in today’s episode. Get Published Associate Producer and my evil alter-ego, Jeff Hite talks to me about Mik Murdoch 3. It was fun being on the receiving end of an interview and talking about my process for writing the Mik Murdoch series. And while I have your attention, Mik Murdoch, The Power Within is eligible to be nominated for a Prix Aurora this year. If you are Canadian and would like to help me get my newest book into the awards, I would ask you to go to www.prixaurorawards.ca. You need a membership but the cost will also gain you eBook […] Michell Plested 33:24 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 147 – Nobilis Reed Talks About Erotica https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-147-nobilis-reed-talks-about-erotica/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-147-nobilis-reed-talks-about-erotica/#respond Sun, 08 Feb 2015 06:42:56 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=4310 There are genres out there that I know very little about. Genres where I have the wrong idea what they represent. One of those genres was Erotica. I decided to fix any misconceptions I had about Erotica by talking to a writer of the Genre. Nobilis Reed is a podcaster and writer of Erotica. And today, he is my guest for Get Published. Nobilis clears up many of my misunderstandings about the genre and provides a lot of great information. I enjoyed the conversation and I think you will too. And while I have your attention, Mik Murdoch, The Power Within is eligible to be nominated for a Prix Aurora this year. If you are Canadian and would like to […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-147-nobilis-reed-talks-about-erotica/feed/ 0 There are genres out there that I know very little about. Genres where I have the wrong idea what they represent. One of those genres was Erotica. I decided to fix any misconceptions I had about Erotica by talking to a writer of the Genre. There are genres out there that I know very little about. Genres where I have the wrong idea what they represent. One of those genres was Erotica. I decided to fix any misconceptions I had about Erotica by talking to a writer of the Genre. Nobilis Reed is a podcaster and writer of Erotica. And today, he is my guest for Get Published. Nobilis clears up many of my misunderstandings about the genre and provides a lot of great information. I enjoyed the conversation and I think you will too. And while I have your attention, Mik Murdoch, The Power Within is eligible to be nominated for a Prix Aurora this year. If you are Canadian and would like to […] Michell Plested 30:00 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 146 – Alasdair Stuart: Podcasting is Publishing https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-146-alasdair-stuart-podcasting-is-publishing/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-146-alasdair-stuart-podcasting-is-publishing/#respond Sun, 25 Jan 2015 04:23:06 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=4297 I think when most people think of being published they automatically think of book publishers and having their books in book stores. I know, that used to be the first thing I thought of. But there are many other markets for stories including podcasts. Did you know that not only are podcasts publishing stories in audio form but there are several that pay professional rates? I knew about the former, but I wasn’t aware of the later. Today’s guest changed all that for me and I hope he will for you too. That guest is Alasdair Stuart. Alasdair is a writer, podcaster, host and publisher with Escape Artists. Escape Artists is not one but three genre fiction podcasts. Escape Pod, […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-146-alasdair-stuart-podcasting-is-publishing/feed/ 0 I think when most people think of being published they automatically think of book publishers and having their books in book stores. I know, that used to be the first thing I thought of. But there are many other markets for stories including podcasts. I think when most people think of being published they automatically think of book publishers and having their books in book stores. I know, that used to be the first thing I thought of. But there are many other markets for stories including podcasts. Did you know that not only are podcasts publishing stories in audio form but there are several that pay professional rates? I knew about the former, but I wasn’t aware of the later. Today’s guest changed all that for me and I hope he will for you too. That guest is Alasdair Stuart. Alasdair is a writer, podcaster, host and publisher with Escape Artists. Escape Artists is not one but three genre fiction podcasts. Escape Pod, […] Michell Plested 33:33 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 145 – LDCrichton Talks About Agents https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-145-ldcrichton-talks-about-agents/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-145-ldcrichton-talks-about-agents/#respond Sun, 11 Jan 2015 04:09:34 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=4289 Happy New Year everyone! Have you ever had the experience where you buy a certain make and model car and suddenly you see them everywhere you go? Chances are pretty good that it isn’t because everyone else suddenly bought the car like you. It is more likely because you are more aware of that particular car. Why do I bring up this little analogy? Well, it seems like everyone I know is suddenly getting an agent. I know that isn’t actually true but I have certainly seen a number of people make that relationship a part of their careers. I’m pretty sure I’m noticing it more because it has been on my mind a great deal lately. So, because it […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-145-ldcrichton-talks-about-agents/feed/ 0 Happy New Year everyone! Have you ever had the experience where you buy a certain make and model car and suddenly you see them everywhere you go? Chances are pretty good that it isn’t because everyone else suddenly bought the car like you. Happy New Year everyone! Have you ever had the experience where you buy a certain make and model car and suddenly you see them everywhere you go? Chances are pretty good that it isn’t because everyone else suddenly bought the car like you. It is more likely because you are more aware of that particular car. Why do I bring up this little analogy? Well, it seems like everyone I know is suddenly getting an agent. I know that isn’t actually true but I have certainly seen a number of people make that relationship a part of their careers. I’m pretty sure I’m noticing it more because it has been on my mind a great deal lately. So, because it […] Michell Plested 28:59 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 144 – More Agent talk with Alexander Pierce https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-144-more-agent-talk-with-alexander-pierce/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-144-more-agent-talk-with-alexander-pierce/#respond Sun, 28 Dec 2014 05:17:17 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=4278 Last episode I spoke to Michael R. Fletcher about agents and his experiences with getting one. This episode I’m going to continue that conversation with Alexander Pierce. Alex recently signed with an agent and agreed to talk to me about his process to query and make that eventual connection. I will admit to you that I will be doing several episodes with agents as the theme in the next little while. I suppose that reflects my own interest in querying agents. I hope you are as curious as I am about the who process. And, as always, I would like to invite you to leave me any comments, questions, tips or any other feedback you might have. And before we […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-144-more-agent-talk-with-alexander-pierce/feed/ 0 Last episode I spoke to Michael R. Fletcher about agents and his experiences with getting one. This episode I’m going to continue that conversation with Alexander Pierce. Alex recently signed with an agent and agreed to talk to me about his process to ... Last episode I spoke to Michael R. Fletcher about agents and his experiences with getting one. This episode I’m going to continue that conversation with Alexander Pierce. Alex recently signed with an agent and agreed to talk to me about his process to query and make that eventual connection. I will admit to you that I will be doing several episodes with agents as the theme in the next little while. I suppose that reflects my own interest in querying agents. I hope you are as curious as I am about the who process. And, as always, I would like to invite you to leave me any comments, questions, tips or any other feedback you might have. And before we […] Michell Plested 29:26 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 143 – Agent Talk with Michael R. Fletcher https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-143-agent-talk-with-michael-r-fletcher/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-143-agent-talk-with-michael-r-fletcher/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2014 13:59:40 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=4273 A topic of interest for many writers, myself included, is that of getting an agent. How do you find an agent? How do you properly query agents and what should you expect from the process. These are all questions that have run through my mind many times. So when I heard the great news that Michael R. Fletcher had signed with an agent, I knew I had to talk to him. We had a great conversation about what he did to get an agent and what he is hoping to gain from the relationship. And, as always, I would like to invite you to leave me any comments, questions, tips or any other feedback you might have. And before we […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-143-agent-talk-with-michael-r-fletcher/feed/ 2 A topic of interest for many writers, myself included, is that of getting an agent. How do you find an agent? How do you properly query agents and what should you expect from the process. These are all questions that have run through my mind many times... A topic of interest for many writers, myself included, is that of getting an agent. How do you find an agent? How do you properly query agents and what should you expect from the process. These are all questions that have run through my mind many times. So when I heard the great news that Michael R. Fletcher had signed with an agent, I knew I had to talk to him. We had a great conversation about what he did to get an agent and what he is hoping to gain from the relationship. And, as always, I would like to invite you to leave me any comments, questions, tips or any other feedback you might have. And before we […] Michell Plested 29:15 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 141 – Spencer Estabrooks Talks Film & Screenwriting https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-141-spencer-estabrooks-talks-film-screenwriting/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-141-spencer-estabrooks-talks-film-screenwriting/#respond Sun, 16 Nov 2014 09:29:39 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=4161 I have a confession to make. I LOVE movies. Okay, I get that doesn’t rank up there with anything too profound, but it is true nontheless. And so, when I was at the Lethbridge Comic Expo and had the chance to meet a filmmaker, I jumped at the chance. The filmmaker was a local person who has been making some really fun independent films. The films are doing well and, I learned, have been at least partially funded by my company. Then I learned he has been doing a webseries called one hit die. Again, really fun stuff. So, I talked to him and learned a bit more about what he is doing. And it turns out, he is doing […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-141-spencer-estabrooks-talks-film-screenwriting/feed/ 0 I have a confession to make. I LOVE movies. Okay, I get that doesn’t rank up there with anything too profound, but it is true nontheless. And so, when I was at the Lethbridge Comic Expo and had the chance to meet a filmmaker, I jumped at the chance. I have a confession to make. I LOVE movies. Okay, I get that doesn’t rank up there with anything too profound, but it is true nontheless. And so, when I was at the Lethbridge Comic Expo and had the chance to meet a filmmaker, I jumped at the chance. The filmmaker was a local person who has been making some really fun independent films. The films are doing well and, I learned, have been at least partially funded by my company. Then I learned he has been doing a webseries called one hit die. Again, really fun stuff. So, I talked to him and learned a bit more about what he is doing. And it turns out, he is doing […] Michell Plested 26:31 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 140 – VG Ford’s Ghostly Project https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-140-vg-fords-ghostly-project/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-140-vg-fords-ghostly-project/#respond Sun, 02 Nov 2014 07:02:23 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=4006 I have a lot of very talented friends. That’s a good thing because, whenever I start to lose my own motivation, I just have to look around to see what amazing work is going on around me. That always helps to kick me back into gear. One of those friends is Val Griswold-Ford. I stumbled across her work when I was still trying to get my own stuff written. Later, I had the privilege to meet and talk with her. I don’t exaggerate when I say, some of my favorite stories are Val’s. So, when I heard she had a project of epic proportions coming I knew I had to talk to her again. So, for today’s show, Val and […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-140-vg-fords-ghostly-project/feed/ 0 I have a lot of very talented friends. That’s a good thing because, whenever I start to lose my own motivation, I just have to look around to see what amazing work is going on around me. That always helps to kick me back into gear. I have a lot of very talented friends. That’s a good thing because, whenever I start to lose my own motivation, I just have to look around to see what amazing work is going on around me. That always helps to kick me back into gear. One of those friends is Val Griswold-Ford. I stumbled across her work when I was still trying to get my own stuff written. Later, I had the privilege to meet and talk with her. I don’t exaggerate when I say, some of my favorite stories are Val’s. So, when I heard she had a project of epic proportions coming I knew I had to talk to her again. So, for today’s show, Val and […] Michell Plested 29:51 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 139 – Susan M Toy Talks About Promotion https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-139-susan-m-toy-talks-about-promotion/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-139-susan-m-toy-talks-about-promotion/#comments Sun, 19 Oct 2014 18:56:43 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3931 As you likely know, Mik Murdoch: The Power Within was released in August of this year. What you may not know is I was referred to someone who posts notices about new books. That person was and is Susan Toy. Susan has done a lot of different things in the book industry and she is trying to give back to writers by helping them to get some notice when they have new work coming out. I thought it would be interesting and appropriate to have Susan on the show to talk about the importance of promotion and to get her take on what writers can do to help themselves traverse of the muddy waters of the Internet. And before we […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-139-susan-m-toy-talks-about-promotion/feed/ 5 As you likely know, Mik Murdoch: The Power Within was released in August of this year. What you may not know is I was referred to someone who posts notices about new books. That person was and is Susan Toy. As you likely know, Mik Murdoch: The Power Within was released in August of this year. What you may not know is I was referred to someone who posts notices about new books. That person was and is Susan Toy. Susan has done a lot of different things in the book industry and she is trying to give back to writers by helping them to get some notice when they have new work coming out. I thought it would be interesting and appropriate to have Susan on the show to talk about the importance of promotion and to get her take on what writers can do to help themselves traverse of the muddy waters of the Internet. And before we […] Michell Plested 29:30 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 138 – Paul E Cooley Publishes “The Black” https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-138-paul-e-cooley-publishes-the-black/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-138-paul-e-cooley-publishes-the-black/#respond Sun, 05 Oct 2014 04:24:56 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3876 After a very busy summer it’s great to be back recording Get Published. Things with the show haven’t changed much since episode 137. The intro & outro music is different and I’m adjusting the format a little, but I hope to still provide you with the same great information from writers, publishers, editors and other writing related professionals. A few things have happened since episode 137. The biggest is I released Mik Murdoch: The Power Within. Reviews of the new book have been very positive and I am already working on Mik Murdoch 3 for planned 2015 release. On today’s show, I bring back an old friend of the show who had news of his own. Paul E Cooley has […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-138-paul-e-cooley-publishes-the-black/feed/ 0 After a very busy summer it’s great to be back recording Get Published. Things with the show haven’t changed much since episode 137. The intro & outro music is different and I’m adjusting the format a little, After a very busy summer it’s great to be back recording Get Published. Things with the show haven’t changed much since episode 137. The intro & outro music is different and I’m adjusting the format a little, but I hope to still provide you with the same great information from writers, publishers, editors and other writing related professionals. A few things have happened since episode 137. The biggest is I released Mik Murdoch: The Power Within. Reviews of the new book have been very positive and I am already working on Mik Murdoch 3 for planned 2015 release. On today’s show, I bring back an old friend of the show who had news of his own. Paul E Cooley has […] Michell Plested 29:16 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 137 – Sue Baiman Gets Her Edit On https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-137-sue-baiman-gets-her-edit-on/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-137-sue-baiman-gets-her-edit-on/#respond Sun, 08 Jun 2014 14:53:54 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3644 I have been privileged to meet and know several authors, editors and publishers as they developed their careers. One of those is Sue Baiman. I met Sue virtually several years ago and in person last year at Balticon. Sue has gone from being a Twitter friend to a very competent and confident editor over that time. She is someone that I’m fortunate to know and I wanted to introduce her to all of you. In today’s episode, Sue and I talk about her editing and growth as an editor. I am also doing something I’ve never done before. After five and a half years of continuous podcasting, it is time to take a break. So, that being the case, Get […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-137-sue-baiman-gets-her-edit-on/feed/ 0 I have been privileged to meet and know several authors, editors and publishers as they developed their careers. One of those is Sue Baiman. I met Sue virtually several years ago and in person last year at Balticon. I have been privileged to meet and know several authors, editors and publishers as they developed their careers. One of those is Sue Baiman. I met Sue virtually several years ago and in person last year at Balticon. Sue has gone from being a Twitter friend to a very competent and confident editor over that time. She is someone that I’m fortunate to know and I wanted to introduce her to all of you. In today’s episode, Sue and I talk about her editing and growth as an editor. I am also doing something I’ve never done before. After five and a half years of continuous podcasting, it is time to take a break. So, that being the case, Get […] Michell Plested 40:55 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 136 – Megan Cutler & James Abendroth https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-136-megan-cutler-james-abendroth/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-136-megan-cutler-james-abendroth/#comments Sun, 25 May 2014 11:35:16 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3636 I talk about collaboration and self-publishing quite a bit on Get Published. I guess that is probably because I have an interest in both things. So today, I interview Megan Cutler and James Abendroth. They have been working on a collaboration project for the past few years that has just been released. Megan and James released their book, Island of Lost Forevers as a self-published novel. We talk about their collaboration process and what they did to self-published their novel. And before we start the show, I want to let you all know that Mik Murdoch: The Power Within is now past the edits phase. The cover is finished and the book is being laid out. It will be available […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-136-megan-cutler-james-abendroth/feed/ 1 I talk about collaboration and self-publishing quite a bit on Get Published. I guess that is probably because I have an interest in both things. So today, I interview Megan Cutler and James Abendroth. They have been working on a collaboration project f... I talk about collaboration and self-publishing quite a bit on Get Published. I guess that is probably because I have an interest in both things. So today, I interview Megan Cutler and James Abendroth. They have been working on a collaboration project for the past few years that has just been released. Megan and James released their book, Island of Lost Forevers as a self-published novel. We talk about their collaboration process and what they did to self-published their novel. And before we start the show, I want to let you all know that Mik Murdoch: The Power Within is now past the edits phase. The cover is finished and the book is being laid out. It will be available […] Michell Plested 56:20 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 135 – Aaron Navrady, Illustrator & Writer https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-135-aaron-navrady-illustrator-writer/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-135-aaron-navrady-illustrator-writer/#respond Sun, 11 May 2014 13:17:24 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3620 When I attended the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo a few weeks ago I met a number of people. One of those was Aaron Navrady. Aaron grabbed my attention within a few minutes of my entry into the first of the exhibition halls. After speaking with him, I knew he would be great for the show so I invited him to talk with me for Get Published. Aaron is an illustrator, writer and graphic novelist. Today we talk about his novel The Cold Fire. It’s a great, albeit long, conversation. Because of the length, there will be no Tips and Typos section to the show today. I also wanted to share the news about Mik Murdoch: The Power Within. It […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-135-aaron-navrady-illustrator-writer/feed/ 0 When I attended the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo a few weeks ago I met a number of people. One of those was Aaron Navrady. Aaron grabbed my attention within a few minutes of my entry into the first of the exhibition halls. When I attended the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo a few weeks ago I met a number of people. One of those was Aaron Navrady. Aaron grabbed my attention within a few minutes of my entry into the first of the exhibition halls. After speaking with him, I knew he would be great for the show so I invited him to talk with me for Get Published. Aaron is an illustrator, writer and graphic novelist. Today we talk about his novel The Cold Fire. It’s a great, albeit long, conversation. Because of the length, there will be no Tips and Typos section to the show today. I also wanted to share the news about Mik Murdoch: The Power Within. It […] Michell Plested 56:15 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 134 – Marguerite Kenner & Cast of Wonders Podcast https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-134-marguerite-kenner-cast-of-wonders-podcast/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-134-marguerite-kenner-cast-of-wonders-podcast/#respond Sun, 27 Apr 2014 14:01:44 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3611 Podcasting fiction is a legitimate and effective way to get your work in front of an entirely new audience who may or may not have heard of you. There are a number of podcasts that specialize in various literary forms that you can choose from. One such podcast is The Cast of Wonders podcast. Cast of Wonders specializes in YA fiction, a wholly underserved area of writing in my opinion. That’s why I was especially happy to have the chance to talk to Marguerite Kenner, the podcast’s editor. I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say, there is a lot of goodness in our interview. I know I will be writing some stories especially for Cast of Wonders going forward. […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-134-marguerite-kenner-cast-of-wonders-podcast/feed/ 0 Podcasting fiction is a legitimate and effective way to get your work in front of an entirely new audience who may or may not have heard of you. There are a number of podcasts that specialize in various literary forms that you can choose from. Podcasting fiction is a legitimate and effective way to get your work in front of an entirely new audience who may or may not have heard of you. There are a number of podcasts that specialize in various literary forms that you can choose from. One such podcast is The Cast of Wonders podcast. Cast of Wonders specializes in YA fiction, a wholly underserved area of writing in my opinion. That’s why I was especially happy to have the chance to talk to Marguerite Kenner, the podcast’s editor. I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say, there is a lot of goodness in our interview. I know I will be writing some stories especially for Cast of Wonders going forward. […] Michell Plested 58:43 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 133 – Mark Leslie Lefebvre – What’s New? https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-133-mark-leslie-lefebvre-whats-new/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-133-mark-leslie-lefebvre-whats-new/#respond Sun, 13 Apr 2014 06:13:16 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3596 I had the good fortune to meet Mark Leslie Lefebvre when I attended World Fantasy Convention in Toronto two years ago. I had heard Mark on other podcasts and knew a little about him. I was very happy to have the chance to talk with him during one of the evening parties. During that time, Mark was gracious enough to agree to come on Get Published. That was episode 97 if you would like to go back and listen. We talked about writing and publishing as tends to happen on this show. We also talked about Kobo and Kobo Writing Life. Why? Did I forget to mention that Mark is the Director of Self-Publishing and Author Relations at Kobo? Did […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-133-mark-leslie-lefebvre-whats-new/feed/ 0 I had the good fortune to meet Mark Leslie Lefebvre when I attended World Fantasy Convention in Toronto two years ago. I had heard Mark on other podcasts and knew a little about him. I was very happy to have the chance to talk with him during one of th... I had the good fortune to meet Mark Leslie Lefebvre when I attended World Fantasy Convention in Toronto two years ago. I had heard Mark on other podcasts and knew a little about him. I was very happy to have the chance to talk with him during one of the evening parties. During that time, Mark was gracious enough to agree to come on Get Published. That was episode 97 if you would like to go back and listen. We talked about writing and publishing as tends to happen on this show. We also talked about Kobo and Kobo Writing Life. Why? Did I forget to mention that Mark is the Director of Self-Publishing and Author Relations at Kobo? Did […] Michell Plested 1:03:00 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 132 – Jessub Flower Builds His Platform https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-132-jessub-flower-builds-his-platform/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-132-jessub-flower-builds-his-platform/#respond Sun, 30 Mar 2014 04:43:17 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3573 I am always on the lookout to learn something new – maybe a new way to grow my author’s platform or market my books. That’s why I love talking to different authors about what they are doing. One such author is Jessub Flower who is using his debut novel, Daisy Hill to do all of those things: promote, market and try to get a publishing deal. Jessub and I talk about what he has been doing to achieve his own personal writing goals. I’ve also been giving a lot of thought to my author’s voice. I think part of that is an effort to procrastinate and not actually finish some of my writing. Regardless of the reason, I’ve heard the […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-132-jessub-flower-builds-his-platform/feed/ 0 I am always on the lookout to learn something new – maybe a new way to grow my author’s platform or market my books. That’s why I love talking to different authors about what they are doing. One such author is Jessub Flower who is using his debut novel... I am always on the lookout to learn something new – maybe a new way to grow my author’s platform or market my books. That’s why I love talking to different authors about what they are doing. One such author is Jessub Flower who is using his debut novel, Daisy Hill to do all of those things: promote, market and try to get a publishing deal. Jessub and I talk about what he has been doing to achieve his own personal writing goals. I’ve also been giving a lot of thought to my author’s voice. I think part of that is an effort to procrastinate and not actually finish some of my writing. Regardless of the reason, I’ve heard the […] Michell Plested 55:23 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 131 – Leanne Shirtliffe talks Humour https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-131-leanne-shirtliffe-talks-humour/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-131-leanne-shirtliffe-talks-humour/#respond Sun, 16 Mar 2014 15:33:38 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3562 Much of my writing contains humour. I would like to think that the humour is intentional and usually funny, but often I think the funny moments happen largely by accident. That’s why I invited Leanne Shirtliffe to come on the show. Leanne is a humour writer with great experience in several different genres and mediums both fiction and non-fiction. We talk about a lot of things and almost manage to get at the meat of what makes humour. It was a great conversation that I know will have to be continued on a later episode. For the middle part of the show, I talk about Steampunk writing. You may be asking yourself what I know about Steampunk. The truth is, […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-131-leanne-shirtliffe-talks-humour/feed/ 0 Much of my writing contains humour. I would like to think that the humour is intentional and usually funny, but often I think the funny moments happen largely by accident. That’s why I invited Leanne Shirtliffe to come on the show. Much of my writing contains humour. I would like to think that the humour is intentional and usually funny, but often I think the funny moments happen largely by accident. That’s why I invited Leanne Shirtliffe to come on the show. Leanne is a humour writer with great experience in several different genres and mediums both fiction and non-fiction. We talk about a lot of things and almost manage to get at the meat of what makes humour. It was a great conversation that I know will have to be continued on a later episode. For the middle part of the show, I talk about Steampunk writing. You may be asking yourself what I know about Steampunk. The truth is, […] Michell Plested 55:53 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 130 – Marty Chan, Extraordinary Writer https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-130-marty-chan-extraordinary-writer/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-130-marty-chan-extraordinary-writer/#respond Sun, 02 Mar 2014 10:18:23 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3544 130 episodes. Wow! I can never thought I would be able to claim that number when I started Get Published. Now that I’m here, I have a hard time concieving of the day when the show won’t be part of my life. What better way to celebrate the milestone but by having another awesome guest. Today, you will hear me talk to Marty Chan. Marty is an author, playwright, and screenwriter for radio and television. He has won awards for many of those mediums so it would seem that he knows what he is talking about. We talk about a lot of things in what I would argue is one of the best interviews ever for Get Published. I got […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-130-marty-chan-extraordinary-writer/feed/ 0 130 episodes. Wow! I can never thought I would be able to claim that number when I started Get Published. Now that I’m here, I have a hard time concieving of the day when the show won’t be part of my life. What better way to celebrate the milestone but... 130 episodes. Wow! I can never thought I would be able to claim that number when I started Get Published. Now that I’m here, I have a hard time concieving of the day when the show won’t be part of my life. What better way to celebrate the milestone but by having another awesome guest. Today, you will hear me talk to Marty Chan. Marty is an author, playwright, and screenwriter for radio and television. He has won awards for many of those mediums so it would seem that he knows what he is talking about. We talk about a lot of things in what I would argue is one of the best interviews ever for Get Published. I got […] Michell Plested 51:22 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 129 – David Laderoute https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-129-david-laderoute/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-129-david-laderoute/#respond Sun, 16 Feb 2014 14:35:38 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3536 I had the privilege to talk to David Laderoute. David is a Geologist, retired Lieutenant Colonel from the Canadian Army Reserves, entrepreneur and a writer. He has several short stories in print in various small press publications and has written extensively for role-playing games. He is active on Wattpad and his debut novel, Out of Time was released by Five Rivers Publishing in December of 2013. We had a great conversation that I think you will get a lot out of. I’ve also been working my way through first revisions of Mik Murdoch: The Power Within for my editor for almost two months now. I won’t deny that I find revisions to be somewhat grueling. You need to consider what […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-129-david-laderoute/feed/ 0 I had the privilege to talk to David Laderoute. David is a Geologist, retired Lieutenant Colonel from the Canadian Army Reserves, entrepreneur and a writer. He has several short stories in print in various small press publications and has written exten... I had the privilege to talk to David Laderoute. David is a Geologist, retired Lieutenant Colonel from the Canadian Army Reserves, entrepreneur and a writer. He has several short stories in print in various small press publications and has written extensively for role-playing games. He is active on Wattpad and his debut novel, Out of Time was released by Five Rivers Publishing in December of 2013. We had a great conversation that I think you will get a lot out of. I’ve also been working my way through first revisions of Mik Murdoch: The Power Within for my editor for almost two months now. I won’t deny that I find revisions to be somewhat grueling. You need to consider what […] Michell Plested 53:12 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 128 – Charlie Brown Talks About Dirty Magick https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-128-charlie-brown-talks-about-dirty-magick/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-128-charlie-brown-talks-about-dirty-magick/#respond Sun, 02 Feb 2014 16:26:21 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3519 Happy Groundhog Day to those of you listening to the show on February 2nd. I watched the movie of the same name starring Bill Murray last night just to celebrate. That is a movie that I have always enjoyed. Perhaps one day I will even use the idea of a continuous looping day or moment in a story. You just never know. As you may know, I had stories appear in two anthologies in 2013. The first anthology was Lucky or Unlucky: 13 Stories of Fate. I interviewed the editor, Nila White when we talked about the anthology back in episode 124. This episode, I talk with Charlie Brown, the editor of the second anthology I appeared in. That anthology […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-128-charlie-brown-talks-about-dirty-magick/feed/ 0 Happy Groundhog Day to those of you listening to the show on February 2nd. I watched the movie of the same name starring Bill Murray last night just to celebrate. That is a movie that I have always enjoyed. Happy Groundhog Day to those of you listening to the show on February 2nd. I watched the movie of the same name starring Bill Murray last night just to celebrate. That is a movie that I have always enjoyed. Perhaps one day I will even use the idea of a continuous looping day or moment in a story. You just never know. As you may know, I had stories appear in two anthologies in 2013. The first anthology was Lucky or Unlucky: 13 Stories of Fate. I interviewed the editor, Nila White when we talked about the anthology back in episode 124. This episode, I talk with Charlie Brown, the editor of the second anthology I appeared in. That anthology […] Michell Plested 54:59 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 127 – YA Author Arthur Slade https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-127-ya-author-arthur-slade/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-127-ya-author-arthur-slade/#respond Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:51:18 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3509 I expected 2014 to be busy and full of new experiences and so far, I haven’t been disappointed. I’m going full-bore on my Mik Murdoch: The Power Within edits, getting ready for the work on Jack Kane and the Statue of Liberty AND getting ramped up for the new anthology Jeff Hite and I are putting out. I also just finished my first workshop for one of the local school’s too. And January is nowhere near over. That’s just the writing side of my life. I’ve got lots going on at work, with my family and with my scouts too, so spare time doesn’t seem to exist right now. At least, I don’t have to worry about getting into trouble. […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-127-ya-author-arthur-slade/feed/ 0 I expected 2014 to be busy and full of new experiences and so far, I haven’t been disappointed. I’m going full-bore on my Mik Murdoch: The Power Within edits, getting ready for the work on Jack Kane and the Statue of Liberty AND getting ramped up for t... I expected 2014 to be busy and full of new experiences and so far, I haven’t been disappointed. I’m going full-bore on my Mik Murdoch: The Power Within edits, getting ready for the work on Jack Kane and the Statue of Liberty AND getting ramped up for the new anthology Jeff Hite and I are putting out. I also just finished my first workshop for one of the local school’s too. And January is nowhere near over. That’s just the writing side of my life. I’ve got lots going on at work, with my family and with my scouts too, so spare time doesn’t seem to exist right now. At least, I don’t have to worry about getting into trouble. […] Michell Plested 58:04 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 126 – JR Murdock & Michell Plested Sold a Book! https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-126-jr-murdock-michell-plested-sold-a-book/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-126-jr-murdock-michell-plested-sold-a-book/#comments Sun, 05 Jan 2014 17:56:07 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3498 Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of 2014, which is also my sixth year podcasting. With the exciting news of our new book deal, JR Murdock and I decided it might be time to talk about our collaboration one more time. It has been quite a while since we last gave any tips or talked about what we had done. Besides, we are both really stoked to be bringing the book out for everyone to enjoy. We just want to spread the news one more time. I also came across something that hasn’t reared its head before. Tying a sequel novel into the previous one. That became very evident when I got my first round edits back […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-126-jr-murdock-michell-plested-sold-a-book/feed/ 2 Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of 2014, which is also my sixth year podcasting. With the exciting news of our new book deal, JR Murdock and I decided it might be time to talk about our collaboration one more time. Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of 2014, which is also my sixth year podcasting. With the exciting news of our new book deal, JR Murdock and I decided it might be time to talk about our collaboration one more time. It has been quite a while since we last gave any tips or talked about what we had done. Besides, we are both really stoked to be bringing the book out for everyone to enjoy. We just want to spread the news one more time. I also came across something that hasn’t reared its head before. Tying a sequel novel into the previous one. That became very evident when I got my first round edits back […] Michell Plested 50:22 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 125 – Jake Bible & the Reveal of a Secret Project https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-125-jake-bible-the-reveal-of-a-secret-project/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-125-jake-bible-the-reveal-of-a-secret-project/#comments Sun, 22 Dec 2013 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3484 A couple years ago, JR Murdock and I wrote a book together. The suggestion to do so came, as I’m finding many of my projects do, via Twitter. A mutual friend, DanDanTheArtMan said we should write together. I thought about the idea, liked it and approached JR about it. In short order we had a working plot hammered out and an idea of how to do it. We started the actual writing during NaNoWriMo of that year. The resulting draft needed a lot of work but we both knew we had something fun. Even better, we had both enjoyed the experience of writing together so we starting plotting a second book for the day when we sold the first one. […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-125-jake-bible-the-reveal-of-a-secret-project/feed/ 2 A couple years ago, JR Murdock and I wrote a book together. The suggestion to do so came, as I’m finding many of my projects do, via Twitter. A mutual friend, DanDanTheArtMan said we should write together. I thought about the idea, A couple years ago, JR Murdock and I wrote a book together. The suggestion to do so came, as I’m finding many of my projects do, via Twitter. A mutual friend, DanDanTheArtMan said we should write together. I thought about the idea, liked it and approached JR about it. In short order we had a working plot hammered out and an idea of how to do it. We started the actual writing during NaNoWriMo of that year. The resulting draft needed a lot of work but we both knew we had something fun. Even better, we had both enjoyed the experience of writing together so we starting plotting a second book for the day when we sold the first one. […] Michell Plested 1:08:08 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 124 – Nila E White Talks about Lucky or Unlucky: 13 Stories of Fate https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-124-nila-e-white-talks-about-lucky-or-unlucky-13-stories-of-fate/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-124-nila-e-white-talks-about-lucky-or-unlucky-13-stories-of-fate/#comments Sun, 08 Dec 2013 15:13:55 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3468   I mentioned back in early November that I had two stories coming out in two different anthologies. The first of those anthologies was titled Lucky or Unlucky: 13 Stories of Fate. I thought it would be fun to talk with Nila White who is the editor and publisher of the anthology. So on today’s show, Nila and I discuss the anthology and what went into its production. I also have to apologize. Things are pretty crazy and, as you might be able to tell from my voice, I’m sick. There won’t be a Tips and Typos section in today’s episode. Still, the conversation with Nila was great and is worth listening to. Enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-124-nila-e-white-talks-about-lucky-or-unlucky-13-stories-of-fate/feed/ 2   I mentioned back in early November that I had two stories coming out in two different anthologies. The first of those anthologies was titled Lucky or Unlucky: 13 Stories of Fate. I thought it would be fun to talk with Nila White who is the editor and...   I mentioned back in early November that I had two stories coming out in two different anthologies. The first of those anthologies was titled Lucky or Unlucky: 13 Stories of Fate. I thought it would be fun to talk with Nila White who is the editor and publisher of the anthology. So on today’s show, Nila and I discuss the anthology and what went into its production. I also have to apologize. Things are pretty crazy and, as you might be able to tell from my voice, I’m sick. There won’t be a Tips and Typos section in today’s episode. Still, the conversation with Nila was great and is worth listening to. Enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — […] Michell Plested 41:28 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 123 – VG Ford Discusses Serialized Fiction https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-123-vg-ford-discusses-serialized-fiction/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-123-vg-ford-discusses-serialized-fiction/#respond Sun, 24 Nov 2013 18:21:30 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3461 I love writing, reading and listening to serial stories. Sometimes those stories are individual episodes of a bigger story and sometimes they are chapters of a story. Either way, they are fun for me. Don’t believe me? Check out my own serialized stories of Boyscouts of the Apocalypse and GalaxyBillies. Both are going up on Wattpad in case you are interested. So, when I heard that Val Ford, or VG Ford as she is known by for her writing, was coming out with a new, serialized Advent story, I knew we had to talk. This episode, you will be able to hear us talk about her stories and serializing fiction. I also wanted to let you know that there isn’t […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-123-vg-ford-discusses-serialized-fiction/feed/ 0 I love writing, reading and listening to serial stories. Sometimes those stories are individual episodes of a bigger story and sometimes they are chapters of a story. Either way, they are fun for me. Don’t believe me? I love writing, reading and listening to serial stories. Sometimes those stories are individual episodes of a bigger story and sometimes they are chapters of a story. Either way, they are fun for me. Don’t believe me? Check out my own serialized stories of Boyscouts of the Apocalypse and GalaxyBillies. Both are going up on Wattpad in case you are interested. So, when I heard that Val Ford, or VG Ford as she is known by for her writing, was coming out with a new, serialized Advent story, I knew we had to talk. This episode, you will be able to hear us talk about her stories and serializing fiction. I also wanted to let you know that there isn’t […] Michell Plested 50:34 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 122 – Gail Carriger Talks Series Writing https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-122-gail-carriger-talks-series-writing/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-122-gail-carriger-talks-series-writing/#respond Sun, 10 Nov 2013 17:52:29 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3435 One of the best things about going to conventions for me is getting the chance to talk to people. For example, 3-years ago at Balticon, I was lucky enough to meet and talk to Gail Carriger. The unfortunate part of that was, I met her on the very last day, at lunch, just prior to leaving for home. I took that opportunity to invite Gail onto Get Published and she graciously agreed to an interview. That was episode 47 which aired December 25th, 2010. Ever since that conversation, I have watched Gail’s career with interest, hoping that our paths would cross again one day. Imagine my delight when I learned that not only will Gail and I both be at […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-122-gail-carriger-talks-series-writing/feed/ 0 One of the best things about going to conventions for me is getting the chance to talk to people. For example, 3-years ago at Balticon, I was lucky enough to meet and talk to Gail Carriger. The unfortunate part of that was, One of the best things about going to conventions for me is getting the chance to talk to people. For example, 3-years ago at Balticon, I was lucky enough to meet and talk to Gail Carriger. The unfortunate part of that was, I met her on the very last day, at lunch, just prior to leaving for home. I took that opportunity to invite Gail onto Get Published and she graciously agreed to an interview. That was episode 47 which aired December 25th, 2010. Ever since that conversation, I have watched Gail’s career with interest, hoping that our paths would cross again one day. Imagine my delight when I learned that not only will Gail and I both be at […] Michell Plested 54:39 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 121 – Horror Comes to Get Published https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-121-horror-comes-to-get-published/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-121-horror-comes-to-get-published/#respond Sun, 27 Oct 2013 14:14:44 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3420 It should come as no surprise to anyone that Halloween is just around the corner. That being the case, I decided it might be fun to hear about a genre I haven’t talked about much on the show. That genre…wait for it, is horror. I know. You are probably shocked that I would have a horror writer on the show just before All Hallow’s Eve. Well, prepare to be even more shocked because I not only have one horror writer, I have three. Okay, four if I count myself. On today’s episode I have Paul E Cooley, Scott Roche and Jake Bible as my guests in a discussion about horror and horror writing. We had a great time and I […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-121-horror-comes-to-get-published/feed/ 0 It should come as no surprise to anyone that Halloween is just around the corner. That being the case, I decided it might be fun to hear about a genre I haven’t talked about much on the show. That genre…wait for it, is horror. I know. It should come as no surprise to anyone that Halloween is just around the corner. That being the case, I decided it might be fun to hear about a genre I haven’t talked about much on the show. That genre…wait for it, is horror. I know. You are probably shocked that I would have a horror writer on the show just before All Hallow’s Eve. Well, prepare to be even more shocked because I not only have one horror writer, I have three. Okay, four if I count myself. On today’s episode I have Paul E Cooley, Scott Roche and Jake Bible as my guests in a discussion about horror and horror writing. We had a great time and I […] Michell Plested 58:21 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 120 – Leah Crichton, Wattpad Success https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-120-leah-crichton-wattpad-success/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-120-leah-crichton-wattpad-success/#respond Sun, 13 Oct 2013 16:59:02 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3404 The road to writing success is a varied one and on today’s show I talk to Leah Crichton about how she has found success via Wattpad. I’ve been interested in Wattpad for some time and, because of Leah and my friend Aaron Kite, I decided to take the plunge. You can now find Boyscouts of the Apocalypse in its entirety up on Wattpad. Just search for Michell Plested and you will find it. Leah and I had a great discussion, which I am pleased to share with you today. I also talk about a workshop I’m planning for school visits. It is about using your own experiences to create stories. I talk about it from a Young Adult perspective, but […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-120-leah-crichton-wattpad-success/feed/ 0 The road to writing success is a varied one and on today’s show I talk to Leah Crichton about how she has found success via Wattpad. I’ve been interested in Wattpad for some time and, because of Leah and my friend Aaron Kite, The road to writing success is a varied one and on today’s show I talk to Leah Crichton about how she has found success via Wattpad. I’ve been interested in Wattpad for some time and, because of Leah and my friend Aaron Kite, I decided to take the plunge. You can now find Boyscouts of the Apocalypse in its entirety up on Wattpad. Just search for Michell Plested and you will find it. Leah and I had a great discussion, which I am pleased to share with you today. I also talk about a workshop I’m planning for school visits. It is about using your own experiences to create stories. I talk about it from a Young Adult perspective, but […] Michell Plested 49:09 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 119 – Ben Coleman, Veteran and Writer https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-119-ben-coleman-veteran-and-writer/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-119-ben-coleman-veteran-and-writer/#respond Sun, 29 Sep 2013 04:08:54 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3381 Writers come from all walks of life. Some are businessmen, some are farmers, others teachers or, like today’s guest, Navy veterans. Where you come from and what your working life is like absolutely shapes your writing as Ben Coleman talks about today. We talk about what he is doing to make his writing relevant and to help monetize it. I also talk about making your characters work for their success. Something I didn’t do enough of in early drafts of my novel, Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero. I talk about one of the major lessons I learned while editing that manuscript for print. I also wanted to share some of my successes. I have recently written and sold two short stories […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-119-ben-coleman-veteran-and-writer/feed/ 0 Writers come from all walks of life. Some are businessmen, some are farmers, others teachers or, like today’s guest, Navy veterans. Where you come from and what your working life is like absolutely shapes your writing as Ben Coleman talks about today. Writers come from all walks of life. Some are businessmen, some are farmers, others teachers or, like today’s guest, Navy veterans. Where you come from and what your working life is like absolutely shapes your writing as Ben Coleman talks about today. We talk about what he is doing to make his writing relevant and to help monetize it. I also talk about making your characters work for their success. Something I didn’t do enough of in early drafts of my novel, Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero. I talk about one of the major lessons I learned while editing that manuscript for print. I also wanted to share some of my successes. I have recently written and sold two short stories […] Michell Plested 38:10 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 118 – Veronica Giguere Talks Audio Books https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-118-veronica-giguere-talks-audio-books/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-118-veronica-giguere-talks-audio-books/#comments Sun, 15 Sep 2013 04:11:47 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3354 I listen to a lot of podcast fiction and one name that keeps coming up as a narrator extraordinaire is Veronica Giguere. I had the opportunity to meet Veronica at Balticon last May and she is pretty amazing to put it mildly. I knew I had to get her on the show. And today, you will have the opportunity to listen to my interview with Veronica where we talk about audio books and narration and bunch of other things. I also have been working on something with my publisher that I think will be a game changer for any authors out there who do signings and appearances. I talk about that in the Tips and Typos section. Finally, before we […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-118-veronica-giguere-talks-audio-books/feed/ 2 I listen to a lot of podcast fiction and one name that keeps coming up as a narrator extraordinaire is Veronica Giguere. I had the opportunity to meet Veronica at Balticon last May and she is pretty amazing to put it mildly. I listen to a lot of podcast fiction and one name that keeps coming up as a narrator extraordinaire is Veronica Giguere. I had the opportunity to meet Veronica at Balticon last May and she is pretty amazing to put it mildly. I knew I had to get her on the show. And today, you will have the opportunity to listen to my interview with Veronica where we talk about audio books and narration and bunch of other things. I also have been working on something with my publisher that I think will be a game changer for any authors out there who do signings and appearances. I talk about that in the Tips and Typos section. Finally, before we […] Michell Plested 54:04 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 117 – Seeing Through the Eyes of a Child https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-117-seeing-through-the-eyes-of-a-child/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-117-seeing-through-the-eyes-of-a-child/#respond Sun, 01 Sep 2013 06:36:36 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3338 Last episode you got to listen to a panel on writing for middle grade and young adult readers. This episode, I would like to present my final panel titled, Looking through the eyes of a child. This is, as you can probably tell, another young adult genre panel. We talked about how we capture the YA voice, write for different genders and a host of other things. I actually consider this to be one of the best panels I was on during When Words Collide and I think you will get a lot from it. I hope you enjoy our discussion. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 117 – Seeing Through the Eyes of a Child Everything has […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-117-seeing-through-the-eyes-of-a-child/feed/ 0 Last episode you got to listen to a panel on writing for middle grade and young adult readers. This episode, I would like to present my final panel titled, Looking through the eyes of a child. This is, as you can probably tell, Last episode you got to listen to a panel on writing for middle grade and young adult readers. This episode, I would like to present my final panel titled, Looking through the eyes of a child. This is, as you can probably tell, another young adult genre panel. We talked about how we capture the YA voice, write for different genders and a host of other things. I actually consider this to be one of the best panels I was on during When Words Collide and I think you will get a lot from it. I hope you enjoy our discussion. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 117 – Seeing Through the Eyes of a Child Everything has […] Michell Plested 53:55 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 116 – Writing for Middle Grade and Young Adult https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-116-writing-for-middle-grade-and-young-adult/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-116-writing-for-middle-grade-and-young-adult/#respond Sun, 18 Aug 2013 10:33:40 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3313 I attended the 2013 edition of When Words Collide on the weekend of August 9th to 11th. I was on several panels where we had the chance to discuss writing in ways. On today’s episode, I will be playing back one of the panels, specifically a panel about Writing for MG and YA audiences. The panelists were Shirlee Smith Matheson, DK Snape and myself. We had to compete with active air conditioners so there are spots where the sound quality isn’t fantastic. Still, the conversation was a good one that I hope you can take something away from. I know I will be trying a few of the different techniques we discussed in later books. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-116-writing-for-middle-grade-and-young-adult/feed/ 0 I attended the 2013 edition of When Words Collide on the weekend of August 9th to 11th. I was on several panels where we had the chance to discuss writing in ways. On today’s episode, I will be playing back one of the panels, I attended the 2013 edition of When Words Collide on the weekend of August 9th to 11th. I was on several panels where we had the chance to discuss writing in ways. On today’s episode, I will be playing back one of the panels, specifically a panel about Writing for MG and YA audiences. The panelists were Shirlee Smith Matheson, DK Snape and myself. We had to compete with active air conditioners so there are spots where the sound quality isn’t fantastic. Still, the conversation was a good one that I hope you can take something away from. I know I will be trying a few of the different techniques we discussed in later books. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening […] Michell Plested 50:18 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 115 – Matthew Wayne Selznick, Creator https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-115-matthew-wayne-selznick-creator/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-115-matthew-wayne-selznick-creator/#comments Sun, 04 Aug 2013 17:35:57 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3285 Matthew Wayne Selznick was one of the first people to ever podcast a novel. Like, in the first 2 dozen, first. He learned a lot doing it and made a name for himself along the way. I’ve been wanting to talk to Matthew for quite some time now, and I am happy to say, the stars have finally aligned to allow it to happen. Matthew is a creative services professional who has helped a number of people and businesses bring creative endeavours to fruition. I know, in the short time I have been talking to him, I have learned a great deal. We had a great conversation that I hope you will enjoy.     Show Notes 00:00 — Opening […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-115-matthew-wayne-selznick-creator/feed/ 3 Matthew Wayne Selznick was one of the first people to ever podcast a novel. Like, in the first 2 dozen, first. He learned a lot doing it and made a name for himself along the way. I’ve been wanting to talk to Matthew for quite some time now, Matthew Wayne Selznick was one of the first people to ever podcast a novel. Like, in the first 2 dozen, first. He learned a lot doing it and made a name for himself along the way. I’ve been wanting to talk to Matthew for quite some time now, and I am happy to say, the stars have finally aligned to allow it to happen. Matthew is a creative services professional who has helped a number of people and businesses bring creative endeavours to fruition. I know, in the short time I have been talking to him, I have learned a great deal. We had a great conversation that I hope you will enjoy.     Show Notes 00:00 — Opening […] Michell Plested 1:01:44 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 114 – PJ Schnyder & OrD Talk Publishing and Creativity https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-114-pj-schnyder-ord-talk-publishing-and-creativity/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-114-pj-schnyder-ord-talk-publishing-and-creativity/#respond Sun, 21 Jul 2013 04:22:33 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3250 PJ Schnyder, OrD & I talk about writing kickstarters, different genres including urban fantasy and paranormal romance and a lot more.

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-114-pj-schnyder-ord-talk-publishing-and-creativity/feed/ 0 PJ Schnyder, OrD & I talk about writing kickstarters, different genres including urban fantasy and paranormal romance and a lot more. PJ Schnyder, OrD & I talk about writing kickstarters, different genres including urban fantasy and paranormal romance and a lot more. Michell Plested 1:00:21 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 113 – Self Publishing with Scott Roche https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-113-self-publishing-with-scott-roche/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-113-self-publishing-with-scott-roche/#respond Sun, 07 Jul 2013 04:31:49 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3237 I have been thinking of self-publishing some of my books more and more the past few months. When I heard that friend and fellow author Scott Roche was releasing yet another book via self-publishing, I knew I had to pick his brain. And what better place to do that than on Get Published so I can share his wisdom with you? We had a terrific conversation that went much longer than my normal interviews. That being the case, I’ve decided to forgo the normal tips and typos section this episode. We talk about covers, editing, layout, distribution and promotion. It has only helped to fuel my desire to self-publish. I hope you get as much out of it as I […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-113-self-publishing-with-scott-roche/feed/ 0 I have been thinking of self-publishing some of my books more and more the past few months. When I heard that friend and fellow author Scott Roche was releasing yet another book via self-publishing, I knew I had to pick his brain. I have been thinking of self-publishing some of my books more and more the past few months. When I heard that friend and fellow author Scott Roche was releasing yet another book via self-publishing, I knew I had to pick his brain. And what better place to do that than on Get Published so I can share his wisdom with you? We had a terrific conversation that went much longer than my normal interviews. That being the case, I’ve decided to forgo the normal tips and typos section this episode. We talk about covers, editing, layout, distribution and promotion. It has only helped to fuel my desire to self-publish. I hope you get as much out of it as I […] Michell Plested 1:02:24 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 112 – Life in Stories & Next Steps in Evil https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-112-life-in-stories-next-steps-in-evil/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-112-life-in-stories-next-steps-in-evil/#respond Sun, 23 Jun 2013 19:27:33 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3217 I try to take events and mentally catalog them for use in future books. That’s one of the reasons I like to sit and watch people. It helps me to make the interactions in my stories more realistic. In this episode, I will be talking about taking life and translating it into stories in the tips and typos section. I am also pleased to have my co-editor, Jeff Hite on the show. We talk about A Method to the Madness: A Guide to the Super Evil and some of the things we have been and will be doing to promote it. We also talk about some related, planned projects and how you can get involved. That’s today’s episode. I hope […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-112-life-in-stories-next-steps-in-evil/feed/ 0 I try to take events and mentally catalog them for use in future books. That’s one of the reasons I like to sit and watch people. It helps me to make the interactions in my stories more realistic. In this episode, I try to take events and mentally catalog them for use in future books. That’s one of the reasons I like to sit and watch people. It helps me to make the interactions in my stories more realistic. In this episode, I will be talking about taking life and translating it into stories in the tips and typos section. I am also pleased to have my co-editor, Jeff Hite on the show. We talk about A Method to the Madness: A Guide to the Super Evil and some of the things we have been and will be doing to promote it. We also talk about some related, planned projects and how you can get involved. That’s today’s episode. I hope […] Michell Plested 55:18 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 111 – Every Photo Tells a Story https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-111-every-photo-tells-a-story/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-111-every-photo-tells-a-story/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:07:23 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3192 Short stories can be a great vehicle for authors. They give writers the chance to reach audiences they haven’t touched before. But where are markets for shorter work and how do you get your writing into those markets? On today’s show I talk to Mick and Katharina Bordet, the creators of the short story podcast, “Every Photo Tells”. We talk about why they created the podcast and what they are trying to achieve with it. We also talk about how other writers can get involved. I also round out the episode with a book review of the near-future dystopian science fiction novel, “88” by Michael R. Fletcher. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-111-every-photo-tells-a-story/feed/ 1 Short stories can be a great vehicle for authors. They give writers the chance to reach audiences they haven’t touched before. But where are markets for shorter work and how do you get your writing into those markets? Short stories can be a great vehicle for authors. They give writers the chance to reach audiences they haven’t touched before. But where are markets for shorter work and how do you get your writing into those markets? On today’s show I talk to Mick and Katharina Bordet, the creators of the short story podcast, “Every Photo Tells”. We talk about why they created the podcast and what they are trying to achieve with it. We also talk about how other writers can get involved. I also round out the episode with a book review of the near-future dystopian science fiction novel, “88” by Michael R. Fletcher. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening […] Michell Plested 57:51 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 110 – Ed Robertson Talks Self-Publishing and What Book Rankings Mean https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-110-ed-robertson-talks-self-publishing-and-what-book-rankings-mean/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-110-ed-robertson-talks-self-publishing-and-what-book-rankings-mean/#respond Sun, 26 May 2013 04:18:43 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3144 I don’t know about you, but I have always wondered about the book rankings that show up on Book sites like Kobo and Amazon. What does it really mean if a book has a ranking of 60,000? On today’s show, I talk to someone who has had some luck deciphering what those rankings truly mean. We also talk about his experiences in self-publishing and the strategies he has seen and used to be successful. I also talk about conventions since, as this episode drops, I will be at Balticon in Hunt Valley, Maryland. I talk about what you as a convention goer should be doing while attending the various conventions, both literary and other out there. That’s today’s episode. I […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-110-ed-robertson-talks-self-publishing-and-what-book-rankings-mean/feed/ 0 I don’t know about you, but I have always wondered about the book rankings that show up on Book sites like Kobo and Amazon. What does it really mean if a book has a ranking of 60,000? On today’s show, I talk to someone who has had some luck deciphering... I don’t know about you, but I have always wondered about the book rankings that show up on Book sites like Kobo and Amazon. What does it really mean if a book has a ranking of 60,000? On today’s show, I talk to someone who has had some luck deciphering what those rankings truly mean. We also talk about his experiences in self-publishing and the strategies he has seen and used to be successful. I also talk about conventions since, as this episode drops, I will be at Balticon in Hunt Valley, Maryland. I talk about what you as a convention goer should be doing while attending the various conventions, both literary and other out there. That’s today’s episode. I […] Michell Plested 48:31 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 109 – Is JR Murdock a Super Genius or Merely Insane? https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-109-is-jr-murdock-a-super-genius-or-merely-insane/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-109-is-jr-murdock-a-super-genius-or-merely-insane/#respond Sun, 12 May 2013 18:34:41 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3127 JR Murdock, who has done Unorthodox Writing Tips for the show and who also has collaborated on a couple projects with me has, what I consider to be, a crazy goal. He wants to self-publish 28 books in the next 24 months. We talk about his plans and what he has learned about self-publishing. I also have a book review of Lorina Stephens’ Historical Fiction Novel, Shadow Song. That’s today’s episode, but before we get started I wanted to mention that I will be at Balticon this year from May 24th to 27th. If you are also going to attend, please look me up and say ‘hello’. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-109-is-jr-murdock-a-super-genius-or-merely-insane/feed/ 0 JR Murdock, who has done Unorthodox Writing Tips for the show and who also has collaborated on a couple projects with me has, what I consider to be, a crazy goal. He wants to self-publish 28 books in the next 24 months. JR Murdock, who has done Unorthodox Writing Tips for the show and who also has collaborated on a couple projects with me has, what I consider to be, a crazy goal. He wants to self-publish 28 books in the next 24 months. We talk about his plans and what he has learned about self-publishing. I also have a book review of Lorina Stephens’ Historical Fiction Novel, Shadow Song. That’s today’s episode, but before we get started I wanted to mention that I will be at Balticon this year from May 24th to 27th. If you are also going to attend, please look me up and say ‘hello’. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening […] Michell Plested 46:09 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 108 – From Television Producer to Writing About Human Trafficking https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-108-from-television-producer-to-writing-about-human-trafficking/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-108-from-television-producer-to-writing-about-human-trafficking/#respond Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:31:33 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3109 On today’s show I have Derek Williams. Derek is a television producer, director and novelist. We talk about his new book, The Disillusioned as well as his day job in television. Derek gave me the opportunity to read his book, which is about human trafficking. I give a review of the novel in the Tips and Typos section. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 108 – From Television Producer to Writing About Human Trafficking Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 108 – From Television Producer to Writing About Human Trafficking (continued) Welcome to the show. 01:11 Promo: Walk the […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-108-from-television-producer-to-writing-about-human-trafficking/feed/ 0 On today’s show I have Derek Williams. Derek is a television producer, director and novelist. We talk about his new book, The Disillusioned as well as his day job in television. Derek gave me the opportunity to read his book, On today’s show I have Derek Williams. Derek is a television producer, director and novelist. We talk about his new book, The Disillusioned as well as his day job in television. Derek gave me the opportunity to read his book, which is about human trafficking. I give a review of the novel in the Tips and Typos section. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 108 – From Television Producer to Writing About Human Trafficking Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 108 – From Television Producer to Writing About Human Trafficking (continued) Welcome to the show. 01:11 Promo: Walk the […] Michell Plested 51:54 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 107 – Michael R Fletcher – Lessons of a First-time Author https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-107-michael-r-fletcher-lessons-of-a-first-time-author/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-107-michael-r-fletcher-lessons-of-a-first-time-author/#respond Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:51:47 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3089 On today’s show I have Michael R Fletcher. Michael is a writer, rock n’ roller, sound engineer and dad. He has had several short stories published and is about to release his first novel through Five Rivers Publishing. We talk about first time books, writing and what it’s like to be an unknown writer. I also talk about a question I receive quite often. It’s one most published authors have likely heard at some point in their careers. Namely, “how much did you have to pay the publisher to get your book published.” It’s a question I have some strong feelings about, especially with some trends in publishing I’ve noticed recently. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-107-michael-r-fletcher-lessons-of-a-first-time-author/feed/ 0 On today’s show I have Michael R Fletcher. Michael is a writer, rock n’ roller, sound engineer and dad. He has had several short stories published and is about to release his first novel through Five Rivers Publishing. We talk about first time books, On today’s show I have Michael R Fletcher. Michael is a writer, rock n’ roller, sound engineer and dad. He has had several short stories published and is about to release his first novel through Five Rivers Publishing. We talk about first time books, writing and what it’s like to be an unknown writer. I also talk about a question I receive quite often. It’s one most published authors have likely heard at some point in their careers. Namely, “how much did you have to pay the publisher to get your book published.” It’s a question I have some strong feelings about, especially with some trends in publishing I’ve noticed recently. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show […] Michell Plested 47:37 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 106 – J Daniel Sawyer and Creating Audio Books https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-106-j-daniel-sawyer-and-creating-audio-books/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-106-j-daniel-sawyer-and-creating-audio-books/#respond Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:58:05 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3053 On today’s show I have J Daniel Sawyer, a writer, producer, podcaster and voice-over artist. His list of fiction publications, both long and short-form are approaching fifty and he has been known to talk about contracts and copyright on occasion. Dan has recently released a book on creating audiobooks and we talk about that and why the budding author should care about their books in audio. I also talk about style guides. Why they are important and why I find them useful. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 106 – J Daniel Sawyer and Creating Audio Books Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-106-j-daniel-sawyer-and-creating-audio-books/feed/ 0 On today’s show I have J Daniel Sawyer, a writer, producer, podcaster and voice-over artist. His list of fiction publications, both long and short-form are approaching fifty and he has been known to talk about contracts and copyright on occasion. On today’s show I have J Daniel Sawyer, a writer, producer, podcaster and voice-over artist. His list of fiction publications, both long and short-form are approaching fifty and he has been known to talk about contracts and copyright on occasion. Dan has recently released a book on creating audiobooks and we talk about that and why the budding author should care about their books in audio. I also talk about style guides. Why they are important and why I find them useful. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 106 – J Daniel Sawyer and Creating Audio Books Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” […] Michell Plested 45:07 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 105 – Comedy Writing with Ira Nayman https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-105-comedy-writing-with-ira-nayman/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-105-comedy-writing-with-ira-nayman/#respond Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:28:04 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3028 On today’s show I have Ira Nayman, a Canadian comedy writer who has written both books and screenplays. He was also a writer/performer in a comedy troop in the 80’s. Ira and I talk about writing and comedy and several other things that we found funny at the time. I also provide a review of Ira’s book, Welcome to the Multiverse, Sorry for the Inconvenience. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 105 – Comedy Writing with Ira Nayman Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 105 – Comedy Writing with Ira Nayman (continued) Welcome to the show. […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-105-comedy-writing-with-ira-nayman/feed/ 0 On today’s show I have Ira Nayman, a Canadian comedy writer who has written both books and screenplays. He was also a writer/performer in a comedy troop in the 80’s. Ira and I talk about writing and comedy and several other things that we found funny a... On today’s show I have Ira Nayman, a Canadian comedy writer who has written both books and screenplays. He was also a writer/performer in a comedy troop in the 80’s. Ira and I talk about writing and comedy and several other things that we found funny at the time. I also provide a review of Ira’s book, Welcome to the Multiverse, Sorry for the Inconvenience. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 105 – Comedy Writing with Ira Nayman Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 105 – Comedy Writing with Ira Nayman (continued) Welcome to the show. […] Michell Plested 55:54 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 104 – Red Tuque Books Does Distribution https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-104-red-tuque-books-does-distribution/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-104-red-tuque-books-does-distribution/#comments Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:32:33 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3011 On today’s show I have David Korinetz who is the owner of Red Tuque Books. Red Tuque Books is a book distributor in Canada. David and I talk about book distribution and some of the challenges small presses face. I also talk about book reviews. Why they are important and how I personally handle them. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it.   Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 104 – Red Tuque Books Does Distribution Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 104 – Red Tuque Books Does Distribution (continued) Welcome to the show. 00:47 Promo: BabylonPodcast 01:49 -Tips and Typos Mike talks about deadlines. 07:40 […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-104-red-tuque-books-does-distribution/feed/ 5 On today’s show I have David Korinetz who is the owner of Red Tuque Books. Red Tuque Books is a book distributor in Canada. David and I talk about book distribution and some of the challenges small presses face. I also talk about book reviews. On today’s show I have David Korinetz who is the owner of Red Tuque Books. Red Tuque Books is a book distributor in Canada. David and I talk about book distribution and some of the challenges small presses face. I also talk about book reviews. Why they are important and how I personally handle them. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it.   Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 104 – Red Tuque Books Does Distribution Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 104 – Red Tuque Books Does Distribution (continued) Welcome to the show. 00:47 Promo: BabylonPodcast 01:49 -Tips and Typos Mike talks about deadlines. 07:40 […] Michell Plested 52:56 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 103 – Deux Voiliers Publishing Making Art https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-103-deux-voiliers-publishing-making-art/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-103-deux-voiliers-publishing-making-art/#respond Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:12:06 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=3000 On today’s show I have Ian Shaw who is the publisher for Deux Voiliers Publishing. I met Ian through Nicole Chardenet. Or did I meet Nicole through Ian? Sometimes the introductions get a little muddies. Either way, I met them both and we had a great discussion. I also talk about deadlines. How I handle them and some of the tools I use to keep them tracked and under control. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it.   Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 103 – Deux Voiliers Publishing Making Art Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 103 – Deux Voiliers Publishing Making Art […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-103-deux-voiliers-publishing-making-art/feed/ 0 On today’s show I have Ian Shaw who is the publisher for Deux Voiliers Publishing. I met Ian through Nicole Chardenet. Or did I meet Nicole through Ian? Sometimes the introductions get a little muddies. Either way, On today’s show I have Ian Shaw who is the publisher for Deux Voiliers Publishing. I met Ian through Nicole Chardenet. Or did I meet Nicole through Ian? Sometimes the introductions get a little muddies. Either way, I met them both and we had a great discussion. I also talk about deadlines. How I handle them and some of the tools I use to keep them tracked and under control. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it.   Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 103 – Deux Voiliers Publishing Making Art Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 103 – Deux Voiliers Publishing Making Art […] Michell Plested 45:38 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 102 – Nicole Chardenet Brings Laughs to Love https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-102-nicole-chardenet-brings-laughs-to-love/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-102-nicole-chardenet-brings-laughs-to-love/#respond Sun, 03 Feb 2013 14:27:15 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2964 You may not know this, but I have been looking for guests who write outside the normal featured genres on Get Published. Traditionally, I have had lots of Science Fiction and Fantasy writers with the occasional Horror person thrown in for good measure. This hasn’t been done to exclude all the other genres, I promise you. It is more about who I know in the writing field than any effort to exclude anyone. That means, I haven’t been networking outside my own chosen genre as well as I should. That is a shame because ALL writers have something to share about their own publishing journeys, market differences and even the various tropes that are inherent to their own genres of […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-102-nicole-chardenet-brings-laughs-to-love/feed/ 0 You may not know this, but I have been looking for guests who write outside the normal featured genres on Get Published. Traditionally, I have had lots of Science Fiction and Fantasy writers with the occasional Horror person thrown in for good measure.... You may not know this, but I have been looking for guests who write outside the normal featured genres on Get Published. Traditionally, I have had lots of Science Fiction and Fantasy writers with the occasional Horror person thrown in for good measure. This hasn’t been done to exclude all the other genres, I promise you. It is more about who I know in the writing field than any effort to exclude anyone. That means, I haven’t been networking outside my own chosen genre as well as I should. That is a shame because ALL writers have something to share about their own publishing journeys, market differences and even the various tropes that are inherent to their own genres of […] Michell Plested 46:56 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 101 – Krista D. Ball Has Created a Food Sourcebook https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-101-krista-d-ball-has-created-a-food-sourcebook/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-101-krista-d-ball-has-created-a-food-sourcebook/#respond Sun, 20 Jan 2013 17:41:26 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2945 I met the publishers from Tyche Books last Fall at “When Words Collide”. They talked about a new book they had coming out called “What Kings Ate and Wizards Drank”. The non-fiction book was going to talk about food throughout the ages with an eye to helping Fantasy and other Speculative Fiction writers add realism to their work. They were very excited about the book and, I must confess, I was looking forward to reading the final product. You will hear my review of the book today. ASIN: B009ZX8W3K I also got the opportunity to interview the book’s author, Krista D Ball. We talked about a number of things including the book itself, the differences between fiction and non-fiction writing, research […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-101-krista-d-ball-has-created-a-food-sourcebook/feed/ 0 I met the publishers from Tyche Books last Fall at “When Words Collide”. They talked about a new book they had coming out called “What Kings Ate and Wizards Drank”. The non-fiction book was going to talk about food throughout the ages with an eye to he... I met the publishers from Tyche Books last Fall at “When Words Collide”. They talked about a new book they had coming out called “What Kings Ate and Wizards Drank”. The non-fiction book was going to talk about food throughout the ages with an eye to helping Fantasy and other Speculative Fiction writers add realism to their work. They were very excited about the book and, I must confess, I was looking forward to reading the final product. You will hear my review of the book today. ASIN: B009ZX8W3K I also got the opportunity to interview the book’s author, Krista D Ball. We talked about a number of things including the book itself, the differences between fiction and non-fiction writing, research […] Michell Plested 44:28 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 100 – Aaron Kite Talks Wattpad https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-100-aaron-kite-talks-wattpad/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-100-aaron-kite-talks-wattpad/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2013 08:25:43 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2927 Yes that’s right, episode 100 is finally here! It has been a wonderful journey that has lasted much longer than I ever expected. I have learned so much from doing the podcast and speaking to all my guests not to mention all of the friends and contacts I’ve made along the way. It has truly been life changing. Some of the many highlights? Well, I got to have several fanboy moments with authors like Jack Whyte, Robert J Sawyer, JC Hutchins, Scott Sigler, Gail Carriger and David B Coe. I’ve met many up-and-coming superstars and I have made a lot of new friends. I met my publisher through the podcast and have learned a number of things about the publishing […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-100-aaron-kite-talks-wattpad/feed/ 1 Yes that’s right, episode 100 is finally here! It has been a wonderful journey that has lasted much longer than I ever expected. I have learned so much from doing the podcast and speaking to all my guests not to mention all of the friends and contacts ... Yes that’s right, episode 100 is finally here! It has been a wonderful journey that has lasted much longer than I ever expected. I have learned so much from doing the podcast and speaking to all my guests not to mention all of the friends and contacts I’ve made along the way. It has truly been life changing. Some of the many highlights? Well, I got to have several fanboy moments with authors like Jack Whyte, Robert J Sawyer, JC Hutchins, Scott Sigler, Gail Carriger and David B Coe. I’ve met many up-and-coming superstars and I have made a lot of new friends. I met my publisher through the podcast and have learned a number of things about the publishing […] Michell Plested 51:54 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 99 – eBooks and Enthrill Distribution https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-99-ebooks-and-enthrill-distribution/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-99-ebooks-and-enthrill-distribution/#respond Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:05:06 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2915 Happy Holidays, everyone! I hope you are all getting a break from the workaday and are spending some quality time doing what you enjoy. In today’s episode I am happy to have President of Enthrill Distribution, Kevin Franco talking about Enthrill’s excellent eBook gift card product. I first came across it at When Words Collide and then again at World Fantasy Convention. I think it is a fantastic way to market and sell eBooks and I’m very glad he agreed to come on the show. I’ve also had more success with promotion through the simplest means possible: talking to people. I discuss this in more detail during the tips and typos section of the show. That’s today’s episode. I hope […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-99-ebooks-and-enthrill-distribution/feed/ 0 Happy Holidays, everyone! I hope you are all getting a break from the workaday and are spending some quality time doing what you enjoy. In today’s episode I am happy to have President of Enthrill Distribution, Happy Holidays, everyone! I hope you are all getting a break from the workaday and are spending some quality time doing what you enjoy. In today’s episode I am happy to have President of Enthrill Distribution, Kevin Franco talking about Enthrill’s excellent eBook gift card product. I first came across it at When Words Collide and then again at World Fantasy Convention. I think it is a fantastic way to market and sell eBooks and I’m very glad he agreed to come on the show. I’ve also had more success with promotion through the simplest means possible: talking to people. I discuss this in more detail during the tips and typos section of the show. That’s today’s episode. I hope […] Michell Plested 30:43 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 98 – JW Schnarr Talks Horror https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-98-jw-schnarr-talks-horror/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-98-jw-schnarr-talks-horror/#respond Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:15:23 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2902 The holiday season is upon us and for some that means stress. For me, stress really starts to show up around deadline time. If I have properly scheduled myself, no stress. If I have too much going on, proper scheduling goes out the window. This episode I talk about how goals should help you reduce that stress if done properly. I also have Bill Schnarr on the show. Bill is an award winning journalist, horror author, editor and publisher. We had a really great conversation that I’m pleased to share with you today. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 98 – JW Schnarr Talks Horror Everything has to start somewhere […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-98-jw-schnarr-talks-horror/feed/ 0 The holiday season is upon us and for some that means stress. For me, stress really starts to show up around deadline time. If I have properly scheduled myself, no stress. If I have too much going on, proper scheduling goes out the window. The holiday season is upon us and for some that means stress. For me, stress really starts to show up around deadline time. If I have properly scheduled myself, no stress. If I have too much going on, proper scheduling goes out the window. This episode I talk about how goals should help you reduce that stress if done properly. I also have Bill Schnarr on the show. Bill is an award winning journalist, horror author, editor and publisher. We had a really great conversation that I’m pleased to share with you today. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 98 – JW Schnarr Talks Horror Everything has to start somewhere […] Michell Plested 47:16 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 97 – Mark Leslie, Book Nerd with Many Hats https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-97-mark-leslie-book-nerd-with-many-hats/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-97-mark-leslie-book-nerd-with-many-hats/#respond Sun, 25 Nov 2012 18:23:26 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2882 For those of you who have the joy of Black Friday, I hope you survived the mayhem unscathed.  Rather than going shopping, I went out with my Scouts to do our Survival Shelter Camp. There was lots of snow and lots of hunters around, but I’m pleased to report that everyone who went came back intact. Still, I’m undecided whether the camp or Black Friday shopping would have been the easier choice. On today’s show I speak to Mark Leslie Lefebvre. Mark is a writer, editor and he recently became the Director of Self-Publishing & Author Relations at Kobo. Mark is also President of the Canadian Booksellers Association. We had a great conversation talking about self-publishing, Kobo Writing Life, and […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-97-mark-leslie-book-nerd-with-many-hats/feed/ 0 For those of you who have the joy of Black Friday, I hope you survived the mayhem unscathed.  Rather than going shopping, I went out with my Scouts to do our Survival Shelter Camp. There was lots of snow and lots of hunters around, For those of you who have the joy of Black Friday, I hope you survived the mayhem unscathed.  Rather than going shopping, I went out with my Scouts to do our Survival Shelter Camp. There was lots of snow and lots of hunters around, but I’m pleased to report that everyone who went came back intact. Still, I’m undecided whether the camp or Black Friday shopping would have been the easier choice. On today’s show I speak to Mark Leslie Lefebvre. Mark is a writer, editor and he recently became the Director of Self-Publishing & Author Relations at Kobo. Mark is also President of the Canadian Booksellers Association. We had a great conversation talking about self-publishing, Kobo Writing Life, and […] Michell Plested 57:31 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 96 – Marc Johnson & Remembrance https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-96-marc-johnson-remembrance/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-96-marc-johnson-remembrance/#respond Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:07:27 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2865 If you are listening to this on November 11th, chances are good that you have had some sort of a ceremony commemorating the end of World War 1. Here in Canada that takes the form of Remembrance Day. During the Tips and Typos section of the show, I spend a few moments commenting on what that means to me. I also have Marc Johnson on the show again. You may remember Marc from episode 64 when we talked about writing, podcasting, eBooks and self-publishing. On today’s show we talk about series writing. It was a fun conversation and we talked about tying books together and some of the challenges of writing a series. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-96-marc-johnson-remembrance/feed/ 0 If you are listening to this on November 11th, chances are good that you have had some sort of a ceremony commemorating the end of World War 1. Here in Canada that takes the form of Remembrance Day. During the Tips and Typos section of the show, If you are listening to this on November 11th, chances are good that you have had some sort of a ceremony commemorating the end of World War 1. Here in Canada that takes the form of Remembrance Day. During the Tips and Typos section of the show, I spend a few moments commenting on what that means to me. I also have Marc Johnson on the show again. You may remember Marc from episode 64 when we talked about writing, podcasting, eBooks and self-publishing. On today’s show we talk about series writing. It was a fun conversation and we talked about tying books together and some of the challenges of writing a series. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy […] Michell Plested 52:10 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 95 – A Method to the Madness: Anthology Update https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-95-a-method-to-the-madness-anthology-update/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-95-a-method-to-the-madness-anthology-update/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:21:57 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2852 I’ve been on the road a fair amount the past few weeks and I have learned that the tools you use are critical to your creative success. There are plenty of applications that will allow you to stay in touch with home and keep your writing and podcasting moving forward. Things like Dropbox, Google docs, Skype and Logmein can really help. In today’s episode, Jeffrey Hite and I talk about the progress of our anthology, A Method to the Madness: A Guide to the Super Evil. We talk about the challenges, what has worked and what we have accomplished. JR Murdock also has another Unorthodox Writing Tips in the Tips and Typos. He discusses some tricks you can use to […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-95-a-method-to-the-madness-anthology-update/feed/ 2 I’ve been on the road a fair amount the past few weeks and I have learned that the tools you use are critical to your creative success. There are plenty of applications that will allow you to stay in touch with home and keep your writing and podcasting... I’ve been on the road a fair amount the past few weeks and I have learned that the tools you use are critical to your creative success. There are plenty of applications that will allow you to stay in touch with home and keep your writing and podcasting moving forward. Things like Dropbox, Google docs, Skype and Logmein can really help. In today’s episode, Jeffrey Hite and I talk about the progress of our anthology, A Method to the Madness: A Guide to the Super Evil. We talk about the challenges, what has worked and what we have accomplished. JR Murdock also has another Unorthodox Writing Tips in the Tips and Typos. He discusses some tricks you can use to […] Michell Plested 59:15 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 94 – Barbara Galler-Smith, Multi-faceted Writer https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-94-barbara-galler-smith-multi-faceted-writer/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-94-barbara-galler-smith-multi-faceted-writer/#respond Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:22:40 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2840 I often think that, to be a successful writer, you should have a good understanding of the writing craft from multiple angles. That means writing, reading, editing, marketing and promotion and even publishing. That’s the ideal, of course, and few of us have either the time or the connections to make that experience happen. On today’s episode, I get to talk to someone who has seen publishing and the writing industry from several different directions. She is a writer, editor, slush pile reader, writing instructor and published author. Barbara Galler-Smith couples that with a wealth of varied life experiences and has a lot of interesting things to say. I also talk about my experiences collaborating on a novel with JR […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-94-barbara-galler-smith-multi-faceted-writer/feed/ 0 I often think that, to be a successful writer, you should have a good understanding of the writing craft from multiple angles. That means writing, reading, editing, marketing and promotion and even publishing. That’s the ideal, of course, I often think that, to be a successful writer, you should have a good understanding of the writing craft from multiple angles. That means writing, reading, editing, marketing and promotion and even publishing. That’s the ideal, of course, and few of us have either the time or the connections to make that experience happen. On today’s episode, I get to talk to someone who has seen publishing and the writing industry from several different directions. She is a writer, editor, slush pile reader, writing instructor and published author. Barbara Galler-Smith couples that with a wealth of varied life experiences and has a lot of interesting things to say. I also talk about my experiences collaborating on a novel with JR […] Michell Plested 55:57 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 93 – Putting Experiences into Your Writing https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-93-putting-experiences-into-your-writing/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-93-putting-experiences-into-your-writing/#respond Sun, 30 Sep 2012 11:21:28 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2828 I’ve been thinking a lot lately, about how my own experiences have affected my writing. I have looked at several of my better stories and I have been able to pick out things I’ve learned, people I have known and even different events in my life. That is not to say I’ve recorded those things in the stories, but used the experiences to provide flavour to the writing. Definitely not word for word, but more in how they would cause my characters to act and the story to develop. So, I decided it would be fun to have a few people join me to discuss this. As often happens, I was only able to line up the schedule with a […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-93-putting-experiences-into-your-writing/feed/ 0 I’ve been thinking a lot lately, about how my own experiences have affected my writing. I have looked at several of my better stories and I have been able to pick out things I’ve learned, people I have known and even different events in my life. I’ve been thinking a lot lately, about how my own experiences have affected my writing. I have looked at several of my better stories and I have been able to pick out things I’ve learned, people I have known and even different events in my life. That is not to say I’ve recorded those things in the stories, but used the experiences to provide flavour to the writing. Definitely not word for word, but more in how they would cause my characters to act and the story to develop. So, I decided it would be fun to have a few people join me to discuss this. As often happens, I was only able to line up the schedule with a […] Michell Plested 48:32 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 92 – Starla Huchton Talks Covers https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-92-starla-huchton-talks-covers/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-92-starla-huchton-talks-covers/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:36:00 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2807 Covers are a very important part of any book. A good cover can intrigue and encourage readers to try a book they might not otherwise look at and a bad one might just cause that same reader to pass it by. In today’s show, I talk to Cover Designer, writer, voice artist and podcaster, Starla Huchton about covers and what she thinks are important considerations. We also talk about how taking a chance in a writing contest has given valuable exposure to her writing. I also talk about something that I hadn’t really thought about before and that is an author’s signing survival kit. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-92-starla-huchton-talks-covers/feed/ 1 Covers are a very important part of any book. A good cover can intrigue and encourage readers to try a book they might not otherwise look at and a bad one might just cause that same reader to pass it by. In today’s show, I talk to Cover Designer, Covers are a very important part of any book. A good cover can intrigue and encourage readers to try a book they might not otherwise look at and a bad one might just cause that same reader to pass it by. In today’s show, I talk to Cover Designer, writer, voice artist and podcaster, Starla Huchton about covers and what she thinks are important considerations. We also talk about how taking a chance in a writing contest has given valuable exposure to her writing. I also talk about something that I hadn’t really thought about before and that is an author’s signing survival kit. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published […] Michell Plested 48:14 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 91 – Mike Talks to Publisher of New Independent, Tyche Books https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-91-mike-talks-to-publisher-of-new-independent-tyche-books/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-91-mike-talks-to-publisher-of-new-independent-tyche-books/#respond Sun, 02 Sep 2012 19:00:41 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2792 When I attended the 2012 “When Words Collide”, I had the opportunity to speak with a number of old friends and make a few new ones. One of the old friends is Tina Moreau. When I first, she was a young writer who also read slush for a local press. Shortly after that, she started to work as an editor for that same press. Then she took a break to start a family and I didn’t see her for a couple years. This year’s convention marks the first time I’ve seen her in a couple years and she came to Calgary as the head of a brand new publishing house. Tina is a co-owner and publisher for Tyche Books. I […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-91-mike-talks-to-publisher-of-new-independent-tyche-books/feed/ 0 When I attended the 2012 “When Words Collide”, I had the opportunity to speak with a number of old friends and make a few new ones. One of the old friends is Tina Moreau. When I first, she was a young writer who also read slush for a local press. When I attended the 2012 “When Words Collide”, I had the opportunity to speak with a number of old friends and make a few new ones. One of the old friends is Tina Moreau. When I first, she was a young writer who also read slush for a local press. Shortly after that, she started to work as an editor for that same press. Then she took a break to start a family and I didn’t see her for a couple years. This year’s convention marks the first time I’ve seen her in a couple years and she came to Calgary as the head of a brand new publishing house. Tina is a co-owner and publisher for Tyche Books. I […] Michell Plested 26:37 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 90 – Tee and Pip Collaborate https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-90-tee-and-pip-collaborate/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-90-tee-and-pip-collaborate/#respond Sun, 19 Aug 2012 15:32:11 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2780 90 episodes and still going. When I started planning Get Published almost four years ago, I never thought it would last this long. But it has and I am very proud of the show and all the wonderful people I have the chance to talk to as part of it. I have to admit, the past while I’ve been wondering if it is time to end Get Published. I’ve been feeling a little worn down at times and it just feels like one project too many. Still, a lot has happened to me since I started and Get Published is responsible for at least some of my writing success. Because of the show, I have talked with people who have […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-90-tee-and-pip-collaborate/feed/ 0 90 episodes and still going. When I started planning Get Published almost four years ago, I never thought it would last this long. But it has and I am very proud of the show and all the wonderful people I have the chance to talk to as part of it. 90 episodes and still going. When I started planning Get Published almost four years ago, I never thought it would last this long. But it has and I am very proud of the show and all the wonderful people I have the chance to talk to as part of it. I have to admit, the past while I’ve been wondering if it is time to end Get Published. I’ve been feeling a little worn down at times and it just feels like one project too many. Still, a lot has happened to me since I started and Get Published is responsible for at least some of my writing success. Because of the show, I have talked with people who have […] Michell Plested 52:39 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 89 – Crowd Sourcing https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-89-crowd-sourcing/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-89-crowd-sourcing/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2012 18:04:40 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2768 I don’t know if any of you have ever noticed, but success is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you are achieving things you have worked on for a long time. On the other hand, you suddenly have a lot more to do with those achievements and less for everything else. That has definitely been the case for me. Since the final revisions for Mik Murdoch began in earnest, I have had less time for podcasting, writing, television and a host of other things that I enjoy. The only ones I have worked hard not to neglect are my family. Without them, there is no point writing. I foolishly thought that when the revisions were complete I would have […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-89-crowd-sourcing/feed/ 3 I don’t know if any of you have ever noticed, but success is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you are achieving things you have worked on for a long time. On the other hand, you suddenly have a lot more to do with those achievements and less for ... I don’t know if any of you have ever noticed, but success is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you are achieving things you have worked on for a long time. On the other hand, you suddenly have a lot more to do with those achievements and less for everything else. That has definitely been the case for me. Since the final revisions for Mik Murdoch began in earnest, I have had less time for podcasting, writing, television and a host of other things that I enjoy. The only ones I have worked hard not to neglect are my family. Without them, there is no point writing. I foolishly thought that when the revisions were complete I would have […] Michell Plested 40:02 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 88 – Michell Plested Does A Reading https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-88-michell-plested-does-a-reading/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-88-michell-plested-does-a-reading/#respond Sun, 22 Jul 2012 04:15:06 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2736 I have been talking about my upcoming debut novel, Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero for months now and it is now about to be released. The actual release date is scheduled for August 1, 2012. I thought it would be nice to share some of the book I’ve worked so hard to bring to you. So today, instead of an interview, you will be getting a reading of chapter 1 by me. I’m also very lucky to have another Unorthodox Writing Tip from JRMurdock. This time he talks about the fact that he doesn’t know what you know. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 88 – Michell Plested Does A Reading […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-88-michell-plested-does-a-reading/feed/ 0 I have been talking about my upcoming debut novel, Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero for months now and it is now about to be released. The actual release date is scheduled for August 1, 2012. I thought it would be nice to share some of the book I’ve worked s... I have been talking about my upcoming debut novel, Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero for months now and it is now about to be released. The actual release date is scheduled for August 1, 2012. I thought it would be nice to share some of the book I’ve worked so hard to bring to you. So today, instead of an interview, you will be getting a reading of chapter 1 by me. I’m also very lucky to have another Unorthodox Writing Tip from JRMurdock. This time he talks about the fact that he doesn’t know what you know. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 88 – Michell Plested Does A Reading […] Michell Plested 32:21 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 87 – Brand Gamblin Talks Self Publishing https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-87-brand-gamblin-talks-self-publishing/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-87-brand-gamblin-talks-self-publishing/#respond Sun, 08 Jul 2012 04:43:52 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2731 Today’s episode is a bit of a departure for Get Published. Ordinarily, you will hear promos from various people or podcasts. You will get a Tips and Typos section about a topic and finally an interview with one of my special guests. You will still be getting all of those things, but today, they will all be related to Brand Gamblin. For those of you who do not know Brand, he is a self-published author of three novels currently, some of which are podcast. He also has several short stories published. Why am I dedicating an episode to Brand? I guess my best answer is “Why not?” He has a number of great things to say and talks at length […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-87-brand-gamblin-talks-self-publishing/feed/ 0 Today’s episode is a bit of a departure for Get Published. Ordinarily, you will hear promos from various people or podcasts. You will get a Tips and Typos section about a topic and finally an interview with one of my special guests. Today’s episode is a bit of a departure for Get Published. Ordinarily, you will hear promos from various people or podcasts. You will get a Tips and Typos section about a topic and finally an interview with one of my special guests. You will still be getting all of those things, but today, they will all be related to Brand Gamblin. For those of you who do not know Brand, he is a self-published author of three novels currently, some of which are podcast. He also has several short stories published. Why am I dedicating an episode to Brand? I guess my best answer is “Why not?” He has a number of great things to say and talks at length […] Michell Plested 1:00:14 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 86 – What Happens After Your Book is Accepted? https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-86-what-happens-after-your-book-is-accepted/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-86-what-happens-after-your-book-is-accepted/#respond Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:35:49 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2715 In today’s episode, I speak with my publisher, Lorina Stephens from 5 Rivers Publishing, about the journey a manuscript takes to publication once it has been accepted. You will get a much clearer understanding of why the process can be slow. We also talk about the direction of publishing and books sales. Apologies, but the interview audio is not quite as good as I like. I am also very pleased to have another Unorthodox Writing Tips from JR Murdock. This episode he talks about momentum.   I hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 86 – What Happens After Your Book is Accepted? Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-86-what-happens-after-your-book-is-accepted/feed/ 0 In today’s episode, I speak with my publisher, Lorina Stephens from 5 Rivers Publishing, about the journey a manuscript takes to publication once it has been accepted. You will get a much clearer understanding of why the process can be slow. In today’s episode, I speak with my publisher, Lorina Stephens from 5 Rivers Publishing, about the journey a manuscript takes to publication once it has been accepted. You will get a much clearer understanding of why the process can be slow. We also talk about the direction of publishing and books sales. Apologies, but the interview audio is not quite as good as I like. I am also very pleased to have another Unorthodox Writing Tips from JR Murdock. This episode he talks about momentum.   I hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 86 – What Happens After Your Book is Accepted? Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of […] Michell Plested 40:04 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 85 – Jeff Minkevics talks Cover Design https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-85-jeff-minkevics-talks-cover-design/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-85-jeff-minkevics-talks-cover-design/#respond Sun, 10 Jun 2012 04:12:08 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2688 I hope you aren’t getting tired of me walking you through the various aspects of my journey to getting Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero published. I’ve had the great fortune to speak with many authors about their own publishing experiences, and now that I’m on that same road, I want to tell you everything I can about my own in hopes that it will help you. With that in mind, in today’s episode, I talk to Jeff Minkevics, a fantastic artist and close friend. I had the great fortune of having Jeff create the cover for Mik Murdoch. We sat down at a local pub and talked about covers over beer and wings. It was a fun way to spend the […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-85-jeff-minkevics-talks-cover-design/feed/ 0 I hope you aren’t getting tired of me walking you through the various aspects of my journey to getting Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero published. I’ve had the great fortune to speak with many authors about their own publishing experiences, I hope you aren’t getting tired of me walking you through the various aspects of my journey to getting Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero published. I’ve had the great fortune to speak with many authors about their own publishing experiences, and now that I’m on that same road, I want to tell you everything I can about my own in hopes that it will help you. With that in mind, in today’s episode, I talk to Jeff Minkevics, a fantastic artist and close friend. I had the great fortune of having Jeff create the cover for Mik Murdoch. We sat down at a local pub and talked about covers over beer and wings. It was a fun way to spend the […] Michell Plested 54:53 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 84 – Mike Plested Talks Publishing & Promotion https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-84-mike-plested-talks-publishing-promotion/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-84-mike-plested-talks-publishing-promotion/#comments Sun, 27 May 2012 19:47:57 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2665 I am kicking the marketing and promotion machine into high gear. Or, at least, I’m trying to. This part of the process is all new to me and it is a challenge to know what to do and when and where. So, I’ve been blogging and tweeting about Mik Murdoch, but it seemed to me that, since I have my own podcast about getting published, I should talk more about the book here. Yes, I know what you are thinking: Mike has already talked about the book on several episodes. What I haven’t done is have someone else ask me the kinds of questions I normally ask my guests and so, the idea for this episode was born. I asked […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-84-mike-plested-talks-publishing-promotion/feed/ 1 I am kicking the marketing and promotion machine into high gear. Or, at least, I’m trying to. This part of the process is all new to me and it is a challenge to know what to do and when and where. So, I’ve been blogging and tweeting about Mik Murdoch, I am kicking the marketing and promotion machine into high gear. Or, at least, I’m trying to. This part of the process is all new to me and it is a challenge to know what to do and when and where. So, I’ve been blogging and tweeting about Mik Murdoch, but it seemed to me that, since I have my own podcast about getting published, I should talk more about the book here. Yes, I know what you are thinking: Mike has already talked about the book on several episodes. What I haven’t done is have someone else ask me the kinds of questions I normally ask my guests and so, the idea for this episode was born. I asked […] Michell Plested 50:15 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 83 – John W Campbell Nominee Mur Lafferty https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-83-john-w-campbell-nominee-mur-lafferty/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-83-john-w-campbell-nominee-mur-lafferty/#respond Sun, 13 May 2012 20:04:00 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2639 When I first started listening to podcasts there were two that I always downloaded: The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy and I Should Be Writing. The Survival Guide with Tee Morris is no longer being produced, but I Should Be Writing with Mur Lafferty most definitely is and I still listen to and enjoy it. That is what makes this episode special for me. I got to talk to Mur about writing and her John W. Campbell nomination. I also got to talk with Paul E. Cooley again. The last time we got together, I had a blast talking about a lot of different things. Paul talked a little bit about a new software application he has developed called MyWrite. […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-83-john-w-campbell-nominee-mur-lafferty/feed/ 0 When I first started listening to podcasts there were two that I always downloaded: The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy and I Should Be Writing. The Survival Guide with Tee Morris is no longer being produced, When I first started listening to podcasts there were two that I always downloaded: The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy and I Should Be Writing. The Survival Guide with Tee Morris is no longer being produced, but I Should Be Writing with Mur Lafferty most definitely is and I still listen to and enjoy it. That is what makes this episode special for me. I got to talk to Mur about writing and her John W. Campbell nomination. I also got to talk with Paul E. Cooley again. The last time we got together, I had a blast talking about a lot of different things. Paul talked a little bit about a new software application he has developed called MyWrite. […] Michell Plested 58:17 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 82 – Rebecca K. Rowe Comments Via Science Fiction https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-82-rebecca-k-rowe-comments-via-science-fiction/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-82-rebecca-k-rowe-comments-via-science-fiction/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:01:06 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2612 As you know, I have several projects on the go, right now. Happily, Mik Murdoch proof work of the galley is finished and sent to Lorina Stephens at 5 Rivers Publishing. That leaves me a little time for the other projects. The most pressing is the YA Zombie podcast novel I’m working on as part of “The Action Pack Podcast.” I am writing and recording a new episode every month. JR Murdock and Scott Roche are also providing stories. Check out actionpackpodcast.com for more information. I’m also working on the Mad Scientist Handbook which is officially titled, “A Method to the Madness, A Guide to the Super Evil” with Jeffrey Hite. Jeff and I talk about the handbook in today’s […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-82-rebecca-k-rowe-comments-via-science-fiction/feed/ 2 As you know, I have several projects on the go, right now. Happily, Mik Murdoch proof work of the galley is finished and sent to Lorina Stephens at 5 Rivers Publishing. That leaves me a little time for the other projects. As you know, I have several projects on the go, right now. Happily, Mik Murdoch proof work of the galley is finished and sent to Lorina Stephens at 5 Rivers Publishing. That leaves me a little time for the other projects. The most pressing is the YA Zombie podcast novel I’m working on as part of “The Action Pack Podcast.” I am writing and recording a new episode every month. JR Murdock and Scott Roche are also providing stories. Check out actionpackpodcast.com for more information. I’m also working on the Mad Scientist Handbook which is officially titled, “A Method to the Madness, A Guide to the Super Evil” with Jeffrey Hite. Jeff and I talk about the handbook in today’s […] Michell Plested 1:07:16 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 81 – Paul E. Cooley, The Fiendmaster, Speaks https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-81-paul-e-cooley-the-fiendmaster-speaks/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-81-paul-e-cooley-the-fiendmaster-speaks/#respond Sun, 15 Apr 2012 08:27:03 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2590 Mik Murdoch, Boy superhero is almost ready for the Advanced Reader Copies to go out. I’m busy proofing the galley right now. In fact, I stopped working on it to get this episode ready for you. Exciting times! I also wanted to put the word out to all of you mad scientists out there. Jeffrey Hite and I are co-editing an anthology of advice for the up-and-coming supervillain. Submissions are open until May 31. We have some good submissions so far, but we need more. If you are interested, check out http://madscientistanthology.wordpress.com/. Finally, before we get into the show I wanted to mention that it is once again Parsec awards season. I would dearly love to have Get Published nominated […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-81-paul-e-cooley-the-fiendmaster-speaks/feed/ 0 Mik Murdoch, Boy superhero is almost ready for the Advanced Reader Copies to go out. I’m busy proofing the galley right now. In fact, I stopped working on it to get this episode ready for you. Exciting times! Mik Murdoch, Boy superhero is almost ready for the Advanced Reader Copies to go out. I’m busy proofing the galley right now. In fact, I stopped working on it to get this episode ready for you. Exciting times! I also wanted to put the word out to all of you mad scientists out there. Jeffrey Hite and I are co-editing an anthology of advice for the up-and-coming supervillain. Submissions are open until May 31. We have some good submissions so far, but we need more. If you are interested, check out http://madscientistanthology.wordpress.com/. Finally, before we get into the show I wanted to mention that it is once again Parsec awards season. I would dearly love to have Get Published nominated […] Michell Plested 55:09 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 80 – Tad Williams has Options https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-80-tad-williams-has-options/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-80-tad-williams-has-options/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:27:42 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2563 Happy April Fools Day to those of you listening to this episode on the 1st. To the rest of you, I hope you had a fun April 1st. There has been a lot going on around here lately. I managed to finish the final set of revisions on my upcoming YA Novel, Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero. Next is layout and sending out Advanced Reader Copies for review. This is pins and needles time for me. I really hope people like it and give me lots of good reviews! Now that revising Mik is out of the way (at least temporarily), I’m back to work getting GalaxyBillies ready for submission. In the off chance that you are an editor, agent or […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-80-tad-williams-has-options/feed/ 1 Happy April Fools Day to those of you listening to this episode on the 1st. To the rest of you, I hope you had a fun April 1st. There has been a lot going on around here lately. I managed to finish the final set of revisions on my upcoming YA Novel, Happy April Fools Day to those of you listening to this episode on the 1st. To the rest of you, I hope you had a fun April 1st. There has been a lot going on around here lately. I managed to finish the final set of revisions on my upcoming YA Novel, Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero. Next is layout and sending out Advanced Reader Copies for review. This is pins and needles time for me. I really hope people like it and give me lots of good reviews! Now that revising Mik is out of the way (at least temporarily), I’m back to work getting GalaxyBillies ready for submission. In the off chance that you are an editor, agent or […] Michell Plested 55:31 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 79b – L.E. Modesitt Jr. Part 2 https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-79b-l-e-modesitt-jr-part-2/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-79b-l-e-modesitt-jr-part-2/#respond Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:00:51 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2554 Those of you who listened to episode 79a know that the interview with Lee Modesitt Jr. was cut in half due to length. I didn’t want you to have to wait two weeks for the second half of that interview so you are getting the part ‘b’ of episode 79 a mere week later. However, because it is part ‘b’, this episode will be a bit shorter than usual; I won’t have the normal Tips and Typos section. I hope you don’t mind. Before we get into the show I also wanted to give you all an update on my progress with Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero. I received, what should be the final set of edits, on March 10th. Since […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-79b-l-e-modesitt-jr-part-2/feed/ 0 Those of you who listened to episode 79a know that the interview with Lee Modesitt Jr. was cut in half due to length. I didn’t want you to have to wait two weeks for the second half of that interview so you are getting the part ‘b’ of episode 79 a mere... Those of you who listened to episode 79a know that the interview with Lee Modesitt Jr. was cut in half due to length. I didn’t want you to have to wait two weeks for the second half of that interview so you are getting the part ‘b’ of episode 79 a mere week later. However, because it is part ‘b’, this episode will be a bit shorter than usual; I won’t have the normal Tips and Typos section. I hope you don’t mind. Before we get into the show I also wanted to give you all an update on my progress with Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero. I received, what should be the final set of edits, on March 10th. Since […] Michell Plested 38:44 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 79a – L.E. Modesitt Jr. Part 1 https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-79a-l-e-modesitt-jr-part-1/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-79a-l-e-modesitt-jr-part-1/#respond Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:38:13 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2544 When I was at World Fantasy Convention in San Diego last year, I had the good fortune to meet several of my favorite authors. Whenever possible, I arranged to have those people appear on Get Published for your listening pleasure. One of the people I really wanted to get was L.E. Modesitt Jr. I was excited when he agreed to come on the show and even more so to talk to him in person. The interview went long so I’m going to be breaking it up into two parts. One will air this week and the other next week. I didn’t want to make you wait two weeks for the whole thing. I also caught wind of an internship opportunity […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-79a-l-e-modesitt-jr-part-1/feed/ 0 When I was at World Fantasy Convention in San Diego last year, I had the good fortune to meet several of my favorite authors. Whenever possible, I arranged to have those people appear on Get Published for your listening pleasure. When I was at World Fantasy Convention in San Diego last year, I had the good fortune to meet several of my favorite authors. Whenever possible, I arranged to have those people appear on Get Published for your listening pleasure. One of the people I really wanted to get was L.E. Modesitt Jr. I was excited when he agreed to come on the show and even more so to talk to him in person. The interview went long so I’m going to be breaking it up into two parts. One will air this week and the other next week. I didn’t want to make you wait two weeks for the whole thing. I also caught wind of an internship opportunity […] Michell Plested 48:34 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 78 – Anne Toole and Clarion West https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-78-anne-toole-and-clarion-west/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-78-anne-toole-and-clarion-west/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:10:22 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2527 I am very excited to announce the arrivial of The Action Pack Podcast. I’ve listened and read all three stories and I think they are great. Mind you, one of them is mine, so I’m probably just a little bit biased. The stories are also available as a monthly eMagazine that is available for $0.99. You can find out more at www.actionpackpodcast.com. In this episode, my special guest, Anne Toole and I, talk about Clarion West. I’ve heard lots about the Clarion and Clarion West programs over the years and it was great to hear about it from someone who has experienced it. My friend and co-author, JR Murdock also lends his own unique perspective on writing with another Unorthodox […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-78-anne-toole-and-clarion-west/feed/ 1 I am very excited to announce the arrivial of The Action Pack Podcast. I’ve listened and read all three stories and I think they are great. Mind you, one of them is mine, so I’m probably just a little bit biased. I am very excited to announce the arrivial of The Action Pack Podcast. I’ve listened and read all three stories and I think they are great. Mind you, one of them is mine, so I’m probably just a little bit biased. The stories are also available as a monthly eMagazine that is available for $0.99. You can find out more at www.actionpackpodcast.com. In this episode, my special guest, Anne Toole and I, talk about Clarion West. I’ve heard lots about the Clarion and Clarion West programs over the years and it was great to hear about it from someone who has experienced it. My friend and co-author, JR Murdock also lends his own unique perspective on writing with another Unorthodox […] Michell Plested 45:05 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 77 – The Skinny on the Mad Scientist’s Handbook https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-77-the-skinny-on-the-mad-scientists-handbook/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-77-the-skinny-on-the-mad-scientists-handbook/#respond Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:51:31 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2499 Last episode, I mentioned The Action Pack Podcast. Everything is just about ready for release. The first episodes of each of the three stories have been writen and recorded for the podcast and the scripts have been sent in for the eBooks. The website, www.actionpackpodcast.com, even has teasers for you to read. We’re all getting pretty excited to see and hear the first episode. I’ve also been making some good headway in my GalaxyBillies edits AND JR Murdock and I have the second book in our collaboration series about half-way plotted out. We’re just finishing the final edits on the first book so we can send it out to our Alpha readers. All that and I expect to see the […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-77-the-skinny-on-the-mad-scientists-handbook/feed/ 0 Last episode, I mentioned The Action Pack Podcast. Everything is just about ready for release. The first episodes of each of the three stories have been writen and recorded for the podcast and the scripts have been sent in for the eBooks. The website, Last episode, I mentioned The Action Pack Podcast. Everything is just about ready for release. The first episodes of each of the three stories have been writen and recorded for the podcast and the scripts have been sent in for the eBooks. The website, www.actionpackpodcast.com, even has teasers for you to read. We’re all getting pretty excited to see and hear the first episode. I’ve also been making some good headway in my GalaxyBillies edits AND JR Murdock and I have the second book in our collaboration series about half-way plotted out. We’re just finishing the final edits on the first book so we can send it out to our Alpha readers. All that and I expect to see the […] Michell Plested 50:28 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 76 – Talking Digital Rights with Zach Ricks https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-76-talking-digital-rights-with-zach-ricks/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-76-talking-digital-rights-with-zach-ricks/#respond Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:15:32 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2458 Last episode I mentioned a new project I’m working on with Jeffrey Hite. We are co-editing an Anthology I’ve referred to as the Mad Scientist Handbook. Well, the big news is, Five Rivers Publishing has agreed to take the project on. I believe this is going to be their first non-Canadian project.  Jeff and I have renamed the book to A Method to the Madness: A Guide to the Super Evil. Submissions are open and you can find more information at madscientistanthology.wordpress.com. I’ve also finished writing the first episode of Boy Scouts of the Apocalypse for The Action Pack Podcast. The first Action Pack episode along with the accompanying eBook will be available at the end of February. We have […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-76-talking-digital-rights-with-zach-ricks/feed/ 0 Last episode I mentioned a new project I’m working on with Jeffrey Hite. We are co-editing an Anthology I’ve referred to as the Mad Scientist Handbook. Well, the big news is, Five Rivers Publishing has agreed to take the project on. Last episode I mentioned a new project I’m working on with Jeffrey Hite. We are co-editing an Anthology I’ve referred to as the Mad Scientist Handbook. Well, the big news is, Five Rivers Publishing has agreed to take the project on. I believe this is going to be their first non-Canadian project.  Jeff and I have renamed the book to A Method to the Madness: A Guide to the Super Evil. Submissions are open and you can find more information at madscientistanthology.wordpress.com. I’ve also finished writing the first episode of Boy Scouts of the Apocalypse for The Action Pack Podcast. The first Action Pack episode along with the accompanying eBook will be available at the end of February. We have […] Michell Plested 59:27 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 75 – Jennifer White Talks Screenwriting https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-75-jennifer-white-talks-screenwriting/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-75-jennifer-white-talks-screenwriting/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:23:26 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2440 I’ve been curious about screenwriting and just how a writer can make it in Hollywood. Can screenwriters work outside Los Angeles and be successful? I was able to ask these questions and many more when I talked to Jennifer White who is a screenwriter, tagline writer and novelist. I am also happy to have JRMurdock do another of his Unorthodox Writing Tips. In today’s show he talks about paying attention. I also wanted to briefly talk about a couple of new projects I’m working on that you may or may not be aware of. The first, of these is the Mad Scientist Handbook that you have likely heard a promo for on previous episodes of the show. The Handbook is […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-75-jennifer-white-talks-screenwriting/feed/ 1 I’ve been curious about screenwriting and just how a writer can make it in Hollywood. Can screenwriters work outside Los Angeles and be successful? I was able to ask these questions and many more when I talked to Jennifer White who is a screenwriter, I’ve been curious about screenwriting and just how a writer can make it in Hollywood. Can screenwriters work outside Los Angeles and be successful? I was able to ask these questions and many more when I talked to Jennifer White who is a screenwriter, tagline writer and novelist. I am also happy to have JRMurdock do another of his Unorthodox Writing Tips. In today’s show he talks about paying attention. I also wanted to briefly talk about a couple of new projects I’m working on that you may or may not be aware of. The first, of these is the Mad Scientist Handbook that you have likely heard a promo for on previous episodes of the show. The Handbook is […] Michell Plested 58:27 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 74 – The Fine Art of Collaboration https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-74-the-fine-art-of-collaboration/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-74-the-fine-art-of-collaboration/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:54:51 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2423 Happy New Year! As you know, I’ve been working on a novel with JRMurdock. Our work together is my first time collaborating with another auther and it has been a real learning experience. Both JR and I have had questions about collaborating from various people so we thought it would be helpful if we talk about our experiences. You will hear more in the main section of the show. I’ve also been looking at my to-do list for 2012. It’s a pretty long one and I will be challenged to complete it. In the tips and typos section, I will be talking about the various projects and how I plan to complete them all. This episode marks the third anniversary […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-74-the-fine-art-of-collaboration/feed/ 2 Happy New Year! As you know, I’ve been working on a novel with JRMurdock. Our work together is my first time collaborating with another auther and it has been a real learning experience. Both JR and I have had questions about collaborating from various... Happy New Year! As you know, I’ve been working on a novel with JRMurdock. Our work together is my first time collaborating with another auther and it has been a real learning experience. Both JR and I have had questions about collaborating from various people so we thought it would be helpful if we talk about our experiences. You will hear more in the main section of the show. I’ve also been looking at my to-do list for 2012. It’s a pretty long one and I will be challenged to complete it. In the tips and typos section, I will be talking about the various projects and how I plan to complete them all. This episode marks the third anniversary […] Michell Plested 55:14 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 73 – Jeremy Lassen & Nightshade Books https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-73-jeremy-lassen-nightshade-books/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-73-jeremy-lassen-nightshade-books/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:10:45 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2403 As I talked about last episode, I went to World Fantasy Convention hoping to line up some guests for the show. The first, with Michael Stackpole was a great conversation but there was a lot of background noise that I wasn’t able to clean up. My second interview also suffers from background noise, this time from people in the area. I kept trying to find different and better places to do the interviews but everywhere I went there were people. Today’s interview is with Jeremy Lassen, Editor-in-Chief at Nightshade books. I met Jeremy once before and I was very happy to get some of his time for the interview. I also have another segment of JRMurdock’s “Unorthodox Writing Tips”. I […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-73-jeremy-lassen-nightshade-books/feed/ 1 As I talked about last episode, I went to World Fantasy Convention hoping to line up some guests for the show. The first, with Michael Stackpole was a great conversation but there was a lot of background noise that I wasn’t able to clean up. As I talked about last episode, I went to World Fantasy Convention hoping to line up some guests for the show. The first, with Michael Stackpole was a great conversation but there was a lot of background noise that I wasn’t able to clean up. My second interview also suffers from background noise, this time from people in the area. I kept trying to find different and better places to do the interviews but everywhere I went there were people. Today’s interview is with Jeremy Lassen, Editor-in-Chief at Nightshade books. I met Jeremy once before and I was very happy to get some of his time for the interview. I also have another segment of JRMurdock’s “Unorthodox Writing Tips”. I […] Michell Plested 53:49 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 72 – Michael Stackpole Talks Digital Media https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-72-michael-stackpole-talks-digital-media/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-72-michael-stackpole-talks-digital-media/#respond Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:18:46 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2376 When I went to World Fantasy Convention in October, one of my goals was to line up some guests for the show. I didn’t really expect to get too many in person interviews because the convention is pretty busy and everyone is trying to get as much in as they can. I did manage two in person interviews. The first, which I’m going to share with you today, is with Michael Stackpole. Mike is one of the big e-vangelists in the industry for self e-publishing. He has a ton of great things to say. Unfortunately, there weren’t many quiet places to comfortably talk at. In this case, we had some construction across the street so you get a lot of […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-72-michael-stackpole-talks-digital-media/feed/ 0 When I went to World Fantasy Convention in October, one of my goals was to line up some guests for the show. I didn’t really expect to get too many in person interviews because the convention is pretty busy and everyone is trying to get as much in as t... When I went to World Fantasy Convention in October, one of my goals was to line up some guests for the show. I didn’t really expect to get too many in person interviews because the convention is pretty busy and everyone is trying to get as much in as they can. I did manage two in person interviews. The first, which I’m going to share with you today, is with Michael Stackpole. Mike is one of the big e-vangelists in the industry for self e-publishing. He has a ton of great things to say. Unfortunately, there weren’t many quiet places to comfortably talk at. In this case, we had some construction across the street so you get a lot of […] Michell Plested 50:00 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 71 – Brandy Rivers Talks Movies and Television https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-71-brandy-rivers-talks-movies-and-television/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-71-brandy-rivers-talks-movies-and-television/#respond Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:54:41 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2356 I haven’t really talked about my own personal journey to publication that much. That is primarily because I wanted to actually have something interesting to talk about. After all, you don’t want to hear things like, “got email from editor” or “publisher told me book is scheduled to come out in 2012”. As I have said and come to learn, publishing is very slow and no one wants to hear stories about waiting patiently. Well, now that I have received and finished the first round of major edits, I do have something to talk about. Specifically my own lessons learned. I’ll talk more about that in the tips and typos section of the show. I’m also very excited to share […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-71-brandy-rivers-talks-movies-and-television/feed/ 0 I haven’t really talked about my own personal journey to publication that much. That is primarily because I wanted to actually have something interesting to talk about. After all, you don’t want to hear things like, I haven’t really talked about my own personal journey to publication that much. That is primarily because I wanted to actually have something interesting to talk about. After all, you don’t want to hear things like, “got email from editor” or “publisher told me book is scheduled to come out in 2012”. As I have said and come to learn, publishing is very slow and no one wants to hear stories about waiting patiently. Well, now that I have received and finished the first round of major edits, I do have something to talk about. Specifically my own lessons learned. I’ll talk more about that in the tips and typos section of the show. I’m also very excited to share […] Michell Plested 42:06 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 70 – Susan MacGregor and Tesseracts Fifteen https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-70-susan-macgregor-and-tesseracts-fifteen/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-70-susan-macgregor-and-tesseracts-fifteen/#respond Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:13:12 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2339 Tesseracts has become a yearly tradition of showcasing Canadian writing talent. This year the anthology series did something it hasn’t done before: an anthology comprised completely of YA short fiction. I talk to one of the editors, Susan MacGregor about the anthology, how it came to be and what kinds of things she looked for when choosing the stories. I’m also very pleased to have a segment from Allison Duncan’s AuthorOutbreak.com. Allison talks about handouts and discounts that are available during NaNoWriMo. That’s the lineup for today. I hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 70 – Susan MacGregor and Tesseracts Fifteen Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-70-susan-macgregor-and-tesseracts-fifteen/feed/ 0 Tesseracts has become a yearly tradition of showcasing Canadian writing talent. This year the anthology series did something it hasn’t done before: an anthology comprised completely of YA short fiction. I talk to one of the editors, Tesseracts has become a yearly tradition of showcasing Canadian writing talent. This year the anthology series did something it hasn’t done before: an anthology comprised completely of YA short fiction. I talk to one of the editors, Susan MacGregor about the anthology, how it came to be and what kinds of things she looked for when choosing the stories. I’m also very pleased to have a segment from Allison Duncan’s AuthorOutbreak.com. Allison talks about handouts and discounts that are available during NaNoWriMo. That’s the lineup for today. I hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 70 – Susan MacGregor and Tesseracts Fifteen Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of […] Michell Plested 44:19 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 69 – Virginia O’Dine & Bundoran Press https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-69-virginia-odine-bundoran-press/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-69-virginia-odine-bundoran-press/#respond Sun, 30 Oct 2011 04:28:31 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2305 I’ve had the good fortune to meet some remarkable people at conventions and online. One of those people is Virginia O’Dine. Virginia is one of the founders, the publisher and editor for Bundoran Press. We have tried to get together for an interview before, but it has taken the better part of two years to finally line up our schedules. It was a great conversation and I hope you enjoy it. I also want to give you a personal update. By the time this episode hits the feed, I will be at the 2011 World Fantasy Convention with my writing partner, JR Murdock. JR is from San Diego where the con is being held and we both though it would […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-69-virginia-odine-bundoran-press/feed/ 0 I’ve had the good fortune to meet some remarkable people at conventions and online. One of those people is Virginia O’Dine. Virginia is one of the founders, the publisher and editor for Bundoran Press. We have tried to get together for an interview bef... I’ve had the good fortune to meet some remarkable people at conventions and online. One of those people is Virginia O’Dine. Virginia is one of the founders, the publisher and editor for Bundoran Press. We have tried to get together for an interview before, but it has taken the better part of two years to finally line up our schedules. It was a great conversation and I hope you enjoy it. I also want to give you a personal update. By the time this episode hits the feed, I will be at the 2011 World Fantasy Convention with my writing partner, JR Murdock. JR is from San Diego where the con is being held and we both though it would […] Michell Plested 38:25 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 68 – What Agents Bring to the Table with Amy Boggs https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-68-what-agents-bring-to-the-table-with-amy-boggs/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-68-what-agents-bring-to-the-table-with-amy-boggs/#respond Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:10:08 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2288 I follow a number of people on Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus. Publishers, Editors, a bunch of authors and even a couple agents. I’ve also managed to get people from each of those categories on the show. Well, almost all of them. I’ve never had an actual agent on the show. Happily, today that all changes as I talk to Amy Boggs who is an Agent at the Donald Maass Literary Agency. I also talk about NaNoWriMo, which is just around the corner. That’s the lineup for today. I hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 68 – What Agents Bring to the Table with Amy Boggs Everything has to start somewhere and […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-68-what-agents-bring-to-the-table-with-amy-boggs/feed/ 0 I follow a number of people on Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus. Publishers, Editors, a bunch of authors and even a couple agents. I’ve also managed to get people from each of those categories on the show. Well, almost all of them. I follow a number of people on Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus. Publishers, Editors, a bunch of authors and even a couple agents. I’ve also managed to get people from each of those categories on the show. Well, almost all of them. I’ve never had an actual agent on the show. Happily, today that all changes as I talk to Amy Boggs who is an Agent at the Donald Maass Literary Agency. I also talk about NaNoWriMo, which is just around the corner. That’s the lineup for today. I hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 68 – What Agents Bring to the Table with Amy Boggs Everything has to start somewhere and […] Michell Plested 49:53 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 67 – Jack Whyte Talks About Agents, Publishers and Editors https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-67-jack-whyte-talks-about-agents-publishers-and-editors/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-67-jack-whyte-talks-about-agents-publishers-and-editors/#respond Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:13:32 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2265 There are several authors I have always wanted to talk to. Anne McCaffrey, Terry Pratchett and Jack Whyte are all at the top of the list. When I heard Jack Whyte was going to be at the “When Words Collide” conference, I hoped to be able to talk to him there. I was blown away when he actually agreed to appear on “Get Published”. Jack has been a published author for more than 20 years and I am a huge fan.  Jack had a lot of things to say about agents, publishers and the editing process. It was a great interview, but longer than most. That being the case, this episode will not have a tips and typos section. I […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-67-jack-whyte-talks-about-agents-publishers-and-editors/feed/ 0 There are several authors I have always wanted to talk to. Anne McCaffrey, Terry Pratchett and Jack Whyte are all at the top of the list. When I heard Jack Whyte was going to be at the “When Words Collide” conference, There are several authors I have always wanted to talk to. Anne McCaffrey, Terry Pratchett and Jack Whyte are all at the top of the list. When I heard Jack Whyte was going to be at the “When Words Collide” conference, I hoped to be able to talk to him there. I was blown away when he actually agreed to appear on “Get Published”. Jack has been a published author for more than 20 years and I am a huge fan.  Jack had a lot of things to say about agents, publishers and the editing process. It was a great interview, but longer than most. That being the case, this episode will not have a tips and typos section. I […] Michell Plested 59:01 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 66 – SEO and Self-Promotion with Allison Duncan https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-66-seo-and-self-promotion-with-allison-duncan/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-66-seo-and-self-promotion-with-allison-duncan/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:42:24 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2240 I’ve been working on editing my “Mik Murdoch” manuscript and it has proven to be an interesting exercise. I’m already seeing where I have rushed things too much and I have a better understanding about focusing my story. It will be interesting to see what my editor thinks about the changes I’m making. In today’s show, I have some questions from an up-and-coming author I met during the “When Words Collide” convention. She asks about building a website and blogging. I also had the chance to listen to Allison Duncan talk about Search Engine Optimization during the DragonCant virtual convention. I quickly realized how much I had to learn and how important SEO can be to a new author. I […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-66-seo-and-self-promotion-with-allison-duncan/feed/ 7 I’ve been working on editing my “Mik Murdoch” manuscript and it has proven to be an interesting exercise. I’m already seeing where I have rushed things too much and I have a better understanding about focusing my story. I’ve been working on editing my “Mik Murdoch” manuscript and it has proven to be an interesting exercise. I’m already seeing where I have rushed things too much and I have a better understanding about focusing my story. It will be interesting to see what my editor thinks about the changes I’m making. In today’s show, I have some questions from an up-and-coming author I met during the “When Words Collide” convention. She asks about building a website and blogging. I also had the chance to listen to Allison Duncan talk about Search Engine Optimization during the DragonCant virtual convention. I quickly realized how much I had to learn and how important SEO can be to a new author. I […] Michell Plested 47:21 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 65 – The Importance of Editing https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-65-the-importance-of-editing/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-65-the-importance-of-editing/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:30:30 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2225 I’ve wanted to have Robert Runte’ on the show for quite some time. He has years of editing experience AND he is my editor on “Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero”. After talking with him at “When Words Collide” I knew he was the right guy for me and he had a lot of things worth hearing. After talking with him for the show, my initial thoughts were more than proved right. I also talk about my first look at my book edits and what it has meant to me thus far. There is lots of editorial goodness in this episode and I learned a lot. I hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 65 […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-65-the-importance-of-editing/feed/ 6 I’ve wanted to have Robert Runte’ on the show for quite some time. He has years of editing experience AND he is my editor on “Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero”. After talking with him at “When Words Collide” I knew he was the right guy for me and he had a lo... I’ve wanted to have Robert Runte’ on the show for quite some time. He has years of editing experience AND he is my editor on “Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero”. After talking with him at “When Words Collide” I knew he was the right guy for me and he had a lot of things worth hearing. After talking with him for the show, my initial thoughts were more than proved right. I also talk about my first look at my book edits and what it has meant to me thus far. There is lots of editorial goodness in this episode and I learned a lot. I hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 65 […] Michell Plested 59:41 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 64 – Know Your Audience https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-64-know-your-audience/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-64-know-your-audience/#respond Sun, 21 Aug 2011 11:36:10 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2199 I was very fortunate to attend a brand new Convention for Writers and Readers here in Calgary called “When Words Collide” a week ago. The convention had several VIP guests including Robert J Sawyer who agreed to be interviewed for the show. He talks about marketing and promotion in the Tips and Typos section. I also interviewed Marc Johnson. Marc is a self-published fantasy author living in the Bay area. He talks about why he made the decision to self-publish and how he is treating his writing as a business. Both authors talk about something I found very interesting and that is, knowing your market and targeting it. It’s an important lesson for me and one I think all authors […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-64-know-your-audience/feed/ 0 I was very fortunate to attend a brand new Convention for Writers and Readers here in Calgary called “When Words Collide” a week ago. The convention had several VIP guests including Robert J Sawyer who agreed to be interviewed for the show. I was very fortunate to attend a brand new Convention for Writers and Readers here in Calgary called “When Words Collide” a week ago. The convention had several VIP guests including Robert J Sawyer who agreed to be interviewed for the show. He talks about marketing and promotion in the Tips and Typos section. I also interviewed Marc Johnson. Marc is a self-published fantasy author living in the Bay area. He talks about why he made the decision to self-publish and how he is treating his writing as a business. Both authors talk about something I found very interesting and that is, knowing your market and targeting it. It’s an important lesson for me and one I think all authors […] Michell Plested 49:25 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 63 – John Mierau, Creative Force https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-63-john-mierau-creative-force/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-63-john-mierau-creative-force/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:23:52 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2173 John Mierau is a wordsmith, a story teller, a scifi and fantasy hack not to mention, first and foremost, a family man. He is also a fellow Canadian podcaster and, as far as the Parsec awards are concerned, one of my main competitors. He is also a great person to talk to and I am honoured to have him on my show. I also talk about doing guest posts and the value of it to both the post writer and the site owner. I hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 63 – John Mierau, Creative Force Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-63-john-mierau-creative-force/feed/ 4 John Mierau is a wordsmith, a story teller, a scifi and fantasy hack not to mention, first and foremost, a family man. He is also a fellow Canadian podcaster and, as far as the Parsec awards are concerned, one of my main competitors. John Mierau is a wordsmith, a story teller, a scifi and fantasy hack not to mention, first and foremost, a family man. He is also a fellow Canadian podcaster and, as far as the Parsec awards are concerned, one of my main competitors. He is also a great person to talk to and I am honoured to have him on my show. I also talk about doing guest posts and the value of it to both the post writer and the site owner. I hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 63 – John Mierau, Creative Force Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – […] Michell Plested 53:36 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published has been Shortlisted for a Parsec (2011) https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-has-been-shortlisted-for-a-parsec-2011/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-has-been-shortlisted-for-a-parsec-2011/#respond Sun, 31 Jul 2011 07:36:11 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2164 I am very excited to announce that “Get Published” has been shortlisted for a Parsec award. For those of you who don’t know, the Parsecs are awards for Speculative Fiction podcasts. That includes podcasts (like “Get Published”) that talk about the creation of speculative fiction. “Get Published” is up against some great competitors and there was a HUGE group this year; over 400 entries. Good luck to all the finalists. It is such a thrill to have made it this far. Fingers are crossed that it will go all the way. If I don’t, I won’t stop creating the shows that I hope you find useful. Thank you all for listening and your  involvement in a show that means a […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-has-been-shortlisted-for-a-parsec-2011/feed/ 0 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested) Get Published Episode 62 – Negotiating Contracts https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-62-negotiating-contracts/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-62-negotiating-contracts/#respond Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:00:46 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2151 I had the good fortune to talk to Robin Sullivan for the show once again. This time she was fresh from negotiating a contract for her husband, Michael Sullivan, with Orbit Books. Robin brings lots of contract experience to this conversation, both from an author’s point-of-view and from the publisher’s. It was a very enjoyable and rewarding conversation for me. I also talk about how writers can go about learning some of the necessary information about their genres of choice: things like who publishes in the genre and how long the books typically are. I hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 62 – Negotiating Contracts Everything has to start somewhere and this […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-62-negotiating-contracts/feed/ 0 I had the good fortune to talk to Robin Sullivan for the show once again. This time she was fresh from negotiating a contract for her husband, Michael Sullivan, with Orbit Books. Robin brings lots of contract experience to this conversation, I had the good fortune to talk to Robin Sullivan for the show once again. This time she was fresh from negotiating a contract for her husband, Michael Sullivan, with Orbit Books. Robin brings lots of contract experience to this conversation, both from an author’s point-of-view and from the publisher’s. It was a very enjoyable and rewarding conversation for me. I also talk about how writers can go about learning some of the necessary information about their genres of choice: things like who publishes in the genre and how long the books typically are. I hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 62 – Negotiating Contracts Everything has to start somewhere and this […] Michell Plested 1:03:47 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 61 – Anealiopalozza https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-61-anealiopalozza/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-61-anealiopalozza/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:09:53 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2142 I had the pleasure of hearing John Anealio play at Balticon in 2010 and I was hooked. His music is fun and familiar and very well done. I got to thinking about the things he is doing to promote himself and get his name out there and I saw an instant synergy with my own efforts. I knew I had to get him on the show. I was not disappointed because we had a great conversation about social media, self-promotion and marketing. I got a lot out of the discussion and I think you will too. And, as an added bonus, you get to hear two of John’s songs. I hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-61-anealiopalozza/feed/ 1 I had the pleasure of hearing John Anealio play at Balticon in 2010 and I was hooked. His music is fun and familiar and very well done. I got to thinking about the things he is doing to promote himself and get his name out there and I saw an instant sy... I had the pleasure of hearing John Anealio play at Balticon in 2010 and I was hooked. His music is fun and familiar and very well done. I got to thinking about the things he is doing to promote himself and get his name out there and I saw an instant synergy with my own efforts. I knew I had to get him on the show. I was not disappointed because we had a great conversation about social media, self-promotion and marketing. I got a lot out of the discussion and I think you will too. And, as an added bonus, you get to hear two of John’s songs. I hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening […] Michell Plested 1:00:26 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 60 – Balticant – Using Podcasts as a Promotional Tool https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-60-balticant-using-podcasts-as-a-promotional-tool/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-60-balticant-using-podcasts-as-a-promotional-tool/#respond Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:39:36 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2127 Hello everyone. I’m delighted to bring you another Balticant panel discussion. This time, the panel was talking about using Podcasts as Promotional Tools. The panel was VERY long and so, to avoid making the episode too long, you will only have the intro, the panel discussion and the outro. It was a great discussion that I hope you will enjoy. Thank you for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 60 – Balticant – Using Podcasts as a Promotional Tool Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 60 – Balticant – Using Podcasts as a Promotional Tool Welcome to the show. 1:10 — Get […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-60-balticant-using-podcasts-as-a-promotional-tool/feed/ 0 Hello everyone. I’m delighted to bring you another Balticant panel discussion. This time, the panel was talking about using Podcasts as Promotional Tools. The panel was VERY long and so, to avoid making the episode too long, Hello everyone. I’m delighted to bring you another Balticant panel discussion. This time, the panel was talking about using Podcasts as Promotional Tools. The panel was VERY long and so, to avoid making the episode too long, you will only have the intro, the panel discussion and the outro. It was a great discussion that I hope you will enjoy. Thank you for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 60 – Balticant – Using Podcasts as a Promotional Tool Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 60 – Balticant – Using Podcasts as a Promotional Tool Welcome to the show. 1:10 — Get […] Michell Plested 1:08:00 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 59 – Balticant – The Value of Conventions https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-59-balticant-the-value-of-conventions/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-59-balticant-the-value-of-conventions/#respond Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:42:31 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2104 Hello everyone and thank you for joining me today. The weekend of May 21st, 22nd and 23rd is the Memorial Day weekend in the United States and that means Balticon to many podcasters and new media people. For those who could attend, it meant a weekend of fun, friends and fabulous panels. Of course, not everyone can go to Balticon and some of us decided to have an impromptu virtual convention of our own that we called Balticant. It wasn’t well-planned or even widely attended but the conversations were fantastic and made the whole effort worthwhile. We recorded a few of the sessions and, in this episode, I would like to play the first session where we talk about conventions, […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-59-balticant-the-value-of-conventions/feed/ 0 Hello everyone and thank you for joining me today. The weekend of May 21st, 22nd and 23rd is the Memorial Day weekend in the United States and that means Balticon to many podcasters and new media people. For those who could attend, Hello everyone and thank you for joining me today. The weekend of May 21st, 22nd and 23rd is the Memorial Day weekend in the United States and that means Balticon to many podcasters and new media people. For those who could attend, it meant a weekend of fun, friends and fabulous panels. Of course, not everyone can go to Balticon and some of us decided to have an impromptu virtual convention of our own that we called Balticant. It wasn’t well-planned or even widely attended but the conversations were fantastic and made the whole effort worthwhile. We recorded a few of the sessions and, in this episode, I would like to play the first session where we talk about conventions, […] Michell Plested 1:02:44 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 58 – Scott Roche, Editor & Self-Published Author https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-58-scott-roche-editor-self-published-author/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-58-scott-roche-editor-self-published-author/#respond Sun, 29 May 2011 14:44:20 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2076 Hello, my friends. As you may know I’m self publishing a book in the coming weeks. I’ve heard from some of you looking for more information on self publishing so I’ve made a point to have more guests who have self publishing experience. This episode I will continue in that vein with a great interview with Scott Roche. Scott is one of the editors with Flying Island Press and has come out with a self published version of his book Ginny Dare, Crimson Sand in both paper and eBook formats. I’ve also had a question come up on both Twitter and my blog from two difference people. That makes it too timely to ignore, so in today’s tips and typos section […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-58-scott-roche-editor-self-published-author/feed/ 0 Hello, my friends. As you may know I’m self publishing a book in the coming weeks. I’ve heard from some of you looking for more information on self publishing so I’ve made a point to have more guests who have self publishing experience. Hello, my friends. As you may know I’m self publishing a book in the coming weeks. I’ve heard from some of you looking for more information on self publishing so I’ve made a point to have more guests who have self publishing experience. This episode I will continue in that vein with a great interview with Scott Roche. Scott is one of the editors with Flying Island Press and has come out with a self published version of his book Ginny Dare, Crimson Sand in both paper and eBook formats. I’ve also had a question come up on both Twitter and my blog from two difference people. That makes it too timely to ignore, so in today’s tips and typos section […] Michell Plested 1:02:17 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 57 – A Talk with New Horror Master, James Melzer https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-57-a-talk-with-new-horror-master-james-melzer/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-57-a-talk-with-new-horror-master-james-melzer/#respond Sun, 15 May 2011 21:34:34 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2057 Hello Everyone and welcome to Get Published. I’m very excited to have today’s guest on the show. James Melzer is the award-winning author of Escape: A Zombie Chronicles novel which is coming to print in 2012 from Simon & Schuster and Permuted Press. I’ve been meaning to have James on the show almost since the show began, but it never quite happened. That oversight has been taken care of in this episode. I also received a question from @K_A_Dewberry on Twitter that I discuss in the “Tips and Typos” section. It’s a question I get a lot. Namely, “when should I start building my platform”. I also wanted to give you all an update on my book’s progress. As you […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-57-a-talk-with-new-horror-master-james-melzer/feed/ 0 Hello Everyone and welcome to Get Published. I’m very excited to have today’s guest on the show. James Melzer is the award-winning author of Escape: A Zombie Chronicles novel which is coming to print in 2012 from Simon & Schuster and Permuted Press. Hello Everyone and welcome to Get Published. I’m very excited to have today’s guest on the show. James Melzer is the award-winning author of Escape: A Zombie Chronicles novel which is coming to print in 2012 from Simon & Schuster and Permuted Press. I’ve been meaning to have James on the show almost since the show began, but it never quite happened. That oversight has been taken care of in this episode. I also received a question from @K_A_Dewberry on Twitter that I discuss in the “Tips and Typos” section. It’s a question I get a lot. Namely, “when should I start building my platform”. I also wanted to give you all an update on my book’s progress. As you […] Michell Plested 56:16 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 56 – Jennifer Hudock & The Goblin Market https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-56-jennifer-hudock-the-goblin-market/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-56-jennifer-hudock-the-goblin-market/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 13:59:15 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2034 Happy May Day to those of you who celebrate it. We don’t observe May Day in Canada but I still love May 1st. It has always meant Spring to me and the beginning of great things to come. Maybe it’s because I can finally see the end of another long winter. This year it also helps highlight just how much I have going on. I guess I’d better get moving on all those projects. Since I wanted to mark the beginning of May in style, I am delighted to have both Jenny Hudock and CA Marshall on the show. Both are great ladies and people I highly recommend you get to know if you can. Jenny and I talk about […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-56-jennifer-hudock-the-goblin-market/feed/ 2 Happy May Day to those of you who celebrate it. We don’t observe May Day in Canada but I still love May 1st. It has always meant Spring to me and the beginning of great things to come. Maybe it’s because I can finally see the end of another long winter... Happy May Day to those of you who celebrate it. We don’t observe May Day in Canada but I still love May 1st. It has always meant Spring to me and the beginning of great things to come. Maybe it’s because I can finally see the end of another long winter. This year it also helps highlight just how much I have going on. I guess I’d better get moving on all those projects. Since I wanted to mark the beginning of May in style, I am delighted to have both Jenny Hudock and CA Marshall on the show. Both are great ladies and people I highly recommend you get to know if you can. Jenny and I talk about […] Michell Plested 58:56 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 55 – David B. Coe Talks About the Writing Life https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-55-david-b-coe-talks-about-the-writing-life/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-55-david-b-coe-talks-about-the-writing-life/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 17:29:37 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=2016 I met David B. Coe at a local convention last year when we both sat a writing panel for beginners.  He sat at one end of the panel table and I sat the other. Pretty appropriate when you compare our writing journeys thus far. We were chatting after the panel and I asked if he would be interested in coming on Get Published. He gave me a hearty yes and we exchanged contact information. I am pleased to say that you will hear our discussion today. I knew even before we connected that it would be a great conversation. David is a great writer who has already had a long and successful career. I was pretty confident that we would […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-55-david-b-coe-talks-about-the-writing-life/feed/ 1 I met David B. Coe at a local convention last year when we both sat a writing panel for beginners.  He sat at one end of the panel table and I sat the other. Pretty appropriate when you compare our writing journeys thus far. I met David B. Coe at a local convention last year when we both sat a writing panel for beginners.  He sat at one end of the panel table and I sat the other. Pretty appropriate when you compare our writing journeys thus far. We were chatting after the panel and I asked if he would be interested in coming on Get Published. He gave me a hearty yes and we exchanged contact information. I am pleased to say that you will hear our discussion today. I knew even before we connected that it would be a great conversation. David is a great writer who has already had a long and successful career. I was pretty confident that we would […] Michell Plested 1:00:29 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 54 – Lorna Suzuki – Self-Published Success https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-54-lorna-suzuki-self-published-success/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-54-lorna-suzuki-self-published-success/#respond Sun, 03 Apr 2011 16:39:55 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1981 Hello Everyone and thank you for joining me. In this week’s episode of Get Published I had the pleasure of speaking with Lorna Suzuki. Lorna Suzuki is a full-time scriptwriter specializing in biographic documentaries for TV. She is also the author of both the Imago series and the new Young Adult Fantasy series, The Dream Merchant Saga. If that weren’t enough, she has over 25-years of experience in various forms of martial arts and is a 4-dan practitioner and instructor of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. I also did a review of Terry Pratchett’s latest release, “I Shall Wear Midnight”, another tale of Tiffany Aching and the Nac Mac Feegle. Finally, I talk a little about my own writing projects. I hope you […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-54-lorna-suzuki-self-published-success/feed/ 0 Hello Everyone and thank you for joining me. In this week’s episode of Get Published I had the pleasure of speaking with Lorna Suzuki. Lorna Suzuki is a full-time scriptwriter specializing in biographic documentaries for TV. Hello Everyone and thank you for joining me. In this week’s episode of Get Published I had the pleasure of speaking with Lorna Suzuki. Lorna Suzuki is a full-time scriptwriter specializing in biographic documentaries for TV. She is also the author of both the Imago series and the new Young Adult Fantasy series, The Dream Merchant Saga. If that weren’t enough, she has over 25-years of experience in various forms of martial arts and is a 4-dan practitioner and instructor of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. I also did a review of Terry Pratchett’s latest release, “I Shall Wear Midnight”, another tale of Tiffany Aching and the Nac Mac Feegle. Finally, I talk a little about my own writing projects. I hope you […] Michell Plested 48:56 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 53 – JR Murdock Self Publishes Astel https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-53-jr-murdock-self-publishes-astel/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-53-jr-murdock-self-publishes-astel/#respond Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:30:17 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1962 A Twitterfriend of my mine, JR Murdock, is self-publishing his YA Fantasy novel Astel. He tells me it is partially prompted by this show and the growing interest and success of self-publishing. Especially for eBooks. Naturally, I had to get him on the show to learn more about his endeavour and what he has learned by doing it himself. He has become quite the resource for DIY publishing. He has also kindly provided a rebate code for his book in case you would like to purchase a copy of your own. For the print edition –  https://www.createspace.com/3551482 and use the discount code HCKBWXRB to get $2 off For the ebook edition – http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/43948 – SQ67K to get 50% off I was also fortunate […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-53-jr-murdock-self-publishes-astel/feed/ 0 A Twitterfriend of my mine, JR Murdock, is self-publishing his YA Fantasy novel Astel. He tells me it is partially prompted by this show and the growing interest and success of self-publishing. Especially for eBooks. Naturally, A Twitterfriend of my mine, JR Murdock, is self-publishing his YA Fantasy novel Astel. He tells me it is partially prompted by this show and the growing interest and success of self-publishing. Especially for eBooks. Naturally, I had to get him on the show to learn more about his endeavour and what he has learned by doing it himself. He has become quite the resource for DIY publishing. He has also kindly provided a rebate code for his book in case you would like to purchase a copy of your own. For the print edition –  https://www.createspace.com/3551482 and use the discount code HCKBWXRB to get $2 off For the ebook edition – http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/43948 – SQ67K to get 50% off I was also fortunate […] Michell Plested 1:02:46 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 52 – Nate Hendley: Journalist, Author, Editor https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-52-nate-hendley-journalist-author-editor/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-52-nate-hendley-journalist-author-editor/#respond Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:39:51 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1939 Whew! Have you ever had one of those weeks where you always seem to be scrambling around? I’m sure you have and this week has been one for me which ended with a weekend in the mountains building snow shelters with my Scout troop. Fun, but not exactly time I could spend working on Get Published. Still, I am very pleased with the interview you will hear with Nate Hendley. Nate is a Journalist (since the 1990’s), an Editor and an Author. I’m very happy to have a non-fiction author on the show to talk to us about the differences (and similarities) between fiction and non-fiction writing. Nate has a lot of great experience to share and I got a […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-52-nate-hendley-journalist-author-editor/feed/ 0 Whew! Have you ever had one of those weeks where you always seem to be scrambling around? I’m sure you have and this week has been one for me which ended with a weekend in the mountains building snow shelters with my Scout troop. Fun, Whew! Have you ever had one of those weeks where you always seem to be scrambling around? I’m sure you have and this week has been one for me which ended with a weekend in the mountains building snow shelters with my Scout troop. Fun, but not exactly time I could spend working on Get Published. Still, I am very pleased with the interview you will hear with Nate Hendley. Nate is a Journalist (since the 1990’s), an Editor and an Author. I’m very happy to have a non-fiction author on the show to talk to us about the differences (and similarities) between fiction and non-fiction writing. Nate has a lot of great experience to share and I got a […] Michell Plested 53:29 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 51 – Alicia Hendley Talks “A Subtle Thing” https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-51-alicia-hendley-talks-a-subtle-thing/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-51-alicia-hendley-talks-a-subtle-thing/#respond Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:27:26 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1916 Hello everyone and welcome to episode 51. In today’s show I talk to Alicia Hendley about her writing career to date and her new book “A Subtle Thing”. I also talk about selling/promoting both eBooks and traditional paper books. Enjoy. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 51 – Alicia Hendley Talks “A Subtle Thing” Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 51 – Alicia Hendley Talks “A Subtle Thing” Welcome to the show. 00:58 — Promo – Nutty Bites 02:05— Tips and Typos – Get Published Episode 51 – Alicia Hendley Talks “A Subtle Thing” (continued) Mike talks about a selling/promotional idea Email feedback at getpublishedpodcast […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-51-alicia-hendley-talks-a-subtle-thing/feed/ 0 Hello everyone and welcome to episode 51. In today’s show I talk to Alicia Hendley about her writing career to date and her new book “A Subtle Thing”. I also talk about selling/promoting both eBooks and traditional paper books. Enjoy. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 51. In today’s show I talk to Alicia Hendley about her writing career to date and her new book “A Subtle Thing”. I also talk about selling/promoting both eBooks and traditional paper books. Enjoy. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 51 – Alicia Hendley Talks “A Subtle Thing” Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 51 – Alicia Hendley Talks “A Subtle Thing” Welcome to the show. 00:58 — Promo – Nutty Bites 02:05— Tips and Typos – Get Published Episode 51 – Alicia Hendley Talks “A Subtle Thing” (continued) Mike talks about a selling/promotional idea Email feedback at getpublishedpodcast […] Michell Plested 1:00:23 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 50 – Self Publishing Has Reached a Tipping Point Pt. 2 https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-50-self-publishing-has-reached-a-tipping-point-pt-2/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-50-self-publishing-has-reached-a-tipping-point-pt-2/#respond Sun, 06 Feb 2011 20:38:17 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1896 Episode 50 is finally here and the second part of the interview is now available. I’ve got to say, the last two years of podcasting have been wonderful. I have learned so much I know I made the right choice when I posted that first episode (even though it was pretty rough). In this episode we, of course, get to hear the second part of Robin’s very enlightening talk about eBooks, self-publishing and online marketing. CA Marshall also spends some time educating us on editors. It’s a great show that I am so proud of for my 50th. Enjoy. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 50 – Self Publishing Has Reached a Tipping Point Pt. 2 Everything […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-50-self-publishing-has-reached-a-tipping-point-pt-2/feed/ 0 Episode 50 is finally here and the second part of the interview is now available. I’ve got to say, the last two years of podcasting have been wonderful. I have learned so much I know I made the right choice when I posted that first episode (even though... Episode 50 is finally here and the second part of the interview is now available. I’ve got to say, the last two years of podcasting have been wonderful. I have learned so much I know I made the right choice when I posted that first episode (even though it was pretty rough). In this episode we, of course, get to hear the second part of Robin’s very enlightening talk about eBooks, self-publishing and online marketing. CA Marshall also spends some time educating us on editors. It’s a great show that I am so proud of for my 50th. Enjoy. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 50 – Self Publishing Has Reached a Tipping Point Pt. 2 Everything […] Michell Plested 52:58 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 49 – Self Publishing Has Reached a Tipping Point https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-49-self-publishing-has-reached-a-tipping-point/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-49-self-publishing-has-reached-a-tipping-point/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:40:25 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1867 We are coming up on episode 50 and I was planning on having a special interview with Robin Sullivan. Some of you may remember Robin from episode 38. Robin is the publisher for Ridan Publishing. When I first talked to Robin I knew she had a wealth of experience and knowledge to share. It wasn’t until I chatted with her via IM that I learned of her interest in self-publishing. As I said, I had planned on interviewing her about the topic of self-publishing and how it has changed for episode 50. Except, once she started talking I realized that there was much more information than a single show could hold. So I broke up the interview into two parts. […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-49-self-publishing-has-reached-a-tipping-point/feed/ 1 We are coming up on episode 50 and I was planning on having a special interview with Robin Sullivan. Some of you may remember Robin from episode 38. Robin is the publisher for Ridan Publishing. When I first talked to Robin I knew she had a wealth of ex... We are coming up on episode 50 and I was planning on having a special interview with Robin Sullivan. Some of you may remember Robin from episode 38. Robin is the publisher for Ridan Publishing. When I first talked to Robin I knew she had a wealth of experience and knowledge to share. It wasn’t until I chatted with her via IM that I learned of her interest in self-publishing. As I said, I had planned on interviewing her about the topic of self-publishing and how it has changed for episode 50. Except, once she started talking I realized that there was much more information than a single show could hold. So I broke up the interview into two parts. […] Michell Plested 49:54 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 48 – Karen Dales Talks Writing https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-48-karen-dales-talks-writing/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-48-karen-dales-talks-writing/#respond Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:36:21 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1851 Happy New Year, everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful festive season and your new year is looking very promising. In today’s show I talk to Karen Dales, author of “The Chosen Chronicles”. Karen talks about her writing journey including the importance of research and how you shouldn’t be afraid to turn down a publisher’s offer.  J. Daniel Sawyer talks about contracts in the brand new Tips and Typos section of the show.Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 48 – Karen Dales Talks Writing Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 48 – Karen Dales Talks Writing Welcome to the […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-48-karen-dales-talks-writing/feed/ 0 Happy New Year, everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful festive season and your new year is looking very promising. In today’s show I talk to Karen Dales, author of “The Chosen Chronicles”. Karen talks about her writing journey including the importanc... Happy New Year, everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful festive season and your new year is looking very promising. In today’s show I talk to Karen Dales, author of “The Chosen Chronicles”. Karen talks about her writing journey including the importance of research and how you shouldn’t be afraid to turn down a publisher’s offer.  J. Daniel Sawyer talks about contracts in the brand new Tips and Typos section of the show.Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 48 – Karen Dales Talks Writing Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 48 – Karen Dales Talks Writing Welcome to the […] Michell Plested 1:02:03 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 47 – Happy Holidays with Gail Carriger https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-47-happy-holidays-with-gail-carriger/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-47-happy-holidays-with-gail-carriger/#respond Sat, 25 Dec 2010 17:28:17 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1828 Happy Holidays everyone. I hope you are all having a wonderful festive season with your loved ones and thank you for tuning in. I have a very special episode for you today. Gail Carriger, New York Times best selling author of the Parasol Protectorate books, is my guest and she is an absolute delight. I had the good fortune to meet Gail at Balticon and I’ve wanted her on the show ever since. I also have a book review for those of you looking for some holiday reading.Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 47 – Happy Holidays with Gail Carriger Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-47-happy-holidays-with-gail-carriger/feed/ 0 Happy Holidays everyone. I hope you are all having a wonderful festive season with your loved ones and thank you for tuning in. I have a very special episode for you today. Gail Carriger, New York Times best selling author of the Parasol Protectorate b... Happy Holidays everyone. I hope you are all having a wonderful festive season with your loved ones and thank you for tuning in. I have a very special episode for you today. Gail Carriger, New York Times best selling author of the Parasol Protectorate books, is my guest and she is an absolute delight. I had the good fortune to meet Gail at Balticon and I’ve wanted her on the show ever since. I also have a book review for those of you looking for some holiday reading.Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 47 – Happy Holidays with Gail Carriger Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 […] Michell Plested 59:39 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 46 – Jaym Gates & Erika Holt talk Anthologies https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-46-jaym-gates-erika-holt-talk-anthologies/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-46-jaym-gates-erika-holt-talk-anthologies/#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:12:10 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1791 I first met Jaym Gates and Erika Holt via Twitter. Jaym started out as a writer, added reporting, administrating and promotional work and then made a joke on twitter that led to her becoming an editor. Erika writes speculative fiction, is an intern for award winning anthologist Jennifer Brozek and reads slush for Scape, the e-zine of YA speculative fiction. Both ladies have a lot of great things to say about putting together an anthology including common mistakes writers make and why some stories are chosen while others are not. In the feedback section, I have a question from DanDanTheArtMan about podcasting my stories and what I’ve learned. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-46-jaym-gates-erika-holt-talk-anthologies/feed/ 1 I first met Jaym Gates and Erika Holt via Twitter. Jaym started out as a writer, added reporting, administrating and promotional work and then made a joke on twitter that led to her becoming an editor. Erika writes speculative fiction, I first met Jaym Gates and Erika Holt via Twitter. Jaym started out as a writer, added reporting, administrating and promotional work and then made a joke on twitter that led to her becoming an editor. Erika writes speculative fiction, is an intern for award winning anthologist Jennifer Brozek and reads slush for Scape, the e-zine of YA speculative fiction. Both ladies have a lot of great things to say about putting together an anthology including common mistakes writers make and why some stories are chosen while others are not. In the feedback section, I have a question from DanDanTheArtMan about podcasting my stories and what I’ve learned. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode […] Michell Plested 58:17 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 45 – The Writing Adventures of J Daniel Sawyer https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-45-the-writing-adventures-of-j-daniel-sawyer/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-45-the-writing-adventures-of-j-daniel-sawyer/#comments Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:57:26 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1763 J Daniel Sawyer is a gifted writer, podcaster and all around interesting fellow. I was lucky enough to meet him at Balticon this year during my first pilgrimage and I’ve wanted to get him on the show ever since. Well, the waiting is over. I talked to Dan about writing, marketing and all sorts of other good things and today I share that discussion with you. You may hear some things that surprise you but isn’t that what this show is all about? 🙂 In the feedback section of the show, I talk about my NaNoWriMo journey this year. Some successes, some incompletes and even a couple disappointments. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-45-the-writing-adventures-of-j-daniel-sawyer/feed/ 2 J Daniel Sawyer is a gifted writer, podcaster and all around interesting fellow. I was lucky enough to meet him at Balticon this year during my first pilgrimage and I’ve wanted to get him on the show ever since. Well, the waiting is over. J Daniel Sawyer is a gifted writer, podcaster and all around interesting fellow. I was lucky enough to meet him at Balticon this year during my first pilgrimage and I’ve wanted to get him on the show ever since. Well, the waiting is over. I talked to Dan about writing, marketing and all sorts of other good things and today I share that discussion with you. You may hear some things that surprise you but isn’t that what this show is all about? 🙂 In the feedback section of the show, I talk about my NaNoWriMo journey this year. Some successes, some incompletes and even a couple disappointments. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode […] Michell Plested 54:35 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 44 – Awesomeness with Kimi Alexandre https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-44-awesomeness-with-kimi-alexandre/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-44-awesomeness-with-kimi-alexandre/#respond Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:14:32 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1703 I had the pleasure to talk with Kimi Alexandre for this episode. For those of you who don’t know who Kimi is, she is a podcaster, writer and professional voice actress. And she is the founder of SpecFicDB.com If you have listened to any of the better known podcast fiction out there, chances are good that you have heard her voice. She talks about SpecFicDb, Tale Chasing (her podcast for Urban Fantasy writers), Guardians (another of her podcasts) and Voice Acting. It was a great discussion and I hope to have her on the show again. In the feedback section of the show, I talk about my NaNoWriMo progress to date. NaNo has been another great experience thus far, but […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-44-awesomeness-with-kimi-alexandre/feed/ 0 I had the pleasure to talk with Kimi Alexandre for this episode. For those of you who don’t know who Kimi is, she is a podcaster, writer and professional voice actress. And she is the founder of SpecFicDB.com If you have listened to any of the better k... I had the pleasure to talk with Kimi Alexandre for this episode. For those of you who don’t know who Kimi is, she is a podcaster, writer and professional voice actress. And she is the founder of SpecFicDB.com If you have listened to any of the better known podcast fiction out there, chances are good that you have heard her voice. She talks about SpecFicDb, Tale Chasing (her podcast for Urban Fantasy writers), Guardians (another of her podcasts) and Voice Acting. It was a great discussion and I hope to have her on the show again. In the feedback section of the show, I talk about my NaNoWriMo progress to date. NaNo has been another great experience thus far, but […] Michell Plested 51:00 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 43 – Philippa Ballantine talks Geist https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-43-philippa-ballantine-talks-geist/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-43-philippa-ballantine-talks-geist/#comments Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:20:19 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1635 Philippa Ballantine has made the transition from Small Press author to New York author. Her first NY Press release, “Geist” came out on October 26th. As a special treat, Pip reads from Geist and talks about the difference between small and large presses. It’s a Kiwi-riffic episode that you won’t want to miss. Thanks for listening. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wYR3WgZUCk Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 43 – Philippa Ballantine talks Geist Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 43 – Philippa Ballantine talks Geist Welcome to the show. 01:27 – Promo – Flying Island Press, Flagship 02:37— Feedback – Get Published Episode 43 – Philippa Ballantine talks […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-43-philippa-ballantine-talks-geist/feed/ 4 Philippa Ballantine has made the transition from Small Press author to New York author. Her first NY Press release, “Geist” came out on October 26th. As a special treat, Pip reads from Geist and talks about the difference between small and large presse... Philippa Ballantine has made the transition from Small Press author to New York author. Her first NY Press release, “Geist” came out on October 26th. As a special treat, Pip reads from Geist and talks about the difference between small and large presses. It’s a Kiwi-riffic episode that you won’t want to miss. Thanks for listening. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wYR3WgZUCk Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 43 – Philippa Ballantine talks Geist Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 43 – Philippa Ballantine talks Geist Welcome to the show. 01:27 – Promo – Flying Island Press, Flagship 02:37— Feedback – Get Published Episode 43 – Philippa Ballantine talks […] Michell Plested 53:59 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 42 – Flying Island Press Reviews Flagship Launch https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-42-flying-island-press-reviews-flagship-launch/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-42-flying-island-press-reviews-flagship-launch/#respond Sun, 17 Oct 2010 05:49:36 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1612 Now that Flying Island Press has two issues of their new e-magazine “Flagship” completed and available for purchase, I wanted to talk with Zach Ricks and Scott Roche about how things went. What worked? What didn’t? How could things be better and just how did the writing community do with their submissions? Zach and Scott share a lot of great information about the past and give us an insight into the future of Flying Island Press including the addition of two new magazines in the new year. In the feedback section of the show, I get a question from Darcy which asks, “How do I decide what stories to write? Do I write what publishers are asking for or do […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-42-flying-island-press-reviews-flagship-launch/feed/ 0 Now that Flying Island Press has two issues of their new e-magazine “Flagship” completed and available for purchase, I wanted to talk with Zach Ricks and Scott Roche about how things went. What worked? What didn’t? Now that Flying Island Press has two issues of their new e-magazine “Flagship” completed and available for purchase, I wanted to talk with Zach Ricks and Scott Roche about how things went. What worked? What didn’t? How could things be better and just how did the writing community do with their submissions? Zach and Scott share a lot of great information about the past and give us an insight into the future of Flying Island Press including the addition of two new magazines in the new year. In the feedback section of the show, I get a question from Darcy which asks, “How do I decide what stories to write? Do I write what publishers are asking for or do […] Michell Plested 52:09 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 41 – Lindsey Grant talks NaNoWriMo https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-41-lindsey-grant-talks-nanowrimo/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-41-lindsey-grant-talks-nanowrimo/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:59:05 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1591 I get to talk to Lindsey Grant. Lindsey is the Program Director for NaNoWriMo. She has an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Mills College and was amazed to find the magical place that is the Office of Letters and Light. The OLL, for those of you who don’t know, is the wholly wonderful place that has conceived both NaNoWriMo and Script Frenzy. We talk about a lot of things including how NaNo started, what some of the NaNoWriMo goals are and how to “win” NaNo. In the feedback section of the show I talk about some the things that have made NaNo so enjoyable for me. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 41 – Lindsey […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-41-lindsey-grant-talks-nanowrimo/feed/ 5 I get to talk to Lindsey Grant. Lindsey is the Program Director for NaNoWriMo. She has an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Mills College and was amazed to find the magical place that is the Office of Letters and Light. The OLL, I get to talk to Lindsey Grant. Lindsey is the Program Director for NaNoWriMo. She has an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Mills College and was amazed to find the magical place that is the Office of Letters and Light. The OLL, for those of you who don’t know, is the wholly wonderful place that has conceived both NaNoWriMo and Script Frenzy. We talk about a lot of things including how NaNo started, what some of the NaNoWriMo goals are and how to “win” NaNo. In the feedback section of the show I talk about some the things that have made NaNo so enjoyable for me. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 41 – Lindsey […] Michell Plested 44:10 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 40 – Getting to Know Jennifer Rahn https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-40-getting-to-know-jennifer-rahn/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-40-getting-to-know-jennifer-rahn/#respond Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:37:58 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1568 Jennifer Rahn is the author of two novels, The Longevity Thesis and Wicked Initiations, and has two short stories published or accepted; the first is ElectroFunkSepukku, which appeared in Dragon Moon’s Podthology, and the second is Metal Rat and the Brand New Jungle, which is slated to appear in the inaugural edition of Space Puppet Press’ Strange Worlds anthology. She wrote her first novel, The Longevity Thesis, while in grad school and vehemently denies that her graduate supervisors resemble in any way, the villain of her novel — it’s just for fun. She’s still academically active and enjoys writing and kickboxing when not in the lab. She talks about her books, how she fits her writing into a life that […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-40-getting-to-know-jennifer-rahn/feed/ 0 Jennifer Rahn is the author of two novels, The Longevity Thesis and Wicked Initiations, and has two short stories published or accepted; the first is ElectroFunkSepukku, which appeared in Dragon Moon’s Podthology, Jennifer Rahn is the author of two novels, The Longevity Thesis and Wicked Initiations, and has two short stories published or accepted; the first is ElectroFunkSepukku, which appeared in Dragon Moon’s Podthology, and the second is Metal Rat and the Brand New Jungle, which is slated to appear in the inaugural edition of Space Puppet Press’ Strange Worlds anthology. She wrote her first novel, The Longevity Thesis, while in grad school and vehemently denies that her graduate supervisors resemble in any way, the villain of her novel — it’s just for fun. She’s still academically active and enjoys writing and kickboxing when not in the lab. She talks about her books, how she fits her writing into a life that […] Michell Plested 47:33 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 39 – Fun & StoryTelling with Marie Bilodeau https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-39-fun-storytelling-with-marie-bilodeau/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-39-fun-storytelling-with-marie-bilodeau/#respond Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:15:56 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1544 Marie Bilodeau is an Ottawa-based author and Professional StoryTeller. She’s also a LOT of fun to talk to and gave a great interview for the show about her writing journey and how being a storyteller has affected her writing. I also received several questions from Michelle Knowlton via Facebook that I answer in the Feedback Section. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 39 – Fun & StoryTelling with Marie Bilodeau Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 39 – Fun & StoryTelling with Marie Bilodeau Welcome to the show. 01:44 — Promo: The Drabblecast 03:13— Feedback – […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-39-fun-storytelling-with-marie-bilodeau/feed/ 0 Marie Bilodeau is an Ottawa-based author and Professional StoryTeller. She’s also a LOT of fun to talk to and gave a great interview for the show about her writing journey and how being a storyteller has affected her writing. Marie Bilodeau is an Ottawa-based author and Professional StoryTeller. She’s also a LOT of fun to talk to and gave a great interview for the show about her writing journey and how being a storyteller has affected her writing. I also received several questions from Michelle Knowlton via Facebook that I answer in the Feedback Section. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 39 – Fun & StoryTelling with Marie Bilodeau Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 39 – Fun & StoryTelling with Marie Bilodeau Welcome to the show. 01:44 — Promo: The Drabblecast 03:13— Feedback – […] Michell Plested 50:21 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 38 – Ridan Publishing’s Robin Sullivan https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-38-ridan-publishings-robin-sullivan/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-38-ridan-publishings-robin-sullivan/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:19:08 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1499 Robin Sullivan of Ridan Publishing talks about how she got into publishing. She also talks about the publishing industry and gives writers a list of does and don’ts. I also do a review of Tad Williams’ current release ‘ShadowRise’. It’s a monster-sized episode, but there is a lot of great information. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 38 – Ridan Publishing’s Robin Sullivan Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 38 – Ridan Publishing’s Robin Sullivan Welcome to the show. 00:36 — Promo: The Drabblecast 02:05— Feedback – Get Published Episode 38 – Ridan Publishing’s Robin Sullivan (continued) […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-38-ridan-publishings-robin-sullivan/feed/ 2 Robin Sullivan of Ridan Publishing talks about how she got into publishing. She also talks about the publishing industry and gives writers a list of does and don’ts. I also do a review of Tad Williams’ current release ‘ShadowRise’. Robin Sullivan of Ridan Publishing talks about how she got into publishing. She also talks about the publishing industry and gives writers a list of does and don’ts. I also do a review of Tad Williams’ current release ‘ShadowRise’. It’s a monster-sized episode, but there is a lot of great information. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 38 – Ridan Publishing’s Robin Sullivan Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 38 – Ridan Publishing’s Robin Sullivan Welcome to the show. 00:36 — Promo: The Drabblecast 02:05— Feedback – Get Published Episode 38 – Ridan Publishing’s Robin Sullivan (continued) […] Michell Plested 1:21:24 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 37 – Valerie Griswold-Ford Talks Writing https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-37-valerie-griswold-ford-talks-writing/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-37-valerie-griswold-ford-talks-writing/#respond Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:04:29 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1493 Valerie Griswold-Ford is the guest on today’s show. Val is a dark fantasy writer who has also written non-fiction and edited anthologies as well. She dabbles in all sorts of things, from epic fantasy to horror to paranormal romance. I also address a writing question and talk about how I get guests for the podcast. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 37 – Valerie Griswold-Ford Talks Writing Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 37 – Valerie Griswold-Ford Talks Writing Welcome to the show. 00:45 — Promo: The Drabblecast 02:15— Feedback – Get Published Episode 37 – […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-37-valerie-griswold-ford-talks-writing/feed/ 0 Valerie Griswold-Ford is the guest on today’s show. Val is a dark fantasy writer who has also written non-fiction and edited anthologies as well. She dabbles in all sorts of things, from epic fantasy to horror to paranormal romance. Valerie Griswold-Ford is the guest on today’s show. Val is a dark fantasy writer who has also written non-fiction and edited anthologies as well. She dabbles in all sorts of things, from epic fantasy to horror to paranormal romance. I also address a writing question and talk about how I get guests for the podcast. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 37 – Valerie Griswold-Ford Talks Writing Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 37 – Valerie Griswold-Ford Talks Writing Welcome to the show. 00:45 — Promo: The Drabblecast 02:15— Feedback – Get Published Episode 37 – […] Michell Plested 55:31 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 36 – John Hemry Talks About “The Writing Life” https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-36-john-hemry-talks-about-the-writing-life/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-36-john-hemry-talks-about-the-writing-life/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:47:29 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1453 John Hemry is the guest on today’s show. John is a retired United States Navy officer and author of military science fiction. He has written the Stark’s War and Paul Sinclair series under his own name and has written six volumes of the Lost Fleet series under the name Jack Campbell. He has also written many short stories and non-fiction works. I also address a writing question and talk about the tools I use for podcasting. There’s lots of good information in this episode. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 36 – John Hemry Talks About “The Writing Life” Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-36-john-hemry-talks-about-the-writing-life/feed/ 1 John Hemry is the guest on today’s show. John is a retired United States Navy officer and author of military science fiction. He has written the Stark’s War and Paul Sinclair series under his own name and has written six volumes of the Lost Fleet serie... John Hemry is the guest on today’s show. John is a retired United States Navy officer and author of military science fiction. He has written the Stark’s War and Paul Sinclair series under his own name and has written six volumes of the Lost Fleet series under the name Jack Campbell. He has also written many short stories and non-fiction works. I also address a writing question and talk about the tools I use for podcasting. There’s lots of good information in this episode. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 36 – John Hemry Talks About “The Writing Life” Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start […] Michell Plested 55:27 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 35 – How Sandra Wickham’s Career has Evolved https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-35-how-sandra-wickhams-career-has-evolved/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-35-how-sandra-wickhams-career-has-evolved/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:37:35 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1411 Sandra Wickham joins me on today’s show. Sandra is a Speculative Fiction writer and professional trainer. She has an honour’s degree in English and Drama from McMasters University and she has recently had a story appear in the Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing Anthology, eVolVe. Sandra’s a lot of fun and was a pleasure to talk to. I also address some feedback and talk about microphones for podcasting. There’s lots of good information in this episode. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 35 – How Sandra Wickham’s Career has Evolved Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-35-how-sandra-wickhams-career-has-evolved/feed/ 1 Sandra Wickham joins me on today’s show. Sandra is a Speculative Fiction writer and professional trainer. She has an honour’s degree in English and Drama from McMasters University and she has recently had a story appear in the Edge Science Fiction and ... Sandra Wickham joins me on today’s show. Sandra is a Speculative Fiction writer and professional trainer. She has an honour’s degree in English and Drama from McMasters University and she has recently had a story appear in the Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing Anthology, eVolVe. Sandra’s a lot of fun and was a pleasure to talk to. I also address some feedback and talk about microphones for podcasting. There’s lots of good information in this episode. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 35 – How Sandra Wickham’s Career has Evolved Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get […] Michell Plested 43:51 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 34 – Horror Writer Nancy Kilpatrick Talks Anthologies https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/about-writing/get-published-episode-34-horror-writer-nancy-kilpatrick-talks-anthologies/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/about-writing/get-published-episode-34-horror-writer-nancy-kilpatrick-talks-anthologies/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 05:45:16 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1364 In today’s episode I talk to Horror Writer Nancy Kilpatrick about Anthologies. Why are they important? How can an author get involved and so on. She also talks about the new Vampire Anthology, eVolVe and her own career as a writer, editor, teacher and mentor. In the Feedback section of the show, Mike talks about a couple Writing Market listing sites. There’s lots of good information in this episode. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 34 – Horror Writer Nancy Kilpatrick Talks Anthologies Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 34 – Horror Writer Nancy Kilpatrick […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/about-writing/get-published-episode-34-horror-writer-nancy-kilpatrick-talks-anthologies/feed/ 2 In today’s episode I talk to Horror Writer Nancy Kilpatrick about Anthologies. Why are they important? How can an author get involved and so on. She also talks about the new Vampire Anthology, eVolVe and her own career as a writer, editor, In today’s episode I talk to Horror Writer Nancy Kilpatrick about Anthologies. Why are they important? How can an author get involved and so on. She also talks about the new Vampire Anthology, eVolVe and her own career as a writer, editor, teacher and mentor. In the Feedback section of the show, Mike talks about a couple Writing Market listing sites. There’s lots of good information in this episode. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 34 – Horror Writer Nancy Kilpatrick Talks Anthologies Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 34 – Horror Writer Nancy Kilpatrick […] Michell Plested 59:35 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 33 – Double Feature – Scott Sigler & Flying Island Press https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-33-double-feature-scott-sigler-flying-island-press/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-33-double-feature-scott-sigler-flying-island-press/#respond Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:53:19 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1320 Today’s episode is a special double-feature. I was lucky enough to talk with Zach Ricks and Scott Roche of Flying Island Press during Balticon 44. They talk about the new e-magazine “Flagship” and the upcoming submission deadline (June 15th) for their first issue. I also interviewed Scott Sigler who has the novel “Ancestor” coming out June 22nd. I wanted to get both in front of you before the deadlines so you get two for the price of one. Both are great conversations that I hope you’ll enjoy. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 33 – Double Feature – Scott Sigler & Flying Island Press Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-33-double-feature-scott-sigler-flying-island-press/feed/ 0 Today’s episode is a special double-feature. I was lucky enough to talk with Zach Ricks and Scott Roche of Flying Island Press during Balticon 44. They talk about the new e-magazine “Flagship” and the upcoming submission deadline (June 15th) for their ... Today’s episode is a special double-feature. I was lucky enough to talk with Zach Ricks and Scott Roche of Flying Island Press during Balticon 44. They talk about the new e-magazine “Flagship” and the upcoming submission deadline (June 15th) for their first issue. I also interviewed Scott Sigler who has the novel “Ancestor” coming out June 22nd. I wanted to get both in front of you before the deadlines so you get two for the price of one. Both are great conversations that I hope you’ll enjoy. Thanks for listening. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 33 – Double Feature – Scott Sigler & Flying Island Press Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start […] Michell Plested 1:05:38 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 32 – The Importance of Agents: A Conversation with CA Marshall https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-32-the-importance-of-agents-a-conversation-with-ca-marshall/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-32-the-importance-of-agents-a-conversation-with-ca-marshall/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 10:07:50 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1288 I had the opportunity to talk with Author, Freelance Editor and Literary Agency Intern CA (Cassandra) Marshall. We talked about the importance of agents to authors and a few other things too. It was a great conversation that I’m sure you’ll enjoy. I didn’t get any questions or feedback for this episode so I thought it would be nice to give you all a view of my own personal plan to publication. I talk about my four main tactics and the success I’ve had so far. Thanks for listening. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 32 – The Importance of Agents: A Conversation with CA Marshall Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-32-the-importance-of-agents-a-conversation-with-ca-marshall/feed/ 3 I had the opportunity to talk with Author, Freelance Editor and Literary Agency Intern CA (Cassandra) Marshall. We talked about the importance of agents to authors and a few other things too. It was a great conversation that I’m sure you’ll enjoy. I had the opportunity to talk with Author, Freelance Editor and Literary Agency Intern CA (Cassandra) Marshall. We talked about the importance of agents to authors and a few other things too. It was a great conversation that I’m sure you’ll enjoy. I didn’t get any questions or feedback for this episode so I thought it would be nice to give you all a view of my own personal plan to publication. I talk about my four main tactics and the success I’ve had so far. Thanks for listening. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 32 – The Importance of Agents: A Conversation with CA Marshall Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start […] Michell Plested 44:59 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 31 – A Chat with Author, Podcaster & DMP Art Director Alex White https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-31-a-chat-with-author-podcaster-dmp-art-director-alex-white/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-31-a-chat-with-author-podcaster-dmp-art-director-alex-white/#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 11:05:06 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1264 In this episode we talk to author, podcaster and Dragon Moon Press Art Director Alex White about his writing and his work for Dragon Moon Press creating covers for their artists. I also talk about the merit of merit badges and there is a new eMagazine in town: Flying Island Press is currently accepting submissions. And don’t forget to visit Paulette Jaxton at http://empresssword.com. Paulette purchased a sponsorship as part of the Boom Effect auction. Even if she hadn’t I would recommend her podcast. It is well worth listening to. Thanks for listening. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 31 – A Chat with Author, Podcaster & DMP Art Director Alex White Everything has to start somewhere […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-31-a-chat-with-author-podcaster-dmp-art-director-alex-white/feed/ 2 In this episode we talk to author, podcaster and Dragon Moon Press Art Director Alex White about his writing and his work for Dragon Moon Press creating covers for their artists. I also talk about the merit of merit badges and there is a new eMagazine ... In this episode we talk to author, podcaster and Dragon Moon Press Art Director Alex White about his writing and his work for Dragon Moon Press creating covers for their artists. I also talk about the merit of merit badges and there is a new eMagazine in town: Flying Island Press is currently accepting submissions. And don’t forget to visit Paulette Jaxton at http://empresssword.com. Paulette purchased a sponsorship as part of the Boom Effect auction. Even if she hadn’t I would recommend her podcast. It is well worth listening to. Thanks for listening. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 31 – A Chat with Author, Podcaster & DMP Art Director Alex White Everything has to start somewhere […] Michell Plested 44:17 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 30 – PG Holyfield Talks Murder at Avedon Hill Release https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-30-pg-holyfield-talks-murder-at-avedon-hill-release/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-30-pg-holyfield-talks-murder-at-avedon-hill-release/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 06:01:42 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1207 PG Holyfield joins us this episode to talk about the upcoming print release of “Murder at Avedon Hill”. PG tells us about the history of the book and the journey he has taken to get it into print along with what’s next. I also have a question from Scott Roche about writing in different genres. And don’t forget to visit Paulette Jaxton at http://empresssword.com. Paulette purchased a sponsorship as part of the Boom Effect auction. Even if she hadn’t I would recommend her podcast. It is well worth listening to. Thanks for listening. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 30 – PG Holyfield Talks Murder at Avedon Hill Release Everything has to start somewhere and this is […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-30-pg-holyfield-talks-murder-at-avedon-hill-release/feed/ 2 PG Holyfield joins us this episode to talk about the upcoming print release of “Murder at Avedon Hill”. PG tells us about the history of the book and the journey he has taken to get it into print along with what’s next. PG Holyfield joins us this episode to talk about the upcoming print release of “Murder at Avedon Hill”. PG tells us about the history of the book and the journey he has taken to get it into print along with what’s next. I also have a question from Scott Roche about writing in different genres. And don’t forget to visit Paulette Jaxton at http://empresssword.com. Paulette purchased a sponsorship as part of the Boom Effect auction. Even if she hadn’t I would recommend her podcast. It is well worth listening to. Thanks for listening. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 30 – PG Holyfield Talks Murder at Avedon Hill Release Everything has to start somewhere and this is […] Michell Plested 59:22 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 29 – Nathan Lowell’s Journey to Publication https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-29-nathan-lowells-journey-to-publication/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-29-nathan-lowells-journey-to-publication/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:47:48 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1150 I am very happy to welcome Nathan Lowell to Get Published. Nathan has landed a publishing contract for the first of his Share novels and came on the show to discuss his writing journey with me. This is a great interview and I’m sure you’ll get a lot out of it. I also have two  writing questions: one from DanDantheArtMan and one from Nomad Scry. And don’t forget to visit Paulette Jaxton at http://empresssword.com. Paulette purchased a sponsorship as part of the Boom Effect auction. Even if she hadn’t I would recommend her podcast. It is well worth listening to. Thanks for listening. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 29 – Nathan Lowell’s Journey to Publication Everything […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-29-nathan-lowells-journey-to-publication/feed/ 7 I am very happy to welcome Nathan Lowell to Get Published. Nathan has landed a publishing contract for the first of his Share novels and came on the show to discuss his writing journey with me. This is a great interview and I’m sure you’ll get a lot ou... I am very happy to welcome Nathan Lowell to Get Published. Nathan has landed a publishing contract for the first of his Share novels and came on the show to discuss his writing journey with me. This is a great interview and I’m sure you’ll get a lot out of it. I also have two  writing questions: one from DanDantheArtMan and one from Nomad Scry. And don’t forget to visit Paulette Jaxton at http://empresssword.com. Paulette purchased a sponsorship as part of the Boom Effect auction. Even if she hadn’t I would recommend her podcast. It is well worth listening to. Thanks for listening. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 29 – Nathan Lowell’s Journey to Publication Everything […] Michell Plested 1:19:39 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 28 – Tad Williams Talks Writing https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-28-tad-williams-talks-writing/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-28-tad-williams-talks-writing/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:26:41 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1115 I am delighted to announce this episode’s guest. Tad Williams, author of Fantasy, Science Fiction, comic books and much more joined me to talk about writing and how his career has evolved. For any of you who haven’t spoken to Tad or heard one of his interviews, he is a very interesting person. He had lots to say about his career and the business of writing in general. I also have a writing question from DanDantheArtMan about $100 words. And don’t forget to visit Paulette Jaxton at http://empresssword.com. Paulette purchased a sponsorship as part of the Boom Effect auction. Even if she hadn’t I would recommend her podcast. It is well worth listening to. This a monster sized episode but […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-28-tad-williams-talks-writing/feed/ 6 I am delighted to announce this episode’s guest. Tad Williams, author of Fantasy, Science Fiction, comic books and much more joined me to talk about writing and how his career has evolved. For any of you who haven’t spoken to Tad or heard one of his in... I am delighted to announce this episode’s guest. Tad Williams, author of Fantasy, Science Fiction, comic books and much more joined me to talk about writing and how his career has evolved. For any of you who haven’t spoken to Tad or heard one of his interviews, he is a very interesting person. He had lots to say about his career and the business of writing in general. I also have a writing question from DanDantheArtMan about $100 words. And don’t forget to visit Paulette Jaxton at http://empresssword.com. Paulette purchased a sponsorship as part of the Boom Effect auction. Even if she hadn’t I would recommend her podcast. It is well worth listening to. This a monster sized episode but […] Michell Plested 1:21:29 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 27 – Publisher/Author/Editor Carol Hightshoe Talks Writing https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-27-publisherauthoreditor-carol-hightshoe-talks-writing/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-27-publisherauthoreditor-carol-hightshoe-talks-writing/#comments Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:15:11 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1064 Today’s guest is Carol Hightshoe (http://www.carolhightshoe.com/). She has been published in various anthologies and magazines including “Creature Fantastic”, “Illuminated Manuscripts”, PanGaia Magazine, “Stories of Strength”, “The Stygian Soul”, Baen’s Universe, Tales of the Talisman  and Beyond Centauri. She is also a contributing author to Dragon Moon Press’s “Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction”. In addition to her own writing, she is the editor and publisher of the online e-zines: The Lorelei Signal and Sorcerous Signals She also runs her own micro-press – WolfSinger Publications. I’m also very pleased to announce that the show has a sponsor. Paulette Jaxton is sponsoring several episodes. Paulette purchased the spot as part of “The Boom Effect” auction. You can find out more at http://empresssword.com/. Thanks […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-27-publisherauthoreditor-carol-hightshoe-talks-writing/feed/ 3 Today’s guest is Carol Hightshoe (http://www.carolhightshoe.com/). She has been published in various anthologies and magazines including “Creature Fantastic”, “Illuminated Manuscripts”, PanGaia Magazine, “Stories of Strength”, “The Stygian Soul”, Today’s guest is Carol Hightshoe (http://www.carolhightshoe.com/). She has been published in various anthologies and magazines including “Creature Fantastic”, “Illuminated Manuscripts”, PanGaia Magazine, “Stories of Strength”, “The Stygian Soul”, Baen’s Universe, Tales of the Talisman  and Beyond Centauri. She is also a contributing author to Dragon Moon Press’s “Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction”. In addition to her own writing, she is the editor and publisher of the online e-zines: The Lorelei Signal and Sorcerous Signals She also runs her own micro-press – WolfSinger Publications. I’m also very pleased to announce that the show has a sponsor. Paulette Jaxton is sponsoring several episodes. Paulette purchased the spot as part of “The Boom Effect” auction. You can find out more at http://empresssword.com/. Thanks […] Michell Plested 1:01:31 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 26 – Writing Discussion with JR Murdock https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-26-writing-discussion-with-jr-murdock/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-26-writing-discussion-with-jr-murdock/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:52:51 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=1027 JR Murdock is a Author and podcaster. He has written 9 novels and over 100 short stories, several of which are in print. He and I have a lot of commonalities in our writing journeys and we thought it might be fun to talk about what has worked and what hasn’t. It’s a fun conversation that I think you’ll enjoy. I’m also very pleased to announce that the show has a sponsor. Paulette Jaxton is sponsoring several episodes. Paulette purchased the spot as part of “The Boom Effect” auction for Tee Morris’ daughter. You can find out more at http://empresssword.com/. Thanks for listening. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 26 – Writing Discussion with JR Murdock […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-26-writing-discussion-with-jr-murdock/feed/ 2 JR Murdock is a Author and podcaster. He has written 9 novels and over 100 short stories, several of which are in print. He and I have a lot of commonalities in our writing journeys and we thought it might be fun to talk about what has worked and what ... JR Murdock is a Author and podcaster. He has written 9 novels and over 100 short stories, several of which are in print. He and I have a lot of commonalities in our writing journeys and we thought it might be fun to talk about what has worked and what hasn’t. It’s a fun conversation that I think you’ll enjoy. I’m also very pleased to announce that the show has a sponsor. Paulette Jaxton is sponsoring several episodes. Paulette purchased the spot as part of “The Boom Effect” auction for Tee Morris’ daughter. You can find out more at http://empresssword.com/. Thanks for listening. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 26 – Writing Discussion with JR Murdock […] Michell Plested 1:04:33 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 25 – Interview with Erik Buchanan https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-25-interview-with-erik-buchanan/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-25-interview-with-erik-buchanan/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:36:09 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=995 Erik Buchanan is a former actor/fight director turned professional writer. He has a lot of interesting things to say about writing and his journey as a published author. His second book, “Cold Magics” is coming out in April. We also have a very good writing question. I hope you enjoy the episode. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 25 – Interview with author Erik Buchanan Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get Published, Episode 25 – Interview with author Erik Buchanan Welcome to the show. 00:56 — Promos: GalaxyBillies http://www.michellplested.com 02:44 — Feedback – Get Published, Episode 25 – Interview with author Erik Buchanan (continued) Should you put […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-25-interview-with-erik-buchanan/feed/ 2 Erik Buchanan is a former actor/fight director turned professional writer. He has a lot of interesting things to say about writing and his journey as a published author. His second book, “Cold Magics” is coming out in April. Erik Buchanan is a former actor/fight director turned professional writer. He has a lot of interesting things to say about writing and his journey as a published author. His second book, “Cold Magics” is coming out in April. We also have a very good writing question. I hope you enjoy the episode. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 25 – Interview with author Erik Buchanan Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get Published, Episode 25 – Interview with author Erik Buchanan Welcome to the show. 00:56 — Promos: GalaxyBillies http://www.michellplested.com 02:44 — Feedback – Get Published, Episode 25 – Interview with author Erik Buchanan (continued) Should you put […] Michell Plested 1:06:29 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book GalaxyBillies – Promo https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/galaxybillies-promo/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/galaxybillies-promo/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:16:21 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=984 GalaxyBillies is the story of five humans who are kidnapped by a semi-sentient starship. If these humans were scientists or engineers it might turn out to be an adventure. Unfortunately, the humans in question hail from the Appalachian mountains and are a little… raw. What could have been adventure turns into something else.

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/galaxybillies-promo/feed/ 2 GalaxyBillies is the story of five humans who are kidnapped by a semi-sentient starship. If these humans were scientists or engineers it might turn out to be an adventure. Unfortunately, the humans in question hail from the Appalachian mountains and ar... GalaxyBillies is the story of five humans who are kidnapped by a semi-sentient starship. If these humans were scientists or engineers it might turn out to be an adventure. Unfortunately, the humans in question hail from the Appalachian mountains and are a little… raw. What could have been adventure turns into something else. Michell Plested 1:48 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 24 – Interview with Publisher Lorina Stephens https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-24-interview-with-publisher-lorina-stephens/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-24-interview-with-publisher-lorina-stephens/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:39:07 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=954 What a way to start my second year of ‘Get Published’. I got to talk to Lorina Stephens, Owner and Publisher at Five Rivers Chapmanry. Lorina has a lot of interesting things to say; I learned a lot in our discussion and I know you will too. We also have a very good writing question. I hope you enjoy the episode. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 24 – Interview with Publisher Lorina Stephens Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get Published, Episode 24 – Interview with Publisher Lorina Stephens Welcome to the show. 00:58 — Promos: Archangel http://archangelnovel.com 02:52 — Feedback – Get Published, Episode 24 – […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-24-interview-with-publisher-lorina-stephens/feed/ 5 What a way to start my second year of ‘Get Published’. I got to talk to Lorina Stephens, Owner and Publisher at Five Rivers Chapmanry. Lorina has a lot of interesting things to say; I learned a lot in our discussion and I know you will too. What a way to start my second year of ‘Get Published’. I got to talk to Lorina Stephens, Owner and Publisher at Five Rivers Chapmanry. Lorina has a lot of interesting things to say; I learned a lot in our discussion and I know you will too. We also have a very good writing question. I hope you enjoy the episode. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 24 – Interview with Publisher Lorina Stephens Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Get Published, Episode 24 – Interview with Publisher Lorina Stephens Welcome to the show. 00:58 — Promos: Archangel http://archangelnovel.com 02:52 — Feedback – Get Published, Episode 24 – […] Michell Plested 1:01:22 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 23 – A Chat with author Simon Rose https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-23-a-chat-with-author-simon-rose/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-23-a-chat-with-author-simon-rose/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:55:07 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=916 Repeat after me: “Happy Anniversary, Get Published!” Say it everywhere you go. Shout it from the rooftops. If anyone asks what the heck you’re talking about, send them here. Sound like a plan? Well, maybe not, but I’m certainly pleased to tell you that this is my one-year anniversary episode. I’m even happier to have my friend, Simon Rose as my guest. Simon is an author with six YA Science Fiction and Fantasy novels currently in print. He is a tireless worker (OK, maybe he DOES get tired, but he still works hard) at promoting himself and his books. He is involved in several different capacities within writing and he has a lot of interesting things to say. I hope […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-23-a-chat-with-author-simon-rose/feed/ 6 Repeat after me: “Happy Anniversary, Get Published!” Say it everywhere you go. Shout it from the rooftops. If anyone asks what the heck you’re talking about, send them here. Sound like a plan? Well, maybe not, Repeat after me: “Happy Anniversary, Get Published!” Say it everywhere you go. Shout it from the rooftops. If anyone asks what the heck you’re talking about, send them here. Sound like a plan? Well, maybe not, but I’m certainly pleased to tell you that this is my one-year anniversary episode. I’m even happier to have my friend, Simon Rose as my guest. Simon is an author with six YA Science Fiction and Fantasy novels currently in print. He is a tireless worker (OK, maybe he DOES get tired, but he still works hard) at promoting himself and his books. He is involved in several different capacities within writing and he has a lot of interesting things to say. I hope […] Michell Plested 53:19 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 22 – New Years’ Goals… or are they Resolutions? https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-22-new-years-goals-or-are-they-resolutions/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-22-new-years-goals-or-are-they-resolutions/#respond Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:03:33 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=876 Happy New Years, Everyone. I wanted to start the new year out talking about my own personal goals for 2010. I have some ambitious plans for the coming year that I want to share with you. I also have a great question regarding when to start connecting to people via social media. It’s a little shorter episode than the past few, but I wanted to ease into the new year. Thanks for joining me for another year. I hope we can make it a great one together. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 22 – New Years’ Goals… or are they Resolutions? Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-22-new-years-goals-or-are-they-resolutions/feed/ 0 Happy New Years, Everyone. I wanted to start the new year out talking about my own personal goals for 2010. I have some ambitious plans for the coming year that I want to share with you. I also have a great question regarding when to start connecting t... Happy New Years, Everyone. I wanted to start the new year out talking about my own personal goals for 2010. I have some ambitious plans for the coming year that I want to share with you. I also have a great question regarding when to start connecting to people via social media. It’s a little shorter episode than the past few, but I wanted to ease into the new year. Thanks for joining me for another year. I hope we can make it a great one together. -Michell Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 22 – New Years’ Goals… or are they Resolutions? Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 […] Michell Plested podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book GalaxyBillies – Episode 1 https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/galaxybillies-episode-1/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/galaxybillies-episode-1/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:06:45 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=866 Hey Folks, The Earthlings learn a little more about their home on the Grokmar. They come to realize that the ship really doesn’t understand them at all. They threaten a hunger strike and the ship reluctantly gives in to their demands: proper food and a place to sleep. The ship adamantly refuses to return them to Earth. It maintains its claim to need them in order to continue its mission… except, it doesn’t remember what its mission is. I also have a special offer at the end of the show. This offer is to support the effort being taken to help out Tee Morris in his time of need. Please see the following two URL’s for more information about the […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/galaxybillies-episode-1/feed/ 1 Hey Folks, The Earthlings learn a little more about their home on the Grokmar. They come to realize that the ship really doesn’t understand them at all. They threaten a hunger strike and the ship reluctantly gives in to their demands: proper food and a... Hey Folks, The Earthlings learn a little more about their home on the Grokmar. They come to realize that the ship really doesn’t understand them at all. They threaten a hunger strike and the ship reluctantly gives in to their demands: proper food and a place to sleep. The ship adamantly refuses to return them to Earth. It maintains its claim to need them in order to continue its mission… except, it doesn’t remember what its mission is. I also have a special offer at the end of the show. This offer is to support the effort being taken to help out Tee Morris in his time of need. Please see the following two URL’s for more information about the […] Michell Plested podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 21 – The Writing Journey of Christina Rundle https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-21-the-writing-journey-of-christina-rundle/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-21-the-writing-journey-of-christina-rundle/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:58:02 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=841 Hello and Happy Holidays to you all. In this episode we talk to author Christina Rundle who talks about her writing journey thus far. Christina will have one of her short stories published in the upcoming Opus 5 for Lynda Williams’ Okal Rel anthology. Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 21 – The Writing Journey of Christina Rundle Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 21 – The Writing Journey of Christina Rundle Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Episode 21 – The Writing Journey of Christina Rundle Welcome to the show. 01:52 — Promos: Chinese Whisperings (Music by Kevin McLeod) http://chinesewhisperings.com/ 03:19 — Feedback – Episode 21 – The Writing Journey of […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-21-the-writing-journey-of-christina-rundle/feed/ 4 Hello and Happy Holidays to you all. In this episode we talk to author Christina Rundle who talks about her writing journey thus far. Christina will have one of her short stories published in the upcoming Opus 5 for Lynda Williams’ Okal Rel anthology. Hello and Happy Holidays to you all. In this episode we talk to author Christina Rundle who talks about her writing journey thus far. Christina will have one of her short stories published in the upcoming Opus 5 for Lynda Williams’ Okal Rel anthology. Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 21 – The Writing Journey of Christina Rundle Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 21 – The Writing Journey of Christina Rundle Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Episode 21 – The Writing Journey of Christina Rundle Welcome to the show. 01:52 — Promos: Chinese Whisperings (Music by Kevin McLeod) http://chinesewhisperings.com/ 03:19 — Feedback – Episode 21 – The Writing Journey of […] Michell Plested 46:01 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book GalaxyBillies – Episode 0 https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/galaxybillies-episode-0/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/galaxybillies-episode-0/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:41:49 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=825 Happy Holidays everyone! As a special treat, I am putting the first episode of my new podcast project into the feed. GalaxyBillies is the story of five hillbillies who are kidnapped by a semi-sentient starship. To say they take the universe by storm would be a MAJOR understatement. I was checking my notes a couple days ago when I was finishing the first episode and I realized I first had the story idea almost a year ago. It has taken a while to germinate, but I’m very happy with episode one (numbered episode 0). Have a listen and let me know what you think. If you like it, leave a comment and maybe feedback on iTunes. If you don’t, please […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/galaxybillies-episode-0/feed/ 2 Happy Holidays everyone! As a special treat, I am putting the first episode of my new podcast project into the feed. GalaxyBillies is the story of five hillbillies who are kidnapped by a semi-sentient starship. Happy Holidays everyone! As a special treat, I am putting the first episode of my new podcast project into the feed. GalaxyBillies is the story of five hillbillies who are kidnapped by a semi-sentient starship. To say they take the universe by storm would be a MAJOR understatement. I was checking my notes a couple days ago when I was finishing the first episode and I realized I first had the story idea almost a year ago. It has taken a while to germinate, but I’m very happy with episode one (numbered episode 0). Have a listen and let me know what you think. If you like it, leave a comment and maybe feedback on iTunes. If you don’t, please […] Michell Plested 33:19 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 20 – Lynda Williams talks Writing https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-20-lynda-williams-talks-writing/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-20-lynda-williams-talks-writing/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:37:32 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=799 Welcome to episode 20 and Happy Anniversary to ‘Get Published’. I never expected to hit 20 shows this soon but it has been a lot of fun getting here. I am very happy to have Lynda Williams on the show today. Lynda is married with three children and works by day as an educational technologist at the University of Northern B.C. where she oversees an ever-changing pack of student employees in her web development lab. Lynda writes science fiction set in the “Okal Rel Universe” Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 20 – Lynda Williams talks Writing Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 20 – Lynda Williams talks Writing Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-20-lynda-williams-talks-writing/feed/ 3 Welcome to episode 20 and Happy Anniversary to ‘Get Published’. I never expected to hit 20 shows this soon but it has been a lot of fun getting here. I am very happy to have Lynda Williams on the show today. Welcome to episode 20 and Happy Anniversary to ‘Get Published’. I never expected to hit 20 shows this soon but it has been a lot of fun getting here. I am very happy to have Lynda Williams on the show today. Lynda is married with three children and works by day as an educational technologist at the University of Northern B.C. where she oversees an ever-changing pack of student employees in her web development lab. Lynda writes science fiction set in the “Okal Rel Universe” Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 20 – Lynda Williams talks Writing Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 20 – Lynda Williams talks Writing Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of […] Michell Plested podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 19 – Chat with Tee Morris https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-19-chat-with-tee-morris/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-19-chat-with-tee-morris/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:26:29 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=770 I am thrilled to have Tee Morris as this episode’s guest. Tee is one of two people who got me interested in podcasting. In fact, Tee’s ‘Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy’ was the first podcast I ever listened to. Tee has a real wealth of experience; he’s an author of fiction and non-fiction, co-founder of Podiobooks.com, podcaster, blogger and social media champion. He always has a lot of interesting things to say and I know you’ll get a lot out of this discussion just like I did. Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 19 – Chat with Tee Morris Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 19 – Chat with Tee Morris Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-19-chat-with-tee-morris/feed/ 8 I am thrilled to have Tee Morris as this episode’s guest. Tee is one of two people who got me interested in podcasting. In fact, Tee’s ‘Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy’ was the first podcast I ever listened to. I am thrilled to have Tee Morris as this episode’s guest. Tee is one of two people who got me interested in podcasting. In fact, Tee’s ‘Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy’ was the first podcast I ever listened to. Tee has a real wealth of experience; he’s an author of fiction and non-fiction, co-founder of Podiobooks.com, podcaster, blogger and social media champion. He always has a lot of interesting things to say and I know you’ll get a lot out of this discussion just like I did. Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 19 – Chat with Tee Morris Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 19 – Chat with Tee Morris Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start […] Michell Plested 1:04:30 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 18 – Discussion with K.A. Bedford https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-18-discussion-with-k-a-bedford/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-18-discussion-with-k-a-bedford/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:27:49 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=740 Hello Everyone. I have wanted to get Adrian (KA) Bedford on the show for some time. I remember well the day I first met him and had the chance to discuss writing and hear some of his stories. I’m happy to say he consented to appear on the show and we were able to schedule a time despite the 14-hour time difference. I hope you enjoy our discussion. Get Published, Episode 18 – Discussion with K.A. Bedford Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 18 – Discussion with K.A. Bedford Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #18 – Discussion with K.A. Bedford Welcome to the show. 00:46 […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-18-discussion-with-k-a-bedford/feed/ 4 Hello Everyone. I have wanted to get Adrian (KA) Bedford on the show for some time. I remember well the day I first met him and had the chance to discuss writing and hear some of his stories. I’m happy to say he consented to appear on the show and we w... Hello Everyone. I have wanted to get Adrian (KA) Bedford on the show for some time. I remember well the day I first met him and had the chance to discuss writing and hear some of his stories. I’m happy to say he consented to appear on the show and we were able to schedule a time despite the 14-hour time difference. I hope you enjoy our discussion. Get Published, Episode 18 – Discussion with K.A. Bedford Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 18 – Discussion with K.A. Bedford Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #18 – Discussion with K.A. Bedford Welcome to the show. 00:46 […] Michell Plested 1:06:20 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 17 – NanoWriMo, Why Do We Do It? https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-17-nanowrimo-why-do-we-do-it/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-17-nanowrimo-why-do-we-do-it/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:13:07 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=717 Hello Everyone. NanoWriMo is back and once again I am participating. I thought it might be interesting to talk to a couple of other participants to understand why they chose to be involved to. It’s a LONG episode (I’ve been trending that way lately) but I think you will enjoy it. Get Published, Episode 17 – NanoWriMo, Why Do We Do It? Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 17 – NanoWriMo, Why Do We Do It? Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #17 – NanoWriMo, Why Do We Do It? Welcome to the show. 01:12 — Promos: Special Get Published/JC Hutchins Promo www.jchutchins.net 01:24 — Feedback […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-17-nanowrimo-why-do-we-do-it/feed/ 2 Hello Everyone. NanoWriMo is back and once again I am participating. I thought it might be interesting to talk to a couple of other participants to understand why they chose to be involved to. It’s a LONG episode (I’ve been trending that way lately) bu... Hello Everyone. NanoWriMo is back and once again I am participating. I thought it might be interesting to talk to a couple of other participants to understand why they chose to be involved to. It’s a LONG episode (I’ve been trending that way lately) but I think you will enjoy it. Get Published, Episode 17 – NanoWriMo, Why Do We Do It? Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 17 – NanoWriMo, Why Do We Do It? Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #17 – NanoWriMo, Why Do We Do It? Welcome to the show. 01:12 — Promos: Special Get Published/JC Hutchins Promo www.jchutchins.net 01:24 — Feedback […] Michell Plested 1:19:37 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Halloween 2009 – Special Episode https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/halloween-2009-special-episode/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/halloween-2009-special-episode/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:20:16 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=711 Hello Everyone, I wrote a story (flash fiction) a few months back for a Halloween writing contest. I’m sad to say it didn’t place in the contest, but that means I can now share it with you. My loss is your gain (I hope you’ll agree). Enjoy. Get Published Special Episode – Halloween 2009 Short Story

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/halloween-2009-special-episode/feed/ 1 Hello Everyone, I wrote a story (flash fiction) a few months back for a Halloween writing contest. I’m sad to say it didn’t place in the contest, but that means I can now share it with you. My loss is your gain (I hope you’ll agree). Enjoy. Hello Everyone, I wrote a story (flash fiction) a few months back for a Halloween writing contest. I’m sad to say it didn’t place in the contest, but that means I can now share it with you. My loss is your gain (I hope you’ll agree). Enjoy. Get Published Special Episode – Halloween 2009 Short Story Michell Plested 5:02 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 16 (Special) – The Release of 7th Son is Nigh, A Chat with JC Hutchins https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-16-special-the-release-of-7th-son-is-nigh-a-chat-with-jc-hutchins/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-16-special-the-release-of-7th-son-is-nigh-a-chat-with-jc-hutchins/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:24:44 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=691 Hello Everyone. When I heard that JC Hutchins’ 7th Son, Descent was about to hit the bookstores I was excited. When JC put the call out for his street team to give him a leg up I knew I had to help so I invited Hutch to come back to the show to pimp his book. My expectation was that he would spend 20 – 30 minutes  to talk about the 7th Son Journey from manuscript to podcast to book. What I got was one of the most enjoyable discussions I’ve had about writing in quite a while. In the interest of full-disclosure, you will only hear about Hutch’s works in this episode. However, you will also get a sneak […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-16-special-the-release-of-7th-son-is-nigh-a-chat-with-jc-hutchins/feed/ 3 Hello Everyone. When I heard that JC Hutchins’ 7th Son, Descent was about to hit the bookstores I was excited. When JC put the call out for his street team to give him a leg up I knew I had to help so I invited Hutch to come back to the show to pimp hi... Hello Everyone. When I heard that JC Hutchins’ 7th Son, Descent was about to hit the bookstores I was excited. When JC put the call out for his street team to give him a leg up I knew I had to help so I invited Hutch to come back to the show to pimp his book. My expectation was that he would spend 20 – 30 minutes  to talk about the 7th Son Journey from manuscript to podcast to book. What I got was one of the most enjoyable discussions I’ve had about writing in quite a while. In the interest of full-disclosure, you will only hear about Hutch’s works in this episode. However, you will also get a sneak […] Michell Plested 1:07:46 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published Episode 15 – Interview with Tina Hunter https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-15-interview-with-tina-hunter/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-15-interview-with-tina-hunter/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:22:33 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=673 Hello Everyone. I met Tina Hunter at ConVersion 25 and had the chance to chat with her. She has a lot of interesting things to say and I am very pleased that she agreed to be on the show. In further news, the old voicemail number was cancelled so we now have a new one: 206.203.2031. Please give it a call and leave your comments and questions. Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 15 – Interview with Tina Hunter Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 15 – Interview with Tina Hunter Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #15 – Interview with Tina Hunter Welcome to the show. […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/get-published-episode-15-interview-with-tina-hunter/feed/ 4 Hello Everyone. I met Tina Hunter at ConVersion 25 and had the chance to chat with her. She has a lot of interesting things to say and I am very pleased that she agreed to be on the show. In further news, the old voicemail number was cancelled so we no... Hello Everyone. I met Tina Hunter at ConVersion 25 and had the chance to chat with her. She has a lot of interesting things to say and I am very pleased that she agreed to be on the show. In further news, the old voicemail number was cancelled so we now have a new one: 206.203.2031. Please give it a call and leave your comments and questions. Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 15 – Interview with Tina Hunter Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 15 – Interview with Tina Hunter Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #15 – Interview with Tina Hunter Welcome to the show. […] Michell Plested 30:12 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published, Episode 14 – Submission Discussion with Gabrielle Harbowy https://www.michellplested.com/about-publishing/get-published-episode-14-submission-discussion-with-gabrielle-harbowy/ https://www.michellplested.com/about-publishing/get-published-episode-14-submission-discussion-with-gabrielle-harbowy/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:58:01 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=656 Hello Everyone. I’ve been wanting to do a show about Submitting work with Gabrielle Harbowy for a while now so it is with great pleasure that I have her on this show. She has a great deal to say and it’s great information. Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 14 – Submission Discussion with Gabrielle Harbowy Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 14 Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #14 – Submission Discussion with Gabrielle Harbowy Welcome to the show. 00:40 — Promos: Tales of the Children www.pgholyfield.com 02:28 — Feedback – Show #14 – Submission Discussion with Gabrielle Harbowy (continued) Michell thanks the people who have […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/about-publishing/get-published-episode-14-submission-discussion-with-gabrielle-harbowy/feed/ 4 Hello Everyone. I’ve been wanting to do a show about Submitting work with Gabrielle Harbowy for a while now so it is with great pleasure that I have her on this show. She has a great deal to say and it’s great information. Enjoy. Get Published, Hello Everyone. I’ve been wanting to do a show about Submitting work with Gabrielle Harbowy for a while now so it is with great pleasure that I have her on this show. She has a great deal to say and it’s great information. Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 14 – Submission Discussion with Gabrielle Harbowy Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 14 Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #14 – Submission Discussion with Gabrielle Harbowy Welcome to the show. 00:40 — Promos: Tales of the Children www.pgholyfield.com 02:28 — Feedback – Show #14 – Submission Discussion with Gabrielle Harbowy (continued) Michell thanks the people who have […] Michell Plested 57:58 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Don’t Let the Proof Put You in the Pudding https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/dont-let-the-proof-put-you-in-the-pudding/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/dont-let-the-proof-put-you-in-the-pudding/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:22:07 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=642 I had a hard lesson re-enforced this week and the re-enforcement made me feel like a bit of a clod. Let me begin with a story. It is a story of hard work and commitment and ultimately, stupid mistakes. As you probably know, I have a podcast titled “Get Published”. When I first conceived the podcast I was only going to do an episode a month. That lasted until I put out a general call asking for interview subjects. The response was positive, VERY POSITIVE, and made me realize that I needed to increase the release schedule if I didn’t want to keep people waiting for months to hear their interview. So I started releasing the podcast every two weeks. […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/dont-let-the-proof-put-you-in-the-pudding/feed/ 1 I had a hard lesson re-enforced this week and the re-enforcement made me feel like a bit of a clod. Let me begin with a story. It is a story of hard work and commitment and ultimately, stupid mistakes. As you probably know, I had a hard lesson re-enforced this week and the re-enforcement made me feel like a bit of a clod. Let me begin with a story. It is a story of hard work and commitment and ultimately, stupid mistakes. As you probably know, I have a podcast titled “Get Published”. When I first conceived the podcast I was only going to do an episode a month. That lasted until I put out a general call asking for interview subjects. The response was positive, VERY POSITIVE, and made me realize that I needed to increase the release schedule if I didn’t want to keep people waiting for months to hear their interview. So I started releasing the podcast every two weeks. […] Michell Plested 1:04 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published, Episode 13 – Self Publishing with Harold Curtis https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-13-self-publishing-with-harold-curtis/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-13-self-publishing-with-harold-curtis/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:54:47 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=630 NEW Update OK, so here’s the scoop… I had two versions of the podcast; a raw and a final. I ended up loading the raw version which, as you have heard, has a number of problems. The new version is now available for download. Sorry for all the confusion. If you get it using iTunes, delete the old episode, check for all episodes of ‘Get Published’ and select Episode 13. That will pull it down for you. UPDATE Well, crap! I just listened to the episode and I have about 1 minute of dead space where the Varient Frequencies promo is supposed to play and I won’t be near my gear until late tonight. Please bear with me and I […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-13-self-publishing-with-harold-curtis/feed/ 4 NEW Update OK, so here’s the scoop… I had two versions of the podcast; a raw and a final. I ended up loading the raw version which, as you have heard, has a number of problems. The new version is now available for download. NEW Update OK, so here’s the scoop… I had two versions of the podcast; a raw and a final. I ended up loading the raw version which, as you have heard, has a number of problems. The new version is now available for download. Sorry for all the confusion. If you get it using iTunes, delete the old episode, check for all episodes of ‘Get Published’ and select Episode 13. That will pull it down for you. UPDATE Well, crap! I just listened to the episode and I have about 1 minute of dead space where the Varient Frequencies promo is supposed to play and I won’t be near my gear until late tonight. Please bear with me and I […] Michell Plested 38:55 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published, Episode 12 – The Value of Conventions to a Writer https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-12-the-value-of-conventions-to-a-writer/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-12-the-value-of-conventions-to-a-writer/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:01:30 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=603 Hello Everyone. I’ve been thinking about the value of conventions to writers lately, specifically with some wistfulness because I’m missing Dragon Con yet again. As you probably know, I’m a big proponent of self-promotion and what better place to sell yourself than at a convention? Listen in and hear more. Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 12 – The Value of Conventions to a Writer Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 12 Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #12:  The Value of Conventions to a Writer Welcome to the show. 00:45 — Promos: Variant Frequencies www.variantfrequencies.com 01:45 — Show #12:  The Value of Conventions to a Writer (continued) […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-12-the-value-of-conventions-to-a-writer/feed/ 5 Hello Everyone. I’ve been thinking about the value of conventions to writers lately, specifically with some wistfulness because I’m missing Dragon Con yet again. As you probably know, I’m a big proponent of self-promotion and what better place to sell ... Hello Everyone. I’ve been thinking about the value of conventions to writers lately, specifically with some wistfulness because I’m missing Dragon Con yet again. As you probably know, I’m a big proponent of self-promotion and what better place to sell yourself than at a convention? Listen in and hear more. Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 12 – The Value of Conventions to a Writer Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 12 Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #12:  The Value of Conventions to a Writer Welcome to the show. 00:45 — Promos: Variant Frequencies www.variantfrequencies.com 01:45 — Show #12:  The Value of Conventions to a Writer (continued) […] Michell Plested 24:02 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published, Episode 11 – Interview with Novelist, Screen Writer and Short Story Author, Dave Sakmyster https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-11-interview-with-novelist-screen-writer-and-short-story-author-dave-sakmyster/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-11-interview-with-novelist-screen-writer-and-short-story-author-dave-sakmyster/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:32:30 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=572 Hello Everyone. I’m pleased to have Dave Sakmyster as a guest on this episode. Dave is a published Novelist, a Screen Writer and a Short Story author. He has won 2nd prize in the L. Ron Hubbard’s ‘Writers of the Future’ Contest and he has some interesting things to share about his journey. Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 11 – Interview with Dave Sakmyster Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 11 Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #11:  Interview with Dave Sakmyster Welcome to the show. 00:42 — Promos: Parsec Awards www.parsecawards.com 03:16 — Show #11:  Interview with Dave Sakmyster (continued) Not much feedback this episode. Send […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-11-interview-with-novelist-screen-writer-and-short-story-author-dave-sakmyster/feed/ 1 Hello Everyone. I’m pleased to have Dave Sakmyster as a guest on this episode. Dave is a published Novelist, a Screen Writer and a Short Story author. He has won 2nd prize in the L. Ron Hubbard’s ‘Writers of the Future’ Contest and he has some interest... Hello Everyone. I’m pleased to have Dave Sakmyster as a guest on this episode. Dave is a published Novelist, a Screen Writer and a Short Story author. He has won 2nd prize in the L. Ron Hubbard’s ‘Writers of the Future’ Contest and he has some interesting things to share about his journey. Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 11 – Interview with Dave Sakmyster Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 11 Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #11:  Interview with Dave Sakmyster Welcome to the show. 00:42 — Promos: Parsec Awards www.parsecawards.com 03:16 — Show #11:  Interview with Dave Sakmyster (continued) Not much feedback this episode. Send […] Michell Plested 52:06 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published, Episode 10b – Interview with JC Hutchins (Pt 2) https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-10b-interview-with-jc-hutchins-pt-2/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-10b-interview-with-jc-hutchins-pt-2/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:48:46 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=551 Hello Everyone. Well, part 2 of JC Hutchins’ interview is now available (at last). I had a few problems getting it out, but I hope you enjoy it. I also took the opportunity to add a voicemail line to the podcast (206.339.1258) and I’ve added some additional features to spruce things up a bit. Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 10b – Interview with JC Hutchins (Pt 2) Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 10b Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #10b:  Pt 2 of Interview with J.C. Hutchins Welcome to the show. 03:46 — Promos: Crescent www.crescentstation.net 05:56 — Show #10b:  Pt 2 of Interview with J.C. […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-10b-interview-with-jc-hutchins-pt-2/feed/ 2 Hello Everyone. Well, part 2 of JC Hutchins’ interview is now available (at last). I had a few problems getting it out, but I hope you enjoy it. I also took the opportunity to add a voicemail line to the podcast (206.339. Hello Everyone. Well, part 2 of JC Hutchins’ interview is now available (at last). I had a few problems getting it out, but I hope you enjoy it. I also took the opportunity to add a voicemail line to the podcast (206.339.1258) and I’ve added some additional features to spruce things up a bit. Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 10b – Interview with JC Hutchins (Pt 2) Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 10b Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #10b:  Pt 2 of Interview with J.C. Hutchins Welcome to the show. 03:46 — Promos: Crescent www.crescentstation.net 05:56 — Show #10b:  Pt 2 of Interview with J.C. […] Michell Plested podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published, Episode 10a – Interview with JC Hutchins (Pt 1) https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-10a-interview-with-jc-hutchins-pt-1/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-10a-interview-with-jc-hutchins-pt-1/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:04:42 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=522 Hello Everyone. What better way to celebrate my 10th episode than to have an interview with J.C. Hutchins? J.C., as always, had a great deal to say about his publishing journey so I know you’ll enjoy the discussion. I also took the opportunity to add a voicemail line to the podcast (206.339.1258) and I’ve added some additional features to spruce things up a bit. Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 10a – Interview with JC Hutchins (Pt 1)   Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 10a Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #10a:  Pt 1 of Interview with J.C. Hutchins Welcome to the show. 00:48 — Promos: […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-10a-interview-with-jc-hutchins-pt-1/feed/ 1 Hello Everyone. What better way to celebrate my 10th episode than to have an interview with J.C. Hutchins? J.C., as always, had a great deal to say about his publishing journey so I know you’ll enjoy the discussion. Hello Everyone. What better way to celebrate my 10th episode than to have an interview with J.C. Hutchins? J.C., as always, had a great deal to say about his publishing journey so I know you’ll enjoy the discussion. I also took the opportunity to add a voicemail line to the podcast (206.339.1258) and I’ve added some additional features to spruce things up a bit. Enjoy. Get Published, Episode 10a – Interview with JC Hutchins (Pt 1)   Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 10a Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #10a:  Pt 1 of Interview with J.C. Hutchins Welcome to the show. 00:48 — Promos: […] Michell Plested podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published, Episode 9 – Special Episode https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-9-special-episode/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-9-special-episode/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:39:55 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=490 Hello Everyone. It is with a certain amount of nervousness that I present this episode. You see, I’m away on holidays but I didn’t want to leave you hanging. What to do? I decided that maybe it was high time I put a piece of my fiction up. The story is one that I wrote about 10 years ago. It was originally done to “study” the world I was creating for my first novel. I wanted to get an understanding of how the culture worked, gods and so on. It seemed pretty good when I finished it and I ultimately sent it out to a magazine. Thus it became my first rejection. Recording it, I have realized just how far […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-9-special-episode/feed/ 5 Hello Everyone. It is with a certain amount of nervousness that I present this episode. You see, I’m away on holidays but I didn’t want to leave you hanging. What to do? I decided that maybe it was high time I put a piece of my fiction up. Hello Everyone. It is with a certain amount of nervousness that I present this episode. You see, I’m away on holidays but I didn’t want to leave you hanging. What to do? I decided that maybe it was high time I put a piece of my fiction up. The story is one that I wrote about 10 years ago. It was originally done to “study” the world I was creating for my first novel. I wanted to get an understanding of how the culture worked, gods and so on. It seemed pretty good when I finished it and I ultimately sent it out to a magazine. Thus it became my first rejection. Recording it, I have realized just how far […] Michell Plested 37:41 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published, Episode 8 – Interview with Phil Rossi https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-8-interview-with-phil-rossi/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-8-interview-with-phil-rossi/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:30:41 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=469 Hello Everyone. Well, we’re halfway through the year; I hope you are all doing well. Things are going well here and I’m increasingly hopeful that I will have an announcement in the near future. I do know that I have holidays coming up and I’m really looking forward to that. I’m very excited to have Phil Rossi as my guest on this episode. I had some minor audio problems (Phil kept losing volume) but I have managed to get it audible. Phil had a lot of interesting things to say and I must say, this was a very cool interview. Enjoy. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 8 Everything has to start somewhere and this is the […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-8-interview-with-phil-rossi/feed/ 2 Hello Everyone. Well, we’re halfway through the year; I hope you are all doing well. Things are going well here and I’m increasingly hopeful that I will have an announcement in the near future. I do know that I have holidays coming up and I’m really lo... Hello Everyone. Well, we’re halfway through the year; I hope you are all doing well. Things are going well here and I’m increasingly hopeful that I will have an announcement in the near future. I do know that I have holidays coming up and I’m really looking forward to that. I’m very excited to have Phil Rossi as my guest on this episode. I had some minor audio problems (Phil kept losing volume) but I have managed to get it audible. Phil had a lot of interesting things to say and I must say, this was a very cool interview. Enjoy. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 8 Everything has to start somewhere and this is the […] Michell Plested 38:32 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book New Promo Available for ‘Get Published’ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/new-promo-available-for-get-published/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/new-promo-available-for-get-published/#respond Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:18:00 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=476 Just thought I would throw up a new promo for anyone interesting in hearing/using it. If you use it, fire me a pingback. I’d really appreciate it. Promo

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/new-promo-available-for-get-published/feed/ 0 Just thought I would throw up a new promo for anyone interesting in hearing/using it. If you use it, fire me a pingback. I’d really appreciate it. Promo Just thought I would throw up a new promo for anyone interesting in hearing/using it. If you use it, fire me a pingback. I’d really appreciate it. Promo Michell Plested podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published, Episode 7 – What Types of Feedback are Available to an Author https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-7-what-types-of-feedback-are-available-to-an-author/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-7-what-types-of-feedback-are-available-to-an-author/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:09:03 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=445 Hello Everyone and Happy First Week of June! I am pleased to say that the weather has actually started to feel like summer. Since our summers are short to start with that is a major announcement, let me tell you. In this episode I talk about the various opportunities you, the author, have for your work. I know I’ve asked myself many times if my work is good enough to publish. I hope some of the ideas I bring up in this episode will help you to get the answers you are looking for. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 7 Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-7-what-types-of-feedback-are-available-to-an-author/feed/ 1 Hello Everyone and Happy First Week of June! I am pleased to say that the weather has actually started to feel like summer. Since our summers are short to start with that is a major announcement, let me tell you. Hello Everyone and Happy First Week of June! I am pleased to say that the weather has actually started to feel like summer. Since our summers are short to start with that is a major announcement, let me tell you. In this episode I talk about the various opportunities you, the author, have for your work. I know I’ve asked myself many times if my work is good enough to publish. I hope some of the ideas I bring up in this episode will help you to get the answers you are looking for. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 7 Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show […] Michell Plested 23:43 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published, Episode 6 – The 12-Year Overnight Success, an Interview with Philippa Ballantine https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-6-the-12-year-overnight-success-an-interview-with-philippa-ballantine/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-6-the-12-year-overnight-success-an-interview-with-philippa-ballantine/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 20:34:14 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=419 Hello everyone. I hope you are actually getting spring (or fall) weather wherever you are. I’m not sure what the weather is here. It should be spring, but the snow still insists on falling (damn snow!). This is an interview I have been looking forward to. I absolutely loved Pip’s book ‘Digital Magic’ and I’ve wanted to talk to her for quite a while. It is a fun interview which I really think comes through. Enjoy. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 6 Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #6:  The 12-Year Overnight Success, an Interview with Philippa Ballantine Philippa Ballantine (AKA Pip) recently signed […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-6-the-12-year-overnight-success-an-interview-with-philippa-ballantine/feed/ 2 Hello everyone. I hope you are actually getting spring (or fall) weather wherever you are. I’m not sure what the weather is here. It should be spring, but the snow still insists on falling (damn snow!). This is an interview I have been looking forward ... Hello everyone. I hope you are actually getting spring (or fall) weather wherever you are. I’m not sure what the weather is here. It should be spring, but the snow still insists on falling (damn snow!). This is an interview I have been looking forward to. I absolutely loved Pip’s book ‘Digital Magic’ and I’ve wanted to talk to her for quite a while. It is a fun interview which I really think comes through. Enjoy. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 6 Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #6:  The 12-Year Overnight Success, an Interview with Philippa Ballantine Philippa Ballantine (AKA Pip) recently signed […] Michell Plested 36:24 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Nina Kimberly the Merciless Launches Today! https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/nina-kimberly-the-merciless-launches-today/ https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/nina-kimberly-the-merciless-launches-today/#respond Fri, 15 May 2009 05:57:48 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=412 Hey Everyone!  Nina Kimberly the Merciless Launches today.  Download the PDF go to Amazon.com to buy a copy and Support Christiana Ellis today. Nina Kimberly the Merciless (PDF)

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/irreverentmuse/nina-kimberly-the-merciless-launches-today/feed/ 0 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested) Get Published, Episode 5 – What an Editor Brings to the Table with Gabrielle Harbowy https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-5-what-an-editor-brings-to-the-table-with-gabrielle-harbowy/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-5-what-an-editor-brings-to-the-table-with-gabrielle-harbowy/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 17:31:01 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=378 How does an author know if their work is technical of a good enough quality to submit? If you use an editor, you can be much more certain.

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-5-what-an-editor-brings-to-the-table-with-gabrielle-harbowy/feed/ 3 How does an author know if their work is technical of a good enough quality to submit? If you use an editor, you can be much more certain. How does an author know if their work is technical of a good enough quality to submit? If you use an editor, you can be much more certain. Michell Plested podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published, Episode 4 – Interview with Christiana Ellis https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-4-interview-with-christiana-ellis/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-4-interview-with-christiana-ellis/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:03:02 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=362 An interview with Christiana Ellis about her upcoming book 'Nina Kimberly the Merciless'

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-4-interview-with-christiana-ellis/feed/ 5 An interview with Christiana Ellis about her upcoming book 'Nina Kimberly the Merciless' An interview with Christiana Ellis about her upcoming book 'Nina Kimberly the Merciless' Michell Plested 52:01 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published, Episode 3 – Don’t Fail to Plan (2nd try) https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-3-dont-fail-to-plan-2nd-try/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-3-dont-fail-to-plan-2nd-try/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:10:22 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=296 Howdy Folks.  Episode 3 is here a last.  If you have already seen it, have I got a story for you.  Well maybe not a GREAT story, but a story. After posting this episode of the podcast I noticed that it wasn’t showing up in iTunes.  I checked the developer website and lo and behold, a new version existed to fix my problem.  Trouble was, it didn’t fix anything.  It caused my podcast to stop working entirely.  Not quite what I had in mind. I have reverted back to a previous version and I am hoping it shows up in iTunes this time around.  No guarantees though, so I will be watching it. This time around I wanted to talk […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-3-dont-fail-to-plan-2nd-try/feed/ 3 Howdy Folks.  Episode 3 is here a last.  If you have already seen it, have I got a story for you.  Well maybe not a GREAT story, but a story. After posting this episode of the podcast I noticed that it wasn’t showing up in iTunes. Howdy Folks.  Episode 3 is here a last.  If you have already seen it, have I got a story for you.  Well maybe not a GREAT story, but a story. After posting this episode of the podcast I noticed that it wasn’t showing up in iTunes.  I checked the developer website and lo and behold, a new version existed to fix my problem.  Trouble was, it didn’t fix anything.  It caused my podcast to stop working entirely.  Not quite what I had in mind. I have reverted back to a previous version and I am hoping it shows up in iTunes this time around.  No guarantees though, so I will be watching it. This time around I wanted to talk […] Michell Plested 21:51 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published, Episode 2 – Barriers to Publication https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-2-barriers-to-publication/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-2-barriers-to-publication/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:19:06 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=244 Episode 2 is finally here.  I wanted to get an episode out every month for the first few until I get into the groove.  I almost made it. I’m using a new microphone which worked pretty well although I did run into an annoying hum partway through the recording.  I’ve still got some work to do. I encourage you to send me your thoughts and feedback on this episode so I can make it better. Get Published, Episode 2 – Barriers to Publication   Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 2 Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #2: Barriers to Publication Who is Michell Plested? […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-episode-2-barriers-to-publication/feed/ 4 Episode 2 is finally here.  I wanted to get an episode out every month for the first few until I get into the groove.  I almost made it. I’m using a new microphone which worked pretty well although I did run into an annoying hum partway through the rec... Episode 2 is finally here.  I wanted to get an episode out every month for the first few until I get into the groove.  I almost made it. I’m using a new microphone which worked pretty well although I did run into an annoying hum partway through the recording.  I’ve still got some work to do. I encourage you to send me your thoughts and feedback on this episode so I can make it better. Get Published, Episode 2 – Barriers to Publication   Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 2 Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:14 — Introduction – Show #2: Barriers to Publication Who is Michell Plested? […] Michell Plested podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Get Published # 1 – Book Promotion in the Age of Social Media https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-1-book-promotion-in-the-age-of-social-media/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-1-book-promotion-in-the-age-of-social-media/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:08:51 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=192 I have thought about the day I would release my own podcast for several months now and I can’t think of a more fitting topic to begin with than “Self Promotion in the Age of Social Media”. I hope you enjoy this, my first offering.  If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please email me:  podcast at michellplested dot com.   Get Published – Episode 1   Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 1 Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:12 — Introduction – Show #1: Book Promotion in the Age of Social Media Who is Michell Plested and why did he create this podcast? 01:29 — Promos: Survival Guide […]

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/get-published-1-book-promotion-in-the-age-of-social-media/feed/ 1 I have thought about the day I would release my own podcast for several months now and I can’t think of a more fitting topic to begin with than “Self Promotion in the Age of Social Media”. I hope you enjoy this, my first offering. I have thought about the day I would release my own podcast for several months now and I can’t think of a more fitting topic to begin with than “Self Promotion in the Age of Social Media”. I hope you enjoy this, my first offering.  If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please email me:  podcast at michellplested dot com.   Get Published – Episode 1   Show Notes 00:00 — Opening – Get Published, Episode 1 Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published” 0:12 — Introduction – Show #1: Book Promotion in the Age of Social Media Who is Michell Plested and why did he create this podcast? 01:29 — Promos: Survival Guide […] Michell Plested 13:35 podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Special Promo – Down the Road – www.jackjaffee.com https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/special-promo-down-the-road-wwwjackjaffeecom/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/special-promo-down-the-road-wwwjackjaffeecom/#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:37:11 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=184 Show Jack some love and have a listen to Down the Road You can find him at www.jackjaffee.com or search “jack jaffee” on iTunes.

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/special-promo-down-the-road-wwwjackjaffeecom/feed/ 0 Show Jack some love and have a listen to Down the Road You can find him at www.jackjaffee.com or search “jack jaffee” on iTunes. Show Jack some love and have a listen to Down the Road You can find him at www.jackjaffee.com or search “jack jaffee” on iTunes. Jack Jaffee podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book Promo is Live https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/promo-is-live/ https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/promo-is-live/#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:15:35 +0000 http://www.michellplested.com/?p=171 I’m very excited to tell you that my first ever podcast promo is now available for public consumption. Get Published Promo Please take a few moments, give it a listen and let me know what you think.

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]]> https://www.michellplested.com/getpublished/promo-is-live/feed/ 0 I’m very excited to tell you that my first ever podcast promo is now available for public consumption. Get Published Promo Please take a few moments, give it a listen and let me know what you think. I’m very excited to tell you that my first ever podcast promo is now available for public consumption. Get Published Promo Please take a few moments, give it a listen and let me know what you think. Michell Plested podcast@michellplested.com (Michell Plested)nopublish,publishing,writing,publisher,agent,author,novel,book