P.G. Holyfield: Author and Podcaster » Dragon*Con http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah Enter... The Land of Caern Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:26:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Lord Avedon has a problem. Generations of Avedons have watched over Avedon Hill and controlled the only pass through the Lantis Mountains. Traditions are important to the Avedon family, but one tradition has tragically come to an end. Gretta Platt, Housemistress of Avedon Manor, has been murdered. A member of the Platt family has always served the Avedons as Housemistress-- until now. Only a handful of people live at Avedon Hill, and most are suspects. Arames Kragen, retired Aarronic Advisor and scholar of prophecy, arrives at the gates of Avedon Hill, hoping to gain access to the mountain pass. Lord Avedon is not in a giving mood, however. This is the story of Arames Kragen and his attempt not only to discover who killed Gretta Platt, but also to uncover the truth about a town that apparently has more secrets than inhabitants. P.G. Holyfield no P.G. Holyfield pgholyfield@murderatavedonhill.com pgholyfield@murderatavedonhill.com (P.G. Holyfield) 2006-2009 Murder at Avedon Hill podcast novel, podiobook, fantasy, mystery, murder, religion, magic P.G. Holyfield: Author and Podcaster » Dragon*Con http://www.pgholyfield.com/images/MaAH_144x144_061109.jpg http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah Dragon*Con 2010 http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/519 http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/519#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:20:57 +0000 P.G. Holyfield http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/?p=519 Dragon*Con is next weekend. This will be my fifth straight year attending, and the fourth doing panels on the Podcasting track. Here are the panels I will be on, plus a couple of events I’ll be attending. I hope you can come out and join us crazy podcasters in Atlanta!

  • Thursday, Sept. 2nd, 7:30 pm – Star Party 2010 – This is a special event the day before Dragon*Con officially begins, a charity event for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The event will be hosted by renowned astronomers and hosts of AstronomyCast, Pamela Gay and Fraser Cain with special appearance by musician George Hrab. (I’m just attending. I’ll be the one looking for extra drink tickets :-) ).
  • Friday, Sept. 3rd, 1:00 pm – Podcasting Track Kick-off Panel – I’m honored to be part of the kick-off panel for the track; my primary goal is to remain calm while being at a table with Tom Merritt, Veronica Belmont, Bobby Blackwolf, Len Peralta, and Brian Ibbott. (Did I mention Veronica Belmont?)
  • Saturday, Sept. 4th, 10:00 am – Podcast Authors Roundtable – with Scott Sigler, Gail Z. Martin, Michael A. Stackpole, Christiana Ellis, and Gabrielle Harbowy
  • Saturday, Sept. 4th, 4:00 pm – 5th Annual Parsec Awards – I’ll be attending and presenting two awards. Gabrielle Harbowy’s Tales of the Children story “Swimming Lessons” is up for the Best Speculative Fiction Story (Short Form), and The Dead Robots’ Society is up for Best Podcast about Speculative Fiction Content Creation.
  • Sunday, Sept. 5th, 2:30 pm – Dead Robots’ Society Live!
  • Sunday, Sept. 5th, 7:00 pm – Geek Radio Weekly Live! – I’ll be in attendance, but have been known to crash the party…

As always, it is sure to be a blast. If you are attending, please stop me and say hi (and yes, I’ll have books for sale if you have been waiting to buy it at D*C!!).

]]> http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/519/feed 1 MaAH Special Edition: Behind the Scenes Interview – Alex White http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/371 http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/371#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:54:47 +0000 P.G. Holyfield http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/?p=371 What do you get in a nearly hour-long interview with writer, podcaster, graphic designer, artistic director, and rambler Alex White?

  • Discussions on cover art and creativity
  • The state of the publishing industry
  • What is The Gearheart?
  • not a fan of Blade Runner, other than the “style” of it?
  • Fonts and genres?
  • Glenfiddich
  • Oil rigs

Is that it? … Oh yeah… there was Tears for Fears.

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Listen in on my interview with Alex White, creator of The Gearheart podcast novel, Art Director at Dragon Moon Press… and in his spare time he’ll be doing the cover of Murder at Avedon Hill.

This is the first in a series of interviews leading up to the print release of Murder at Avedon Hill I hope you will enjoy this behind the scenes look at the journey I’m taking to get MaAH into print.

Enjoy!

Music: Grande Rue De Pera – Ruben van Rompaey, courtesy of Magnatune.com

The Gearheart

Promo: The Gearheart

]]> http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/371/feed 1 alex white,Dragon*Con,interview,Murder at Avedon Hill,podcast novel What do you get in a nearly hour-long interview with writer, podcaster, graphic designer, artistic director, and rambler Alex White? - Discussions on cover art and creativity The state of the publishing industry What is The Gearheart? What do you get in a nearly hour-long interview with writer, podcaster, graphic designer, artistic director, and rambler Alex White? Discussions on cover art and creativity The state of the publishing industry What is The Gearheart? not a fan of Blade Runner, other than the "style" of it? Fonts and genres? Glenfiddich Oil rigs Is that it? ... Oh yeah... there was Tears for Fears. Listen in on my interview with Alex White, creator of The Gearheart podcast novel, Art Director at Dragon Moon Press... and in his spare time he'll be doing the cover of Murder at Avedon Hill. This is the first in a series of interviews leading up to the print release of Murder at Avedon Hill I hope you will enjoy this behind the scenes look at the journey I'm taking to get MaAH into print. Enjoy! Music: Grande Rue De Pera - Ruben van Rompaey, courtesy of Magnatune.com Promo: The Gearheart P.G. Holyfield no 57:01 MaAH Special Edition: Parsec Finalist Interview… me! http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/367 http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/367#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:18:41 +0000 P.G. Holyfield http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/?p=367 Podcasting’s Rick Sigfrit decided that I needed to be interviewed as the last remaining finalist, and who better to interview me than someone that voiced multiple characters in my podcast novel!

Rich Sigfrit

Music: Grande Rue De Pera – Ruben van Rompaey, courtesy of Magnatune.com

Promo: Tales of the Children

]]> http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/367/feed 0 Dragon*Con,flinchy,interview,Murder at Avedon Hill,Parsec Awards,patrick mclean Podcasting's Rick Sigfrit decided that I needed to be interviewed as the last remaining finalist, and who better to interview me than someone that voiced multiple characters in my podcast novel! - Music: Grande Rue De Pera - Ruben van Rompaey, Podcasting's Rick Sigfrit decided that I needed to be interviewed as the last remaining finalist, and who better to interview me than someone that voiced multiple characters in my podcast novel! Music: Grande Rue De Pera - Ruben van Rompaey, courtesy of Magnatune.com Promo: Tales of the Children P.G. Holyfield no 59:06 MaAH Special Edition: Parsec Finalist Chris Lester http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/363 http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/363#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:39:53 +0000 P.G. Holyfield http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/?p=363 As promised, I decided to interview the other four finalists in the Best Audio Drama Long Form Category at this year’s Parsec Awards. While I’m ultimately hoping to sabotage all of my competitors by getting them to admit to something horrible… like drinking Miller Lite… or kicking puppies… I’m afraid all I’m really good at is making sure people learn more about these wonderful creators.

Here is the last of my four interviews, this one with the creator, writer and producer of The Metamor City Podcast, Chris Lester. Chris and I chat about Metamor City, our battles as nemesises… nemeses… whatever… about what he is doing next… and focus on his unfortunate arrest in Amsterdam last year. ;-P

Enjoy!

Chris Lester

Music: Grande Rue De Pera – Ruben van Rompaey, courtesy of Magnatune.com

Promo: The Parsec Awards

]]> http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/363/feed 0 Dragon*Con,interview,Metamor City,Parsec Awards As promised, I decided to interview the other four finalists in the Best Audio Drama Long Form Category at this year's Parsec Awards. While I'm ultimately hoping to sabotage all of my competitors by getting them to admit to something horrible... As promised, I decided to interview the other four finalists in the Best Audio Drama Long Form Category at this year's Parsec Awards. While I'm ultimately hoping to sabotage all of my competitors by getting them to admit to something horrible... like drinking Miller Lite... or kicking puppies... I'm afraid all I'm really good at is making sure people learn more about these wonderful creators. Here is the last of my four interviews, this one with the creator, writer and producer of The Metamor City Podcast, Chris Lester. Chris and I chat about Metamor City, our battles as nemesises... nemeses... whatever... about what he is doing next... and focus on his unfortunate arrest in Amsterdam last year. ;-P Enjoy! Music: Grande Rue De Pera - Ruben van Rompaey, courtesy of Magnatune.com Promo: The Parsec Awards P.G. Holyfield no 49:22 Video Content… Coming Soon http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/362 http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/362#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:38:52 +0000 P.G. Holyfield http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/?p=362 I just got a new Kodak HD video camera (the Zi8).

I love it, and look forward to capturing more of Dragon*Con this year.

Here’s my first attempt at recording video. Don’t worry, I’ll be sure to look at the camera more next time.

What I say is important, though :-) I need your help. Any suggestions around what video content I should create in preparation for Murder at Avedon Hill’s print release would be awesome!

]]> http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/362/feed 2 MaAH Special Edition: Parsec Finalist Christof Laputka http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/352 http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/352#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:22:06 +0000 P.G. Holyfield http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/?p=352 As promised, I decided to interview the other four finalists in the Best Audio Drama Long Form Category at this year’s Parsec Awards. While I’m ultimately hoping to sabotage all of my competitors by getting them to admit to something horrible… like drinking Miller Lite… or kicking puppies… I’m afraid all I’m really good at is making sure people learn more about these wonderful creators.

Here is the first of my four interviews, this one with Christof Laputka, creator and writer of The Leviathan Chronicles.

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Christof is a world traveler, a former finance expert, a Highlander fan, a production whore… and his commitment to his audio drama, in terms of both time and money, is awe-inspiring.

One of the many things I’m looking foward to at Dragon*Con this year is meeting Christof and drinking a beer (or three).

Enjoy!

Music: Grande Rue De Pera – Ruben van Rompaey, courtesy of Magnatune.com

Promo: The Leviathan Chronicles

Promo: Tales of the Children

]]> http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/archives/352/feed 0 audio drama,Dragon*Con,interview,Leviathan Chronicles,Murder at Avedon Hill,Parsec Awards,Tales of the Children As promised, I decided to interview the other four finalists in the Best Audio Drama Long Form Category at this year's Parsec Awards. While I'm ultimately hoping to sabotage all of my competitors by getting them to admit to something horrible... As promised, I decided to interview the other four finalists in the Best Audio Drama Long Form Category at this year's Parsec Awards. While I'm ultimately hoping to sabotage all of my competitors by getting them to admit to something horrible... like drinking Miller Lite... or kicking puppies... I'm afraid all I'm really good at is making sure people learn more about these wonderful creators. Here is the first of my four interviews, this one with Christof Laputka, creator and writer of The Leviathan Chronicles. Christof is a world traveler, a former finance expert, a Highlander fan, a production whore... and his commitment to his audio drama, in terms of both time and money, is awe-inspiring. One of the many things I'm looking foward to at Dragon*Con this year is meeting Christof and drinking a beer (or three). Enjoy! Music: Grande Rue De Pera - Ruben van Rompaey, courtesy of Magnatune.com Promo: The Leviathan Chronicles Promo: Tales of the Children P.G. Holyfield no 55:52