Ultracreatives Interview #17: Mur Lafferty
After an unexpected — and shame on him, unnannounced — micro-hiatus, J.C. Hutchins is back with a new UltraCreatives interview. This episode features the triumphant return of author and podcaster Mur Lafferty.
There have been some tremendous developments in Mur’s career since she last appeared on the show back in February. J.C. and Mur discuss her novel Playing for Keeps, and how it was recently purchased by indie publisher Swarm Press for mainstream release. Mur also chats about the reactivation of her “Stories of the Third Wave” podcast, her ambition to rush the Amazon.com charts on August 25 and much more. It’s a fun, fascinating interview.
Find Mur Lafferty on the World Wide Everywhere:
- The “portal” site for all her creative projects, Murverse.com
- The official Playing for Keeps website, PlayingForKeepsNovel.com
- The Amazon.com product page for Playing For Keeps (but PLEASE wait until Aug. 25 to purchase!)
In the intro to this episode, J.C. also explains just where the hell he’s been for the past three weeks, what commitments have kept him from releasing 7th Son: OBSIDIAN content, and when that content will return to the feed. (Hint: It’s goddamned soon.)
As promised, here are links to some important sites (including MINE, J.C.’s new pop culture blog project) and some writing he’s done in recent weeks.
- MINE, the new pop culture blog from Myxer.com
- What is MINE? MINE is yours
- Help spread the MINE meme
- Please help fellow Beta Clone and artist Carlos Weiser become a pro-published comic book artist!
- On Twitter, and the Great Unfollowing of 2008
- Learning from King and Whedon, and getting out of the ghetto
UltraCreatives Interview #16: Tee Morris and Philippa Ballantine
We’ll soon dive back into 7th Son: OBSIDIAN, but it’s time for another killer UltraCreatives interview, this one with novelists Tee Morris and Philippa “Pip” Ballantine. These authors have got a first-ever publishing promotion to talk about, as well as writing in the Fantasy genre, their love of history, and a lot more.
In this terrific chat, Tee and Pip discuss their new promotion called “Double Trouble,” and how you can help them make an impact at Amazon.com on August 8th. It’s a double whammy of awesome.
Find Tee Morris and Philippa Ballantine on the World Wide Everywhere:
- All the skinny on the Double Trouble promotion
- Tee Morris’ website: TeeMorris.com
- Morris’ Billibub Baddings podcast novel
- Link to the free PDF of The Case of the Pitcher’s Pendant: A Billibub Baddings Mystery
- Philippa Ballantine’s website: PJBallantine.net
- Ballantine’s Chasing the Bard podcast novel
- Like to the free PDF of Digital Magic
J.C. serves up a teaser regarding future author announcements (free swag is coming!), and encourages folks to visit JohnAlphaForPresident.com to snag a free “John Alpha ’08″ bumper sticker…
PROMOS:
Coming up tomorrow in the podcast feed: A fun OBSIDIAN short-short starring the cast of The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd!
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