We are horrendously late getting this episode out (but don’t sweat it as we’re going to be recording another one next week!) but let’s call it like it is: November was a cray-cray month! After a wild ride between the end of October and the beginning of November, The Shared Desk is reflecting on their week of solid creativity, and also share their thoughts about a creative Kiwi and his recent motion picture that you may have heard of.
So, yeah, it took us a few weeks to getting around to posting this episode. We blame jetlag, the holidays, and smoking meats…
00:00 — Introduction
- Pip kind of punches up the Kiwi in the introduction, and she blames Taika Waititi for that.
- This episode’s “Writers Off the Clock” segment isn’t happening, but let’s spend a few minutes talking about Marvel’s The Punisher.
- What have we been working on?
- Pip has got stuff happening on her Patreon!
- A new Christmas story is taking shape for Tales from the Archives.
- Both Pip and Tee are working on the edits for Operation: Endgame. Order your copy now!!!
- Tee’s also got two projects happening at Happy Hour from the Tower
- A new challenge: The Dog Days of Advent, in association with the Aventword.org
- Tee’s giving “Fiction Friday” a go.
- So, lots to do….around Christmas.
08:05 — Episode #84: What’s Going On at Goodreads?
- A development over at the social network for authors and readers worldwide: Goodreads
- Tee thinks this Goodreads situation is actually a good thing, making authors stop and look at the value of a “giveaway” be it on Good Reads or book blogs.
- What is the real R.O.I. on working with book bloggers and blog tours?
- So now, what are independent publishers expected to do?
- Publishers, from our own experience, do not throw money at authors and rarely throw money into promotion.
- With the free giveaway gone, why stick around with Goodreads?
- Disagree with us? Then sound off…
- …on the voicemail at 703-791-1701
- tee (at) teemorris (dot) com
- pip (at) pjballantine (dot) com
- What are the options remaining for authors?
- Your email list is your email list. Always.
- Social media platforms like Goodreads, Facebook, and the like? No, they are not there for you.
- A content creator’s relationship with Facebook
- Instagram and advertising — nice idea, but…
- Speaking of Instagram, here’s the new schtick…
- Tee has been returning to Twitter, thanks to Twitch.
- Cover Reveals: Pro’s and Con’s
- The great debate on writers blogging
- Pip and Tee start planning for 2018…
29:08 — The Loot Crate Lookie-Loo
- Pip is cutting the show short in order to get to this month’s Loot Crate!
- Neither Tee nor Pip can remember this month’s theme. Tee guesses…and gets it wrong.
- November’s Loot Crate: UNIFY
- From Funko Pop, a Loot Crate exclusive of Overwatch’s Widowmaker
- The mini Q-Fig celebrates the Power Rangers. (And if you blink, you might miss a Red Ranger sighting in Stranger Things 2)
- The Tee-Shirt: Voltron…in elegant 8-bit renderings! (Maybe Serena could wear it as a nightshirt.)
- Wait a minute, Loot Crate, you think your cat is looking rough-and-tumble in the Punisher hat? Hold on…from 2016, thank you……
- Pin: Superheroes assembled!
- Comic Book Reprint: Justice League of America (their first appearance), presented by Brave and the Bold
- Divvying up the Loot
- Pip sometimes misses those details that matter.
- Tee is counting down to December’s Loot Crate: EXPLORE.
- Star Wars
- Destiny 2
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- ….and a mystery franchise.
- Since we mentioned Guardians of the Galaxy, how about DAT TRAILER!
- Total nerdgasm at the Morris household!
- Mantis: “Hey, Hemsworth!”
36:25 — The Wrap-Up
- A few thoughts on Star Wars Day in Woodbridge, VA. You might want to not compare the U.S. Boy Scouts with…
- Quick shout-out to TD-0013, the only Imperial Stormtrooper I love!
- December 16, 10a – 7p — Jirani’s Christmas Con in Manassas, VA
- Thanks, Nick Kelly!
- Come on out! Details on Facebook!
- Good coffee and even better geekery!
- Sadly, no MAGFest this year, but…
- Happy Hour from the Tower is heading to GuardianCon 2018 in July!!!
- Other events confirmed for 2018:
- RavenCon (April)
- Steampunk Symposium (April)
- Steampunk World’s Fair (May)
- Eyeing up Balticon for 2018.
- Two weeks of Shared Desk, I know, right?
- When did Old town Manassas get cool?
- Pip’s Patreon will feature the first episode of her ALL-NEW PODCAST!
- Yep, she’s got a website (with a teaser) — We Don’t Talk About That
- And you can hear it first….if you become a subscriber.
- If you have an event and want The Shared Desk to appear there, or if you just want to share an opinion about the show, here’s where to find us…
- 703.791.1701
- pip@pjballantine.com
- tee@teemorris.com
- …and social media, of course.
- See you in two weeks!
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