Seth Harwood's Blog
August 13, 2009
Ozzy Sheraton reports this covert sighting of myself and fellow novelist Scott Sigler partying last weekend at an undisclosed San Francisco night club with Lindsay Lohan. You can bet this was the V.I.P. section, baby! No word yet on which of us went home with her.
If only I could remember anything that happened after I got there...
August 11, 2009
That's right! I got in the hot tub! (Direct Link to Episode. Listen here.)
Today I'm talking about how the book publishing industry could go forward, how it is completely different from either music or newspapers and what top execs might do to get around a possible Amazon or Apple takeover of the industry by monopolzing sales.
Let's call this: The Future of Books
I also cover some of your comments, feedback, my vacation, books I'm reading, and what's coming this fall in the way of new fiction on th
August 9, 2009
August 7, 2009
In other news, I'm back from the farms of Western Mass (the Berkshires), rested, read-up, and not-quite ready for more action. But I'll cover that in the next Hot Tub Cast™. For now, let me catch you up on some cool news and coverage that surfaced while I was out of comish:
1) Paul Kilduff did a great interview piece with me in his column for THE EAST BAY MONTHLY here in Berkeley. Here's the August edition of the Kilduff file: "On-Demand Novelist"
2) Next we've got a cool interview posted by autho
Martyn Casserly, awesome all-around dude and podcast listener, just wrote this article which appeared online at WIRED.CO.UK. In it, he talks up Scott Sigler, Tee Morris, Mark Jeffrey, J.C. Hutchins and me, and how we've used podcasting our fiction as a great platform to use free to get our work out on the web.
Here's my quote:
"Nowadays publishers are looking for an author with an audience online," explains Harwood. "They want someone who knows how to market themselves and have built a platform of
July 26, 2009
Sometimes it makes me break out in a COLD SWEAT! Hot Tub Cast - 3: on Heretics and the Canaries in the Publishing Mines! (Direct Download)
This is where I talk about what is so great about the Palms Nation Tribe, enjoy some sun and relaxation, and talk about where I want to go in publishing, strategies I want to try, and blow the whistle on what I think is wrong in the industry. (Or I start to anyway.)
It's about 20 minutes of Tub-Style content, featuring promos from:
Arlene Radasky: for her Podio
July 24, 2009
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting with Jim Foster on his superlative author interview show, Conversations on the Coast. It's a quick 19 minute segment and I have it here for you! (direct download)
This show was originally featured on Green 960, San Francisco. Enjoy!
Okay, okay, I admit it: I am a fan of Akakievich.com. I think it's one of the coolest and fastest-blogging sites on the web. F**king Alexi Akakievich... man, you've gotta give credit to that Cossack buttknob!
"Harwood is dog." --Alexi Akakievich "I love this guy!" --Harwood
July 23, 2009
July 21, 2009
Just finished this great interview with Heather Rhulo and Rhonda Carpenter for their Podioracket Podcast!! They've created the official author vocie podcast for Podiobooks writers!
I mean this interview was awesome!! We had about 20 people putting up questions in the chat room and over 250 folks listening live! It rocked!!
It took us a little while to get the audio and chat straightened out, but listen up, keep it locked and you'll get GOLD in there as things move on. Dynamite action starts at aro
