Writing Excuses, Episode 2!
Posted February 18th, 2008 by Howard TaylerSo… you missed Life, The Universe, and Everything, and you’re saddened by the fact that I’m not coming to your city this year. How, you wonder, will you EVER get to experience Howard Tayler as a panelist, in his element among experts on the subject matter at hand?
Well… maybe I can’t come to your city, but I can come to your iPod (or Zune, or even just whatever plays MP3s on your computer). In case you missed the announcement last week, Brandon Sanderson invited me to do a regular podcast with him and with Horror writer Daniel Wells.
It’s called “Writing Excuses,” and Episode 2: Blending the Familiar and the Original is live today.
What sets us apart from other podcasts? It’s simple: We stay on topic, and we get right to the point. Per the tagline at the head of each episode “fifteen minutes long, because you’re in a hurry, and we’re not that smart.”
Head on over to writingexcuses.com, where you can listen straight from the website, download the MP3, grab the RSS feed, or link in to the iTunes store.
(On a completely unrelated note, today’s Day by Day, by Chris Muir, features merchandise I’ve never made. I might, though. Schlock looks pretty good on a big, baggy sweatshirt.)
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February 18th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Two colours on a black shirt - is that going to cost a lot more?
And will Chris Muir want a commission?
February 18th, 2008 at 11:55 am
That’s actually a five- or six- color print — two shades each of green and grey, and then you’ve got either black or white, if you’re printing on a black or a white shirt, but Zed’s wearing BLUE, so that’s six colors of ink…
Yeah, those would be $20 shirts, easy. Oh, wait… it’s on a nice, heavy, Zed-sized sweatshirt… $40, and that’s my lowest offer.
February 18th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Also, if it’s on a black shirt, you need the white for eyes…
Hmmm… I’ll have to noodle this about a bit…
February 18th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
$40 you say? If I can get one in my size, I would be there in a second.
I am still looking for a good 4X black shirt to have you print me a Rule 1 shirt. I haven’t given up, I’m just waiting for my check to come in so I can buy it when I find it.
Oh and great job on the podcast once again.
February 18th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
I love you Howard but $40 for a sweatshirt had better be the price you’re paying me to pimp for you.
I’d be willing to pay $25 for a nice one but $40?
D.
February 18th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Howard…you and Chris should design some outwear with some nice concealed-firearm features (say, like wide blousing at the waste on sweasters for starters) and really market it hard :)
February 19th, 2008 at 12:42 am
I’d buy one. Well, if I had the dough, that is.
February 19th, 2008 at 1:42 am
I wonder what’s next? A polar bear with a paintball gun which is
modeled after Schlock’s Plasma Cannon? (Complete with a small
speaker and an MP3 with an Ominous Hum on repeat?) :)
February 19th, 2008 at 3:27 am
I can afford $40 for a six-colour heavyweight sweatshirt - how much would international postage add on top of that?
If enough of your readers have enough disposable income to make it profitable, it would look pretty good.
Episode 2 was thought-provoking, looking forward to the next one.
February 19th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
csadn: Would the ominous hum be in Gregorian chant?
February 20th, 2008 at 1:43 am
Sam: That would depend on the type of speaker used. :)
Personally, I’d be aiming for a Ominous Hum which can be heard
across a hotel lobby — the kind which sends Mundanes diving for
cover. (Unfortunately, it will also tend to attract Heavily-Armed
Gentlemen with No Senses of Humor as well…. :) )