Show #032: Tough Love
Show #032: Tough Love
For the week of August 28, 2007
00:00 — Opening
- Dragon*Con is coming on strong.
- Come on by the Dragon Moon Press booth. I’ll be there with…
- Word count: Expert Podcasting Practices is in the final stretch with edits…
- Collecting audio for D*C for future shows across ALL podcasts.
04:30 — Show #32: Tough Love
- When you write a book or launch a podcast, you always think about the good reviews…
- …but what happens when you get negative reviews?
- Blogpost from Sarah’s 101 Things in 1001 Days
- E-mail exchange from a listener who does not want to be called a “Survivalist”
- When do you question the source?
- What do you do?
- Reply?
- React?
- How educated is the opinion?
- Should the opinion matter to you? (After all, you wrote the damn book and got it published!)
- When do you quit writing? (Answer: You don’t.)
- What you should never do: Take the bait.
29:17 — Promos: The ScapeCast, Sojourn by Jana Oliver
31:56 — Show #32: Tough Love (continued)
- What to look for in harsh reviews
- Tone of the review
- The character of the critic
- Try to figure out, if there is merit to the criticism, what you can do to grow from it as a writer.
- Three words: GET OVER IT!
49:45 — The WTF Moment
- The third volume of Dragon Moon’s Writing Fantasy series is coming soon…
- An “established name” was approached to write the Foreword
- Here’s what happened…
- …and here’s my reaction: Past, Present, and Future.
58:49 — Closing
- Interviews and Appearances
- Dragon*Con 2007 — Where’s Tee?
- Podcasting SF/Fantasy
8/31, 5:30PM, Location: Manilla/Singapore - Hyatt - ScapeCast LIVE! (maybe…)
Time: 8/31, 7:00PM, Location: Jackson/Carter - Hilton - Video Podcasting 101
Time: 9/1, 10:00AM. Location: Jackson/Carter - Hilton - Podcasting UN
Time: 9/1, 1:00PM, Location: Jackson/Carter - Hilton - Podcasting Your Writing
Time: 9/2, 5:30PM, Location: Jackson/Carter - Hilton
- Podcasting SF/Fantasy
- Pimp the Kiwi 2.0
- Virginia This Morning on WTVR 6, 9/7, 10:00am
- Creatures n’ Crooks, 9/7, 7:00pm
- Constellation Books, 9/8, 1:00pm
- Podcast and New Media Expo, September 28-30
- Dragon*Con 2007 — Where’s Tee?
- Where can you keep tabs on The Sarge and sound off
- TeeMonster’s Flickr account (in need of an update…)
- MySpace (see above…)
- Twitter (Forgot to mention that!)
- Morevi: Remastered (coming soon…)
- E-mail’s, blog comments, and mp3’s …voice mail is on hold until further notice…
- Where to find Tee Morris’ titles
- Morevi and Billi on Podiobooks.com
- Podcasting for Dummies
- Billibub Baddings and Legacy of Morevi ON SALE at Dragon Moon Press!
- Outro
Show #032 - Tough Love
Running Time — 1:09:47
Welcome to the front lines…