- Tee and I have turned in 25% of Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies. w00t! #
- Summer and Mike (maybe more) are interviewing John Scalzi. #
- Plug this in your browser to hear: http://tinyurl.com/yu6bcg #
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Contemplative. Funny how that get pronounced a couple of different ways.
Time to change the look of this blog. It’s cluttered and serves too many purposes right now. So I’m going for a minimalist approach. I kinda dig this color scheme, so I’m going to stick with it. Everyone say hi to Dan S., as he’s volunteered to help me with it, as I’m a code hack at best.
And don’t forget that tomorrow is the First of May. Might I suggest you celebrate it in a very Jonathan Coulton fashion?
April 30th, 2007
7:07 am
EPPfD
As of early this morning, Tee and I have knocked out 13 chapters of the new book. We’re just on schedule and hope to get ahead some over these next four weeks. I tackled some of my tougher chapters up front and am starting to get in a groove.
We’ve also received our first batch of feedback from our incredibly helpful editor, Kim Darosett, on the first to chapters. It’s exactly what I wanted to hear from here: add a little more here, show me a picture of this, break this into steps, use this formatting. We worked with Kim on Podcasting for Dummies and I was stoked when she was picked to help us again.
So with that, I have more writing to do!
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Maybe when I’m done with the print book, I’ll come back and understand this better
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Too many folks getting involved with new media neglect to consider the impact of Google on their traffic. it’s huge. Learn.
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Attention all of my clients: Do this. Now.
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I also received one of these devices at the PME, but I’m a horrible person and haven’t had time to even plug it in and try it out.
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I’m a huge fan of FeedBurner’s advertising module and think it can be a great way to reach an audience who’s habits are shifting away from browser-based consumption in favor of RSS consumption. I know I made the switch a hear and a half ago and I live abo
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Dangit! Seth is going to be speaking in Phoenix and I’m going to be headed out to BaltiCon that same day. Maybe I can run by before I head to the airport? I’ll sign up just in case.
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The most rational essay on the state and future of copyright and licensing I’ve read. Has huge implications for what we’re doing at Podiobooks.com.
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I so wish I was going to this conference. I need to really re-think where I’m going next year.
- Beautiful night in cental AZ. Kid I prom, off to the local dive w/ the Lovely Wife. Doubt the brew choice is decent. Could be quick. #
- The Lovely Wife just got carded at the local dive. Made her night. Someone is getting laid… #
- As the man said in his orthopedic shoes, ‘I stand corrected’. Local dive has Kiltlifter. #
- I would like an invitation to http://www.dopplr.com Please and thank you. #
- I think I’m sufficiently caught up on pressing matters to afford to spend the day writing. At least I hope I am, ‘cuz I am! #
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I would really like to try this new service for frequent travelers called Dopplr. So if you happen to have an invite handy, I’d love to receive one. evo (at) podiobooks (dot) com is the bestest way. Thanks in advance!
- How embarrassed are you if you live in Utah? http://tinyurl.com/2gnxcn #
- Off to dinner. Someone write my next Practice for me while I’m out. Think it’s #6, Transitions, Timing and Cues #
- EPPfD Practice #5 complete! #
- Was officially invited to become a part of Podcamp AZ yesterday. Sounds like fun! http://podcampaz.com #
- Inbound to the studio. Though I have no idea what Mennenga is planning since I have to leave early. Color me piqued! #
- I am arrived in the studio. Are you catching the live feed? http://tinyurl.com/2btvle #
- Car thermometer shows 3 digits. Headed home from a solid recording day. #
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Last night, the Brooklyn Bluesman hooked me up with Jeremy from the Second Life Podcast to let me know about PodCamp AZ happening in my back yard. I’m now signed up and am looking forward to helping make this happen.
I’m involved with so many podcasts that come out of FarPoint Media that I honestly forget that the Phoenix podcasting scened doesn’t start and end with us. This should help broaden my horizons and sounds like a hella good time. Holy crap, I just said “hella”.
- Reading 200+ emails and sorting through 400+ RSS items. #
- Oh, and Croncast Kris and I need to talk about RSS. #
- http://tinyurl.com/2q3yby - I want one. #
- On my mind today: It dawns on my that one could make a very good living have a Google-only consulting practice for clients. #
- A Twitter novel? http://twitter.com/TalesOfDismay #
- Five hours to put out a fire that should have been fixed in five minutes. Ah, management. #
- Making the switch from one job to the next. Many things in my “action” folder. Guess it’s a good think kickboxing was canceled. #
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My friends at The Dragon Page Cover to Cover (my voice has been silent there for a while, but I’ll come back — promise!) are giving away copies of Crystal Rain by Tobias Buckell.
I really enjoyed this book. Dsytopian steam-punk far future stuff. With blimps. Very cool and quite different than anything I’d experience prior. Try to win a copy. If you don’t, find another by other means. You won’t be disappointed.
Actually this should be yesterday’s post. But I was beat.
I had a great conversation with the fine folks at Lulu. (Chris, Sheila, Kelly and Ron — thanks for taking the time to speak with me!) I consider Lulu a “non-evil” publishing company, so it was great to get some face time with them. I’ve been around enough authors who’ve been screwed by their press, so I’m keenly aware of the good guys. And I really think they are that.
And it was the first time I’ve ever flown from Phoenix to San Francisco to meet someone at coffee shop, then head back home¹. Bizarre. Cool, but very bizarre.
¹ The un-cool part is when United decided to hold the departure for an extra hour, ultimately causing me to have to overnight in LA. I don’t pack a bag for day trips, so I’m sure I was a sight to behold on the plane ride home the next day.
I took this from a post Jason Calacanis made recently. He’s been railing on a guy from Wired who wanted to interview Jason, but the journalist refused to conduct the interview. Jason stuck to his guns, citing the fact that it’s way too easy to misquote someone in a vocal interview, but damn near impossible when conducted via email.
And while all of that is good and fine, it lead Jason to this path:
What this is really all about at the end of the day is that WIRED the print magazine–like other magazines and newspapers–are lost and adrift because they can’t break stories any more. WIRED is six weeks old when you open it, hundreds of people read my blog posts minutes after they come out. It’s impossible for print publications to have a “breaking news” role anymore, and they are certainly not going to be able to keep stories under wraps for six weeks when 90% of their subjects have blogs that are starved for content.
He’s right on the money. While there still exists a large amount of people who want the packaging, gatekeeping and convenience of print, those hungriest for breaking news will soon discover (or have already discovered) much more effective was at gathering their information. The same will happen to other traditional media outlets, including TV and radio. The times, they are a changing.
- I’m pretty sure this crazy woman on the train in San Francisco is the same crazy lady on the train in Atlanta last Dragon*Con. #
- Dim sum at an airport. If it wasn’t so cold all the time, I’d move here. #
- 2nd time in as many weeks I’ve wandered an airport in search of good beer. Maybe I should start a podcast? #
- Anchor Steam Porter from the tap in San Francicso. Uh… perfect? #
- This cute blonde chick is so checking me out. #
- If you let big corporations tell you what to do, you’re working for them. You’re just not getting the benefits package. - Charlie Jade #
- Oh goodie. I always wanted to overnight in San Pedro. With no bags. #
- Cold and gray morning in San Pedro. Managed to plan out the rest of Practice 5 while waiting for Supershuttle. #
- In theory, the plane I’m sitting on will leave soon and I’ll get home soon. Gave my dinner voucher to a lady w/ +4 hours of delay left. #
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- Transitioning from day job to writing job. Will finish #3 and make a huge dent in #5 tonight. #
- Can’t write with all these Tweets. Bye! #
- Quick Tweet - DM me back if you have “sound proofed” your apartment for podcast recording. #
- Back to writing #
- Practice 3 – Staffing Your Podcast for Success is finished. Off to start #5. Let’s see what I can get done in 2.5 hours… #
- Let’s get this inbox processed. Quick meeting with a client in Phx, then off to SFO to talk some bidness. #
- Standing in TSA line, inbound for SFO. Let’s see on which side of the 60% on-time or 40% your-screwed line I fall. Ah, US Air. #
- I’ll be damned. I made it to the gate. But I’ll refrain from being too snarky or excited as to jinx the rest of the trip. #
- The incompetent fools running US Air felt the need to move my gate TWICE! #
- Tip: Gate agents don’t care how many times they switch gates on you. Exclaiming ‘I’m going to shoot someone’ in frustration still = jail. #
- Chilly here in SFO. Now to ride BART. #
- I think the train I’m on just wenr under the ocean. Is that safe in California? It doesn’t sound safe in California… #
- Many tunnels killing mobile reception. NYC has mobile coverage in all subway lines. Why not San Francisco? Silcon Valley scant miles away. #
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- Off to more hockey. #
- Finished Chapter 1 and halfway through Chapter 3. w00t! #
- Now I’m going to bed. #
- Good morning. Let’s do this again! #
- Dangit! One tiny section left in the next chapter. But I really need to get to work. Guess I know what I’m doing on my lunch break! #
- Does anyone know a cool feature that lets you track your progress on writing a book and embed it in a WP blog? #
- the zokutou word meter doesn’t meet my needs. Want something that fits nicely into WP w/o having to cut and paste each time. #
- http://tinyurl.com/2youd6 #
- The tiny URL feature is neat. But I don’t think it works if your URL and your Tweet exceed 140 char. Testing that theory now: http://www.zac #
- Test failed miserably. #
- Researching social media specific ad networks #
- Attn all Podpress users: Dan K (creator of the tool) is now on Twitter: http://twitter.com/mightyseek #
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(Boy, it’s amazing how the light changes in this room day after day.)
Tonight is a bust-ass night on cranking out chapters for the book. I’m a tad bit behind, which is a place I no longer wish to be.
Lots of things going on, like a trip to SFO tomorrow. Maybe I’ll talk about it when I get back.
Until I do, have you seen Ma.gnolia?
Moments ago, I received my schedule for LepreCon. I thought I had requested Saturday times, but maybe I said Friday. Whatever. I can make it work. However, there seems to be a conflict with the last two. Think I’ll go to the second and then head to the third, assuming they are holding it in a the bar.
This is also posted on my schedule for those not keeping up.
********* PROGRAM SCHEDULE **********
Fri 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Ballroom B Evo Terra
Censorship and Artistic Freedom
Fri 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Ballroom B Evo Terra
Electronic Rights on the Web
Fri 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Starlight Evo Terra
Meet the Pros
April 24th, 2007
5:59 am
EPPfD
Last night I knocked out Practice #1 and got about halfway through #3 in the forthcoming title Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies. I’m a bit behind, as need to have (after #3 is finished) and additional three Practices in the can to meet my deadline on Monday. So I’m a little stressed.
Hey, does anyone know a cool feature that lets you track your progress on a book and embed it in a WP blog? I think it would make a great side bar so you could follow the development process. Of course, I’d need to have Tee send me stuff when he finishes… or I could just mark the Practices he’s responsible for as “Not mine” or something.
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A full-featured (and free) web-app that lets you manage the event planning and booking process from soup to nuts.
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A universal contact list. Embedd on your blog, add yourself, find friends.
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Tobias Buckell, John Scalzi and Charles Stross discuss giving work away for free. Recorded from Penguicon 4/22-07 by The Time Traveler Show and released http://timetravelershow.com/2007/04/23/show-notes-stross-scalzi-and-buckell-on-pixel-stained-technope
