Seth Harwood's Blog, page 30

Old Pics from a Signing

Awww... love this pic I just got! Show's Joelle and I at a signing last spring in San Francisco.

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Literary Death Match: Friday Night!!

Death MatchFriday, Friday, Friday! That is right, kiddies, come on down to the Elbo Room in San Francisco for a rip-roaring good time of author bloodshed, readings, competitive arts and crafts (possibly), and much much more, including drinking, The Mission, and your boy Seth Harwood!

That's right. It's all going down Friday night the 13th in San Francisco for the latest installment of Opium Magazine's Literary Death Match.

Doors open at 6:30, event starts just after 7:00. Seriously, this...

Berkeley Mystery Writing Intensive, YA Bumpkins!!

So what's up--what's up? I'm about to get into an interview with my good friend Cornelia Read where she's going to tell you about an awesome Mystery Writing Intensive Workshop here in the Berkeley on the weekend of Nov. 21 and 22. Check out more info here: http://www.berkeleymysteryworkshop.com/Home.html Boo Yah! Just like that.

Now here I am sitting down with Cornelia to talk it all out:

Q&A for Berkeley Mystery Writing Intensive

Q: So, tell me a little bit about this workshop. Who's going ...

Hot Tub Cast™ 09: The Fall or This Fall or What in the WORLD is UP?

[image error] New Hot Tub episode, folks: The Fall, not by Camus! Listen/Download

That's right, also known as "What in the WORLD is Up," this is the episode I've been promising you for a long while: my big update on what I've been up to this fall! How sales and things are going with Jack Wakes Up, what's next for me and in the world of JACK PALMS Crime (just remember all caps...), conferences I've attended recently, Author Boot Camp, news and events. You name it!

I've been meaning to get this one out...

To answer a listener's question on the blog

Why am I putting my work out as free audio content?

Basically, I'm a young author and I'm trying to build my name in the business. I've been giving my work away for three years now for people to enjoy it. This relationship and fan base has directly helped me land a publishing contract with Random House for my first novel, JACK WAKES UP, which came out in May.

Generally speaking, if folks know and like my work, I'm betting they'll spread the word and it'll lead to book sales, a career, etc...

Tom Piccirilli stops by to talk Writing, Life, Money and... SHADOW SEASON!

My good friend Tom Piccirilli stopped by recently to talk about writing, Facebook, money, and his new novel, Shadow Season (available as of Tuesday past). I first found out about Tom via Facebook, where I was pleased to see he'd amassed a boatload of fans, friends, and posts. Good job, Tom. You pulled me in with your platform and then when I read The Coldest Mile, you had me! Fricking awesome book!

Though I usually do my thing with a recorder, Tom and I talked strictly by email. Here's the...

7th Son: Descent is NOW!!

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Today is the day to help podcast author JC Hutchins with his major debut novel release! That's right, today 7th Son: Descent comes out from St. Martin's Press! Help with the Amazon rush by storming their clicks and buying the novel here. It's damn good and he's blazing the new trail through publishing!

Don't believe me? Give the first chapters of the book a read here with this free, special edition PDF!

Holt Uncensored Spins Part II

Yes, back a little while ago, Pat Holt wrote a little DIY ditty about yours truly and my road to publication. Now she's back with Part II of the column, What To Do When the Mainstream Yawns (and Spends)

In this one, I go head to head with a huge Dan Brown party that Random House (my boys!) threw at NYC's Gotham House! They had Lobster BLTs, Bellinis, waiters in George Washington costumes, and the mandatory coke off of women's breasts in the men's room! Ok, the last part isn't true.

Pat goes...

#platform chat went well!

Thanks to Christina Katz (@thewritermama) and Meryl K. Evans for hosting this great conversation featuring myself and April Hamilton. Complete transcript of the discussion on authors' platforms is here:

http://getknownbeforethebookdeal.typepad.com/

Look for future platform chats on twitter!

#platform chat tomorrow

Friday 10/23 I'm doing a #platform chat with Christina Katz and April Hamilton, two of the great speakers I met at this year's Writers Digest Conference.

The event takes place--where else?--on Twitter at 11AM PST/2PM EST. You'll see it on Twitter. Now you know what it is. Find more info here.