The New York Times has a look at the brand new amazing technology of the old tech audio book and its value. Notice how there’s a “new twist” of multi-cast recordings. How much longer before they discover audio dramas?
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Desert News is buzzing about Audiobooks: A Rising Industry and a Multi-tasker’s Dream and it makes one ponder.
If audio books are on the rise because- as audiophiles have said for years now- it’s easier to do things and listen to stories, then are we on the cusp of seeing Audio Drama make another burst into the consciousness of main stream?
What will happen when the whole world starts to realize the power of spoken word and the value of it over all things video?
Will we enter the third age of Modern Audio?
And with that, listeners were transformed by the tale that P.G. Holyfield told.
I began audio drama in the first wave of podcasting back over a decade now, and even though audio books and audio drama swim in different circles we do cross back and forth occasionally.
I never got much chance to speak to P.G., but I too was wrapped up in his novel “Murder at Avedon Hill” and was excited at the opportunity for more. P.G. and I have a lot in common, a love of role playing games, fantasy, and of course Game of Thrones. P.G. is a lover of story, a weaver of tales and a podcaster of many podcasts well “Beyond the Wall” and “Tales of the Children” are the ones I’ve listened to. He’s a favourite guest at both Balticon and Dragoncon and has an endless list of friends he’s gathered in the seven years since he first podcast his novel.
I mean P.G. Holyfield is such a presence in the podcasting culture, that I guess I took it for granted that I’d be able to interview him at any time.
so, it was with some shock that I read a blog announcement from Chooch Schubert and Vivian Muse about the recent challenges to P.G.’s health.
And after I started looking at pictures after pictures of Patrick with his friends that people posted on his Facebook and through twitter, and I listened to the love that Nutty spoke about, the fact that no one, NO ONE could say anything bad about this man… it got me thinking…
Maybe, it’s time for all of us to rise and shine a little bit more. You know the phrase “rise and shine”? My parents woke me up as a kid every morning, and I wake up my boys with that little piece of advice- Rise and Shine.
P.G. Holyfield teaches me, even now, a little bit about being a better person. Not just rising to the challenges and doing the things I need to do, but maybe “shining” just a little brighter… smiling a little more, and being just that much more communicative about the people around me.
I lost my best friend, eighteen years ago, and since then, I don’t take my friends for granted. I’m very careful to tell the listeners of the Sonic Society know how much they mean to me at the end of each season. I try not to get too sappy through out the year, but maybe the secret of P.G.’s success as a man- beyond his wildly creative talent- is that he makes people around him feel valued all the time.
Not just once in a while, and without having to say a whole lot.
I’m not a very social person normally. I have trouble feeling comfortable around groups of people I don’t know- hence my presence in Conventions have always been limited. I’m more comfortable on stage and in panels than chatting afterwards.
Maybe it’s time for me try harder. Maybe its time to rise a little to complete those creative endevours. Maybe its time to shine a little more with the people around me.
If you want to help out P.G., and rise and shine a little more yourself, go to the Go Fund Me P.G. Holyfield Cancer Support page, put your memories of Patrick in an audio or a video… Talk to friends. Whatever you do…
Time to shake yourself out of bed, and rise and shine…
John Bell connects up with Jack to talk about his latest creative venture. You’re never going to believe the fun we have when we kick around the hilarious The Devil’s Piñata with action hero Buck Shott! You’re going to want to rush out and grab your own copy while you can!
The fantastic folks at Audio Epics need your help!
They’ve begun an Indiegogo project to complete a ten hour audio book (that’s three times as long the original audio drama series). Domien deGroot, the miraculously creative fantasy writer promises a more complete story, including a new character and the full experience of the heights of his imaginative vision.
Take a moment and toss some money their way and let’s see the award winning Witch Hunter Chronicles in this beautiful new, complete, form! The campaign begins today! Armor up and join us!
After a good sixteen month hiatus, Jack sat down with Robyn Paterson from Kung Fu Action Theatre and talked Starports with him recently over coffee.
This science fiction anthology series asks the question, “What if a university student discovered a cheap and easy way to teleport anywhere in the universe and published his findings on the Internet for all of humanity?”
The scope of possibilities for Starports is beyond imagining. After re-editing the bible for the series it’s now time to ask for submissions. All accepted submissions will be on the refurbished “The Library” podcast and fan favourites will be included in an e-book “Starports- The First Year of the New Age”.
If you’re a writer, go look at the Starport Bible and send all submission inquiries to Jack J. Ward at jackjamieward AT gmail DOT com!
Listener Jason sent us this amazing link from the New Zealand Book Council
Check out Going West the animation of a great novel. Is this what will happen to print media? Do we see images taking over the printed word? And will audio performance have a role in it?
Tell us what you think!