Sometime in November, new cast member Andrea Fender (playing the as yet unnamed “moon girl”) contacted Dan after her first recording session and said something along the lines of “That was fun! Let’s do some more!”
Since Dan didn’t have any more of Free Will written at the time, it was decided that a holiday themed poetry reading, to be posted on Christmas eve, like a Christmas present, would be just fantastic.
Which is just what they did.
Directed by: Andrea Fender
Performed by:
Andrea Fender
Dan Sawyer
Works performed:
The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill - Robert Service
The Cremation of Sam McGee - Robert Service
A Visit from St. Nicholas - Clement Clarke Moore
Music used:
Jingle Bells
Carol of Bells
Away in a Manger
Part three of three of the live call-in show that launched Down From Ten — this one plays almost like a Reprobates Hour episode on the history of the podcast novel. A change of pace from the previous episodes, and a very interesting one.
And now, I am pleased to present to you the world debut of Free Will’s promo. Book 2 in The Antithesis Progression is coming, with new music, a new cover, and more story to knock your socks off.
Featuring the voices of Georg Chlentzos and Miss Kalendar
Part two of the live call-in show we did for the launch of Down From Ten, in which we take your calls, talk about the craft of writing and podcasting, and argue about what makes for a good story. We also take more saucy calls from listeners.
Part one of the live call-in show we did for the launch of Down From Ten, in which Tee Morris impersonates John Woo, Chris Lester gets flogged live on mic, we learn the story of Philippa Ballantine’s questionable ancestry, and we take a number of saucy calls from listeners.
Those of you who read my blog will have seen my review of Gail Carriger’s Soulless. There was something that I didn’t tell you in that review. When I read Soulless, I was so impressed with it that I offered Gail my services pro bono as a claviger…um…as a production wonk to help promote the book.
Now, a month and a bit on, after much labor and much laughter, I am pleased to present all of you with the world debut of the first chapter of Gail Carriger’s Soulless in full-cast audiobook format (complete with music, soundFX, and soundscaping). This sample offers you a taste of the romp you’ll be in for when you read the book.
Cast (in order of appearance)
Angela Vernon as The Narrator
Chris Lester as The Unexpected Vampire
Miss Kalendar as Alexia Tarrabotti
George Chlentzos as Lord Conal Maccon
J. Daniel Sawyer as Professor Lyall
Due to circumstances beyond my control, Down From Ten is not going to be posting until next week, when we should have two episodes up. In lieu of that, I’m bringing you the much-anticipated preview for Book 2 of the Antithesis Progression: Free Will and other Compulsions
Phil Rossi, the man who does science fiction horror in the most unnerving possible fashion (i.e. it gets under my skin) is rushing the Amazon charts today. If you liked Predestination but thought it was a little slow, then this guy is for you. Imagine the gritty darkness of Predestination loaded high with paranoia, horror, and a tinge of madness, and you’ve got an idea of what Crescent is. Here’s the details on the rush — you can hear the rough cut of Crescent on podiobooks.com and philrossi.net. Support a good author, and the first man to do an original soundtrack for his book (Damn you Phil Rossi!). Download the info here.
You’ve probably already seen this everywhere else, but I needed to put it up here so that I could validate the iTunes feed in advance of the release of Down From Ten. If you haven’t heard this yet, consider it a bonus.
