Great news!
Magic of Eyri has been nominated for two Parsec Awards!
The Parsec Awards are,
“Dedicated to rewarding excellence in various aspects of Speculative Fiction Podcasting.”
This is a great honor, but–I have to wait and hear if I’m a finalist. That should be next month. I had to turn in a sample containing three segments I thought best showcased the areas I was nominated in. Those segments could only come from the first season (my first year of eligibility).
Winners are picked from the finalists, and the awards are given out at Dragon*Con in September. Winners don’t have to be present to win, and I don’t think they let the winners know ahead of time, so if (if) I were a finalist, I would have to head down there and hope for the best (and I probably would, if I could swing it financially/time off wise).
But even being a finalist would be amazing!
July Break!
There will not be any episodes released during July because I am moving and it could be awhile before I get settled and have Internet again. I decided to play it safe and also to give myself a break. I earned it. After this week’s episode, the next episode will be available August 4th.
If you are hurting for something to listen to in July, check out my other podcast, LansingNext. It is a weekly talk show.
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Today’s episode: Action and adventure on the high seas! Our heroes have a run in with the Gull pirate, Vanderawlt, and the survivors of the Village Formally Known as Uth the Last Human Village.
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Today’s episode: Alexander the Small explains who the Pixie People are, and their connection to his ship, the Griffin. U’nala, Remmit and Kaz show up in Tal aboard a flying chariot looking for our heroes, prompting Alexander to flee the duck port town, taking Steve and his friends along for the ride.
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In our last episode: Steve and his friends met Alexander the Small, captain of the Griffin.
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Technical Notes: Some sound effects courtesy of Freesound.org (User Attribution list). Other sound effects and music by GarageBand or Daniel J. Hogan.
For more information on the story, please visit the About and Characters pages. These sections will be updated as episodes are put online since I don’t want to spoil too much ahead of time.
Cast:
(Host, Narrator, Characters)
(Eira the pelican)
Valeta
(various Pixie People)
Next Time on The Magic of Eyri (06.02.10): “Pirates!” – Our heroes have a run-in with the scourge of the Ralk Sea, Vanderawlt the pirate.
Ramblings:
We get to know Alexander the Small a bit better in this episode. He is, of course, named after Alexander the Great, and a friend of mine named Alex (who wasn’t small, but very skinny). His crew, Julius the albatross and Hector the Penguin are named after Julius Caesar and Hector of Troy. I was partially inspired by an article I read once about the Nine Worthies.
With the audio versions of Julius and Hector, decided to try and do a “Bones and Spock” approach to the voices. We’ll see how it goes.
The joke behind the Pixie People surrounding Uncle Shameless and saying “Hi!” over and over, is a poke at Navi in the video game Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
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This is audio from another panel discussion at Penguicon 2010 I was a part of, called “Humor in Science Fiction and Fantasy.”
Joining me on the panel are Jim C. Hines, author of the Goblin Quest and Princess series and Brian Briggs, creator of the geek humor site BBspot.com.
I loved being on this panel. It was a hoot. We talked about writing humor in genres vs. traditional fiction, and even in non-fiction. Jim teases me for taking food home from the laundromat. And we learn that Batman makes anything funnier.
Jim was also a guest on an episode for the other podcast I’m a part of, LansingNext. I am the co-host, and bring my lovable geek humor to the show.
Oh and last week’s podcast made it to the front page of BoingBong last week. Awesome!
runtime: 55 minutes
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Next Weds (5.19) is the next episode of the Magic of Eyri, “Flight of the Griffin.”
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The Magic of Eyri Podcast is based on the novel of the same name. This podcast is a free audio dramatization featuring cast members, music and sound effects.
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The Magic of Eyri is a fantasy-comedy story about a boy named Steve and his Uncle Shameless. The two end up in the wacky fantasy world of Eyri after an ill-fated canoe trip, and find out that Steve is destined to free the land from the rule of the vile Hawk King--much to Steve's reluctance.
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