EPUBBING with NICOLA FURLONG

Since I always enjoy peeking behind the curtain and seeing the secrets therein, I love hearing what other fiction writers offer as their methods, tips and techniques.

Now that PODCASTING exists as an easy to make and even easier to hear medium, it’s a perfect platform for what I have in mind: a ‘radio’ show that chats with published authors to discover the insights they’ve gleaned from the real life wordsmithing trenches.

But what exactly is a podcast? Glad you asked. In a nutshell, media files are published online using RSS (stands for Really Simple Syndication) feeds. These files or POD (taken from the concept of “Portable on Demand”) and casts (taken from the term “broadcasting”) may be heard via a computer or an MP3 player.

My plan is to produce a regular free podcast which offers simple, practical and helpful ways to improve your writing based on the experiences of published Canadian genre writers.

And, I’m going to post my experiences about the creation and production to help other podcaster wannabes.

The show format will be interview-oriented, focusing on one writer per episode, and it will be available here at epubbing and through major podcasting channels, like iTunes.

No fluff, no excessive flattery, but fun. We’ll be talking hands on tips and techniques of the craft that you may immediately use to improve your writing.

I’ve decided to nickname my how-to-write-genre-novels podcast The Novel Experience®. I hope you’ll tune in for it; your comments and suggestions are welcomed!

Oh, did I mention it’s gonna be FREE?

Now, just have to figure out how to make my first podcast…

Tags: crime fiction, detective fiction, Electronic / Digital Publishing, fiction, genre fiction, podcasting, writing how to

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