Insurgent Chapter Four

Apr 16, 2008 12:00 AM

The 1st Battalion, Fifteenth Infantry is deployed throughout the communities of southern West Virginia. Jim Turville is offered a promotion, and Valerie Murphy is faced with a tough decision.

Insurgent Chapter Three

Apr 05, 2008 12:00 AM

Insurgent, Chapter Three is now online. In this chapter, we return to Charleston, West Virginia, where General Tom Murphy awaits the return of Valerie and Al Clark.

Will Amazon destroy the Indy-Publishing Industry?

Mar 30, 2008 12:00 AM

If you are like most people in America, you’ve probably never heard of two of the companies I’m about to write about: Ingram and Lightning Source.  But, somehow, I’m sure you’ve heard of Amazon (least not from me tirelessly pitching book sales over there).  If that’s the case, you might be a little puzzled by my statement that Amazon has now decided to go to war against the small and micro-publishing industry. If they succeed in what they’re pushing, then it might well spell the death of indy-publishing in this country.

Insurgent Chapter Two

Mar 27, 2008 12:00 AM

Insurgent, Chapter Two is now online in print and podcast form. In this chapter, we join a prisoner who has been held without charge since the West Virginia civil war ended three months ago.

Insurgent Chapter One

Mar 18, 2008 12:00 AM

Insurgent, Chapter One is now online in print and podcast form. Come check it out and let me know your feedback!

Republic Podcast conclusion

Mar 09, 2008 06:33 PM

Hi folks, it's finally done. I uploaded the final episode of Republic a few minutes ago.

Insurgent Podcast

Feb 25, 2008 12:00 AM

Now that I'm editing and wrapping up the next to the last episode of the Republic Podcast, I wanted to go ahead and get a link up for those of you interested in subscribing to the Insurgent Podcast, which will begin in just a couple of weeks.

Republic Podcast updated

Jan 12, 2008 10:13 AM

Just a quick note to let folks know that the latest episode of Republic (episode 20) is now online.

Good news and bad news

Oct 30, 2007 01:09 AM

Well the good news is, after a long long delay, I finally got the next episode of the podcast recorded this weekend. Will try to get it edited by Thursday evening.

The bad news is really none of your fucking business. Suffice to say that it has absorbed pretty much everything in the recent past.

Republic Episode 9 now online

Jul 18, 2007 07:29 AM

Skipped a week because I was on the road, but Republic Episode 9 is now online. With Episode 9, we have now completed Book One, and next week the podcast will take a new -- and much more dangerous -- direction.

One Among the Sleepless

Jul 15, 2007 12:18 AM

So, on Tuesday night I drove 5 hours to DC, and Friday night drove the 7 hours back. Why different? Leaving DC during rush hour. Anyway, I passed the time listening to a podcast novel, One Among the Sleepless by Mike Bennett. If you are offended by drugs, sex, murder, deviant sex, urine, dominatrixes or tramps, you should avoid this one. Otherwise, what the hell are youw waiting for? This one was absolutely awesome.

Republic Podcast: Episode 8

Jul 05, 2007 07:36 PM

Episode 8 is now online. Mike Morris and the 1st of the 15th Infantry withdraw from Arlington, Virginia. Demonstrators call for Dale Whitt to be released, and violence breaks out in Harpers Ferry.

How podcasting and free content is changing the publishing landscape

Jul 04, 2007 10:08 AM

There's a great piece in this morning's Broward-Palm Beach New Times about J.C. Hutchins, who has been podcasting his 7th Son series over at Podiobooks.com. The most important quote: sleep is for pussies.

Republic Podcast: Episode 7

Jun 29, 2007 06:13 AM

Episode 7 is now online. Congressman Clark and Valerie Murphy seek help from the President, and Dale Whitt announces his campaign for secession from the United States.

Prayer at Rumayla podcast reaches 1000 listeners

Jun 09, 2007 11:42 AM

A milestone of sorts. I was checking my stats this morning, and the individual episodes of Prayer at Rumayla have now reached or passed 1000 downloads for each episode. Nice to know folks are listening!

Better late than never - Episode 4 is now online

Jun 08, 2007 11:49 PM

So, my schedule has been crazy, what with server crashes, elementary school graduations (congratulations to the boy!) and other assorted stuff, so I'm behind on recording Republic. Nevertheless, I just finished cutting episide 4 and it is now online.

Podcast Updates

May 24, 2007 07:44 PM

Just a quick post to let folks know I've updated both podcasts this evening. Chapter seven of Prayer at Rumayla is now complete, with only one episode left before completion. Episode 2 of Republic is now online, along with a 60 second preview.

Republic Podcast going live

May 17, 2007 11:14 AM

As I wrap up the podcast of Prayer at Rumayla (there are now only two episodes left), I wanted to make sure that my 3 listeners knew there is something new coming. As of today, the first episode of Republic is now online.

Prayer at Rumayla Podcast: Chapter Six, Part Two

Apr 28, 2007 10:45 AM

The second part of Chapter Six is now online

In this episode, Chet's company goes into combat at Battle Position 102 in Iraq, and Chet is reunited with his high school friend Julie.

Traveling this week

Apr 25, 2007 09:33 PM

I'm in Washington, DC all day Wednesday and Thursday, so probably won't post much new. There's is an interesting discussion about whether or not people pay attention to book reviews over at Nathan Bransford's blog. Nathan is a literary agent with Curtis Brown, and is rapidly becoming one of my daily reads.

Be A Character in My Next Book (or, my Shameless Promotion

Apr 10, 2007 12:23 PM

Did you ever want to be the villain in a suspense novel? A tank crewman charging into battle? A Senator or Representative? Now’s your chance. Sort of.

Editing

Mar 24, 2007 11:17 PM

For the past couple months I've been working closely with an editor who has been ripping my new novel to shreds. Tentatively titled Republic (it was called Murphy's War, but I've dispensed with that title), the book asks the question -- what would happen if, through fear of terrorism -- our country walked away from its heritage of freedom.

Podiobooks -- authors distributing novels in podcasts

Mar 01, 2007 06:28 AM

This morning a post by M.J. Rose caught my eye -- a nice writeup in the New York Times about the growing phenomena of authors distributing their work in free podcasts.