Comments on: Seth Harwood on Podcasting and Social Media

By: Podcast Directory

Podcast Directory — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:24:30 +0000

really an interesting scheme should be checked.

By: Evo Terra

Evo Terra — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:59:19 +0000

YMMV (your mileage may vary) is quite true. All of the “successful” authors embracing new media share one thing in common: they relentlessly connect with fans. For many authors, that’s a new prospect. The old model was do a few book signing, maybe a reading here and there, hit the odd convention… and let the publisher take care of the rest.

And that model still works.

But this new model — quite obviously — is working, too. Sustainable? Well, it has been for four years? But for the long haul? Hey, who knows what tomorrow will bring. I’m only confident in one thing — it won’t slide backwards. Seth and his peers that do it this way will *always* do it this way. Or do more in new ways. Sliding back to a more passive role just isn’t an option.

I’m looking forward to it!

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By: Adam Maxwell

Adam Maxwell — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:11:43 +0000

Totally agree – and I would thoroughly recommend podcasting to any authors out there. I started it a couple of years ago for my Flash Fiction and now get over 3000 downloads (and rising!) every month.

Happy to share my experiences if anyone is interested but in a nutshell I found that keeping them short was the key!

By: Joanna Penn

Joanna Penn — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:23:18 +0000

Since hearing about JC Hutchins, Scott Sigler and now Seth Harwood, I have been listening to podcast novels and loving them! They are a fantastic (and free!!) way to reach your audience. Web 2.0 to book deal ! You can get lots more podcast novels at http://www.podiobooks.com/ (and of course submit your own there as well!)
Thanks, Joanna

By: jim duncan

jim duncan — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:14:55 +0000

Very interesting stuff. Certainly makes me want to check out the possibilities with podcasts as a way to generate interest in my suspense novel.

By: Venusian

Venusian — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:14:14 +0000

This is a lot more interesting than Jonathan Karp’s rant. All of that may be true ( that Mr. Karp says ) but it’s only during this crash that I’ve heard the term GATEKEEPERS hurled around ( and with such fiesty rage, it’s as though they feel threatened or something… ) My first resonse to Gatekeepers was, well @%$$ you. Then then warm glow of reading the panic underneath. Not that I’m saying we need more books on ‘what kind of tofu would jesus like’. That has to stop, he is right about that.