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Double Share on iTunes

8 July, 2008 (17:48) | Books, Double Share | 41 comments

It’s taken a few days, but Double Share is now available at the iTunes Store as well as Podiobooks.
Any and all reviews you’d care to make there will help the cause as well.

Double Share

4 July, 2008 (10:21) | Books, Double Share, General | 113 comments

Well, I always wanted to have a big release party. People across America will be joining me in celebration today as the latest volume in the Trader’s Tales drops on Podioboks.com. I hear there’ll be be fireworks tonight.
A Traders Tale from the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper : Book 4
When he graduates from [...]

Double Share Promo

30 June, 2008 (15:15) | Books, Double Share | 15 comments

It occurred to me late last night that I needed a promo for people to play on other podcasts and I wanted to do something a little different.
How’s this?

 
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I should probably point out that this IS a drill… the book’s not on Podiobooks yet.
UPDATE: Some of the listeners have raised the [...]

Double Share : Episode One

29 June, 2008 (16:46) | Books, Double Share | 30 comments

Since you’ve all been so nice, I’ll post the first episode prototype here. It’s the full text, but the ID3 tags are messed up, there’s, no cover art in it, and there may well be editing flubs since even the QC team hasn’t heard this full episode yet.
Direct from me, to you.

 
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Double Share : Chapter One

29 June, 2008 (08:12) | Books, Double Share | 14 comments

OK, it’s a tease … but I think this is where I’m going. I just did this take this morning as a final “dial in” on the audio settings for the gear.

 
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What do you think? Can you listen to 25 episodes? The real ones will be longer, I promise.

Music : Take Two

29 June, 2008 (06:01) | Books, Double Share | 9 comments

One of you wonderful fans sent me a link this great medley of jigs from a Canadian Band named Great Big Sea. The music is from PodShow so is licensed for use in podcasts already. I like this tune and think it would be more compelling than the sparse sounds of the other tune.

 
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Double Share Complete

26 June, 2008 (23:55) | Books, Double Share | 20 comments

Yes. Faithful Fans.
The book is complete. It needs some polish, probably a little fiddling. I’m sure I’ve crossed up a plot line or two, but it’s complete.
Last Friday the book was 78k. By Monday it was 96k. I threw away 15k words because the flow was wrong and then rearranged the rest. What [...]

Friday Update: 78,250

20 June, 2008 (23:11) | Books, Double Share | 17 comments

Well, not as good a week as I’d hoped, but I spent 6,500 words on a side project with another author. You’ll hear more about that when the Sekrit Is Revealed. It’ll be fun, I think.
And in other news, some of you know already, but there’s a fan forum. If you wanted to talk [...]

65,000 and counting

13 June, 2008 (18:15) | Books, Double Share | 14 comments

This week took a nose dive when I got embroiled in a day job related fiasco that took 25,000 words away from Double Share. Still, the plot is percolating nicely.The beta readers are positive.
Yes, this is a different story, but I think a richer one. It’s not inconceivable that I’ll have the first draft [...]

Double Share: Update

6 June, 2008 (21:10) | Books, Double Share | 13 comments

We’re at 48,000 words on the road to 80k.
I’m writing about 4k a day in a normal day and 7k on thursdays and fridays.
The story is shaping up nicely, but I still need to get one of the winning ships in there. Several of you will find yourselves as crew, characters in the story, [...]

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