Guess who’s spending some time with us here at Casa de Morris? Piper J Drake is in studio, and we are bringing her on the mic for a brand new episode of The Shared Desk. Our eightieth show gets its topic of discussion from Twitter, and with Piper in studio you can be guaranteed of shenanigans happening!
00:00 — Introduction
- A little bit of pre-show silliness
- Stand back, everyone! We know what we’re doing!
- Piper J Drake is in the house. And has she been busy…
- A self-publishing adventure (along with a handful of other authors) called the Destination: Love Box Set
- The final in the Safeguard series, Contracted Defense, coming out…wait, it is out NOW!!!
- Much love for the kakapo
- Keep up with Peej at her website!
- Pip sneaks in an Operation: Endgame burn while also kicking off a new series called the Broken Dead, set in Southern Virginia.
- Quick plug for the Proper Pie Company.
- Do you name drop in your works-in-progress? Topic for another time.
- How about Tee? What’s he been up to?
- The third Edition of Podcasting for Dummies is done…and it is for sale! (Pre-order, of course.)
- Chuck Tomasi and I are celebrating the Podcasting for Dummies release with a special workshop!
- Quick aside: Matt’s running again, but he still has to keep up with Tee as he’s got the Dogfish Dash and The Woodrow Wilson Half-Marathon coming up!
- Spent Labor Day weekend at Escape Velocity 2017
- Met some great people!
- Big love from OuterPlaces.com
- Tee completes The Dog Days of Podcasting 2017 Challenge! (Enjoy the extra shows, everyone?)
10:11 — Episode #80: Promotion Across Audiences
- Today’s show topic comes from Twitter, where…
- Colin Coyle asks us on Twitter about the challenges we face in promoting our works across audiences.
- Piper’s cross-genre journey as a writer, and how she found herself in the Romantic Suspense genre.
- The Safeguard series (which was reflective of Piper’s science fiction Triton Experiment series)
- The True Heroes series (which features in Ultimate Courage a very familiar someone…)
- Does an audience follow you or do they follow the genre? How do you bring readers into new territory?
- What about when you straddle both non-fiction and fiction? Can you successfully market across that divide?
- Speaking of podcasting, Piper is spreading her wings into the podosphere with Writing Excuses!
- Non-fiction works can be regarded in writing as audition pieces for fiction.
- How does your voice change from work to work, genre to genre? And will audiences follow you?
- Tee’s heard both of Peej’s voices, and he likes them both!
- There are different genres we all write in, but there are common traits in what stories we tell and what characters we create.
- How do you look at your works-in-progress and upcoming releases from a promotional perspective?
- Pip tends to hear whispers from Nick as she’s working on her works!
- Thanks again, Colin, for the show topic!
33:41 — What’s Cookin’, Writers?
- Things Piper would never here in her kitchen…
- Pip indulges ina Jeff Goldblum moment.
- We dared the impossible: The Ramen Burrito
- Yes, you read and heard that right.
- The ultimate fusion dish
- It all started in San Francisco…
- What Pip, Piper, and Tee put into their Ramen Burrito
- Ramen noodles (quality be damned!)
- Fried egg (runny)
- Grilled Chicken Strips (including tips on how to make the most of frozen chicken strips)
- Seasoning includes butter, Sesame Oil, chicken spice packets, and Chinese five-spice
- Cucumber for crunch and for greenage in your Ramen Burrito (but we offer options)
- The Ramen Burrito may be coming to Smoky Writers…
- Our experience inspired others to create variations on this disturbing theme!
- Would we do the Ramen Burrito aga—YES!!!
45:29 — The Wrap-Up
- This “In the Kitchen” segment will probably happen again when Peej is in town!
- 2017 is coming to a close…
- October 21, The Maryland Renaissance Festival’s “Day of Wrong” is coming. Stay tuned for details.
- 28 October, Tee will be alongside Chuck Tomasi, hosting the P.I.Y. Workshop, a launch event for Podcasting for Dummies, 3rd Edition
- And we have two events already booked for 2018…
- MAD LOVE FOR JOHN STRANGEWAY!
- Piper was taking a break from appearances, but we did have some fun with her at the 2017 Nebula Awards in Pittsburgh. She’s kicking off her 2018 Appearances with Coastal City Magic in Florida!
- Tee and Nick are planning to take Happy Hour from the Tower on the road.
- The Steampunk World’s Fair will be a full-circle moment for Tee, Pip, Peej, and the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences.
- And did you know that Pip has a Patreon? SHE DOES, YOU KNOW!!!
- So does Piper it turns out…
- …but Piper knows her Patreon link by heart!
- If you have an event and want The Shared Desk to appear there, here’s where to find us…
- 703.791.1701
- pip@pjballantine.com
- tee@teemorris.com
- …and social media, of course.
52:20 — The 2017 Podcast It Yourself Workshop and Book Launch
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