Parsec Submission for Christiana’s Shallow Thoughts
Contains the following three episodes in their entirety: #55 – Cobbling (06-03-08), #146 – Pre-Recorded Dragon*Con Post-Con Wrap-Up from the Future (09-06-08), and #201 – Lemmings (10-30-08)
Nina Kimberly Companion Episode 5
News, feedback and commentary for Nina Kimberly the Merciless Story Episode 5!
Nina Kimberly the Merciless now available in print!
Promo 1:
Mur Lafferty’s Heaven Series: Chapter 5 – War
Promo 2:
Kimi Alexandre’s Guardians
Other books and podcasts mentioned:
Personal Effects: Dark Art by JC Hutchins
Metamor City by Chris Lester
Antithesis by J Daniel Sawyer
Escape Pod: Will You Be An Astronaut?
By Greg van Eekhout Read by Christiana Ellis
First appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
Astronauts are people who ride rockets into space. They must train for a very long time before they go. Astronauts must be brave and smart.
Will you be an astronaut?
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The biggest rocket ever was the Saturn V. On the launch pad it was taller than a 30-story building. Today’s rockets are smaller and lighter. Today’s rockets can be launched more than once. They have wings and can come back to earth and land like airplanes.
When a rocket launches, it’s like an earthquake. The ground is shaking! There is flame and smoke. It’s like an explosion!
Antonio is strapped into his seat. He is about to ride to a space station. Because there is no air in space, Antonio must wear a space suit. In the suit, Antonio can breathe and talk over radio. He wears a helmet with a special faceplate that protects him from the sun. The fingers of his gloves have tiny claws that help him work with small objects.
What’s all that noise? It must be a rocket! Astronauts are traveling to space!
5-4-3-2-1! Lift off!
Rated PG-13. Deceptively G…
Personal Effects: Dark Art SUPERVLURB!
And here’s where you’ll find the other great people who you’ll see in this video!
Nina Kimberly Campaign Announcement
Attention everyone!
Nina Kimberly the Merciless here, star of Nina Kimberly the Merciless, by Christiana Ellis. As I am sure you are all aware, the battle has run into an unforeseen interruption.
The campaign on Friday the 15th started off extremely well, and my book rose from a sales rank of 2 hundred Thousand to number 533 overall by 11:40 AM Eastern Time. Although the book had not yet been posted to the specific genre charts, that sales rank would have been Number #11 in Fantasy, #2 in “Epic” Fantasy, and #1 in “General” Fantasy.
That was before noon eastern time! There is no doubt in my mind that that was only the beginning.
But the Inertians must have been afraid, because they then resorted to a desperate tactic that we had not forseen. It is still not clear exactly what happened, but the Inertians have caused some kind of an error in the Amazon system that resulted in the book being reported as out of print. When that happened, loyal barbarians could no longer purchase the book, thus preventing us from rising any higher in the rankings.
Right now, we don’t know yet when this will be fixed. We didn’t foresee this strategy. However, we have our best spies and shield-breakers working on this as we speak and hopefully we will be through their defenses soon.
In the meantime, I know that there are a lot of you out there, just like me. Spoiling for a fight! You thought you were going to fight some evil spirits, only to have a door slammed in your face! If you’re like me, that ticks you off and you want to do something about it! Well, here’s the new plan. Right now, the Amazon issue requires a scalpel, not a broadsword, and so I have different orders for you, my loyal horde!
Although continuing to attack Amazon is satisfying, right now, it is counter-productive, so instead, I want all of you to focus on finding and converting new recruits! The Inertians specialize in disrupting momentum, preventing changes from ever happening. Now that they have interrupted our campaign, we must work all the harder to be ready to resume as soon as we breach the shields again. We must find anyone and everyone who has not yet heard the call, and prepare them to join our cause!
We have several tools available, the videos, the promos, but your best weapon is the pdf version of the book. It is easily distributed on blogs, websites, forums, and Podcast feeds. It has the complete version of the story, so people unfamiliar with the story can determine whether or not they will like it, and most importantly, it contains links to the Amazon storefront page. The people who click those links now will not be able to purchase it yet, but every click-through will be one more hit, showing the Inertians that their tactic has not eliminated demand for the book.
So go, help spread the word, spread the pdf version of the book far and wide, and when we once again break through the Inertians defenses, we will be ready. I know I can count on all of you, and thank you for your loyalty and support. Now get out there, and be merciless!
Nina Kimberly the Merciless by Christiana Ellis – Free, Complete E-Book
Free and complete, this pdf version of Nina Kimberly the Merciless is for sharing with friends. Spread it around to all and sundry to promote the glory that is Nina Kimberly the Merciless!
Interview: Podioracket Episode 7
In this 20-minute episode we interview Todd Newton and Christiana Ellis. We hear a special message from Nina Kimberly and Emerian Rich talks to our Podioracket.com Champion Jespa about the coming battle. Plus we share our usual mix of contests & news.
Todd Newton was born in Gridley, California in 1980. He now resides in Denver, Colorado with his wife, Micah, and their two dogs, Leonidas and Suki. Todd holds a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science but is an avid reader of Fantasy. The Ninth Avatar is his first published work.
Todd’s Websites – http://initialdraft.blogspot.com and http://tdnewton.wordpress.com
Todd’s Email – initialdraft@gmail.com
Twitter – www.twitter.com/tdnewton
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=1200034868&ref=profile or search for T.D. Newton
Christiana Ellis first released Nina Kimberly the Merciless in 2006 and is now preparing for her May 15th print release from Dragon Moon Press.
Christiana’s web site: http://christianaellis.com/
Nina Kimberly web site: http://www.ninakimberly.com/
Christiana on Twitter: www.twitter.com/christianaellis
NEWS
Jespa, from Emerian Rich’s Night’s Knights has been named as Podioracket’s Champion!
King Calgacus ran a good race, and Arlene Radasky, author of The Fox has awarded her book to Phosephone.
Podioracket.com was so impressed by the number of votes, we took a leaf from Arlene’s book and did a drawing of our own. Congratulations to ElderDaniel, who will receive Podioracket.com merchandise!
We expected to confirm battle details between Nina Kimberly the Merciless and our Champion Jespa, however matters have changed dramatically. Listen to the episode to find out more, and stay tuned for Friday’s mini-episode on www.podioracket.com as we amass our forces.
H.E. Roulo’s Fractured Horizon has a new cover created by Lone Wolf Sage Co. Modeled off the old and much loved cover by Devlin Donnelly Design, the new cover is ready for Podiobooks 2.0. Click on the cover image to see the previous cover.
CONTESTS:
Phillippa Ballentine is still looking for reviews. Leave one, drop her a line in an email to pip@pjballantine.com and you could win!
New contest for Rhonda R Carpenter’s site at www.themarkofadruid.com. For the month of May come and meet our very own Rhonda Carpenter’s characters. Enter your name in a drawing.
Scare us in 140 characters or less. There is a new competition on Twitter called Tweet the Meat see the website and go to www.twitter.com/tweetthemeat. I hear there are cash prizes for this competition.
Check yourself into the Brink! Join Brinkvale Psychiatric, that is, and get your patient profile or enjoy art therapy with Zachary Taylor. J.C. Hutchins dares you to.
TIP FROM AN EXPERIENCED AUTHOR
Check out the tip player and hear tips from experienced authors that could make your podcasted novel better!
NEW RELEASES:
- Virtual Vice – a new technology crime novel based on true events by Jason M. Kays Thriller
- Cell U.R. by Mark Plimsoll Science Fiction
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by A Square (Edwin Abbott Abbott) Science Fiction
COMPLETED WORKS:
- The Zombie Chronicles: Escape By James Melzer
- A Brief Conversation with My Hair by Russell Bradbury-Carlin Humor
- Ancient Prophecy, by Richard S. Tuttle is Book 3 of the Targa Trilogy
Nina Kimberly Launch Promo 2
Another new audio promo for Nina Kimberly the Merciless!
Nina Kimberly the Merciless by Christiana Ellis is a comedic fantasy novel coming to print on May 15th, 2009, from Dragon Moon Press. Please help Nina to climb the charts by purchasing the book from Amazon.com on May 15th! See you on the battlefield!
Nina Kimberly Launch Promo 1
A new audio promo for Nina Kimberly the Merciless!
Nina Kimberly the Merciless by Christiana Ellis is a comedic fantasy novel coming to print on May 15th, 2009, from Dragon Moon Press. Please help Nina to climb the charts by purchasing the book from Amazon.com on May 15th! See you on the battlefield!
