Free Podcast Author Interviews

Okay ... we admit it. Panzer and I were out in the catosphere looking for some free stuff.

We found a whole treasure trove of free podcasts. There are author interviews with Scott Nicholson, Zoe Winters, Mark Coker and over a hundred more. The interviews cover publishing, books as iPhone apps, writing, editing, indie publishing, marketing, audiobooks ... everything a writer could possibly be interested in.

Tootle on over to The Creative Penn  blog. Panzer is still over there. If you see him, tell that bad boy to get home or he's going to be grounded again!

Wednesday Free Resources for Writers and Readers

On Sunday I posted about my investigation of Distribution to iTunes for a podcast of one of the stories from Panzer's ebook.

As Panzer and I continued our search for information on what others were doing with podcasts, we found three free podcast sites for your enjoyment.

1) The Creative Penn. There are over 100 free podcasts at Joanna Penn's respository. Here you'll find interviews with such writers as Zoe Winters, LJ Sellers, Scott Nicholson, and many more.

2) Free Library of Philadelphia. Here you'll find podcasts for Joyce Carol Oates, Cokie Roberts, Garrison Keillor and others who have participated in author events at the library.

3) Fluctu8 Podcasts. Here you'll find music, audiobooks, arts, cooking, just pick your subject.

Enjoy!

Disclaimer (you know the drill): whenever visiting unknown sites, read the instructions carefully, have your virus scanner on, and your firewall up.

Dean Wesley Smith Recommends Zoe Winters

Dean Wesley Smith's post today is about the 99 cent price point for novel length ebooks. If you've spent any time reading Smith's blog, you know he's been on a writing challenge this year to write short stories. Each time he finishes a short story he puts it up at Amazon for 99 cents. These are short story length, not novel length ebooks.

Smith's blog post is in reference to Zoe Winters' post at her blog about 99 cent novel length ebooks. (If you don't know who Zoe Winters is, read my review of Kept and then get a copy of the story at her blog.)

If you're looking for the proper price point for you ebooks, these two posts  give you some good information. Be sure to read the comment section at Smith's blog after you read Winters' blog. (The comments make more sense that way.)

What's your opinion on this issue?

Book Review: Kept

Here's Tuesday's Book Review.

Kept is an ebook novella by Zoe Winters.

The book has a vampire, a sorcerer, and a human, but best of all the heroine is a werecat.  Greta is a very special werecat: a shapeshifter who was born as a cat not as a human. Now that really is special in the werecat world.

Simon the leader of the werecat tribe is after Greta for her special power. Dayne the sorcerer is willing to protect her for his use of her special power. Throw in a full moon, a vampire, and, oh, yeah, a little romance and there you have Kept.

Panzer has been trying to convince me all week that he's a shapeshifter who just hasn't perfected turning into a human yet.

Panzer gives the ebook four paws up.

Disclaimer: just so you know, this ebook does have some scenes which may not pass your PG-18 rating.