Irreverent Muse

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 […]

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. […]

A few years ago someone had the brilliant idea that JR Murdock and I should do a project together. The reasoning was, our writing had a lot of similarities. We both wrote science fiction where humour played an important part. Our styles of writing were similar. What would happen if we joined forces? We met one night via Skype and talked about the idea. Before the call was complete some two hours later we had a firm idea of what we wanted to do, when we wanted to do it and how. And now, on June 1st, that project will finally be available for everyone to enjoy. Burst books is publishing our book and it will be available as an […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

150 Episodes. We have had quite a journey together thus far, haven’t we? Since I started podcasting I have had two novels released, podcast two novels and edited an anthology. How about you? How has your life changed since we started down this road? As you probably know, Jeff Hite and I are working together on an anthology titled, Dimensional Abscesses. On today’s show we talk to one of the contributors, Kevin Wohler, who created a brand new character for the book. When he was done with his story, he was so happy with the character he decided to write a full-length novel. Jeff and I talk about his story, the anthology and his resulting book ideas as well as […]

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 [email protected]. 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 […]

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 […]