A plethora of Penslinger ponderings today.
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Showing posts with label Borrowed Time. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Borrowed Time. Show all posts
October 17, 2016
September 8, 2016
Ramblings Episode 589: Photography
I realized I am not as into taking pictures as I used to be. #RoaUMP
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March 25, 2016
Ramblings Episode 459: Editing Progress
Making headway on the third installment of the Borrowed Time Chronology. #RoaUMP
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March 23, 2016
Ramblings Episode 457: Should Stories Have Romance?
Despite what some might think, this is a common storytelling tool. #RoaUMP
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March 17, 2016
Ramblings Episode 451: Menu Planning
Happiness is not having “I don’t know” for dinner. Also, fan mail! #RoaUMP
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March 4, 2015
Ramblings Episode 146 – Ebook Death Match
I talk about a selling competition Scott Roche and I held in 2011. #RoaUMP
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December 10, 2014
Ramblings Episode 77 – Two Yays and One Boo
The new TV is AWESOME, the Packers win on MNF, and I received a rejection from Tor. #RoaUMP
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October 29, 2014
Ramblings Episode 42 - Vanity Marketing
I talk about a recent email I received from Amazon. Is it good news for my work, or just a way to make me buy more books? #RoaUMP
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November 23, 2011
The Time Out! Podcast #17 - Ebook Extravanganza
In this episode I cover:
Podioracket's anthology Glimpses is now available as an ebook on Amazon and Smashwords! This includes my short story Fleeting Time. And exclusively for Time Out! listeners promo code AW36V can be used on the Smashwords site to get this excellent collection of kick-butt stories for FREE. All I ask is that if you use this code that you take a few minutes and leave a review for the book on Amazon and Smashwords.
In more ebook news the price of Borrowed Time has now been reduced to a measly 99 cents! Head to Amazon or Smashwords today to get your copy so you'll be ready for the advent of Stolen Time. Also please leave me a review on Amazon so we can build the buzz for this series.
Principle recording of for the Stolen Time podcast has been completed! Editing of the audio will take place during the rest of November and into December. Currently a January release is planned. Stay tuned for more details!
I also play the promo for Glimpses.
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Podioracket's anthology Glimpses is now available as an ebook on Amazon and Smashwords! This includes my short story Fleeting Time. And exclusively for Time Out! listeners promo code AW36V can be used on the Smashwords site to get this excellent collection of kick-butt stories for FREE. All I ask is that if you use this code that you take a few minutes and leave a review for the book on Amazon and Smashwords.
In more ebook news the price of Borrowed Time has now been reduced to a measly 99 cents! Head to Amazon or Smashwords today to get your copy so you'll be ready for the advent of Stolen Time. Also please leave me a review on Amazon so we can build the buzz for this series.
Principle recording of for the Stolen Time podcast has been completed! Editing of the audio will take place during the rest of November and into December. Currently a January release is planned. Stay tuned for more details!
I also play the promo for Glimpses.
Run time: 10:35
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September 2, 2011
A Word From You Means A Lot
A word from you means a lot... and I'm not just sucking up. Well, maybe a little bit. Because I'm standing here with my digital hat in hand, asking plaintively for your help. I'm working hard to transition my writing from a hobby to a revenue-generating venture, and in order for that to happen YOU are a vital ingredient.
What I ask is simple: if you have listened to the Borrowed Time podcast, or if you have read the ebook, please take a couple of minutes and leave me a review on Amazon. Even if you bought the ebook from some other store, a review on the Kindle store will attract the most attention. I'll even make it easy for you by providing the link to the book here.
Every review helps get the book get noticed, and a solid base of reviews on Borrowed Time will really help when Stolen Time hits the streets. Not only that, but you'll have my undying gratitude and respect. And you know you want that!
What I ask is simple: if you have listened to the Borrowed Time podcast, or if you have read the ebook, please take a couple of minutes and leave me a review on Amazon. Even if you bought the ebook from some other store, a review on the Kindle store will attract the most attention. I'll even make it easy for you by providing the link to the book here.
Every review helps get the book get noticed, and a solid base of reviews on Borrowed Time will really help when Stolen Time hits the streets. Not only that, but you'll have my undying gratitude and respect. And you know you want that!
July 22, 2011
Glimpses of the Past and Future
I am very pleased to be able to finally announce from the roof tops that I am part of the Podioracket Presents: Glimpses anthology that launches today on Podiobooks.com as a free podcast!
Authors were invited to write an short story set in the world of one of their titles on the Podiobooks site. I wrote Fleeting Time, which is a between-the-cracks story set in the world of my time travel novel Borrowed Time. Those who have experienced Borrowed Time will recognize where the this tale fits in with the larger story. And if you haven't heard the novel, Fleeting Time is a great introduction to the world and conflicts of the longer work..
I don't know which episode will feature Fleeting Time, so go to Podiobooks.com and subscribe today. And if you need to bone up on Borrowed Time you can subscribe to the podcast here, or if you prefer it in text get the ebook here.
Authors were invited to write an short story set in the world of one of their titles on the Podiobooks site. I wrote Fleeting Time, which is a between-the-cracks story set in the world of my time travel novel Borrowed Time. Those who have experienced Borrowed Time will recognize where the this tale fits in with the larger story. And if you haven't heard the novel, Fleeting Time is a great introduction to the world and conflicts of the longer work..
I don't know which episode will feature Fleeting Time, so go to Podiobooks.com and subscribe today. And if you need to bone up on Borrowed Time you can subscribe to the podcast here, or if you prefer it in text get the ebook here.
June 15, 2011
Time Out! Podcast #15 - Ebook Death Match and Beyond...
In this episode I cover:
Initial edits are completed for Stolen Time, and it has been turned over to the Pianoeditor and her fourteen-inch Pencil of Doom©.
Borrowed Time is on the Amazon Kindle Store! I also go over listener stats for the BT podcast.
I play the promo for Ebook Death Match and talk a bit about the marketing contest where I am competing against fellow Scott Roche. I am trying to sell his horror anthology Through a Glass, Darkly, while he is trying to sell Borrowed Time. Support me by buying a copy of Scott's book from Kindle or Smashwords before June 20!
Visit the Facebook event page for EDM to see all the great content Scott and I have produced. Also be sure to vote for what the loser (Scott, of course) get to perform on video.
Watch out! I have a blog and I'm not afraid to use it. I announced that I am now occasionally providing blog-only content on a variety of topics. Subscribe to the blog feed or sign up to receive posts via e-mail to make sure you don't miss a thing!
Run time: 16:13
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Initial edits are completed for Stolen Time, and it has been turned over to the Pianoeditor and her fourteen-inch Pencil of Doom©.
Borrowed Time is on the Amazon Kindle Store! I also go over listener stats for the BT podcast.
I play the promo for Ebook Death Match and talk a bit about the marketing contest where I am competing against fellow Scott Roche. I am trying to sell his horror anthology Through a Glass, Darkly, while he is trying to sell Borrowed Time. Support me by buying a copy of Scott's book from Kindle or Smashwords before June 20!
Visit the Facebook event page for EDM to see all the great content Scott and I have produced. Also be sure to vote for what the loser (Scott, of course) get to perform on video.
Watch out! I have a blog and I'm not afraid to use it. I announced that I am now occasionally providing blog-only content on a variety of topics. Subscribe to the blog feed or sign up to receive posts via e-mail to make sure you don't miss a thing!
Run time: 16:13
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March 12, 2011
Kindle-ing
As you can probably guess in this post I am going to be talking about my new Kindle and the expierence I've had so far. But first a word from our sponsor...
This year I found myself with a Best Buy gift card for Christmas, along with some other BB money, so I thought the time was probably right to make the leap into an ebook reader. I had several reasons for doing so. First of all I am involved in the creation of digital content, and have had an ebook for sale for over a year, so it made sense for me to experience first-hand this method of consuming content. Second, it's a gadget, and I loves me a new gadget! It has been a while since I've bought one, and I was feeling the itch. Finally, since I probably spend more time doing recreational reading than pretty much anything else, it made more sense to buy an ebook reader, then, say, a new gaming console.
I did have a tiny qualm in that I hate doing any long-term reading on a computer screen. That's why I always print out my novels to edit them. So I wasn't sure if I was going to like reading off of a display as opposed to paper. This was one reasons I wanted to stay away from the back-lit, Nook Color kind of screen.
So after the first of the year I began to look seriously at ebook readers. It quickly came down to the Kindle or the Nook. The other models either seemed too slow, or I didn't like the button placement, or had a backlit screen. Now I do have this predisposition to not get the big kahuna of a gadget just because they're the biggest. I tend to be sympathetic to the seller with less market share but who has a great product. This is what drove me to the Microsoft Zune instead of buying an iPod (this was also helped by the fact that I don't like Apple's business model, but that's another post.) So right out of the gate the Nook had an advantage over the Kindle.
But if you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you know that the Kindle won out. The Nook and the Kindle seemed to be pretty equivalent, but the speed of the Kindle seemed a bit better, as was the rated battery life. Those two factors swung it for me, along with the fact that Amazon, while an 800-pound gorilla, is not Apple and I really have no issues with the company.
So I bought it at lunch last week, went to an nearby McDonald's for a quarter-pounder and the free wi-fi, and five minutes later I was reading my first purchased ebook, Half Share by Nathan Lowell. I have since finished that book and another. I've downloaded several free ebooks and bought a couple more. I love the reading experience, and am officially hooked.
Another reason I had for getting an ebook reader is that I've had to start using "reader" glasses. By slightly increasing the font size on the Kindle I am able to comfortably read without having to wear magnifying glasses at all. The screen has great contrast without being shockingly white, and the fonts are crisp, making it very easy to read. The battery life seems to be pretty good. I've only charged it the once and I've been leaving the wi-fi on.
It has a basic browser which is OK. It is not a surfing machine, and I didn't expect it to be. But I've used it to update my books on Goodreads, and to look up actors on IMDB for a movie we were watching last night. Since I've always got it near where I sit, it was convenient to just turn it on and get online.
I'm sure I'll be spending more per year on books than I have in the past, but I can still get some ebooks from my library. I also have access to pretty much all of the classic literary works for free, and I've already downloaded several such as Sense and Sensibility and A Tale of Two Cities. I plan to read several of these that I've skipped over the years. I've made it a point over the years to support the book launches of many of the podcast authors I follow, such as the aforementioned Mr. Lowell, and I will continue to do so via ebooks.
So if you've been thinking about getting an ebook reader I would encourage you to make the plunge. I haven't even tried out all of the bells and whistles on my Kindle and I love it. Oh, and if you already have one, make sure to get your own copy of Borrowed Time, just like I have! If you don't have a Kindle and would rather read it on your PC or Mac, just download the free reader app, buy the book, and you're good to go!
What's that? You have a Nook or some other ebook reader? Not to worry! Borrowed Time is also available in pretty much every format known to man via the Smashwords site. You can also find it as a NOOKbook, and on the Sony, Kobo (with a 5-star rating!), and Diesel ebook stores.
Now if you will excuse me, I've got some reading to do!
I am very happy to announce that Borrowed Time is now available on the Amazon Kindle store. Revisit the adventures of Ness and Dr. Bertrand as they struggle to keep the world's first time machine from those who want use it to twist the future to their own ends. You can make this exciting adventure part of you own collection HERE if you're in the United States, and HERE if you're in the UK.
Now back to the post....I have been thinking about getting an ebook reader for the last couple of years. I've looked over the Kindle, Nook, and Sony readers most of the times I've roamed though my favorite store, Best Buy. Part of my hesitancy was the cost of the unit, not to mention the cost of the ebooks themselves. But as the years passed the price has dropped on both to the point where they began to get attractive to me.
This year I found myself with a Best Buy gift card for Christmas, along with some other BB money, so I thought the time was probably right to make the leap into an ebook reader. I had several reasons for doing so. First of all I am involved in the creation of digital content, and have had an ebook for sale for over a year, so it made sense for me to experience first-hand this method of consuming content. Second, it's a gadget, and I loves me a new gadget! It has been a while since I've bought one, and I was feeling the itch. Finally, since I probably spend more time doing recreational reading than pretty much anything else, it made more sense to buy an ebook reader, then, say, a new gaming console.
I did have a tiny qualm in that I hate doing any long-term reading on a computer screen. That's why I always print out my novels to edit them. So I wasn't sure if I was going to like reading off of a display as opposed to paper. This was one reasons I wanted to stay away from the back-lit, Nook Color kind of screen.
So after the first of the year I began to look seriously at ebook readers. It quickly came down to the Kindle or the Nook. The other models either seemed too slow, or I didn't like the button placement, or had a backlit screen. Now I do have this predisposition to not get the big kahuna of a gadget just because they're the biggest. I tend to be sympathetic to the seller with less market share but who has a great product. This is what drove me to the Microsoft Zune instead of buying an iPod (this was also helped by the fact that I don't like Apple's business model, but that's another post.) So right out of the gate the Nook had an advantage over the Kindle.
But if you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you know that the Kindle won out. The Nook and the Kindle seemed to be pretty equivalent, but the speed of the Kindle seemed a bit better, as was the rated battery life. Those two factors swung it for me, along with the fact that Amazon, while an 800-pound gorilla, is not Apple and I really have no issues with the company.
So I bought it at lunch last week, went to an nearby McDonald's for a quarter-pounder and the free wi-fi, and five minutes later I was reading my first purchased ebook, Half Share by Nathan Lowell. I have since finished that book and another. I've downloaded several free ebooks and bought a couple more. I love the reading experience, and am officially hooked.
Another reason I had for getting an ebook reader is that I've had to start using "reader" glasses. By slightly increasing the font size on the Kindle I am able to comfortably read without having to wear magnifying glasses at all. The screen has great contrast without being shockingly white, and the fonts are crisp, making it very easy to read. The battery life seems to be pretty good. I've only charged it the once and I've been leaving the wi-fi on.
It has a basic browser which is OK. It is not a surfing machine, and I didn't expect it to be. But I've used it to update my books on Goodreads, and to look up actors on IMDB for a movie we were watching last night. Since I've always got it near where I sit, it was convenient to just turn it on and get online.
I'm sure I'll be spending more per year on books than I have in the past, but I can still get some ebooks from my library. I also have access to pretty much all of the classic literary works for free, and I've already downloaded several such as Sense and Sensibility and A Tale of Two Cities. I plan to read several of these that I've skipped over the years. I've made it a point over the years to support the book launches of many of the podcast authors I follow, such as the aforementioned Mr. Lowell, and I will continue to do so via ebooks.
What's that? You have a Nook or some other ebook reader? Not to worry! Borrowed Time is also available in pretty much every format known to man via the Smashwords site. You can also find it as a NOOKbook, and on the Sony, Kobo (with a 5-star rating!), and Diesel ebook stores.
Now if you will excuse me, I've got some reading to do!
January 28, 2011
The Time Out! Podcast #14 - Lookin' Back & Movin' Forward
The Time Out! Podcast is back on the air! So to speak. :-)
In this episode I cover a little feedback for my novels:
I took a few minutes to review what I accomplished in 2010 with my writing and podcasting, then looked forward to my plans for 2011.
Podcasts or Ebooks? I put a poll up at Penslinger.com asking if you'd rather continue receiving podcasts of my fiction, or receive chapters as a weekly ebook/PDF. Please take a minute and cast your vote for your preference.
Promo: Jake Bible's Dead Mech Kindle rush at Amazon on March 1st.
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In this episode I cover a little feedback for my novels:
- A Podiobooks review for The Guerrilla Poet by Chris
- A Goodreads review for Borrowed Time by Craig (a.k.a. Meatstack)
I took a few minutes to review what I accomplished in 2010 with my writing and podcasting, then looked forward to my plans for 2011.
Podcasts or Ebooks? I put a poll up at Penslinger.com asking if you'd rather continue receiving podcasts of my fiction, or receive chapters as a weekly ebook/PDF. Please take a minute and cast your vote for your preference.
Promo: Jake Bible's Dead Mech Kindle rush at Amazon on March 1st.
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April 25, 2010
Time Out! Episode 11 - Where the Hell Have I Been?
In the eleventh episode of the Time Out! podcast I cover:
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- Where the Hell have I been?
- Live Episode Feedback
- Forum news
- New voice mail number (248-289-0143)
- Website update & fan art!
- Live podcast #2 - May 14 @ 9:30pm
- Borrowed Time update
- The Time Out! Podcast is on iTunes!
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March 8, 2010
Time Out! Episode 10 - The First Live Episode
In the tenth, and first LIVE, episode of the Time Out! podcast I cover:
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- Borrowed Time feedback
- Random questions & chatroom activity
- Excerpt from The Guerrilla Poet
- Free ebook giveaway!
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February 26, 2010
Time Out! Episode 9 - Quickie Announcement Show
In the ninth episode of the Time Out! podcast I cover:
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- Borrowed Time reviewed on the Free Audio Review blog
- Announcement: The Time Out! Podcast LIVE on March 5th
- The Boom Effect, a fundraising effort to create a trust fund for Tee Morris' daughter.
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February 23, 2010
Borrowed Time Blogged!
I recently received an e-mail from Felbrigg Herriot that he reviewed Borrowed Time on his Free Audio Review blog! As you can see below he enjoyed the story and recommends it to others:
Many thanks to Felbrigg for listening to my podiobook and for the awesome review.
Do you have a blog? Have you listened to Borrowed Time? Do you have an opinion about it? Then I encourage you to blog about the story so that others can learn of the exciting adventures of Ness Relevant. And be sure to let me know so that I can shower you in thanks!
The plot emerges through a series of exciting near-non-stop scenes where the protagonist is always on the run and flitting across time. It's a compelling listen and great fun. I really enjoyed it... Well worth downloading.Be sure to check out his other reviews to see what else out there in the podiosphere is worth a listen. And if his review led you to check out Borrowed Time, please leave him a comment and let him know.
Many thanks to Felbrigg for listening to my podiobook and for the awesome review.
Do you have a blog? Have you listened to Borrowed Time? Do you have an opinion about it? Then I encourage you to blog about the story so that others can learn of the exciting adventures of Ness Relevant. And be sure to let me know so that I can shower you in thanks!
November 24, 2009
Time Out! Episode 4 - NaNaWriMo Week 3 Update
In the forth episode of the Time Out! podcast I cover:
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- Some Borrowed Time feedback
- Activity on the forum
- NaNoWriMo Week 3 Update
- Excerpt from Stolen Time - Hunting
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