The Billibub Baddings Podcast

Hey, everyone!

While you all know that the dwarf detective is one for the low-tech solutions like Beatrice and a good battle-axe, you may not know that the award-winning The Case of The Singing Sword: A Billibub Baddings Mystery is now available for the iPhone! Sure you can download Billi on the iPhone and iPod Touch in audio but now you can pick up a copy of Billi’s first big case as an iPhone application. Along with The Case of The Singing Sword, the Fey Trickster is also causing (double) trouble at the iTunes Store with Chasing the Bard also available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Take a look and show the love. Let iPhone and iPod Touch users know that Double Trouble has now hit the iTunes Application store.

And yes, The Case of The Pitcher’s Pendant and Digital Magic are both en route. Stay tuned…

And finally, there is Dragon*Con…

Come dressed as your favorite podiobook character, enjoy the works of artist-author-performer J.R. Blackwell; and celebrate with us the launch of The Case of The Pitcher’s Pendant and Digital Magic. We hope to see you there!

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For those of you who think Double Trouble ended on 08.08.08, I have some news for you — that was merely Phase One. With Phase Two (the New Media Expo in Las Vegas) completed, Pip and I are hitting the road with our latest books. Catch up with us at the following locations…

• 08.20.08, starting at 7pm — Barnes & Noble of Camp Hill, PA (Yes, TONIGHT!)
• 08.22.08, starting at 6pm — Moravian Bookshop of Bethlehem, PA
• 08.23.08,from 3-5pm — Constellation Books of Reisterstown, MD

STAY TUNED
for photographs, blogposts, and reviews from the road!!!

Remember the voice that gave good bitch? Well, Snitches, Eva Rothchild is BACK!

Pip and I are making the final push for 08.08.08; and with less than 24 hours until Pitcher’s Pendant and Digital Magic (which are already getting reviews on Amazon.com) make their impression, the interviews are coming in! Featured here is one of the voices from The Case of The Singing Sword, the Grand Dame of Podcasting herself: Mur Lafferty and her Parsec-winning podcast I Should Be Writing.

Once upon a time, I Should Be Writing was a “Fiction Writing Podcast for Wanna-Be Fiction Writers, by a Wanna-Be Fiction Writer” but all that is about to change on 08.25.08 when Playing for Keeps is released on Amazon.com. While you can expect more about that in my other podcast, The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy, Mur opens up her podcast for a round table discussion with us about working together in promotion, working together as writers, and what were planning for the future…

And yes, because I was in the presence of The Grand Dame of Podcasting and New Zealand’s Dark Goddess, I remain very quiet…and in my box…

 

 Billi Banter: A Double Trouble Interview with I Should Be Writing: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (4228)

We’re closing in on the big event, Double Trouble, and podcasters are working hard to get their interviews online before the big day. And along the same line as Schoolbus Cast, Pip and Tee are kicking off another podcast: Inklings 2.0. Host Steve “Snowball” Saylor brings to the podosphere an updated, upgraded version of a 1939 writers’ group that featured J.R.R. Tolkein and C.S. Lewis. With Inklings 2.0, all creative types are welcome to come in for a round table discussion about the process, the planning, and the passion for artistic adventures. This was their last interview after a long day of interviews…

…and that means, near the end, things get a wee-bit silly. Enjoy, and be there for the big day…the big day closing in quickly on Pip and myself!

 

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Hello again, Snitches and Bitches!

Will less than three days to go, Double Trouble is really ramping up for an unforgettable day on Amazon.com. Tonight on the feed is Words to Mouth, a show for writers of all genres. Host Carrie Runnals brings to her blog and podcast a wide array of talented individuals, and now Pip and Tee are in the spotlight, talking about their promotional collaboration on 08.08.08!

Enjoy, and we will see you on Amazon!

 

 Billi Banter: A Double Trouble Interview with Words to Mouth [41:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (7945)

Three hours.

This podcast is three — hours — long.

What else can I say? This is a super-sized audio experience of epic podcasting proportions…and in the words of Tony Mast: “132MB of sweet, sweet nectar that you will drink up and want more when you are done.”

So, Snitches & Bitches, if you missed my rants, my ADD-esque banter, and my riffs, here you go…and this time, Pip is coming along for the ride. Enjoy…

We certainly did!

 

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So, Billi is currently helping me discover how I’ve got a nasty hum in my mixer board. Don’t know where it came from, but that’s why the dwarf is looking into it…

“The Case of the Mysterious Mixing Board”…no, I don’t think that will be the NEXT Billibub Baddings book…

I’m waiting on my workaround (that workaround being a new mixer out of BSWUSA.com…), but I am still forging ahead with both the promotions and the marketing of The Case of The Pitcher’s Pendant. Here is a terrific interview with the brew-mistress herself, Jenn Baker, on Creative Adventures, found at YourCre8tivity.com. Have a listen as Pip and I talk about the challenges of creativity, de-mystifying creative types and finding inspiration from one another, and looking backwards and forwards in our creative lives.

 

 Double Trouble Interview: Creative Adventures [62:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (4898)

After getting in more than a mouthful on the movie podcasts, Tee is schooled on a podcast coming out of the Southern Hemisphere. (Good thing he knows the “Bruce” sketch by heart, otherwise, he would be completely sunk!) Tee and Pip enjoy some quality time on Erk Pod’s Round Table where the chat is lively and quite geeky! Enjoy the banter between siblings (Australia and New Zealand) while Tee does his best to uphold the reputation of the average obnoxious American…

…and somewhere in there, they do talk a bit about Double Trouble!

 

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Show Post Mortum can be found here.

Hello, Snitches & Bitches!

Expect a ton of extra content in the feed this week as I catch up on past interviews and make a mad dash (with Philippa Ballantine) for the promotional Finish Line in these next two weeks. Yes, it is closing in on us fast: 08.08.08, the day of Double Trouble on Amazon.com! The media is getting hit and hit hard by the press releases (more to come on that…) and the podoshere is also carrying the word out to the people. One such media outlet is the man behind the cloning sensation and voice talent from Chapter Eleven, J.C. Hutchins! Join us as we three sit down to talk writing, promotion, and working within (and outside) the Fantasy genre.

 

 Double Trouble Interview: Ultra-Creatives [49:31m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (4340)

So what started out as Billi’s Crazy Eights has now officially evolved into Double Trouble. It is only fitting that there be a promo featuring our boy, Billi Baddings, tripping down Memory Lane with his old gambling pal from Acryonis, Puck…

The date hasn’t changed, just the scope of the event! Show your love for podcast fiction and let people know that trouble is headed for Amazon on 08.08.08!

 

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With 22 days until the launch of The Case of The Pitcher’s Pendant and Digital Magic, Pip and Tee are showing no signs of slowing as they continue their push for August 8, 2008. In this interview with Stephen Kilbride of Tea & Chat we push Skype as hard as we can by juggling time zones and talking…a LOT! Pull up a chair and a strong cup of brew as we let the accents fly…

 

 Double Trouble Interview: Tea and Chat [119:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (5668)

The media blitz of “Double Trouble”, the joint promotion on 08.08.08 where Pip and I take our new books up the Amazon.com charts, continues with an interview on Dead Robots Society. This podcast is a terrific round table for writers where the talk ranges from writing challenges to all things geeky. (There is some chatter in this episode about EUReKA…) The New Zealand Kiwi and Virginia Ham join Justin and Amanda for some unbridled banter about what they are up to and what they are planning for their Friday in August.

Expect to hear Tee and Pip on these fine podcasts in the future…

• Friday Night Live with Monty
• Tea & Chat
• I Should Be Writing
• J.C. Hutchins’ Ultra Creatives
• The Dragon Page: Cover-to-Cover

….and many, many more!

Also, happening RIGHT NOW is Matthew Wayne Selznick making a run with Brave Men Run, a book best described as X-Men meets The Breakfast Club. (Don’t mind the “Sold Out” message. You can still order it!) I love this podcast novel, and you can join us all (Pip, Matthew, myself, and others…) in Matt’s live Ustream event!

 

 Dead Robots Society: Double Trouble with Tee & Pip [71:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (5095)

As it is only one month away from Philippa Ballantine and I staging a simultaneous run on Amazon.com, we are offering these handy reminders to you announcing Billi’s return side-by-side with Puck the Trickster!

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trouble is brewing on 08.08.08…
Double Trouble on Amazon.com!!!

As many of you Snitches and Bitches may know, Billi’s Crazy Eights” has now evolved into “Double Trouble” with author and podcaster Philippa Ballantine joining me on the 08.08.08 rush on Amazon.com.

Why, you may ask? Take a listen to this interview with Tech for Writers, a podcast that focuses on the different gadgets out there specifically designed for writers. Along with the background on “Double Trouble” expect to hear banter between the New Zealand Kiwi and Virginia Ham, tech tips for podcasting a novel, and some good old fashioned geeking out.

And yes, this is the first Double Trouble interview. Expect more as we close in on 08.08.08!

 

 Tech for Writers: Double Trouble with Pip and Tee [45:21m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (4432)

As you all know, I’m all about supporting podcast fiction authors out there. (Heck quite a few are featured in this podcast, and in Morevi: Remastered. This is why I couldn’t say no after Seth Harwood and J.C. Hutchins asked me to drop this message to you, my Snitches and Bitches, into Billi’s feed.

Scott Sigler’s Infected is out and all of us in the community of podcast writers are coming together to help get the word out.

Of course, this was also a grand opportunity to talk a little bit about Billi’s Crazy Eights.

08.08.08
August 8, 2008

This is when The Pitcher’s Pendant: A Billibub Baddings Mystery will be ready for shipping, and this will be when I make my run on Amazon.com. Let’s show the industry just how high a four-foot-one dwarf can reach!

 

 Billi's Quick Cast #1: Crazy Eights and Scott Sigler [11:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (6204)

On April 1, a podcaster takes one small step for writers, one giant leap for the publishing industry…

Infected, the new horror novel by Scott Sigler!

Now, if you’re not familiar with Scott’s work, be warned — Scott’s work is not for the faint at heart. He is about to grab the attention of booksellers and publishers, and we can hope that doors previously closed to podcasting authors like myself, Philippa Ballantine, P.G. Holyfield and Mur Lafferty to name a few (and there are so many talented podcasting authors out there…) will open.

Until that opportunity comes by, enjoy the PDF, and I will be talking to you soon…

…and yes, something big is coming down the pike. Billibub’s next case is coming soon…

This is it, everyone. The last chapter. Not the last podcast, but the big goodbye to Billi…for now.

 

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00:00 — The 2007 Parsec Awards

1:02 — Opening

• I thought about going straight into the episode…but reconsidered. (Lucky you!)
• Thanks for all the feedback on Fifteen!
• Sponsored by Typical Mac User, Give Us a Minute, The Sorrow, and Ink ‘n Doodles Creative Workshop
• More banter after the chapter…

3:36 — Epilogue: Three Coins in a Fountain

And now, the conclusion…

49:12 —Sponsors

• Murder by Design
• The Sorrow
• Give Us a Minute
• Typical Mac User

49:12 — Billi Banter

• Bed Music: “Think for Yourself” by George Hrab
  
• That’s a wrap, folks!
• So…how about a podcast for The Pitcher’s Pendant?
  
• Wow! I’ve got some talented friends!!!
• Some more shout outs
  • The Sponsors
  • To all who donated
  • The talented Leann Mabry
  • The talented BB Players!
  • And you, my beautiful Snitches!
• Snitch Line is open at 206.202.3973 (206.202.DWRF). Now that you know how it ended, bring it!
• E-mail’s and calls and e-mails will appear in the listener appreciation show next week!
• Mark your calendars! July 7, 2007. After you listen to J.C. Hutchins‘ opening podcast of 7th Son: Book Three, join me and Leann Mabry for an exit interview where you Snitches can call in! Cian of View from the Quad is putting this together, so click here for more details on how to call in and talk to us!
• Dragon Moon Special — Billi and Legacy of Morevi = $30.
• Let’s let Geo take us home…

56:10 — Promos

• View from the Quad
  
• The GeoLogic Podcast
• The Plitone Revisionist

You Snitches have been waiting, and waiting more than patiently. Well, here it is…Chapter Fifteen.

Brace yourselves. This one is going to leave a mark!

 

 Hell, Hell, the Gang's All Here [88:19m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (11300)

00:00 — The 2007 Parsec Awards

1:00 — Opening

• Sponsored by Typical Mac User, Give Us a Minute, The Sorrow, and Ink ‘n Doodles Creative Workshop
• I gave myself Saturday to clock in some quality time with the podcast. Leann Mabry is such the pro!
• More banter after the chapter…

2:58 — Chapter Fifteen: Hell, Hell, the Gang’s All Here

Dwarf detective Billi Baddings was originally hired by socialite Julia Lesinger to uncover the “why’s” behind the death of her mobster boyfriend Pretty Boy DeMayo. Unexpectedly, he uncovered the existence of The Singing Sword, an ancient talisman from his own homeworld of Acryonis. This weapon of mass destruction is now somewhere in the streets of the Windy City and everyone from crooked curators to frustrated feds to the big boss — Alphonse “Scarface” Capone himself — is looking for it.

Oddly enough, the breakthrough in this case — both in DeMayo’s death and The Singing Sword — happened over Mick’s chicken soup and ham-and-cheese special. The hunch led Billi to a speakeasy and left him at the docks.

Tonight, everything happens.

1:01:27 —Sponsors

• Typical Mac User
• Give Us a Minute
• The Sorrow
• Ink ‘n Doodles

1:04:02 — Billi Banter

• Some sound effects featured in this episode courtesy of The Freesound Project
• Bed Music: “Droid Jazz” by Rubber Band Banjo
• To all of you beautiful Snitches, thank you. Wow, you sure know how to make an author and a podcaster feel the love.
• Did you enjoy this episode? Then do yourself a favor and listen to Leann Mabry’s 25th Tag in the Seam.
• The new Story So Far segment, from the Empire’s Finest.
• Why I’m sticking with “Billi’s Snitches” for your moniker (with respects to Siggy).
• The Billi #14 Rant Follow-up
  • Foenixfyre…her stuff is online and for sale. Do what I’m doing and decorate your studio with Chainmail Carrie’s art.
  • The Mac Pro got its workout, and I’m loving this monster.
  • Wiley and the Day Job…still dealing with it, but getting some control back on things.
  • Feeling groovy, especially in this episode’s afterglow.
• Dragon Moon Special — Billi and Legacy of Morevi = $30.
• Snitch Line is open at 206.202.3973 (206.202.DWRF). E-mail’s are welcome and with one chapter to go, all your calls and e-mails will appear in the listener appreciation show!
• Mark your calendars! July 7, 2007. After you listen to J.C. Hutchins‘ opening podcast of 7th Son: Book Three, join me and Leann Mabry for an exit interview where you Snitches can call in! Cian of View from the Quad is putting this together, so click here for more details on how to call in and talk to us!
• CALLING ALL SNITCHES: Let’s take a page from Clone Boy’s playbook…
• You all rock! I’m going to ask you one more time to bear with me as I finish up this Podcasting Boot Camp and remaining chapters. Look for the next chapter on Friday…

1:24:18 — Promos

• A Different Point of View
• Truth Seekers
• Tag in the Seam
• Whispers at the Edge

One part Billibub…two parts bitching. Brace yourself. Tee’s not in a happy place…

(Links are coming soon.)

 

 Chapter Fourteen: Not the Same Ol' Song & Dance [55:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (10242)

00:00 — The Parsec Awards

1:00 — Intro Introbitching

• An urgent bulletin from Clair High for the Earth…
• Why is Tee not packing for AZ?
• Why is Tee’s body starting to shut down?
• Why is Billi #14 really late? Find out after the chapter…

03:27 — Chapter Fourteen: Not the Same Ol’ Song & Dance

Dwarf detective Billi Baddings has been grappling with the unknown location of The Singing Sword, but standing toe-to-toe with homicidal curators, conniving socialites, and even Al Capone himself was peanuts at the ball park compared to one night of intimate investigations with his client, social princess Julia Lessinger. While in the midst of the afterglow of a very long, very enticing evening Billi discovers a breakthrough in his case through Mick’s chicken soup and ham-and-cheese special.

33:43 — Promos

• Typical Mac User
• Give Us a Minute
• Murder by Design

35:45 — Billi Banter Bitching

• Some sound effects featured in this episode courtesy of The Freesound Project
• Bed Music: “For My Friends” from Sticks and Stone, Vol. 1, Evan Stone (show the love on CD Baby and iTunes…)
• Sponsored by Typical Mac User, Give Us a Minute, Murder by Design
• The Parsec Awards are accepting nominations. Don’t nominate Billi because it’s not eligible this year. It will be next year…so don’t forget about the dwarf!
• So, what has been going on behind the scenes since Episode 13?
  • From the beginning, the MacPro…
  • Then, the podcasting front…
  • The Day Job surprise…
  • Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies and 48 hours in a lower circle of hell…
  • …and bailing on the Wingin’ It! Pool Party 2007.
  • NOW YOU KNOW WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE LAST PODCAST, AND NOW YOU KNOW WHY I’M NOT GOING TO PHOENIX!
  • Any glimmers of hope?
    • Beth Wojiski
    • Paul from Des Moines
    • Indiana Jim
  • The MacPro situation…
  • …and the weekend ahead.

• Dragon Moon Special — Billi and Legacy of Morevi = $30
• Snitch Line is open. E-mail’s are welcome.
• The countdown is on, two more chapters, then a listener appreciation show…and an exit interview where you all can call in! Cian of view from the Quad is putting this together, so check out his website for more details.
• Thanks for listening to me bitch! See you all next week!

THE BAD NEWS: The thing I was worried about the most concerning “guest voices” happened. So I’m not only putting things together at the last minute, but it’s delayed the posting of Episode #14.

THE GOOD NEWS:  Nina Kimberly the Merciless has arrived to save the day.

Thanks, Christiana. I sincerely hope my writing and comedy timing reaches your level. Someday… 

 

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Billi is back, and our beloved drawf detective returns with an episode that is far from work safe, and even farther from kid safe!

00:00 — Opening

• Kicking off with a few voice mails of…encouragement?
• I survived May!!!
• Episode #13 brought to you by Typical Mac User, Ink ‘n’ Doodles, Give Us a Minute, and Whispers at the Edge
• The episode is NOT work-safe, and DEFINITELY NOT kid safe!

04:45 — Chapter Thirteen: Reading Between the Lines

Billi’s investigation into The Singing Sword had now caught the attention of his client’s high society rival, Eva Rothchild. At a black tie affair, Eva tried to play Billi for a fool in front of Julia Lesinger…

…but with Julia offering Billi a limousine home, our dwarf detective is about to get in the last word.

37:36 — Sponsors

• Typical Mac User
• Ink ‘n’ Doodles
  
• Give Us a Minute
• Whispers at the Edge

40:28 — Billi Banter

• Bed Music: George Hrab’s “Irk”
  • Music Geeking with George…good times!
  • Continuing the Hrab theme later on…
• Thanks for keeping tabs on me, my Snitches & Bitches!
• Showing love to Leann
• So…”Snitches and Bitches”…does that work?
• Tee’s game plan for the summer…
• Three episodes left!
• Don’t forget the Dragon Moon Special — Billi and Legacy for $30
• Call the Snitch Line at 206.202.DWRF (206.202.3973) or e-mail me at tee (at) teemorris (dot) com. One more Special Edition (maybe two…) of The Billibub Baddings Podcast coming…
• Music Bonus: “Think for Yourself” by George Hrab

56:49 — Promos

• Filling the Page with Phil Rossi
  

 

 Chapter Thirteen: Reading Between the Lines [57:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (10217)

No towering infernos or upside-down ocean liners, but it is an all-star cast of guest voices for the Billibub Baddings podcast…

…and with the amount of podcasting Tee’s been doing across these 72 hours, you might want to hold on to something. He’s in a really goofy mood!

 

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00:00 — Opening

• Three hours of podcasting goodness in three days (but hardly a record for Tee…)
• Episode 12 sponsored by Typical Mac User, Give Us a Minute, and Murder by Design
• This episode’s special guest list reads like an Irwin Allen movie — a cavalcade of stars!

03:04 — Chapter Twelve: I’ll Live a Lush Life

What started as a simple (yet risky) investigation into the death of a Capone mobster, Billi has uncovered the theft of an artifact from his own realm of Acryonis, a black market operation run by the curator of the Ryerson Museum, and himself under the watchful eye iof the United States government.

Billi feels the need to step away from all this…and with an invitation extended by Eva Rothchild, Julia Lesinger’s high society foil, he’s about to enjoy a night out on the town.

Special Thanks to The Freesound Project and The Concert: A Classical Music Podcast for their contributions to this podcast.

46:47 — Sponsors

• Typical Mac User
• Murder by Design
• Give Us a Minute

48:53 — Billi Banter

• Welcome to a very slap-happy Billi Banter….
• Bed Music: Rubber Band Banjo’s “Droid Jazz“
• Feedback to Pvt. Suckshard…
• Okay, it’s official: Billi’s taking a break.
• So what will I be doing in this “down” time?
  • Seminars on podcasting
  • Classes on video editing
  • Catching up on Billibub Baddings and The Pitcher’s Pendant
  • Meeting the next Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies deadline
  • Barnes & Noble of Jordan Creek Town Center Mall (May 18, 7:00pm)
  • DemiCon 18 (May 18-20)
  • Balticon 41 (May 25-28)
• Billi broke the Top 20 on iTunes Podcasts > Arts > Literature!

• Dragon Moon Special — Billi and Legacy for $30! And dont forget the EXTRA-SPECIAL Dragon Moon Special for you…
• Call the Snitch Line at 206.202.DWRF (206.202.3973) or e-mail me at tee (at) teemorris (dot) com. One more Special Edition of The Billibub Baddings Podcast coming…

59:31 — Promos

• Paul S. Jenkins’ The Plitone Revisionist
• Mur Lefferty’s Heaven
• P.G. Holyfield’s Murder at Avedon Hill
• Whispers at the Edge

Yes, that’s right, coming down to the wire with recording and editing Chapter Twelve, but I am slamming the breaks on the next installment to deliver — as promised — The Second Listener Appreciation Show!

Sure I’ll post show notes…later. First, I’ve got to answer e-mail and watch Jack Bauer save the world. Until then, here it is — Billibub’s Second Special, presented by Typical Mac User,Give Us a Minute, and Ink ‘n Doodles Creative Workshop. Enjoy!

 

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Seems appropriate that the episode numbered “1″ and “1″ features the master of the vocal variations based on a theme. Heads up, all you Beta Clones, because Hutch is in the mix!

 

 Give My Regards to Elliot [59:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (10000)

00:00 — Opening

• Special Promo: Mac Pro, a new thriller from Steve Jobs (special thanks to Paul form Des Moines)
• Special Guest Voice: J.C. Hutchins

03:05 — Chapter Eleven: Give My Regards to Elliot

After a night that ended with one dead Ryerson curator, a whopper of a hangover, and murder charges dropped thanks to an appearance by Capone’s ace attorney, Michael Ahearn, Billi gives Miranda (and himself) a day off. The following day picks up exactly where his case left off, bringing new players into this already complicated intrigue.

49:01 — Sponsors

• Typical Mac User
• Ink ‘n Doodles
• Give Us a Minute

51:08 — Billi Banter

• Bed Music: George Hrab’s “Irk”
• I wanted to get this episode out but WHAT A DAY…
• Check out the progress on Billibub Baddings and The Case of the Pitcher’s Pendant!
• Huge, heaping handfuls of thanks to J.C. Hutchins, friend, talented author, and podcaster.
• Thoughts on the new Mac (including what Tee’s new Mac sounds like!)
• Congrats to Mick Nowinski himself, Phil Rossi, for the launch of Crescent
  • Show some love with an iTunes review…
  • …but don’t forget about Billi
    • on iTunes…
    • on Podcast Pickle…
    • …and on Podiobooks.
  • And check it out: The Featured Podcasts in the “Arts > Literature” Section of iTunes:

• Appearances
  • Barnes & Noble of Jordan Creek Town Center Mall (May 18, 7:00pm)
  • DemiCon 18 (May 18-20)
  • Balticon 41 (May 25-28)
  • See me at a con? I got an EXTRA-SPECIAL Dragon Moon Special for you…
• Call the Snitch Line at 206.202.DWRF (206.202.3973) or e-mail me at tee (at) teemorris (dot) com, and get ready for the next Special Edition of The Billibub Baddings Podcast.

After a week of recharging and recording, the Dwarf Detective of Chicago is back!

 

 Chapter Ten: Hitting the Books [64:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (9310)

00:00 — Opening

• Episode #10 brought to you by GeekLabel, Give Us a Minute, and Typical Mac User
• I’ve got the most patient fans!
• Welcome to Author’s Alley with Episode 10’s Special Guests
  • Chuck Tomasi
  • Tracy Hickman
  • Paul Levinson

02:53 — Chapter Ten: Hitting the Books

His morning and afternoon well spent with case leads, Billi decides to return to the Ryerson their photo of The Singing Sword. He finds Dr. Hammil anxious to chat with him again, and those powers of observation and deduction of his a bit too accurate for his own good!

46:15 — Sponsors

• GeekLabel
• Give Us a Minute
• Typical Mac User

48:13 — Billi Banter

• Bed Music: Evan Stone, “For My Friends” from this episode and featured on Sticks and Stone, Volume 1
• Progress slow on Billi 2, but fantastic for Expert Podcasting Practices…
• So, how much do I love my Snitches? Take a look…

Still in its box after two days…

• Keep an ear out for Tee Morris on the following podcasts…
  • The Signal
  • Crescent (but not what you’ll expect…)
  • WNDR Radio
  • Variant Frequencies
  • ADD Cast
  • GeekLabel
  • The World Fantasy 2008 Podcast
  • Ink ‘n Doodles’ Part Two of The Podiobooks Rat Pack
  • The Daddy Cast
  • …and The Noir Cast, coming soon.
• Appearances
  • Barnes & Noble of Jordan Towne Center Mall (May 18, 7:00pm)
  • DemiCon 18 (May 18-20)
  • Balticon 41 (May 25-28)
  • See me at the con? I got an EXTRA-SPECIAL Dragon Moon Special for you…
• Bear with me through May, everyone…
• Call the Snitch Line at 206.202.DWRF (206.202.3973) or e-mail me at tee (at) teemorris (dot) com, and get ready for the next Special Edition of The Billibub Baddings Podcast.
• A salute to Scott Sigler’s The Rookie: Lacuna Coil’s “Heaven’s a Lie”

1:01:16 — Promos

• Things Are Looking Up: The Star Wars Special
• The World Fantasy 2008 Podcast
• Jack Palms II: This is Life by Seth Harwood

How’s this for a slick interview promo?

Created by the creative workshop at the Ink ‘n Doodles podcast, it’s Scott Sigler, J.C. Hutchins, and yours truly with the (real) Rat Pack watching over us with approval. Part One of our round table interview with Rob Suarez went live today (alongside Episode #8 so there’s a lot of me out there to love today!), and Part Two is around the corner. Also around the corner is my interview on View from the Quad with Cian. Don’t miss that — good stuff there!

The News Wire has been updated and later tonight I will be updating the growing cast list of The BB Players. Thanks for listening, everyone!

Who the hell was picking up Billi?! Where the hell was Billi headed?! It’s been two weeks, but for Billi it sure has felt a lot longer…

 

 Chapter Eight: my dinner with Alphonse [57:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (6131)

00:00 — The Joe Murphy Memorial Fund

01:50 — Intro

• Opening Theme: “Naked Under Leather” by Rubber Band Banjo
• Thanks for being so patient.
• Long night ahead, serving the podcasting mistress…
• Bring on Chapter Eight!

6:02 — Chapter Eight: My Dinner with Alphonse

Billi is picked up in front of his office by a pair of armed thugs, “invited” to a casual dinner. The dwarf detective finds himself in store for an evening of good food and good wine with Alphonse “Scarface” Capone.

45:37 — Sponsors

• The Sorrow, an anthology from Lulu.com
• GeekLabel
• “Michael loves Jennifer.”

47:09 — Billi Banter

• Bed Music: “For My Friends” from Sticks and Stone, Vol. I by Evan Stone
• The “Michael loves Jennifer” challenge
• Morevi …outperforming Billi?!
• Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch…I am digging this show!
• Kicked off Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies with Evo this week
• Interviews are coming down the pike…
• Upcoming Appearances
  • RavenCon in Richmond, VA (April 20-22)
  • DemiCon in DesMoines, IA (May 18-20)
  • Balticon in Baltimore, MD (May 25-28)
• Dragon Moon Special — Billi and Legacy of Morevi for $30
• Getting on Chapter Nine and the next Survival Guide…
• Give Baddings Investigations a shout!
  • Snitch Line is open! 206.202.3973 (206.202.DWRF)
  • Send an e-mail at tee (at) teemorris (dot) com!
• Next SE coming on the week of Episode #12…I promise.

55:17 — Promos

• The ScapeCast: Season Two
• The GeoLogic Podcast

Chapter Eight: My Dinner with Alphonse
Running Time — 57:48

Your e-mails. Your Snitch Line calls. Set to the music of George Hrab, the Special Edition is finally here!

 

 The Listener Appreciation Show! [61:17m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (5555)

00:00 — Opening

• Snow…in April!?
• Working on the new podcasting rig…
• Concerning blogs…and those bloody Vikings!

03:40 — E-mails from Chapters 1-4

22:30 — Chapter 4 Snitch Line and E-mails

32:20 — Chapter 5 Snitch Line and E-mails

39:05 — Chapter 6 Snitch Line and E-mails

47:55 — Chapter 7 Snitch Line and E-mails

54:46 — Closing Thoughts

• The next podiobook…a new spin on an old favorite.
• Teasing Episode #8…
• VOICE MAIL: 206.202.3973 (206.202.DWRF)

And check out the related links to…

• BSW
• Technorama
• Valerie Griswold-Ford
• Tracy Hickman
• George Hrab
• DemiCon (May 18-20, 2007)
• Things Are Looking Up
• The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy
• One Among the Sleepless
• The Weekly Anime Review
• Weaver’s Web
• Ink ‘n Doodles Creative Workshop

Special Edition: Listener Appreciation
Running Time — 1:01:17

WOW! Somehow, my close to March became an “All Dwarves on Deck” kind of week between podcasts, promotions, and postings. Still, I got a mystery to unfold for you all, and in this episode we’get a little more background behind the Singing Sword and a little less banter from your multitasking host!

You also get in this episode three of the sexiest voices in podcasting. If you need me, I’ll be in my bunk…

 

 Listen to Chapter Seven! [64:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (24062)

00:00 — Intro

• Opening Theme: “Naked Under Leather” by Rubber Band Banjo
• EXTREMELY brief Introbabble…
  • Podcasting in the wee small hours of the morning
  • So, about that Special Edition…

01:43 — Chapter Seven: Word Gets Around

When hired by socialite Julia Lesinger to investigate the death of gangster “Pretty Boy” DeMayo, Billibub Baddings knew he was kicking an angry nest of dragon-wasps…but he did not count on being suspect in an informant’s murder, crossing paths with a pair of influential mystery men, or discovering a talisman from his realm appearing in 1929 Chicago. Could things really get any worse?

Hell, yes.

57:24 — Sponsors

• GeekLabel
• KD Home & Care

58:33 — Billi Banter

• Keeping it short, but still going long…
• So where’s the Special Edition?
• Where’s Chapter Eleven?
• Bed Music: “Irk” by George Hrab
• Call the Snitch Line: 206.202.DWRF (206.202.3973)
• Upcoming Appearances
  • Monacan High School, March 30-April 1
  • Technicon, March 30-April 1, Blacksburg, VA
    • Sharing a Dealer’s Room Table with Tony Ruggiero and Robert Marston Fanney
  • RavenCon, April 20-22, Richmond, VA
• Closing with Hrabalicious Goodness!

Chapter Seven: Word Gets Around
Running Time — 1:04:39

Number One subscription over thirty days. Number One in rankings. You’re…A-NUMBER ONE! YOU’RE THE DUKE! YOU’RE THE DUKE! (Oh sorry, a quick Escape from New York moment there!) And through it all, there’s the die hard Morevi: The Chronicles of Rafe and Askana. I’m thinking 2008 might see a new podcast with the pirate and warrior-queen…

 

 Listen to Chapter Six! [53:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (6073)

00:00 — Intro

• Opening Theme: “Naked Under Leather” by Rubber Band Banjo
• Really brief Introbabble…
  • Running a bit behind with this episode…but my taxes are done!
  • Tracy Hickman — Irish Beat Cop! (Only on the Billibub Baddings podcast…)

02:34 — Chapter Six: Suits and Saps

Billi’s bad day (thanks to his discovery at the Ryerson Museum) only gets worse as the police pick him up at his office with questions about the death of Benny Riletto.

41:47 — Sponsors

• GeekLabel

42:22 — Billi Banter

• Bed Music: Droid Jazz by Rubber Band Banjo
• So where’s the Special Edition?
  • Aiming for a Monday posting
  • Also posting Survival Guide #028
  • A quick geekgasm over the new Mac on the horizon…
• Special thanks to Ink and Doodle Workshop Podcast for showing love to Podiobooks.com and to Billibub Baddings.
• Podiobooks.com News
  • Number One Ranks
    • Top Rated
    • Top Subscription in Thirty Days
    • Top Podiobook to Piss Off Scott Sigler
• Upcoming Appearances
  • Technicon, March 30-April 1, Blacksburg, VA
    • Sharing a Dealer’s Room Table with Tony Ruggiero and Robert Marston Fanney
  • RavenCon, April 20-22, Richmond, VA
• Next week’s Special Edition #01
  • Voice mails
    • Snitch Line: 206.202.DWRF (206.202.3973)
  • E-mails
  • Blog Comments & iTunes Reviews
• Billi in print
  • Special Billi-Legacy Deal, available only on Dragon Moon Press.com
  • Billi swag available on Cafe Press!
• See you next week…for Ladies Night.

50:00 — Promos

• DragonHearth
• Ancestor, clawing its way into print 1 April 2007
• The Immortals by Tracy Hickman

Chapter Six: Suits and Saps
Running Time — 53:01

It’s been a month since the launch and we are going strong as you can see by this screen shot from last week…

How’s that for a killer Top Six at Podiobooks.com?!

 

 Listen to Chapter Five! [55:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (7409)

00:00 — Intro

• Opening Theme: “Naked Under Leather” by Rubber Band Banjo
• A bit of the IntroBabble
  • Welcome to The Case of The Singing Sword…brought to you by GeekLabel
    • DOH!
    • No worries…GeekLabel loves the podcasters!
    • Show the love yourself: Enter GL through my site…and buy Hutch’s stuff!
  • Heading into Chapter Five…

03:44 — Chapter Five: Driving on the Wrong Side of Memory Lane

Billi’s morning with two-bit hood, Benny Riletto, leads him to the Ryerson Museum, one of the most prestegious learning institutions of Chicago. He meets Dr. Samuel Hammil, the museum’s curator. At first, Dr. Hamil is refusing to cooperate with the dwarf detective; but eventually, he confirms the theft of a recent find…

…a recent find that brings Billi’s past closer to his Chicago home.

43:51 — Sponsors

• GeekLabel

44:21 — A “Special” Segment with Tee

• Bed Music: East of the Sun by Evan Stone
• Tee’s “Smooth Jazz” radio voice…
• Special Thanks to people giving my shout-outs…
  • Matt on Typical Mac User
  • Musings of a Wired Pig
  • The Random Meandering Ramblings of a Semi-Mad Network Admin
  • Wild West Bill
• Good luck and a sincere thank you to J. C. Hutchins!
• Upcoming Appearances
  • Technicon, March 30-April 1, Blacksburg, VA
    • Sharing a Dealer’s Room Table with Tony Ruggiero and Robert Marston Fanney
  • RavenCon, April 20-22, Richmond, VA
• Man Vs. Child...surviving in the wild wilderness of parenthood!
• Billi Baddings: Special Edition #01
  • Voice mails
    • Snitch Line: 206.202.DWRF (206.202.3973)
    • Snitch Line calls featured in SEs from here on
  • E-mails
  • Blog Comments & iTunes Reviews
• Billibub Baddings in print
  • Special Billi-Legacy Deal, available only on Dragon Moon Press.com
  • Keep an eye on the word meter…SPRING 2008, BABY!
• See you next week!

54:08 — Promos

• Technorama
• Weaver’s Web, a podiobook from Philippa Ballentine

Chapter Five: Driving on the Wrong Side of Memory Lane
Running Time — 55:29

It’s Wednesday already (Wow! That was fast!), and we’re back with another episode of Billibub Baddings and The Case of The Singing Sword. This one’s going to be a popular episode, methinks, as that sick, twisted mind as featured in The New York Times — Scott Sigler — appears as the guest voice!

 

 Listen to Chapter Four! [55:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (17844)

00:00 — Intro

• Returning from a weekend in Phoenix, AZ
  • Sending good thoughts to Joe Murphy (more on Joe later…)
  • Arriving in Phoenix…and the blog crashes.
    • Thanks to all who let me know.
    • Extra-special thanks to Chris Miller for getting Billi back online.
  • Recorded a Cover-to-Cover, SoSF Voice Mail, and a Wingin’ It (appearance dates to come)
• Special Guest Scott Sigler of Ancestor, EarthCore, and Infection
  • How about that NYT article?
  • Nothing but love to Siggy!

03:14 — Chapter Four: My Boy, Benny

Billi is still noddling through the previous evening’s excitementat Mick’s. Why would Bugs Moran’s boys dare set foot in Capone’s territory so soon after the St. Valentine’s Day? Whatever was hitting the streets, it was serious enough to grab a rival’s attention. Needing an inside look at what was going on in The Organization, Billi turns to two-bit hood Benny Riletto, a numbers runner that owes a debt to the dwarf detective.

32:46 — Sponsors

• GeekLabel

33:15 — Hearing from the Listeners and from the Storyteller

• Bed Music: Irk by George Hrab (terrific podcaster!)
• Phil Rossi’s Crescent…what do you mean you’ve not subscribed?
• Noticing the sole sponsor — GeekLabel
  • Use the link from here to get cool stuff so they know where you’re coming from.
  • Creatures ‘n’ Crooks…make sure you let them know you heard about them from here.
  • Interested in sponsoring an episode?
• Snitch Line Calls
  • Steve of the Geek Cred podcast (Episode #2)
  • Victor of Typical Mac User podcast (Episode #2)
  • Bruce in Kansas City (Episode #2)
  • Dwight of the Much Ado About Nothing podcast (Episode #2)
  • Glenn of Musings of a Wired Pig (Episode #3)
• Quick shout out to Dave Henn
• Concerning Joe Murphy…
• Provided the blog stays running this time, where can I sound off?
  • Remember Baddings Investigations at 206.202.DWRF
  • Email Tee at tee (at) teemorris (dot) com
  • Drop a comment on the blog
• See you next week!

49:47 — Promos

• Scott Sigler’s Ancestor
• Children of the Gods
• Creatures ‘n’ Crooks (full version)
• Phil Rossi’s Crescent

Chapter Four: My Boy, Benny
Running Time — 55:45

He’s the rock star legend of podcast novelists, a good friend, and a marketing and promotions machine.  He’s Scott Sigler and he is coming to the Billibub Baddings podcast. This Wednesday, Billi is going to have a heart-to-heart with his contact in the Organization, and that contact is none other than the twisted mind behind Ancestor, coming soon from Dragon Moon Press.

Mark your calendars for this Wednesday, all you damn, dirty Junkies!

And if you didn’t see this on March 1, how’s this for press coverage?  Well done, Scott!  Well done!

It’s only four days until launch date for Billibub Baddings, and I’m posting…yet another promo.

This promo completes the comedy trifecta of BB teasers that feature award-nominated podcast novelists Scott Sigler and J.C. Hutchins. The inspiration comes from podcaster Paul S. Jenkins who commented in Rev Up Review Show #29 that he was more concerned about the fate of Sigler and Hutchins than on Billi’s premiere. So, once again, I called on the talents of Scott and Hutch…

Rev Master, this one’s for you! (A more “gritty” version of this promo is available here.)
Thank you all for subscribing. See you in four days!

Billibub Baddings Promo
Running Time: 02:30

Hello, everyone!

Yes, we have a week to go and I’m already cooking up a new promo to round off the “comedy trifecta” of previous teasers available here. I’m also putting on final touches to future episodes, so Billi and I are right on track.

Just as a reminder, keep an eye on the word meter in this blog’s sidebar. That is for Billibub Baddings and The Case of The Pitcher’s Pendant, the second Billibub Baddings mystery from Dragon Moon Press, slated for a Spring 2008 release. I’m back into a writing routine with it…and would it surprise anyone that I’m already mapping out in my head the cast list for its podcast? Who do I have in mind? You’ll have to find out when I get past the Legacy of Morevi podcast.

Yikes! 2008 is already shaping up to be a busy year and I’m not even two months into 2007!

Speaking of cast members, take a look at The BB Players page, now with complete bios (except for Scott Sigler. I may need to make one up for him. That could be fun…) and new company members. These are talented people, all of them, and I am thrilled that they are taking part in this podcast. Have a listen to their stuff, and then sit back and enjoy what they bring to Billi’s first podcast mystery.

Finally, have a listen to this week’s and next week’s Technorama with Chuck and Kreg, as I’ll be appearing on their light-hearted look at tech to talk about Billi, this podcast, and good cigars!

We’re one day closer to the big hit. Let your friends know there’s a new dwarf coming to town. In seven days…