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Phoenix Rising nominated for the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards!

by Doc Coleman on November 7, 2011 · 0 comments

All right. I admit it. I should have written this post earlier. My only excuse is the timing, seeing as this news came out just as I was getting into the swing of things for NaNoWriMo this year. It took this article from Tee Morris to remind me that I had been remiss in supporting my friends in their good fortune. So let me repair that now.

My friends Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris have had their first joint project, Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel, land on the official ballot of the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards in the Best Science Fiction category! And they are in among fierce competition, with names like Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, Stephen King, John Scalzi, and China Mieville also in the running. Phoenix Rising also happens to be the only Steampunk work in this category. Tee and Pip are my friends, but they have also written a really spectacular book (as you can see from my review here). If you have a Goodreads account, you should vote! And if you choose to vote for Phoenix Rising, I’m sure that would make Tee and Pip happy.

This is a preview of Phoenix Rising nominated for the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards!. Read the full post (345 words, 1 image, estimated 1:23 mins reading time)

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Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel

by Doc Coleman on June 19, 2011 · 0 comments

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Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel is the first novel from Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris writing together. They take us back to the age of Queen Victoria, and give us a view of a secret organization in Her Majesty’s government. This clandestine organization, the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, deals with the strange, the bizarre, and those things best not talked about in polite society. Agents of the Ministry travel the world investigating these strange and unusual events, and returning dangerous artifacts to Mother England where they can be safely stored away from dangerous hands.

This is a preview of Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel. Read the full post (345 words, 3 images, estimated 1:23 mins reading time)

Tagged as: Books, Goodreads, MoPO, Philippa Ballantine, Pimp Your Friends, Reading, Steampunk, Tee Morris

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Set Sail for Treasure Island!

by Doc Coleman June 10, 2011 Asides

For those who have waited and wondered and hoped, the fateful day has arrived at last! Flying Island Press‘ Pirates Cove has set forth on a new literary journey, Treasure Island. Those ready to set sail on this journey can begin with the first chapter, to be found here. Those who wish to follow the entire tale had best set their course for the Podcast Feed.

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Tagged as: Audio Drama, Flying Island Press, Pimp Your Friends, Pirates Cove, Podcast, Voice Work

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Update to A Midsummer Night’s Dreaming…

by Doc Coleman April 9, 2011 A Midsummer Night's Dream

Have you subscribed to Flying Island Press’ Pirates Cove latest audio production, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. No? Well why not? all you have to do is go to your favorite RSS catcher and enter the URL http://feeds.feedburner.com/MidSummerNightsDream. They’ve just released Act 2 Scene 1, and this is where it gets interesting, as mortal intrigues get mixed up with the power struggles of the fairy kingdom. Can Titania unravel the plottings of Oberon? Will Lysander and Hermia’s love win out? Will Demetrius steal Hermia away, or will Helena turn his false love for her to true? And how is Puck mixed up in all this? And what of the players and their play?

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Tagged as: Audio Drama, Flying Island Press, Pimp Your Friends, Pirates Cove, Podcast, Voice Work

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A Midsummer Night’s Dreaming…

by Doc Coleman March 28, 2011 A Midsummer Night's Dream

Do you like Shakespeare? Do you like Audio Drama? Are you looking for a little of both? Then this is your lucky day! The Pirates over at Flying Island Press’ Pirates Cove have started a new audio production, and this time they’re doing their own version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. And part of what makes this version special is that I am a member of the cast!

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Tagged as: Audio Drama, Flying Island Press, Master Feed, Pimp Your Friends, Pirates Cove, Podcast, Voice Work

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Tales from the Archives – One

by Doc Coleman March 8, 2011 Pimpin' Your Friends

And so it begins! Philippa Ballantine and Tee Morris have released the first of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences: Tales from the Archives – One: The Evil that befell Sampson…

It is revealed just how Miss Braun ended up being exiled from her native country, New Zealand, and working for the Ministry in its London Offices. It’s a tale of nefarious doings, stalwart ladies, and the sound of clockwork.

Theme music for the Ministry composed and created by Alex White.

Don’t forget to pre-order the upcoming Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novel, coming April 26th from all good online and bricks and mortar stores.

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Tagged as: MoPO, Philippa Ballantine, Pimp Your Friends, Podcast, Steampunk, Tee Morris

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The Shrinking Man Project: Episode 8 – Small Steps

by Doc Coleman February 7, 2011 Pimpin' Your Friends

Welcome back, folks. This week we have a long and rambly podcast named Small Steps. Go figure. We’re back to Philosophy this week, looking at how to deal with big projects by breaking them down into smaller pieces. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a lot of prep work done, so this has turned out to be a long, rough, and rambly podcast.

This week we’re featuring a promo for Gaia’s Voyages from Broken Sea Audio.

Be sure to check out The Lighter Mom Project, and pick up Scott Roche’s Music Box at Smashwords.

Enjoy the show. See you next week!

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 42:52 — 39.3MB)

Show notes included below.

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Tagged as: Master Feed, Pimp Your Friends, Podcast, The Shrinking Man Project

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The Wayback Machine: Every Photo Tells…: Episode 24 – The Gift

by Doc Coleman December 16, 2010 Every Photo Tells...

My podcasting debut happened back in July of 2010, with a writing credit. On July 17th, the Every Photo Tells… podcast dropped their 24th episode, featuring a story I wrote entitled The Gift. It is the story of an old woman visiting her first love, despite her husband of over 20 years. Or is it? I guess you’ll just have to listen and find out…

If you like this story, please go to the Every Photo Tells… site and sample some of the other stories. Or better yet, go to Podiobooks.com and subscribe to the Volume 1 collection of stories from the podcast.

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Love that Steampunky Goodness!

by Doc Coleman December 10, 2010 Asides

If you haven’t heard of Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris‘ Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novel Phoenix Rising, you’ve been missing out! If you have heard of it, you probably noticed this post, where Tee reveals to the world the cover of Phoenix Rising, which is due out in May of 2011 from Harper Voyager. I’m sure Pip has a similar article on her website, but unfortunately, it is blocked from where I am at the moment.

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Tagged as: Books, MoPO, Philippa Ballantine, Pimp Your Friends, Steampunk, Tee Morris

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