Show 034: Command-Line, on Copyrights and Creative Writing
Accomplished podcaster, beer snob, and aspiring writer…
…but he’s just this guy. You know?
Tee invites into The Bunker a podcaster better known for his knowledge of copyrights in podcasting, Cmd-Ln of The Command-Line Podcast. While he is best known for his blog and podcast on tech matters, Cmd-Ln is also an aspiring writer and he is stepping back into the fray after a long spell of no speculative writing. Take a listen to Cmd-Ln’s extensive background in copyright laws and then get a perspective on returning to writing after a long hiatus.
WARNING: There are a few survivalists who find Tee’s laugh annoying. Just so you know, Tee’s hanging with a good friend and they are enjoying some fine beverages…which means he’s laughing a LOT. You have been warned…
00:00 — Opening
- Tee’s voice is finally back, and he’s recording…
- Some friends in-studio
- Smutty Nose Scotch Ale
- Highland Park 12 year old (Thanks again, Pip Ballantine!)
- Parsec 2007 Winner Cmd-Ln of The Command Line Podcast
- Why Cmd-Ln is in studio…
- Tee’s overcoming the fear of his new Mac
- Plugging Mur Lafferty
3:21 — Talking Copyright Laws with Cmd-Ln
- Where his interest started
- Tee, are you supposed to play that? (And are you having fun with that cart software?)
- Talking copyright issues with Professor Lawrence Lessig
- Other heroes of copyright issues, myths, and moving forward
- When the alcohol kicks in, so does the silliness…
- More talk on working with copyright laws (with a quick plug and another media drop-in…)
- The real reason Cmd-Ln is on The Survival Guide…
- Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies is done!
- Time to finish up Billibub Baddings and The Case of The Pitcher’s Pendant
- Getting back into the swing of writing fiction…just like Cmd-Ln
25:16 — Promos: View from the Quad, Space Casey
26:38 — Getting Back on the Writing Track
- Enjoying a Tangent or Two
- Cmd-Ln’s Fashion Statements
- Traumatizing Tee with “Munchkin Cthulhu” at Balticon
- And find out more about Cthulhu by clicking here.
- Getting Back on Track with Writing
- Hopping around from college major to college major
- When real life gets in the way
- Returning to the writing through friends and experiences
- Drawing inspiration from other podcasters
- The great debate about “Butt in Chair” obstacle
- And Tee goofs off with the cart software…
- Giving a little love to Geo
- How podcasting can help you get the butt in the chair
- Would some one please take the cart software away from Tee…now?!?
- Drawing inspiration from “Solidarity” and panel discussions at the cons
- Developing disciplines and overcoming preconceived notions
- Where you’re at now, and where you’re heading in the future…
49:05 — Closing
- Anime USA was the last con for me in 2007.
- Farpoint will be the first one for me (and Cmd-Ln) in 2008
- Don’t listen to Tee… it’s February 15-17 in Hunt Valley, MD!
- Find out more about Farpoint!
- And check out Steve Wilson and Prometheus Radio Theatre, 2007 Parsec winners!
- Tee’s finally updating his Flickr account!
53:37 — Promo: MOREVI: Remastered
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November 27th, 2007 at 9:35 am
Good to see you back in the podcasting saddle, Tee. And I see you’ve made the jump to WordPress.
You’d think Wiley could’ve called the book “More Podcasting for Dummies” or “Podcasting for Dummies: The Sequel” or something catchier than what they chose, but at least it’s finished. (And I hope there’s a review copy for the Asylum.)
Those interested in issues of copyright should check out Colete Vogele’s Rules for the Revolution podcast (http://www.rulesfortherevolution.com/) or the Copyright 2.0 show (http://copyright20.com/), which discusses all the latest lawsuits and scandals in the intellectual property world.
Glad you’re having fun, and I know Stefan approves the Highland Park, which he discovered on his last visit here.
November 29th, 2007 at 9:28 am
Oh, yes, and I forgot to say, the last novel I completed (but didn’t publish) was in 1991. I wrote the first ten chapters of another in January 1992, and a few additional chapters for the 1991 book in, oh, ‘96 or ‘97. So it’s been at least 10 years, and before I can get back in that saddle I need either a total health transplant or enough money never to have to work another day in my life.
December 25th, 2007 at 1:45 am
G’day Tee, wishing you and your family a Merry Xmas from Down Under. There was no sun but it still got to about 70! Have a great 2008!
When things settle down in the shops after the Xmas Sales, I’ll be having a look around for the Expert Podcasting book.
I’m still learning and I now have a co-host!
Take it easy!
April 30th, 2008 at 1:03 am
Hello. I read, with some interest, your blog and it seems that, to some extent at least, you have avoided that annoying little pitfall of blogging about ‘how to be a fantasy author,’ and why people should listen to your advice. However, nevertheless, I still must ask, what do you think. I mean, in your opinion, can people actually gain the skills, not only to write a publishable piece of fantasy, but also how to think as a fantasy author? Do you think this is something one can simply learn.
April 30th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Michael,
First, thanks for visiting the blog. I do appreciate it.
Next, if you are assessing the quality of the information the Survival Guide offers based solely on the blog itself and not the podcast, then you’re getting…well, barely a quarter…of what the Survival Guide is all about. This podcast (and companion blog) is a “how-to” to help writers, both published and non-published, promote and market their works and themselves. If you are listening or reading this site looking for the “art of the craft” then you are listening to the wrong podcast. I’m more on the business behind the books and the selling of the stories.
As for why people should listen to my advice, I think this blog’s host website — TeeMorris.com — is pretty clear on my accomplishments: Two books with the For Dummies people (a Second Edition coming this summer), three novels (two of them, award-nominated), a few writing workshops co-hosted with Farscape’s Lani Tupu, and a sequel to Billi Baddings coming out on 08.08.08. I won’t say I’m a household name, but I will say I have spoken at the Library of Congress, The Apple Store, and at Book Expo America as a featured guest.
Should people listen to what I have to say? Yes. If they walk away with one nugget of valuable information, then my mission is accomplished.
Thanks for the comment. I hope you give other episodes of the Guide a listen.