And finally, there is Dragon*Con…
Come dressed as your favorite podiobook character, enjoy the works of artist-author-performer J.R. Blackwell; and celebrate with us the launch of The Case of The Pitcher’s Pendant and Digital Magic. We hope to see you there!
For those of you who think Double Trouble ended on 08.08.08, I have some news for you — that was merely Phase One. With Phase Two (the New Media Expo in Las Vegas) completed, Pip and I are hitting the road with our latest books. Catch up with us at the following locations…
- 08.20.08, starting at 7pm — Barnes & Noble of Camp Hill, PA (Yes, TONIGHT!)
- 08.22.08, starting at 6pm — Moravian Bookshop of Bethlehem, PA
- 08.23.08,from 3-5pm — Constellation Books of Reisterstown, MD
STAY TUNED
for photographs, blogposts, and reviews from the road!!!
There’s a new look for the dwarf detective, and while you’ve seen what J.R. Blackwell has come up with for Pitcher’s Pendant, you’re going to want to see what she came up with for Singing Sword…
Oh yes, Billi is very pleased!
Remember the voice that gave good bitch? Well, Snitches, Eva Rothchild is BACK!
Pip and I are making the final push for 08.08.08; and with less than 24 hours until Pitcher’s Pendant and Digital Magic (which are already getting reviews on Amazon.com) make their impression, the interviews are coming in! Featured here is one of the voices from The Case of The Singing Sword, the Grand Dame of Podcasting herself: Mur Lafferty and her Parsec-winning podcast I Should Be Writing.
Once upon a time, I Should Be Writing was a “Fiction Writing Podcast for Wanna-Be Fiction Writers, by a Wanna-Be Fiction Writer” but all that is about to change on 08.25.08 when Playing for Keeps is released on Amazon.com. While you can expect more about that in my other podcast, The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy, Mur opens up her podcast for a round table discussion with us about working together in promotion, working together as writers, and what were planning for the future…
And yes, because I was in the presence of The Grand Dame of Podcasting and New Zealand’s Dark Goddess, I remain very quiet…and in my box…
Billi Banter: A Double Trouble Interview with I Should Be Writing: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1860)We’re closing in on the big event, Double Trouble, and podcasters are working hard to get their interviews online before the big day. And along the same line as Schoolbus Cast, Pip and Tee are kicking off another podcast: Inklings 2.0. Host Steve “Snowball” Saylor brings to the podosphere an updated, upgraded version of a 1939 writers’ group that featured J.R.R. Tolkein and C.S. Lewis. With Inklings 2.0, all creative types are welcome to come in for a round table discussion about the process, the planning, and the passion for artistic adventures. This was their last interview after a long day of interviews…
…and that means, near the end, things get a wee-bit silly. Enjoy, and be there for the big day…the big day closing in quickly on Pip and myself!
Billi Banter: A Double Trouble Interview with Inklings 2.0: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1379)Hello again, Snitches and Bitches!
Will less than three days to go, Double Trouble is really ramping up for an unforgettable day on Amazon.com. Tonight on the feed is Words to Mouth, a show for writers of all genres. Host Carrie Runnals brings to her blog and podcast a wide array of talented individuals, and now Pip and Tee are in the spotlight, talking about their promotional collaboration on 08.08.08!
Enjoy, and we will see you on Amazon!
Billi Banter: A Double Trouble Interview with Words to Mouth [41:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1626)Three hours.
This podcast is three — hours — long.
What else can I say? This is a super-sized audio experience of epic podcasting proportions…and in the words of Tony Mast: “132MB of sweet, sweet nectar that you will drink up and want more when you are done.”
So, Snitches & Bitches, if you missed my rants, my ADD-esque banter, and my riffs, here you go…and this time, Pip is coming along for the ride. Enjoy…
We certainly did!
So, Billi is currently helping me discover how I’ve got a nasty hum in my mixer board. Don’t know where it came from, but that’s why the dwarf is looking into it…
“The Case of the Mysterious Mixing Board”…no, I don’t think that will be the NEXT Billibub Baddings book…
I’m waiting on my workaround (that workaround being a new mixer out of BSWUSA.com…), but I am still forging ahead with both the promotions and the marketing of The Case of The Pitcher’s Pendant. Here is a terrific interview with the brew-mistress herself, Jenn Baker, on Creative Adventures, found at YourCre8tivity.com. Have a listen as Pip and I talk about the challenges of creativity, de-mystifying creative types and finding inspiration from one another, and looking backwards and forwards in our creative lives.
After getting in more than a mouthful on the movie podcasts, Tee is schooled on a podcast coming out of the Southern Hemisphere. (Good thing he knows the “Bruce” sketch by heart, otherwise, he would be completely sunk!) Tee and Pip enjoy some quality time on Erk Pod’s Round Table where the chat is lively and quite geeky! Enjoy the banter between siblings (Australia and New Zealand) while Tee does his best to uphold the reputation of the average obnoxious American…
…and somewhere in there, they do talk a bit about Double Trouble!
Show Post Mortum can be found here.
Hello, Snitches & Bitches!
Expect a ton of extra content in the feed this week as I catch up on past interviews and make a mad dash (with Philippa Ballantine) for the promotional Finish Line in these next two weeks. Yes, it is closing in on us fast: 08.08.08, the day of Double Trouble on Amazon.com! The media is getting hit and hit hard by the press releases (more to come on that…) and the podoshere is also carrying the word out to the people. One such media outlet is the man behind the cloning sensation and voice talent from Chapter Eleven, J.C. Hutchins! Join us as we three sit down to talk writing, promotion, and working within (and outside) the Fantasy genre.
So what started out as Billi’s Crazy Eights has now officially evolved into Double Trouble. It is only fitting that there be a promo featuring our boy, Billi Baddings, tripping down Memory Lane with his old gambling pal from Acryonis, Puck…
The date hasn’t changed, just the scope of the event! Show your love for podcast fiction and let people know that trouble is headed for Amazon on 08.08.08!
With 22 days until the launch of The Case of The Pitcher’s Pendant and Digital Magic, Pip and Tee are showing no signs of slowing as they continue their push for August 8, 2008. In this interview with Stephen Kilbride of Tea & Chat we push Skype as hard as we can by juggling time zones and talking…a LOT! Pull up a chair and a strong cup of brew as we let the accents fly…
The media blitz of “Double Trouble”, the joint promotion on 08.08.08 where Pip and I take our new books up the Amazon.com charts, continues with an interview on Dead Robots Society. This podcast is a terrific round table for writers where the talk ranges from writing challenges to all things geeky. (There is some chatter in this episode about EUReKA…) The New Zealand Kiwi and Virginia Ham join Justin and Amanda for some unbridled banter about what they are up to and what they are planning for their Friday in August.
Expect to hear Tee and Pip on these fine podcasts in the future…
- Friday Night Live with Monty
- Tea & Chat
- I Should Be Writing
- J.C. Hutchins’ Ultra Creatives
- The Dragon Page: Cover-to-Cover
….and many, many more!
Also, happening RIGHT NOW is Matthew Wayne Selznick making a run with Brave Men Run, a book best described as X-Men meets The Breakfast Club. (Don’t mind the “Sold Out” message. You can still order it!) I love this podcast novel, and you can join us all (Pip, Matthew, myself, and others…) in Matt’s live Ustream event!
Dead Robots Society: Double Trouble with Tee & Pip [71:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2211)As it is only one month away from Philippa Ballantine and I staging a simultaneous run on Amazon.com, we are offering these handy reminders to you announcing Billi’s return side-by-side with Puck the Trickster!
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trouble is brewing on 08.08.08…
Double Trouble on Amazon.com!!!
As many of you Snitches and Bitches may know, Billi’s Crazy Eights” has now evolved into “Double Trouble” with author and podcaster Philippa Ballantine joining me on the 08.08.08 rush on Amazon.com.
Why, you may ask? Take a listen to this interview with Tech for Writers, a podcast that focuses on the different gadgets out there specifically designed for writers. Along with the background on “Double Trouble” expect to hear banter between the New Zealand Kiwi and Virginia Ham, tech tips for podcasting a novel, and some good old fashioned geeking out.
And yes, this is the first Double Trouble interview. Expect more as we close in on 08.08.08!
Tech for Writers: Double Trouble with Pip and Tee [45:21m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2143)Hey, everyone! If you have a podcast and want to spread the word about Billi’s Crazy Eights, feel free to put this in your feed! More news to come!
Hey, everyone…
With an interview this weekend, I’m beginning to talk up Billi’s Crazy Eights. That being said, I’m about to dive into the edits for Chapters 11-16. The first half of the book has been polished and refined. I’m now looking at a two week crunch time to get Billi done and to the publisher. It’s not a problem with the editor keeping up with me, but vice-versa. I’m firing up iTunes and getting ready to dive in deep.
On doing so, I realize many of you were curious about the playlist I put together for Billi when I’m writing for him. With me, I’m always building on my books’ soundtracks. After you all have been so patient, I thought I’d finally list here the playlist for Billibub Baddings (spanning across two of his mysteries)…
Naked Under Leather, Rubber Band Banjo
Frankie Machine, Elmer Bernstein and His Orchestra
My Funny Valentine, Frank Sinatra
M SQUAD Theme, Stanley Wilson
Floozie, Alex North & His Orchestra
Fade to Black, Dire Straits
The Boss, JG & The Universal-International Orchestra
The Street, Elmer Bernstein
Droid Jazz, Rubber Band Banjo
I Got Plenty of Nuthin’, Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
Hammer Blow, Skip Martin
Return to Me, Dean Martin
Under My Skin, Frank Sinatra
Caper at the Coffee House, WB & Warner Brothers Star Instruments
Riff Blues, Skip Martin
Speak Softly Love, Al Martino
Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, John Barry
Your Six Self-Adaptive Inputs, Rubber Band Banjo
Lazy Mary, Lou Monte
Staccato’s Theme, Buddy Morrow & His Orchestra
At Last, Etta James
Late at Baliey’s Pad, WB & Warner Brothers Star Instruments
Richard Diamond, Buddy Morrow & His Orchestra
Echo Four-Two, Johnny Gregory & His Orchestra
Buona Sera, Louis Prima
French Quarter, Alex North & His Orchestra
Ain’t That A Kick In The Head, Dean Martin
Woke Up This Morning (Chosen One Mix), A3
Many of the songs in this soundtrack come from a terrific collection called “Crime Jazz” and “Mob Hits”. It was after I started podcasting that Rubber Band Banjo got into the mix. Enjoy these selections if you set out to make your own Billi collection, and I’ll keep everyone in the know on how things are progressing with Billi’s next case.
Talk to you soon…
As you all know, I’m all about supporting podcast fiction authors out there. (Heck quite a few are featured in this podcast, and in Morevi: Remastered. This is why I couldn’t say no after Seth Harwood and J.C. Hutchins asked me to drop this message to you, my Snitches and Bitches, into Billi’s feed.
Scott Sigler’s Infected is out and all of us in the community of podcast writers are coming together to help get the word out.
Of course, this was also a grand opportunity to talk a little bit about Billi’s Crazy Eights.
08.08.08
August 8, 2008
This is when The Pitcher’s Pendant: A Billibub Baddings Mystery will be ready for shipping, and this will be when I make my run on Amazon.com. Let’s show the industry just how high a four-foot-one dwarf can reach!
Billi's Quick Cast #1: Crazy Eights and Scott Sigler [11:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2768)
For those you who remember Chapter Three, Joe Murphy is a familiar voice to you. he was one of Moran’s boys that tried to take on the biggest little detective in Chicago. You also know that a year ago today, Joe was taken from us…far too soon. In honor of his passing, the Joe Murphy Memorial Fund presents a collection of memories, from around the world.
On April 1, a podcaster takes one small step for writers, one giant leap for the publishing industry…
Infected, the new horror novel by Scott Sigler!
Now, if you’re not familiar with Scott’s work, be warned — Scott’s work is not for the faint at heart. He is about to grab the attention of booksellers and publishers, and we can hope that doors previously closed to podcasting authors like myself, Philippa Ballantine, P.G. Holyfield and Mur Lafferty to name a few (and there are so many talented podcasting authors out there…) will open.
Until that opportunity comes by, enjoy the PDF, and I will be talking to you soon…
…and yes, something big is coming down the pike. Billibub’s next case is coming soon…
Happy New Year, my Snitches & Bitches! We’re only in the second week of the new year and a lot of good things are having over here at Baddings Investigations. Take a listen and find out the latest on…
- Billibub Baddings and The Case of The Pitcher’s Pendant
- The new cover artist for Billibub Baddings
- Podcasting for Dummies, 2nd Edition
- Morevi: Remastered
Stay subscribed! There’s more on the way in 2008!
Hey, my Snitches & Bitches! It’s me — and as promised, I’m bringing a special preview to you of my next podcasting project — Morevi: Remastered. The details and, of course, the chapter is all in the file; but have a listen and enjoy the ride.
More news included in this exclusive preview concerning Billibub Baddings and The Case of The Pitcher’s Pendant. More to come, Crew! More to come…
Hello, my Snitches!
So where have I been and what’s going on with the monthly Billi Banters? Well, if you want to hear a full update on what I’ve been doing, take a listen to Episode #33 of The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy. This announcement will also give you a peek at what I’ve been doing with MOREVI: Remastered. So, I’ve been busy…
…and making progress on the new Billibub Baddings and the Case of the Pitcher’s Pendant.
Well, I just lost the Billi Snitch Line.
Yes, K7 gave away my voice mail as I had little to no activity for a month. (I know…how long have I been using it?!) While rules are rules, it doesn’t mean I have to like ‘em.
So, my beloved Snitches, I’m searching for an alternative to the Snitch Line. Bear with me.
No this has nothing whatsoever to do with Billibub Baddings (new content coming soon) but thanks to Ryah Lee of Calgary’s upcoming World Fantasy Convention 2008, I have now discovered what I think is the coolest Saturday morning indulgence. (And that is Anthony Steward-Head as “Balthazar”…can this get any cooler?!)
Could someone call WB Kids and have them replace Loonatics Unleashed with this?!
No, you’re not seeing things. This is a new Personal Best. TWO HOURS!
TWO HOURS of Listener Appreciation which includes…
- Bed music from George Hrab (”Irk” from Coelacanth)
- Sponsors
- Foenixfyre…her stuff is online and for sale. Do what I’m doing and decorate your studio with Chainmail Carrie’s art.
- Enjoying the offerings of Heavy Seas
- Yikes…I got my titles mixed up!
- I understand in Texas, when you order chili, they serve it cold…
- E-mail, voice mail, and thoughts on the Billibub Baddings experience.
- Looking ahead…
And don’t forget: July 7, 2007. After you listen to J.C. Hutchins‘ opening podcast of 7th Son: Book Three, join me and Leann Mabry for an exit interview where you Snitches can call in! Cian of View from the Quad is putting this together, so click here for more details on how to call in and talk to us!
So, I’m checking out the listing for Billi on iTunes, and on the second page of Arts > Literature I saw that iTunes was really digging the Dwarf Detective…
Then again, it could be a glitch. Still, I’d like to think Jobs is listening on his iPhone…
It’s been a a weekend of sugar highs, birthday games, and facing toys with those three words that strike terror in the hearts of mortal men (”Some Assembly Required”), but when I finally got down to The Bunker this weekend I found a mp3 file on my desktop and sticky note on one of my monitors that read “Don’t ask. Just post.”
I think Billi got into my recording equipment…
This is it, everyone. The last chapter. Not the last podcast, but the big goodbye to Billi…for now.
00:00 — The 2007 Parsec Awards
1:02 — Opening
- I thought about going straight into the episode…but reconsidered. (Lucky you!)
- Thanks for all the feedback on Fifteen!
- Sponsored by Typical Mac User, Give Us a Minute, The Sorrow, and Ink ‘n Doodles Creative Workshop
- More banter after the chapter…
3:36 — Epilogue: Three Coins in a Fountain
And now, the conclusion…
49:12 —Sponsors
49:12 — Billi Banter
- Bed Music: “Think for Yourself” by George Hrab
- That’s a wrap, folks!
- So…how about a podcast for The Pitcher’s Pendant?
- Wow! I’ve got some talented friends!!!
- Some more shout outs
- The Sponsors
- To all who donated
- The talented Leann Mabry
- The talented BB Players!
- And you, my beautiful Snitches!
- Snitch Line is open at 206.202.3973 (206.202.DWRF). Now that you know how it ended, bring it!
- E-mail’s and calls and e-mails will appear in the listener appreciation show next week!
- Mark your calendars! July 7, 2007. After you listen to J.C. Hutchins‘ opening podcast of 7th Son: Book Three, join me and Leann Mabry for an exit interview where you Snitches can call in! Cian of View from the Quad is putting this together, so click here for more details on how to call in and talk to us!
- Dragon Moon Special — Billi and Legacy of Morevi = $30.
- Let’s let Geo take us home…
56:10 — Promos
Well, as promised, I’m taking a play from the J.C. Hutchins’ promotional playbook. No Ministry here. Just Snitches on a Mission…
What’s in the feed right now is a PDF of a press release, complete with contact info and the dirt on the last episode. Circulate this to favorite podcasts, local media, any regional media in your area. Let people know this podcaster is about to wrap up a production that employed the voice and musical talents of the world, and he had a hell of a lot of fun doing it!
Thanks, my Snitches. Now, I’m off to record…