“Captain Blood’s B00ty” on Starship Sofa
Filed Under: My Writing, Podcast
There’s a new, excellently-read podcast of my short story “Captain Blood’s B00ty” story over on Starship Sofa today. Give it a listen and let me know what you think.
This story previously appeared in the Shimmer pirate issue, edited by John Joseph Adams.
I’m sorry things have been so quiet around here lately. I just don’t have much to say right now. Soon though.
Sofanauts Episode 10 Live
Filed Under: Uncategorized
It’s Friday, so a new Sofanauts podcast is up. This week’s guests are Damien G. Walter and Mary Robinette Kowal (and as usual, myself). This week, we talk about the Steampunk Tales iphone app, Dr. Roundbottom, and lots of other fun stuff. Check it out.
Hard to believe I’ve done 10 of these things.
Podcast Story: “The Culture Archivist”
Filed Under: My Writing, Podcast, Speculative Fiction
StarShipSofa has posted a podcast of my story from Federations, “The Culture Archivist.” Ray Sizemore did a great job on the narration, I thought.
This is my take on what if the Star Trek Federation were actually capitalist bastards. With a little AI lolcat humor mixed in here and there. Take a listen.
Questions about Podcasts, Some Escape Pod News
Filed Under: Podcast, escape pod
I need to understand more about how people interact with podcasts, now that I’m editing for one. I have some questions that I’d like to ask you all.
- Do you listen to podcasts? If so, which ones? (If no, please do say so, and you can ignore the rest of the questions.)
- How do you listen to them? At your computer, in the car, while jogging, etc?
- Do you just subscribe in iTunes or another podcatcher and forget, or do you read the websites associated with them too?
- What kinds of products advertised in a podcast via sponsorships would you actually find interesting?
- What are the traits of a good podcast episode in your opinion?
I’m just trying to understand how people inteact with podcasts a little more. I have my own pre-formed theories, but they’re not based on anyone’s reality except my own. Ostensibly, answers to these questions will help me make Escape Pod an even better podcast than it already is.
By they way, let me just say, we’re a paying market, but we can’t pay without the support of our listeners. If you regularly listen to Escape Pod and enjoy its content, please consider making a donation via PayPal. Much like NPR, we’re funded by the listeners.
And of course, if you’re a writer, I want to see your stories. Read our submission guidelines and send your work along!
This week, I purchased stories by: Kameron Hurley, Merrie Fuller, Ian Creasey, David Rivera, Ian McHugh, Tina Connolly, and more. As an editor, I don’t have any agenda other than to find stories that I think are good that will also make good audio productions. I think we have some great stories coming up for the listeners. I hope they and you will agree.