Free Book: Playing For Keeps full PDF with bonus story- PARASITE AWAKENS

by Paul Fischer

Mur Lafferty has released her novel Playing for Keeps for free as a PDF. A free book? There’s no such thing as a free book! What’s the catch? No catch. It’s free, click here to download it. But, Mur asks that if you like it you purchase it from Amazon.com on August 25. She’s making […]

Warren Ellis Welcomes Reader’s New Arrival

by Paul Fischer

I picked this up on Warren Ellis’s blog. A guy named Robert and his girlfriend Becky are celebrating the birth of their daughter Lydia. Please join us in extending our joy and hope to this new life. Warren and I apparently have the same taste in artwork. I am also a big fan of his web comic […]

Plug-In Prius Conversion: Mid-Atlantic

by Paul Fischer

I drive a Prius. My wife drives a Prius. We’re proud of the fact that our cars get high mileage and are inexpensive to own and operate. We’re also proud to be doing something for the environment. The Prius is a great car, but it could be better. In many other places where the Prius […]

Sigler Donuts

by Paul Fischer

If Scott Sigler were to make donuts, what kind would they be? Buy Scott’s new book, Infected, on April first and show the world what Podcasting can do!

Podcasters Supper Mark II – Martha Style

by Paul Fischer

Martha put a shot across the bow of podcasting today by annotating the awesome picture posted last week by JR Blackwell. Click on the photo to go to Flickr and leave he a comment. She’ll love you forever. Photo taken at Farpoint Convention. Thanks Steve for an awesome time.

Podcasters Supper

by Paul Fischer

JR Blackwell has outdone herself again, with this picture.

Martha and Paul Guest Host Popular Internet Video Show

by Paul Fischer

Lulu TV‘s hit Internet show, This Day in Alternate History (TDAH pronounced Ta-Dah!), was guest hosted on Sunday Nov 4 by your favorite podcast hosts Paul Fischer and Martha Holloway. In this episode of TDAH, we report from the World Science Fiction Convention in Yokohama, Japan. If you’re a Godzilla fan, you can’t afford to […]

Catchup Blogging

by Paul Fischer

We didn’t have much net access in Japan. I posted a bunch of stuff on my LJ but I couldn’t get it posted here until now. It’s in reverse time order. I hope you enjoy it. Still processing pictures. I’ll post tons here once I get the site updated. Finally getting over jet lag, so […]

Hugo Awards 2007

by Paul Fischer

HUGO WINNERS Best Novel: Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge (Tor) Best Novella: “A Billion Eves” by Robert Reed (Asimov’s October/November 2006) Best Novelette: “The Djinn’s Wife” by Ian McDonald (Asimov’s July 2006) Best Short Story: “Impossible Dreams” by Tim Pratt (Asimov’s, July 2006) Best Related Book: James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. […]

WorldCon The Day Before

by Paul Fischer

Didn’t sleep much last night. The Uber suite at the China Trust near the Taiwan airport had rock hard beds. One large solid block of wood with a millimeter of foam on it. Flying into Narita was uneventful, and the train was long time to get to Yokohama. First pass through Tokyo. No sign of […]

Scott Sigler’s Monday Bloody Monday

by Paul Fischer

What’s this? Something free from our friend Scott Sigler? Can it be true? Most certainly, it’s 100% true. Podiobook author, and friend of the show, Scott Sigler is giving away his print novel Ancestor. It is free to download now. Just click on the picture below. We’ve all thrilled to Scott’s podiobook novels, Earthcore, Ancestor, […]

Best Winging It Podcast EVER!

by Paul Fischer

I’ll say this one time, and one time only (on 3 f**k**g blogs). Michael and Evo have released their absolute BEST Winging It Podcast EVER! This is a must listen.

Dragon*Con 2006 Photos online

by Paul Fischer

Here they are. If you know the names of some of the missing people, email me.

Dragon*Con Schedule

by Paul Fischer

My Dragon*Con Schedule Friday 08:30 PM Lancelot Biggs: Spaceman! From the book written by Nelson Bond and adapted by Mur Laffery Full Cast of Spaceman Paul Fischer, Martha Holloway, Stephen Eley, Tee Morris, Rich Sigfrit, Jason Adams, Jim Van Verth, Mur Lafferty, and Patrick McLean Saturday 10:00 AM Podcasting 201: Technical Foundations of Podcasting Have […]

Too Weird for Sci-Fi

by Paul Fischer

Saw a great panel at WorldCon on stuff too weird for Sci-Fi. If I wrote this in a story no one would believe it. Saturday night I’m covering the Hugo Award Nominees Party (a.k.a. The Hugo Losers Party) when I almost make an ass out of myself. I blew my introduction to David Brin but […]