The Quiet Room: Recent Episodes
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This episode comes to you from Yellowknife in Canada's Northwest Territories and is actually being recorded from the confines of Kenworth Studios. Joining me for this episode is Jo-Anne Russel. She is the founder and publisher for Lycan Valley Press.
Jo-Anne Russell is a proud HWA (Horror Writer’s Association) member, the publisher at Lycan Valley Press, and a writer of dark fiction. She lives in Edmonton, AB Canada with her husband, 7 children, mother and mother-in-law, as well as their hoard of pets. Her works can be found in fine bookstores everywhere, and on the web.
To learn more, contact Jo-Anne through her website here:
http://www.jo-annerussell.com
In this episode of The Quiet Room, we are joined by writer Patrick Lacey, who has a number of short pieces published in anthologies from Written Backwards Press to Firbolg Publishing. (Check the links below.)
In an impromptu chat, we talk about, his writing, his Muse and his latest Novella: A DEBT TO BE PAID, his short stories and writing in general. .
In addition, we spend about 25 minutes beating the hell out of Dark Discussions Host, Philip Perron for his anti-Canadian rants and push to have Quebec separate from Canada.
Patrick Lacey was born and raised in a haunted house. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, his Pomeranian, his mustached cat, and his muse, who is likely trying to kill him.
Follow him on Twitter (@patlacey) or find him on Facebook.
His Novella A Debt to be Paid
His Amazon Author Page
His Blog
Show notes
Credit to Purple Planet Music for the use of their compositions
- Dance of Death
- Anguish
- Evil Around
Also thanks to Firbolg Publishing for allowing us to use an excerpt from the story: That Other Place by Patrick Lacey from the anthology: Dreamscapes into Darkness
ATTENTION!
THE QUIET ROOM WILL GO DARK UNTIL THE SPRING DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE I AM HEADING NORTH WILL BE GOING NORTH TO RUN THE WORLDS LONGEST ICE ROAD. I WILL BE BACK IN THE SPRING.
PLEASE CHECK BACK IN APRIL 2016.
Introduction
Welcome to the quiet room, a podcast about Books, Writers, Writing and Publishing.
On this momentous episode I have a great guest for you. His name is Kyle Rader and having authored a number of outstanding short stories, Kyle doesn’t like to color within the lines. He writes across multiple genres with the expressed goal of doing the unexpected and, above all, not boring his readers.
A resident of New Hampshire and enjoys playing guitar poorly, yelling at his television, listening to brutal heavy metal and, when time permits, the occasional skylark.
Some of his writing credits include:
- The Monastery;
- Jesus Saves;
- The Briny Deep
The opening intro to this is episode was an exclusive unpublished excerpt from one his latest works called: God-killer.
CREDITS AND LINKS:
KYLE RADER STUFF
Website: http://kylerader.net/links/
Twitter: Your old Pal Kile
SOME OF HIS WRITING
THE NIGHTMARE COLLECTIVE
DEATH SHALL HAVE NO DOMINION
THE RUSTY NAIL
MUSIC CREDITS:
Thanks to Purple Planet Royalty Free Music
For the use of the composition:
MEATGRINDER by Chris Martyn/Geoff Harvey
ON THIS EPISODE - PHILIP PERRON
On this episode we are joined by Philip Perron. What? Who is Philip Perron? Well, let me tell you about him. First and foremost Philip Perron is the host and creator of the immensely popular Dark Discussions Podcast. This podcast is a weekly discussion of horror and all things fantastic. They delve into genre movies, series and even talk about fiction. But wait, that’s not all. Philip Perron is also one of the founders of Great Old Ones Publishing. Goop is best known for its creepy anthology collections,
- Canopic Jars: Tales of Mummies and Mummification;
- Bugs: Tales that Slither Creep and Crawl; and
- From the Corner of your Eye a Cryptid Anthology.
They also host a number of cool authors including: R.E. Dent, Thom Erb, Erin Thorne and Joe Knetter.
If that isn’t enough, Philip Perron also finds himself co-hosting on THE TACO SOCIETY PRESENTS along with Tony Tremblay, Gardner Goldsmith, Sydney Leigh. I mentioned the Taco Society in the last episode of THE QUIET ROOM because they have been an inspiration for me starting this Podcast.
On top of all this Philip Perron is also a writer, his contributions have appeared a number of anthologies, including The Anthology of Psychological Horror: Chiral Mad 2 by Written Backwards Publishing. His story INDIAN SUMMER caught the attention of Publishers Weekly when it reviewed this treasure trove of tales.
And believe it or not there is still more. Balancing all of this Philip is a husband and father of one, but soon to be two children. His is a Native of New Hampshire with Canadian roots, one of his finer qualities.
On a personal note, I came to know Philip Perron back in 2011 after he invited me on his podcast to talk about my debut novel THE EQUINOX. Like many Indie writers I was beating the bushes, trying to get the word out and he brought me on his podcast and we went places with that book I never thought we would. Phil’s attention to detail was outstanding, his questions concise and his passion for the genre unmatched. Since that time I have always considered Philip my friend and I have had the pleasure of being on his Podcast as a guest host on more than one occasion.
RECAP of Episode 4 The Scully's
Welcome to Episode 5 of THE QUIET ROOM, a podcast about books, writers, writing and publishing. I am your host, MJ Preston, the author and artist at large who hails from Canada. Before we get started I want to recap a little bit regarding our last podcast in which we were joined by Alex and B.E. Scully. In that episode we ran into some technical issues, due mostly to Skype and the fact that the Scully’s live in a remote place where they are writing and doing God knows what. Regardless of the echoes, this was another benchmark in what I would like to call a fun episode. The Scully’s were great guests, Alex has such a great command of the spoken word and B.E. is the comedy relief. What a team. After uploading that episode, I decided to go and get B.E. Scully’s novella THE EYE THAT BLINDS and started reading it a few days ago.
The Eye that blinds is a commentary on the internet, fake identities and reality shows. Within the first few pages As I read THE EYE THAT BLINDS. I could feel a smile creeping onto my face within the first few sentences.followed by the visuals inside the grey matter and finally the sound of my own laughter. If an author can make me laugh out loud, they most certainly have done their job and B.E. Scully goes above and beyond in doing that job. Anyway, check out the work of B.E. Scully and THE EYE THAT BLINDS. You can get there by checking the show notes or by visiting: http://www.bescully.com/
PODCAST MUSICAL CREDITS
Composer Kevin McLeod for the following excerpts and contributions.
Opening score: "Frost Waltz"
Excerpt from: "Heart of the Beast"
Closing score: "Big Rock"
Kevin McLeod is an outstanding composer and he is one of the few artists who allows other artists to use his music as long he is credited. The Quiet Room appreciates this generosity. If you have an opportunity or are looking for royalty free music, Visit: incompetech.com
He also does musical compositions on commission. So if you're looking for some specific feel, this is the guy to go to. Check him out!
Intro reading credit:
The Ground Always Wins By B.E. Scully
Published in the Anthology:
ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK: OLD MASTERS, NEW VOICES
An Anthology of Gothic Literature
Co-host Jake Anfinson joined me for Episode 4, in which we had a great conversation with:
- Author, B.E. Scully and Editor Dr. Alex Scully, who is the founder and editor of Firbolg Publishing. In this episode, B.E. Scully gives us an analysis of the post-mortem breakdown of a turkey vulture. The Scully Sisters live in the misty woods of Oregon, in a haunted red house that is home to a road-kill body farm. If that doesn’t make them fascinating, it certainly conjures up all sorts of macabre visuals.
Unfortunately, we did have some technical difficulties due to Skype feedback, but overall the session went very well and we breached a number of subjects beyond the world of turkey vultures.
We spoke about FIRBOLG’S ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY: ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK.
B.E. Scully hinted that there might be a big juicy novel in her future.
Joint discussions breached issues facing small press, piracy, cost and my favorite topic (cough cough) AMAZON.
Show Links:
Check out Firbolg Publishing at: http://www.firbolgpublishing.com/
Check out B.E. Scully at: http://www.bescully.com/
Overall impressions.
Above and beyond the fact that both Scully’s are charming and intriguing guests, they are a great read and I strongly encourage you to check out their work. Alex is a fantastic editor with such an eye for detail and B.E. knows how to weave a wonderful tale; even if she has horrible taste in cheese.
Other Site Plugs
The Taco Society Presents - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnbyUmaoDiQ
Writing Forums – http://www.writingforums.com/
A great place for writers old and new to meet and discuss all facets of the craft.
Special thanks to Composer Kevin MacLeod for the following music compositions:
Come Play with Me
Heart of the Beast
Darkness is Coming
Please visit: http://incompetech.com/
For all your music needs.
Author, Editor, and Screenwriter Gregory L. Norris, joins us in THE QUIET ROOM.
His writing credits include, but are not limited to:
- Star Trek Voyager,
- Tales from the Robot Graveyard,
- The Fierce and Unforgiving Muse.
Along with this impressive portfolio he had edited a number of anthologies including:
- The Call of Lovecraft,
- Canopic Jars: Tales of Mummies and Mummification,
- Bugs: Tales that Slither, Creep and Crawl.
Gregory L. Norris is also a big supporter of other writers. He hosts at regular writing group at his home in New Hampshire along with numerous other talented writers and poets. And Greg does not stop there, he can be found blogging about another writers work. He is doing what most writers aspire to, which is writing full time and immersing himself in the craft we all love.
Friends of the show:
- http://incompetech.com
- http://darkdiscussions.com
- http://askancity.com/
The Quiet Room is a Podcast about Writing, Writers, Books and Publishing. This podcast is a free-form conversation where writers talk about a myriad of subjects.
Show notes:
EPISODE 2 - KRISTI PETERSON SCHOONOVER
Show notes:
In this episode of THE QUIET ROOM, MJ Preston is joined by author Kristi Peterson Schoonover and they talk about a number of subjects.
Below are just some of the highlights.
* MJ Preston and Kristi talk about what they've been reading:
(MJ) THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi
(Schoon) VISIT SUNNY CHERNOBYL by Andrew Blackwell
*** Twitter and politics. * Amazon's "You know this author." policy - Self-publishing * Film adaptions: Black Mass and Everest * Writing Forums * Michael Bailey of Written Backwards and their new project with writer Gene O'Neill on a books series called THE CAL WILD CHRONICLES * Also mentioned, Snowbound with Zombies book launch which was on September 26, PM at the Whittier Birthplace.
Musical Credits:
- Kevin McLeod for his composition Spacial Harvest
http://incompetech.com
- Michael B. Steward (BIG MIKE) for his song Split Personality
Acknowledgements of written work:
- B.E. Scully for the Excerpt from: THE TOWER OF TOGETHER
http://www.bescully.com/
- Sydney Leigh for the excerpt from her Bram Stoker Nominated story: BABY'S BREATH
http://www.amazon.com/Sydney-Leigh/e/B00F3I27U0
- Kyle Rader for the excerpt from his story: Jesus Saves
http://kylerader.net/
Addition links:
- MJ PRESTON, AUTHOR AND ARTIST AT LARGE
- http://mjpreston.net
- THE CAL WILD CHRONICLES BY GENE O'NEILL
http://blog.nettirw.com/2015/07/20/what-is-cal-wild/
- THE DARK DISCUSSIONS PODCAST
http://www.darkdiscussions.com/**
In this debut episode, Jake Anfinson interviews MJ Preston about his latest science fiction horror novel: Acadia Event and the two discuss writing and where they intend to take this new podcast.
Here's a brief synopses of the novel.
In 2012 and 2013, Author, M.J. Preston set out to run the worlds longest Ice Road. Now he's returned with the much anticipated novel Acadia Event. Marty Croft's past has come back to haunt him. Faced with a threat by the psychopathic son of his former gangster boss, he has been forced into a heist that will take him literally to the top of the world. But this is the least of his worries. Because North of the 60th Parallel, the Acadia Mine Diamond has found something. Something not of this world. Something that will change everything as we know it.
