Irreverent Muse

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

For those of you new to the show, let me tell you about a project I’ve been working on with Jeffrey Hite. We decided a little over a year ago that we should do another anthology together. Our first anthology, A Method to the Madness: A Guide to the Super Evil was picked up and published by 5 Rivers Publishing. We had a lot of fun doing that anthology and decided to do another. This time, we are publishing the anthology ourselves. The new anthology was originally titled Portal Under the Sink, and other stories of magical places you likely don’t want to go. We had submissions opened until the end of May and are now going through all the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]