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00:00 — Introduction
- Sorry for the break, everybody.
- Anyone else stoked for The Defenders?
- What are we up to?
- How about that Motor City Steam Con?
- So nice to get some time in with Chris Lester.
- Talking a lot about the shenanigans in Detroit! What a great event!
- Finishing up Podcasting for Dummies…finally.
- Tucking in with Operation: Endgame…finally.
- How about that Motor City Steam Con?
- Pip’s been having a long week along with Jessica Jones.
- Also working on Operation: Endgame…
- Also working on Immortal Sisters…
- AND ALSO…working on a BRAND NEW novel!
06:57 — Episode #78: Authors Behaving Badly
- If you have seen authors really hopping off the rails, share your stories with us at…
- 703-791-1701
- tee@teemorris.com or pip@pjballantine.com
- First up: When Storytelling Goes Awry
- We’re not naming names.
- The problem isn’t the writing. It was the storytelling.
- When the books ends abruptly — is that good storytelling?
- How we stuck with a good story while keeping another story ongoing — yes, it can be done.
- When you sudden;y discover YOUR CHARACTER IS ACTUALLY BOSS-POWERED!!! Wait, what?
- When a twist goes bad for Tee…and never gets better even with three books.
- Is this a legitimate style, or is this just bad storytelling?
- Oh…look….the gifted orphans.
- Next on Our List: Authors Investing into Click-Farms
- Yeah, you want to make an impact in the publishing industry, but come on…
- Authors are no longer playing the game so much as authors are playing the system in the worst way possible.
- Welcome to the wonderful world of Click Farms for Amazon KU. Ugh!
- This was Tee’s biggest hangup with the KU Program from Day One.
- These services are cheap. Are they ethical? OH HELL NO.
- Where are these smart devices coming from, you think?
- No, KU is a crappy system. Period.
- Last Item: The Importance of a Workflow
- Less about writers, more about the support staff you are working with.
- New technology is cool, but you really should know about a new gadget before incorporating it into a project’s workflow.
- Even Tee has new tech toys he wants t learn, but he understands limitations and learning curves.
- Paper trails matter!
- File Management matters, too!
- Pip is Tee’s Landshark of Love.
30:00 — The Loot Crate Lookie-Loo!
- This Loot Crate has been gathering dust…
- July’s Theme: ANIMATION
- Rick & Morty: A “Rick” statue that carries explicit content
- A Bob’s Burgers Recipe Collection (Very cool, LootCrate!)
- Tee-shirt: Classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- A “SLURM” koozie from the world of Futurama
- Nice Loot Crate pin, also from Bob’s Burgers
- Tee grabs for the booklet as there really isn’t anything from our fandoms. We need help trying to figure out what this Bob’s Burgers item is all about…
- This Loot Crate is a first for us, and that will make attendees of our panels VERY happy!
35:08 — The Wrap-Up
- The things they say in New Zealand…
- Oooooh, Coconut!
- Where are we going to be?
- Starting 1 August, The Dog Days of Podcasting is happening here! HAPPENING NOW! (And here’s why Tee’s doing this here!)
- 19 August, Murder As You Like It in Mechanicsburg, PA
- 1-4 September, Escape Velocity in Washington, D.C.
- October, The Maryland Renaissance Festival is
- 28 October, Tee will be alongside Chuck Tomasi, hosting the P.I.Y. Workshop, a launch event for Podcasting for Dummies, 3rd Edition
- 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.
- And with all this, we want Operation: Endgame to happen by Halloween
- And did you know that Pip has a Patreon? SHE DOES, YOU KNOW!!!
- We got lots to do, so see you in two weeks!
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