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Yes, I know it’s the 10th, not the 11th. I’m launching this a day early. I’m podcasting a new Panamindorah story! It’s a dark, nautical fantasy in full cast audio. Illustrations accompany each episode. Go to www.cowrycatchers.com to start listening. I’m back from Tampa! And apparently it’s Ory Con. Chris Lester of Metamor City is here for the convention and did the third drawing with me. Tamara is the winner, and I’ll be contacting her. Sorry for the short notice, but if any listeners are in Portland for Ory Con, I’d love to meet you. I’ll be at Chris’s panels on Friday. Sarah won the quotes contest with 8 correct answers. Congrats! She asked for a drawing of a shelt skeleton, specifically lower body, so here’s my sketch. In addition, a sample of the Cowry Catchers illustrations for Part I are here. Also, although I didn’t mention it in the podcast, Rah Cloutier did some sketches of the main characters for Cowry Catchers when she was trying to get a feel for anatomy. They’re not wearing clothes, but they’re also not very detailed. Here’s my sketch of a pegasus skeleton, and here’s my DA gallery. The Bunjee Venture by Stan McMurty is indeed available on Amazon for pennies. “The Old Gumbie Cat” is by T.S. Eliot, from his book of cat poems, Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. It later became the raw material for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, Cats. Hughes and I list 21 random book quotes (mostly fiction, certainly fictitious). Whoever gets the most correct gets to pick a character to be drawn by yours truly. Email hilton (at) fauness (dot) com. Stuff we mention: Hello, readers! Well, I didn’t win a Parsec this year, but I lost to Scott Sigler, so no shame in that. I’ll post a link to all the winners as soon as I can find one. I’m proud that I was a finalist, and I get to keep that stamp on my website. I’m planning to be at Dragoncon next year, so perhaps I’ll get to compete with Cowry Catchers. In other news, this website is about to get an overhaul, so it will be changing over the next few days. To all of you who are participating in my forums: thank you! If you haven’t dropped by to say hello, please do. People are actually talking over there. Makes me happy. Edit: Wander Radio has compiled a list of the 2009 Parsec winners. Thanks, Jack! I have returned with the contest prize for Lance! It’s a 3000 word story about Sevn, which I narrated myself. Things I mentioned: Thing number 1: Norm Sherman of The Drabblecast read one of my drabbles during a Geekspeak interview. Wee!! Norm has a huge part in Cowry Catchers, and if you are not listening to the Drabblecast, you should be, for it is ear candy. Thing number 2: The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine is looking for producers to work on the occational show. This a great opportunity to learn how to do full cast audio if you’re interested. More info in the podcast. Contact: Editor (at) Dunesteef (dot) com. The Dunesteef is also ear candy. Panamindorah Forums!!!!!Use them, so that they do not become an embarrassment and go away! Just a note to say that I have not died, and I know what I want to write for the short story prize, and I will write it sometime this week. Really. In this unscripted and largely unedited installment, I tell you: –I’m a Parsec finalist, and Norm Sherman and company will be standing in for me at Dragon Con. –My short story “Miranda and the Butterfly” is up at the Dunesteef. –I have a poem “Coral Reef” on Wander Radio. –I read “Toast” for the The Drabblecast. I also answer some listener questions about feline society, my writing habits, and full cast audio vs. solo reads. In one place, I said “Canisaria,” when I meant “Filinia.” I also sometimes say “read,” when I mean “listen.” Wow, guys. The third Prophet book, Fire and Flood, is a finalist for the Parsec awards in Novella catagory! This means significant exposure, even if I don’t win. Check out the other finalists and read more about the Parsecs on the website. Hughes and I did the drawing on the 13th, but I haven’t had time to edit it until today. I will be writing a short story about Sevn for Lance. Hughes and I also give a list and discussion of all the podcasts we listen to. The discussion is not child-safe. Promos I played: FETIDUS (both the faux add and the promo) and The Dunesteef. Click for the not-entirely-kid-safe list of podcasts I listen to. If you want to subscribe to any of them them, and you use iTunes, I’d recommend just searching them there. This doesn’t include all of Hughes’s list, which he’ll have to give me if he wants me to post.
Two more weeks until the drawing on July 12th! Write a review and email me at hilton at fauness dot com for a chance to win a short story about the character of your voice. I also announce that Cowry Catchers will be launching on December 12th. I have a wonderful set of voice actors for that story, and I’m excited about it! |
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The drawing is Sunday or Monday! Whenever we have time. Get your views in before the drawing, and we’ll enter you. The picture is a sneak peak from one of my illustrators for Cowry Catchers. The character’s name is Silveo, and you can find more of the artist’s work