Successful author Barry Crowther writes mystery and horror. He joins us to chat about traditional publishing, agents, self publishing and reviews (in light of the recent pay for review controversy). We giggled at times because we can’t help ourselves, but Barry was a super interesting guest. I must apologise now for my children who don’t know how to leave me alone lol. Join us for another cool episode of Twitter’s favourite podcasts Tweep Nation (ok, so I might be stretching the truth).
Amber & Dionne’s Cat Fight Over Ben Ditmars
This week, on episode 31 of Tweep Nation, we entertained Ben Ditmars and he entertained us with his amazing poetry. He’s an author who has self-published four books. We tried hard to talk about him but as you know, we have trouble sticking on topic. We managed to talk about roadkill, sex changes and school (interesting combination don’t you think?). Join us for another hilarious and informative episode. I’d also like to thank Bobbi Jo for saving the day at the last minute and doing Days of the Week.
Amber & Dionne Give Kelly Calloway a Crash Course in Tweep Nation
He, he, our guest today, on episode 30, was the fabulous Kelly Calloway: poet, English teacher and beauty salon owner. Boy did she have some hilarious stories to tell that involved waxing, butt cheeks and tents.
Bobby Jo gave an impromptu reading. We didn’t expect her to turn up, but Amber asked and wouldn’t you know, she was close by. We also found out that Miss Kelly hasn’t actually listened to our show before (off to the naughty corner with you!). We were able to set her straight on what goes on and I’m sure she’s a convert now. There is a lot of snorting on today’s show, so have an extra bottle handy. Get those shot glasses ready and turn on Tweep Nation.
Amber & Dionne Welcome Jimmy into the Indie Fold
On today’s episode James Garcia Jnr joined us for a lovely chat. He’s a traditionally published author who has had the rug pulled from under him and is now braving the world of self-publishing. Amber and I had fun finding out about his book Dance on Fire and how he’s tackling his new-found writer’s freedom. We laughed a couple of times too (you know we always will).
Dionne & Amber Speak Kangaroo to Derek McPhee
Hey everyone, it’s episode 24 and it also happens to be our guest’s birthday – Happy Birthday Derek. Wow, what a present—coming on Tweep Nation and listening to Amber snorting and Bobby Jo reading an excerpt from Amber’s erotic short story. I also enlightened Amber and Derek about Skippy, a great Australian show which we figured out is the Aussie version of Lassie. Derek is an author and has written a book based on the disastrous events in Japan over one year ago – the earthquake and tsunami. All in all, it’s still a happy show and Amber breaks her own record for the most snorts on the podcast! Enjoy.
Ep 23 – Amber & Dionne have a snortingly frank conversation with Ciara
Wow, Tweep Nation is up to episode 23 already! Today’s podcast was so much fun because Ciara was actually, physically sitting next to me. Imagine that, two Tweeps in the same room. I’d tell you what we talked about, but it’s more a case of what didn’t we talk about? It must have been funny because Amber snorted, several times. Ciara is a dragon and fantasy lover and you can follow her @ciaraballintyne on Twitter, or visit her fantasytastic website which has blog posts, book reviews and interviews (one is with me so you know she has good taste).
Dionne & Amber lose their guest and find Dionne’s man voice
Our guest today went MIA. We hope he’s ok and you’ll have to forgive my impression of him but what else could we do? Maybe he’ll be brave enough to try another day. Amber and I ended up chatting, as usual, and we’d love it if you’d have a listen. Let’s face it—there’s no better way to beat boredom than to listen to Tweep Nation (well there are but let’s just pretend).
