A Scorpio with a Leo Rising, Tate Hallaway is an amateur astrologer and practicing Witch. “Dead if I Do”, her new book in her romantic vampire series, is being released May 5, 2009. Visit her web site at www.tatehallaway.com. For her science fiction alter ego, visit www.lydamorehouse.com.
Listen to this episode to find out how to win the first book in Tate’s series, Tall, Dark, & Dead. (Due to the cost of postage, offer valid in the United States only. Sorry!)
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Author Gail Z Martin reads from her latest novel, Dark Haven, which came out in February 2009. Visit Gail’s web site at www.ChroniclesOfTheNecromancer.com.
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Gail Z. Martin is the author of The Summoner, The Blood King and Dark Haven in The Chronicles of The Necromancer series. Book Four, Dark Lady’s Chosen, makes its international debut in early 2010.
Gail discovered her passion for science fiction, fantasy and ghost stories in elementary school. The first story she wrote—at age five—was about a vampire. Her favorite TV show as a preschooler was Dark Shadows. At age 14, she decided to become a writer. She enjoys attending science fiction/fantasy conventions, Renaissance fairs and living history sites.
For book updates, tour information and contact details, visit www.ChroniclesOfTheNecromancer.com. Gail is also the host of the Ghost in the Machine Fantasy Podcast, and you can find her on MySpace, Facebook and Twitter.
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News items on Dark Shadows, True Blood fan podcast, and Angel star Andy Hallett. Contest results. Geek talk. Past & upcoming events. Info on upcoming episodes. Recorded April 4, 2009.
Links mentioned on the podcast
Bushman’s article on Barnabas Collins http://www.paleycenter.org/barnabas-collins-true-blood-sucker
True Blood fan podcast http://www.blogtalkradio.com/True-Blood
ConBust http://sophia.smith.edu/ssffs/conbust/
WisCon http://www.wiscon.info/
The Ghost in the Machine podcast http://www.chroniclesofthenecromancer.com
Just Works: Computers that Just Work http://www.justworksnh.com
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This recording is a companion to Episode 12, Interview with Author Catherine Lundoff. Here she reads from her short story, “The Permanent.”
Please note that this recording contains sexually explicit language and is not appropriate for children.
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In this episode, accomplished author and editor Catherine Lundoff, whose collection, Night’s Kiss: Lesbian Erotica, has just been released by Lethe Press, talks with me about her vampire stories.
Catherine’s anthology, Haunted Hearths and Sapphic Shades: Lesbian Ghost Stories (also from Lethe Press, 2008) is a nominee in the Lambda Literary Award, Science Fiction/Fantasy/and Horror category.
Visit Catherine’s MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/clundoff
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Vampire news.
Show notes:
Happy one year anniversary to Out of the Coffin!
You still have time — until Feb 28 — to enter my contest. See http://morvenwestfield.podbean.com/2008/12/23/contest-rules-announced/
The True Blood fan podcast is at http://true-blood.net/ They’re fun to listen to and they have interviews with the cast and crew of the HBO hit TV series.
Vampire & Slayers forum: http://vampiresandslayers.ning.com/ is a forum devoted to the Vampire Genre and Hunters of the Supernatural.
For information on The Horror Writers Association anthology BLOOD LITE, go to http://www.horror.org
DARK SHADOWS: THE PATH OF FATE, by Stephen Mark Rainey, featuring the voices of David Selby (Quentin Collins) and Lara Parker (Angelique): http://www.bigfinish.com/6-Dark-Shadows-The-Path-of-Fate
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Get to know author and spirit communicator Jimahl diFiosa in this short interview. Jimahl has an open, warm style and numerous anecdotes about communication with those beyond the grave. He’s the author of two books A Voice in the Forest: Spirit Conversations with Alex Sanders and his latest, Talk to Me: When the Dead Speak to the Living.
Show Notes: This episode was originally recorded on October 28, 2008. Jimahl’s web site is at www.jimahldifiosa.com
Jimahl will be rescheduling his snowed-out appearance at Bay State Paranormal Center in Taunton, Massachusetts. For updates, watch www.baystateparanormalcenter.com
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This episode features a short commentary on the audio version of the first book in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series and a few words about Charlaine Harris’ Living Dead in Dallas. This episode was recorded on December 24, 2008.
The two audiobooks I refer to are: Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) by Stephenie Meyer, narrated by Ilyana Kadushin Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mystery #2) by Charlaine Harris, narrated by Johanna Parker
This episode’s sponsor is Flying Witch Productions www.flyingwitch.biz
My Contest Entry Page is at www.morvenwestfield.com/contest200901.shtml (NOTE: The new contest deadline is FEBRUARY 28, 2009.)
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In one of the recent episodes, I announced an upcoming contest. Here’s the additional information that I promised.
Are you an astrology buff? Can you just “tell” when someone’s a Leo (or some other sign)? If you answered yes, you’re going to love this contest.
I’m not only a fan of vampire fiction, I also write it. Alicia Anderson is the protagonist in Darksome Thirst and The Old Power Returns. These two novels are the first in my series where witches and geeks encounter immortal vampires somewhere west of Boston in the early 1980s. She’s about to start learning more about astrology as part of her general training in the occult sciences. Can you beat her to it and guess?
First Prize
Guess her Sun, Moon, and Rising signs and win your choice of a Crystal Wheel or Floral Horoscope from Dikki-Jo Mullen.
Dikki-Jo is a nationally noted astrologer and spiritual counselor who has authored manynationally published articles. Her feature items and detailed astrology forecasts appear in The Witches’ Almanac and Dell Horoscope publications, available in fine book stores everywhere.
Second Prize
Guess any two signs (sun/moon, moon/rising, and so on) and win a signed copy of the yet unpublished book three in the Alicia Anderson series and a copy of the 2009-2010 Witches’ Almanac, in which my article on crystal balls appears.
You have until midnight Eastern Standard Time February 28, 2009 to post your entries. For full details, see the Contest Entry Page at
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