Wills and blades clash in the city of the dead. Who will prevail?

The Gearheart Podcast

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The Gearheart Podcast

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Hey, Everyone! Do you live in Alabama and have nothing to do this Saturday? Why not come out to 2010: A Space Oddity, hosted by the University of Alabama Creative Campus? There will be a lot of important people there, including the editor of Pyr Books, Lou Anders (@Pyr_Books on Twitter). Jack McDevitt, a phenomenal speaker and Nebula award winner, will also be in attendance. I highly recommend his talk, “How To Get Rejected.”

Lastly, I’ll be there, presenting a lecture/discussion called “Characters, Plot and Backstory: The Mechanics of Fiction” at 7:00 p.m.. You can find it at Shelby Hall, this Saturday, on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

There’s a new song available on the Soundtrack Page! It’s called “Sweet Sorrow,” and you’ll hear it in episode 36!

The Gearheart Podcast

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Hey all! I have another tremendous fanart for you from Nansi Brown, aka toasterb0t! Please enjoy!

Steel Convictions by Toasterb0t

The talented Mr. Hummel brings us this incredible piece from Episode 28! I continue to be excited about his work and look forward to seeing more!

Episode 28 by Ben Hummel

Hey, everyone! This is Renee posting for Alex since he is currently in Macon, GA attending the Crossroads Writers’ Conference, where he’ll be reading an excerpt from The Gearheart today. He is internetless at the moment, so I’m filling in. We just wanted to make sure everyone knew the Sonic Boom auction is going on right now, right this VERY MOMENT, and you should all go check it out. It’s for a fellow podcaster, Tee Morris, who is a wonderful man, and spectacular entertainer. His wife passed away very suddenly and now he will be raising his five-year-old girl on his own.

There are dozens of items to bid on and the live video feed and chat is a BLAST to watch. There are a few podcasting stars making appearances, as well! For those of you that missed this morning, I got to see Phillipa Ballentine’s cleavage! You totally missed out. In case you’re interested in Alex’s items that he put up for bid, he has a Theme Song Package up for bid, in which he will compose a theme song just for you and your podcast up to seven minutes long. Well, I guess it doesn’t have to be just for your podcast. If you just want a song all about you and how awesome you are, I’m sure he could pull that off, as well. He also has a Graphic Design Logo Package up for bid as well in case you’re interested in a professional logo for your book, website, or what-have-you. You can make a proxy bid on either items at the links I just posted, or come to the live auction and join in on the fun. His items are in the “Bespoke Category” (which, for my fellow Americans that have never heard that word before, it just means “fancy custom made stuff”) which is scheduled to start bidding at 3 pm EST. You can see the full schedule here. Hope to see you there!

Hey, everyone!  Thanks so much for submitting your questions to The Gearheart Q&A!  I’m pleased to have answered all of them as well as reading your challenge answers aloud!  Enjoy!

FYI: This post is certified SPOILER-FREE!

The Gearheart Podcast

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The Gearheart Podcast

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The Excuse:

So I must admit, real life is kicking my butt right now. Work related issues and child rearing always take priority over the podcast, which is unfortunate for those of you nice enough to listen to me. Here’s the skinny, though: we’re on the last two episodes.  There will be two fifty-minute episodes complete with new music, and the series will be over! I want you to know that I’m not rushing these out the door, because I want them to sound really nice.  This project has been so huge for me over the past year, and I just want to make sure it ends right.

CALL FOR QUESTIONS:

Here’s what I’ll do in the meantime: I’m going to open up the floor to questions and comments. Please post to this thread by 5:00 Wednesday, and I’ll try to answer all of them, if possible.  If you want me to plug your site, be sure and mention your project in your response.

ALSO, A GEARHEART CHALLENGE!

That’s right! I also want to have a challenge this week to go on the Q&A episode!  Post your responses here and I’ll read them on the air!  Here’s the question:

“If you had a steampunk organization, what would you be called?  What would you do?  Most importantly, what would you name your flagship zeppelin?”

I look forward to hearing the responses!

This week on The Gearheart: Crust’s actions lead to a surprise confrontation.  Will it be the death of another Agent? Find out on The Gearheart!

Promo this week: OSMCast!

The Gearheart Podcast

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The Gearheart Podcast

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Don’t worry!  We’ve got an episode coming Thursday morning, but Renée was in a wreck this morning and is feeling a bit loopy on pain meds.  In the meantime, however, please enjoy this Q/A episode, with questions courtesy of our listeners!

The Gearheart Podcast

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The Gearheart Podcast

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