"Personal Effects: Dark Art" Video Trailer #11 - The SUPERVLURB

Behold, the SUPERVLURB, an epic video blurb endorsement of Personal Effects: Dark Art featuring a dozen of the most influential creators in the podcast fiction community. All have read the novel. All have something to say. If you're a superfan of podcast fiction, you're gonna love the SUPERVLURB.

uchly thanks go out to these incredible, generous storytellers. Without their years of support for my work, I dare say Personal Effects: Dark Art would never have happened to me. They are all ultracreative people, and worthy of your time and attention. Visit their sites. Listen to their work. You won't be disappointed.

• Philippa Ballantine Author of: Chasing the Bard, Digital Magic, Weather Child
• Scott Sigler New York Times bestselling author of: Infected, Contagious, Ancestor
• Seth Harwood Author of: Jack Wakes Up, Jack Palms 2 & 3, Young Junius
• Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff Author of: Number One with a Bullet, Shadow Falls, Diary of a Madman
• Christiana Ellis Author of: Nina Kimberly the Merciless, Space Casey
• Matt Wallace Parsec Award-winning author of The Next Fix, The Failed Cities Monologues
• James Melzer Author of: The Zombie Chronicles - Escape
• Stephen Eley Editor of Escape Pod, and publisher of the horror fiction podcast Pseudopod
• Mark Jeffrey Author of: The Pocket and the Pendant, The Two Travelers
• Mur Lafferty
• Author of: Playing for Keeps, the Heaven series, co-founder of Pseudopod
• Phil Rossi Author of: Crescent, Tales from the Vault, Eden
• Matthew Wayne Selznick Author of: Brave Men Run, Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights

As always, co-producer/editor Michael Bekemeyer gets a big salute for his editing skills. Find the first 10 trailers here.

Personal Effects: Dark Art is available in bookstores TODAY. Purchase a copy at your favorite store, or order a copy online.

--J.C.

OBSIDIAN: Episode 18

This week's short story showcase episode features the exciting conclusion of Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff's tale, Nemesis. This powerhouse of a novelette is packed with wordsmithing hot sauce: sex, violence, double-crosses and an ending that'll rock your socks. Please do yourself the favor of checking out Mark's other fiction -- the Shadow Falls audio drama series, Number One With A Bullet, Transistor Rodeo and much more -- by visiting his website, MarkYoshimotoNemcoff.com.

And please send him an appreciative email for his OBSIDIAN story and stellar performance.

J.C. is mum during this episode's outro, but the intro is bursting with "talky-talk" pimpage of J.C.'s recent appearances in the podosophere:

• J.C. reads a "The Story So Far" recap for the terrific New World Orders podiobook...
• ...and schools One Minute How-To listeners on how to promote a podcast novel
• He also had a terrific interview with Carrie Runnals on her in-depth Words To Mouth podcast (episode 1 is here; episode 2 is here)
• J.C. talks podfiction and comic book movies on The Kid Dogg Show
• HollywoodJesus.com has released an extensive text interview with J.C.
• J.C. is also a recurring character in Mur Lafferty's audio drama, The Takeover

Coming up next on 7th Son: OBSIDIAN: The cast of The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd experience the blackout. You'll giggle like a kid at this one!

PROMOS:

• "Double Trouble" promo with Tee Morris and Phillipa Ballantine (watch for an UltraCreatives interview with these brilliant folk very soon!)
• Seth Harwood's new CrimeWAV crime fiction anthology
• Celebrate Soccergirl's 300th (and final!) episode
• J.F. Lewis' Staked print novel promo
• 65 Below podiobook by Basil Sands

OBSIDIAN Episode 14

This week's OBSIDIAN short story episode begins with a much-chagrined J.C. pleading for your help to make nice-nice with the Podcasting Karma Gods. Why? Well, he totally blew a promise to fellow podcaster Guy David to promote Guy's ultra-cool OBSIDIAN-inspired "Night Guy" podcast episode. So please -- after you listen to this episode of OBSIDIAN -- check out Guy David's blackout version of The Night Guy.

• Click here to listen to the OBSIDIAN-inspired Night Guy episode!

On to this week's short story, titled Nemesis, written and narrated by Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff. This is the first part of an epic suspense-filled novellette; its conclusion will debut next week. If you like what you hear, be sure to email Mark and tell him so. You can find Mark's contact information at MarkYoshimotoNemcoff.com.

In J.C.'s intro "talky talk," he (doesn't) pimp:

• John Alpha for President
• Cool deets about his new novel, Personal Effects: Dark Art, which can be heard in J.C.'s UltraCreatives interview with Matthew Wayne Selznick
• The easily-accessible blog post for the first installment in J.C.'s serialized text tale, 7th Son: Runner
• Two incredible must-read thrillers: Deep Storm by Lincoln Child and Hide by Lisa Gardner. He's currently reading His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novick (good so far), and John Steakley's Armor and Vampire$ are next in the queue

Coming up next on 7th Son: OBSIDIAN: An incredible and poignant contribution from "The Bitterest Pill" creator Dan Klass, more "Voices from the Darkness" episodes, and -- if J.C. can get his shit together -- an OBSIDIAN Clone Line episode.

PROMOS:

• Guy David's OBSIDIAN-themed Night Guy episode
• New World Orders podiobook
• Sci-Fi Dimensions podcast
• Interview for a Wizard podiobook

Feedback about OBSIDIAN is welcome and appreciated! Send J.C. an email, leave a comment below, or call the Clone Line at 206-984-2566 (CLONE).

OBSIDIAN: Episode 12 "Voices From the Darkness" VIDEO

Welcome to the third video "Voices From the Darkness" episode, featuring five "scenes" totaling more than 15 minutes of groundbreaking never-before-seen content. All contributions seen in this vidcast were created by 7th Son fans from across the globe.

Behold the 7th Son universe during the blackout, as witnessed by its victims ... and captured for all the world to see.

Contributions by:

• Robin Hudson
• Kristina
• Michael Unquera
• Nathan Lowell
• Sam Chupp

Coming up next on 7th Son: OBSIDIAN: this week's "Voices From the Darkness" audio episode, quite possibly a Clone Line episode, and then the first part of novelist and screenwriter Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff's short story.

Download OBSIDIAN: Episode 12 “Voices From the Darkness” VIDEO

OBSIDIAN: Episode 1

Welcome to the debut episode of J.C. Hutchins' 7th Son: OBSIDIAN, the world's first podcast short story anthology based in an existing fictional universe. The universe is, of course, Hutchins' 7th Son Podcast Novel Trilogy.

Nearly 100 people have contributed to the OBSIDIAN experience. Tales from bestselling novelists, A-List podcast storytellers and 7th Son fans from around the globe will be featured in this anthology over the next 10 weeks. At least three episodes of content will be released each week, so prepare for full immersion into the OBSIDIAN blackout experience.

In the weeks ahead, you'll hear stories from these podcast entertainers: Michael A. Stackpole, Scott Sigler, Mur Lafferty, Matt Wallace, Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff, Christiana Ellis, Evo Terra, Dan Klass, Wichita Rutherford, TD-0013, George Hrab, Soccergirl, and the cast of The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd.

Today's episode features the first half of the short story Miles To Go Before I Sleep, written and narrated by Tee Morris. Learn more about Tee's work -- and send him an appreciative email! -- at TeeMorris.com.

There's huge news in J.C.'s "talky talk" intro and outro segments, including:

• The big reveal about J.C.'s next novel, affectionately nicknamed CODE PHANTOM
• The world premiere of Celldweller's instrumental version of "Birthright"
• How you can download a full album of Celldweller songs -- including the full version of "Birthright" -- for free at FixtOnline.com/FreeDownloads
• J.C.'s appearance on producer Shawn Bishop's podcast, Behind The Lines #14
• The debut of J.C.'s text story, 7th Son: Runner, available as a mobile phone exclusive

Feedback about OBSIDIAN is welcome and appreciated! Send J.C. an email, leave a comment below, or call the Clone Line at 206-984-2566 (CLONE).

Spreading the White Noise 2 word

Hey everybody -- just wanted to update you on the WHITE NOISE 2 grassroots "new media" push that's currently sweeping the podosphere. As you know, I recently interviewed director Patrick Lussier and screenwriter Matt Venne about their involvement with the film. (For newcomers to the site, you can find the interview here.) What you don't know is that Patrick and Matt are currently on a whirlwind podcasting press junket, chatting with other high-profile podcasters.

The creative duo sat down and had an awesome face-to-face interview with podcasting powerhouse Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff about writing, the entertainment business and more. The conversation (and coffee!) flowed freely, resulting in an amazing interview.

Check out the interview at Mark's Word Sushi podcast, and -- as always -- spread the word about Patrick and Matt's hard work. (Update: Mark's interview is now available the Pacific Coast Hellway and Podshow Press sites, too.)

Your involvement is already making WN2 a rising star in sales: On Monday, WN2 was ranked #1,800 on Amazon.com's sales charts. As of this writing, the film is now ranked as #983. Better still, the movie currently occupies the #18 and #21 slots for DVD sales in the Mystery and Suspense categories, respectively. Not bad for less than a week's worth of pod-promotion, eh? You are making an impact.

Thanks to all of you who have spread the word or purchased a copy of the film. Find WN2 here at Amazon.

--J.C.