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09/01/10--16:16: “Personal Effects” Is Required Reading For College Course (chan 1685395)

Color me gobsmacked: Personal Effects: Dark Art, the transmedia supernatural thriller novel I wrote with Jordan Weisman, is required reading for an English course at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The class is ENGL 376MM: World Building, and is taught by Zach Whalen, an assistant professor in the department of English, Linguistics [...]


09/05/10--17:39: The Unstoppable Might Of Fandom (chan 1685395)

I’m home from a very brief, but delightful, Dragon*Con. In years past, I classified my Dragon*Con adventures as Fun Business Trips: “fun” because I was there to have some, and “business” because I was there to share expertise and shamelessly shill my fiction projects. This time, I attended with my awesome sister and rolled blessedly [...]


09/05/10--19:46: Fandom Addendum: Beautiful Creatures (chan 1685395)

Another terrific thing about Dragon*Con and the mighty power of fandom? Pretty ladies willing to pose with bashful writers! Such as: A devil girl who didn’t need a pitchfork to put me in my place… …a she-trooper and a blue-skinned Jedi… …and Swoopy, for whom I’d do anything. –J.C.


09/07/10--20:12: Be The Adventure You Dream (chan 1685395)

Zellie Blake, a generous and beautiful woman — a fellow writer and dreamer — died two days ago. She was 27 years old. Zellie was a tireless champion of my work. She once said I was an inspiration for her own writing career goals, but she will always be an inspiration for me. Her friends [...]


09/18/10--23:27: My New Car Stereo, or Arthur C. Clarke Was Right (chan 1685395)

This Friday, I’m packing a few boxes into my beloved beige Corolla named Jesse Quick, firing up my TomTom GPS, and leaving South Florida for good. The destination for this round-faced man? My new home near Denver. Yes, I’m driving. And yes, I name all my cars after female superheroes. I love epic solo road trips [...]


10/18/10--07:23: Free PDF: “Young Junius” by Seth Harwood (chan 1685395)

When asked, I never pass up an opportunity to vociferously champion the work of fellow new media creators — which is why I’m thrilled and honored to present this free PDF of author Seth Harwood’s brilliant thriller, Young Junius. Here’s the jacket copy for Young Junius: In 1987, fourteen-year-old Junius Posey sets out on the cold Cambridge [...]


10/26/10--18:36: Podcast: Interview with Jim McLauchlin (chan 1685395)

After a long hiatus, J.C. unearths the Hey Everybody! interview podcast for a very worthy cause. In this episode, you’ll meet Jim McLauchlin, a former Wizard: The Comics Magazine writer (like J.C.) who’s presently spearheading an incredible new project — a documentary about the influential work created by 1950s comics publisher EC Comics, and its [...]


10/28/10--17:01: How I Survived High School (chan 1685395)

Everyone I’ve ever spoken with says they had a lousy high school experience. I’ve never had a reason to disbelieve them. All I know is that my four years were likely much worse than most folks’ (due to nigh-countless tumultuous economic and emotional distresses that I’ll keep to myself), and that it’s a Christmas miracle [...]


11/01/10--10:26: New digs, new office (chan 1685395)

I get a lot of questions from folks about writing and rituals: How many words do you write a day? What software do you use? Do you listen to music when you write?, etc.  Over the years, I’ve also encountered questions about my workspace: What does it look like? I recently moved from South Florida [...]


11/20/10--14:05: How Long Does It Take To Make A Podiobook? (chan 1685395)

I just received an email from an aspiring podiobook author, who wanted to know how long it takes to create a single podcast novel episode. I thought I’d share my reply with you guys. When I was creating and promoting the  7th Son podcast novel trilogy, the workload broke down like this. These results were [...]


11/30/10--10:00: Book Review: Content Rules (chan 1685395)

I can’t rave enough about Content Rules, the new book by Ann Handley and C.C. Chapman. Here’s what the book is about. My review follows. Whether it’s bite-sized tweets that allow you to forge relationships on Twitter, blog posts that give your readers must-have advice, ebooks or white papers that engage (and don’t bore), videos [...]


11/30/10--16:04: A Special Message from Author Seth Harwood (chan 1685395)

I rarely let anyone commandeer my website — or my podcast feed — but Seth Harwood’s got something important to share, and I can’t say no to ultra-talented colleagues. I hope you enjoy his audio message, and support the release of Young Junius! –J.C. THIS BLOG NOW HIJACKED BY YOUR BOY… What’s up, everybody, it’s [...]


12/01/10--06:30: Podcast: Interview with Michael Bekemeyer, Filmmaker (chan 1685395)

In this episode, J.C. chats with Florida-based independent filmmaker Michael Bekemeyer. We learn about Michael’s filmmaking experience, J.C.’s current screenwriting ambitions, and Michael’s current project, the short film Gush — and how creators and fans are helping him raise funds to make it a reality. Sites mentioned in the interview: Michael Bekemeyer Jennifer Hudock Farrago [...]


12/01/10--16:05: J.C. Cameos In “Eclipse Phase: Continuity” RPG Adventure (chan 1685395)

I’m very proud to announce that my voice makes a cameo appearance in the new RPG adventure Continuity, which takes place in the wickedly cool Eclipse Phase universe. The Eclipse Phase universe is a product of the creator-owned gaming collective Posthuman Studios LLC. I’ll share more about my role in Continuity — and reveal another familiar podfic [...]


12/02/10--12:19: Podcast: Interview with C.C. Chapman, co-author of “Content Rules” (chan 1685395)

Today, J.C. chats with C.C. Chapman, co-author (with Ann Handley) of the book Content Rules, an invaluable resource that provides insights, success stories and tangible steps for companies and independent creators to use content (such as blogs, podcasts, webinars and more) to market their products in authentic and meaningful ways. Much like C.C. himself, the conversation [...]


12/05/10--08:53: Two Fab Things In My House (chan 1685395)

I honestly don’t know what’s more fabulous: Lap Kitty, or that brilliant pink holiday tree.


12/10/10--22:07: Podcast: Interview with Author/Composer Alex White, of “The Gearheart” (chan 1685395)

This week, J.C. brings you a conversation with Alex White, author of the adventure podiobook The Gearheart, and the forthcoming The Gearheart: Maiden Flight of the Avenger. Alex is not only a writer; he’s a music composer, and has created soundtracks for his audio fiction. J.C., a superfan of film scores, deep geeks with Alex [...]


12/13/10--19:11: Podcast: Interview with Christof Laputka, creator of “The Leviathan Chronicles” (chan 1685395)

Today, J.C. chats with Christof Laputka, the visionary creator behind the The Leviathan Chronicles podcast fiction experience. Christof took audio fiction to new heights (or depths, as Leviathan tells the story of warring factions of underwater immortals) with the first season of his stellarly-produced series. Says J.C.: It’s the best-sounding podcast fiction experience available on the [...]


12/16/10--15:12: Podcast: “Stories Of Our Journeys” Interviews J.C. (chan 1685395)

In March 2010, my friend Lorelle VanFossen contacted me about a new project she and  Kym Huynh (of WordCast) were creating: Stories of Our Journeys, an interview series dedicated to sharing a meaningful moment in a lifetime — or a journey through that lifetime. Lorelle asked me if Kym could interview me for the program. I was torn. [...]


12/20/10--22:36: Convergence (chan 1685395)

They say life is imperfect. For a long while now, I’ve disagreed. This convergence right here — me writing this hours (or days!) ago, and you reading it at this very moment — represents absolute perfection, at least to me. The craziest and most unlikely of events brought us here, to this itty-bitty place, together [...]