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Author Caleb J. Ross chews, swallows, and every-so-often successfully digests various aspects of the writer’s life, from rejection to success, sober to drunk. The World’s First Author Podcast is for writers looking for a bit of navigation through the increasingly fractured path to publishing success…maybe.
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Episode 012: November is NaNoWriNo. December is UhOhWriLess. | #bbpBox_138063727013527552 a { text-decoration:none; color:#009999; }#bbpBox_138063727013527552 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } November is NaNoWriMo. December is UhOhWriLess. November 19, 2011 7:18 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite @calebjross Caleb J Ross NaNoWriMo is a month-long event in which writers of all experience levels attempt to write a 50,000 word novel during the month of November. Sounds good, right? There is a sense of accomplishment for accomplishment’s sake with vomiting so many words, with setting and meeting a goal. However, I’m not so couch-therapy optimistic about it. Send any comments on this episode, or any writing and publishing related questions to caleb [at] calebjross.com. I will answer them in a future episode. Show Notes and Mentions National Novel Writing Month official website Follow comedian Doug Wilson at @idigthedoug | 11/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 011: Where your work goes when you die OR Long Live Everything! | #bbpBox_137032988696387584 a { text-decoration:none; color:#009999; }#bbpBox_137032988696387584 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } Seriously, no Foursquare check-in at this funeral?! November 16, 2011 11:03 pm via HootSuiteReplyRetweetFavorite @calebjross Caleb J Ross I’ll start by saying that the recording for this episode cut off prematurely due to dying batteries. I was going to re-record, but the considering the content of the episode, dying off seems especially relevant. Though short, I think this episode addresses some important ideas. What happens to our work when we die? And, more importantly, should we even care? How much should we try to control our future reputation? These questions, and more, will be asked in this episode (but will not be answered; see paragraph one above). | 11/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 010: Twitter and the author. A novel with 140 characters, bad. An author with 140 characters, good. | #bbpBox_40298146336608256 a { text-decoration:none; color:#009999; }#bbpBox_40298146336608256 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; } Twitter is like looking for constellations; in the morning, i’ll regret having stayed up late to experience it. February 23, 2011 12:33 am via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite @calebjross Caleb J Ross What good is Twitter, really? How do authors use it? How should authors use it? How can readers use it? How can readers and authors use it together? How many more questions can I type here that essentially ask the same thing? In this episode I talk about how I, as an author and reader, use Twitter. But most importantly, I address its limitations. Enjoy. Send any writing and publishing related questions to caleb [at] calebjross.com. I will answer them in a future episode. Show Notes and Mentions: Yes, again, Jane Friedman teaches at the University of Cincinnati. Twitter handle: @JaneFriedman Personal examples of professional success using Twitter: Invited to contribute a story to a Rainstorm Press horror anthology Live tweeting at literary events such as the reading at Czar bar in Kansas City and the social media panel at AWP in 2011. Many bloggers and authors have contacted me via Twitter about doing guests posts for my blog tour: The Stranger Will Tour for Strange Summary: Chances are, nobody is listening on Twitter anyway The best way to get people to listen to you is to be honest. Leave the sales pitch at the door. Use Twitter as a notebook or mini-workshop Cultivate your own personal PR department Engage with the reading community even before you have a book deal. Read Christina Katz’s Get Known Before the Book Deal. | 10/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 009: Do writers really need a writing room? | Virginia Woolf was an advocate of a writer having a dedicated place to write, as examined in her famous essay “A Room of One’s Own.” I know, the essay speaks specifically to women and how their treatment as lesser citizens prevented them from potential as serious writers. Hence, having the financial and social freedom afforded (or perhaps implied) by having a room of one’s own would be what makes the writer as woman a more accepted presence in the world of books. But me, I just read the title of the essay and have taken from it what I want. Most writers would agree a dedicated writing space is important. But is it really? Is there something to be said about the paralyzing effect that comes with such a freedom? Is the wish of a dedicated room just an excuse some writers use to explain lack of productivity? Show Notes and Mentions: Rainstorm Press Paris and the Hiltons LitReactor My blog tour: The Stranger Will Tour for Strange Send any writing and publishing related questions to caleb [at] calebjross.com Watch the new Stranger Will promo video here: Caleb J. Ross Answers Reader Questions about his novel Stranger Will | 10/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 008: ESU Visiting Writers Series with Caleb J. Ross (or at least 15 minutes of it) | A few days ago I had the pleasure of being the first writer to participate in the 2011-12 ESU Visiting Writers Series. This was an enormous honor for me, as my time at ESU, those many years ago, was a formative (and formidable) time in my life both as a writer and as a person. Unfortunately, those times did not serve my tech savvy side well, as I failed to change the batteries in my audio recorder and thus came away with only the first 15 minutes of the 2 hour presentation. Oh well, hopefully ESU will invite me back soon. This episode contains a reading of a couple of stories I’ve read before. But it’s worth checking out this new episode if only for the immensely humbling introduction from my ESU professor, Amy Sage Webb. | 9/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 007: En-route to being a bad influence at ESU | That blog post title, she jests. In fact, this episode contains a few minutes of me talking to myself in preparation for being a good influence at ESU. ESU approached me a few weeks ago to be the first of their authors to participate in the Fall 2011 Visiting Writers Series. I was and still am honored. Click the download button above to hear me fill some time in my car alone with a few words about the then upcoming reading. Show Notes and Mentions: Ron Carlson Dorthy Allison Peter Rock Yes, Jane Friedman teaches at the University of Cincinnati Here is the link to my interview with Jane at the 2011 AWP conference | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 006: A live reading at Czar Bar in Kansas City, MO | I’ve noticed that this podcast is slowly becoming less a weekly self-discussion platform for me to ramble on about crap and more a database where I can store audio snippets of my various non-self-discussion rambling ons about crap. You’re welcome. With that in mind, this “episode” is a recording of a live reading at Czar Bar in Kansas City, MO on August 7th. The event was a huge load of fun. The roster consisted of myself, Brandon Tietz, Michael Gomez (as the emcee), DJ Preston, and the always amazing Jesus Angel Garcia. You’ll love this “episode,” quotes and all. | 8/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 005: Reading Live, Dying Live | How do authors prepare for live readings? What is the draw of a live reading? In this episode I talk about how I approach live readings, set within the context of my upcoming reading in Kansas City with authors Brandon Tietz and Jesus Angel Garcia. Spoiler alert: I agree with you, live author readings tend to be kinda boring. And I agree with you too that the boring angle should be exiled. Show notes and mentions: The Czar Bar reading with Brandon Tietz and Jesus Angel Garcia Jesus Angel Garcia’s nationwide book reading tour The Slap n’ Tickle gallery event | 8/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Interviewed at Booked Podcast about the Warmed and Bound collection | The wonderful guys at Booked Podcast are conducting a marathon series of interviews with the contributors to Warmed and Bound story collection. I am lucky enough to have appeared at their podcast once before, so coming back feels more like a stop back to hang out than an actual interview in which I am trying to sell a book. They’ve got an enormous number of authors lined up, so please check back there often for more Warmed and Bound-ery. | 7/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 004: Fictional Money OR The W***e Part II | Yes, another episode about the role of the w***e personality among the writer’s many bank of guises. This time, I approach the idea that perhaps an author shouldn’t take the largest advance offered to him. What does such a gesture mean in terms of the author’s career? When is it okay to take whatever money you’ve been given and run? Show Notes and Mentions: Paris and the Hiltons, and project mastermind Phil Jourdan The other contributors: Gordon Highland, Richard Thomas, Michael Gonzalez, Brandon Tietz, and Michael Sonbert Denis Dutton, The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/ | 7/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 003: Technology and the Author W***e | This week I talk about the necessary entrepreneurial spirit of the contemporary author. I know; “boooooooooo” you say. Me too. But the fact is that publishers, even (perhaps especially) independent and small press publishers are relying more and more on the marketing savvy of the author. Is this fair? Probably not. Is it the reality? Definitely yes. Show Notes and Mentions: Ebooks: the latest frontier for spam (via The Guardian) E singles by Axel Taiari and Richard Thomas Broadcastr Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainerebert/ | 6/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 002: Attention, Author Promotion! One Night Only! | Authors, you have to promote yourself. You can’t avoid it. But you can reinterpret what “promotion” means. Gone should be the negative connotations and skewed associations. Promotion should be embraced. At its core, promotion is simply a way to get readers to you books. As an author, you want people to read your books, right? No. Oh. Then go write a diary and quit muddying the waters for the rest of us! Show Notes and Mentions: Outsider Writers Collective Goodreads.com / Redroom.com The Stranger Will Tour for Strange blog tour Listen to The Art and Authenticity of Social Media: Using Online Tools to Grow a Community (from the AWP Conference, February 2011) photo credit: Chris Devers | 6/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 001: Rent-to-Own Your Landscape | Fresh from episode zero comes episode one. See, I’m good at math. Here I talk a bit about the importance of a writer to claim ownership of his/her location. Too many writers, especially newer writers, still equate capital-P Publishing with the East coast (in the US, anyway). The problem with limiting scope to the coast is that it doesn’t allow writers to understand their existing context. In fact, I would say that it takes a better writer to leech from barren landscape. Anyone can siphon material from a crowded city. Show Notes: | 6/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 000: Do I Really Need Three Numerical Placeholders for this Podcast? | Welcome to the world’s first blog post of the world’s first episode of The World’s First Author Podcast. For those who have somehow found your way here via anything other than my homepage, let me introduce myself. My name is Caleb J. Ross. I am an author of fiction, a bit of non-fiction, a couple of novels (Stranger Will, I Didn’t Mean to be Kevin), and perhaps one day a manifesto of some sort. I’m thinking I might go with 200 pages on the virtues of seasoned meat stuffed Greek sandwiches. I call it a Pitaco. Cookbooks and books about merging culture always sell. This episode zero is basically a kick-start to what I hope to be a long and mutually beneficial podcast series. You, the listener, maybe get a nice lull to sleep and I, the talking, get to pretend you are listening. Win win. Take a quick listen. If you like, even a little, be sure to come back often for more. Show Notes: I stole this podcast format from Mur Lafferty. Check out her I Should be Writing podcast. | 6/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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