It’s one of the prevailing truths of the universe: the toilet paper will always run out when you need it most, the phone will always ring when you settle in to watch a movie, and writers hate editing. I am a writer, therefore I hate editing, right? Writers are put on this planet to create in an inspired frenzy that leads to a completed work where every word is a work of art, and each plot point is a sublime delight. Changing even the smallest phrase would diminish the whole. It is perfect as it flows from our fingers! Of course after we walk awayRead More →

Am I a writer? I know, that seems like a stupid question. After all I have written four novels since 2008. I have two novels released as podcasts, and another is planned for release this year. I have an ebook for sale that can be read on any ereader or computer that exists. So what am I doing asking if I’m a writer here on the website I use to promote my work? The reason I’m pondering this question comes from a number of podcasts I’ve listened to recently. I have a few writing shows that are staples on my Zune, but I also subscribeRead More →

As you can probably guess in this post I am going to be talking about my new Kindle and the expierence I’ve had so far. But first a word from our sponsor… I am very happy to announce that Borrowed Time is now available on the Amazon Kindle store. Revisit the adventures of Ness and Dr. Bertrand as they struggle to keep the world’s first time machine from those who want use it to twist the future to their own ends. You can make this exciting adventure part of you own collection HERE if you’re in the United States, and HERE if you’re in theRead More →

I had a mind-blowing thought last week: why not use the Penslinger blog as…  wait for it… a blog! I know, radical idea, right?  Anyway I’m going to try to post here about once a week with my progress on Stolen Time, thoughts about writing, or whatever else tickles my fancy. I’ll still be releasing occasional episodes of The Time Out! Podcast, but I hope to be more frequent with these posts. Two other things happened last week and they are somewhat related: I finished my second read-through of Stolen Time, and I bought a Kindle. The relationship was that I was not allowing myselfRead More →

The Time Out! Podcast is back on the air!  So to speak. 🙂 In this episode I cover a little feedback for my novels: A Podiobooks review for The Guerrilla Poet by Chris A Goodreads review for Borrowed Time by Craig (a.k.a. Meatstack) I’d like to do a story for PodioRacket’s anthology set in the world of Borrowed Time. Please e-mail me any situations or characters you’d like me to explore in a short piece of fiction. I took a few minutes to review what I accomplished in 2010 with my writing and podcasting, then looked forward to my plans for 2011. Podcasts or Ebooks?Read More →

I’m sure no one will be surprised to learn that not everything went smoothly as I was recording The Guerrilla Poet, and here’s the proof: the blooper reel. Enjoy! Run time: 16:51 Press Play on the player above or download the episode here by right clicking and selecting “Save target as…”Read More →

Here it is a long last, the final commentary episode for The Guerrilla Poet. In addition to the commentary for story episodes 20 through 23, I go over feedback. Scott Roche left me three pieces of feedback, including a detailed review of TGP. I also received a blog comment from Gary G. Run time: 28:50 Press Play on the player above or download the episode here by right clicking and selecting “Save target as…”Read More →

I am such a bad podcaster. Bad podcaster!  Slaps self with rolled up newspaper. Once again I neglected to post the audio from the December 9, 2010 companion episode in the feed so here it is. Honestly, if I had a Delorian with a flux capacitor this kind of thing wouldn’t happen, as far as you’d know… Commentary in this episode covers story episodes 15 through 19. Run time: 30:40 Press Play on the player above or download the episode here by right clicking and selecting “Save target as…”Read More →