Where to Buy… OTHER PEOPLE’S HEROES

Other People’s Heroes

My first novel, Other People’s Heroes, is superhero adventure. Josh Corwood is a reporter for Powerlines, the premiere newsmagazine covering the heroes of Siegel City. Josh has always dreamed of joining the heroes, but his world is thrown into upheaval by a pair of discoveries. First: he has a power of his own. And second: the heroes of Siegel City are all fakes. The villains are actors, the fights are choreographed — it’s like professional wrestling on a much bigger scale. In this comedy/adventure, Josh attempts to blow the lid on the cover-up, only to find himself embroiled in a mystery about what happened to the real heroes of Siegel City, and about the nature of heroism itself. You can listen to the whole thing in the Evercast, or buy it as an ebook!

• Amazon.com Kindle Store ($2.99)
• Barnes & Noble Nook Store ($.299)
• Smashwords.com for every eBook format ($2.99)
• The iPad/iPhone/iPod bookstore ($2.99)
• Available in print from CreateSpace ($15.99)
• Available as a free audiobook download at Podiobooks.com ($0.00!)

A while back, just for funsies, I whipped up some images of the heroes of Siegel City. I’m no artist, mind you, so I used the Hero Machine template. Here’s what I came up with:

• Aquila
• Condor
• The Conductor
• Copycat
• Deep Six
• The Defender
• Doc Noble
• Doublegum Man
• First Light
• Five Share
• Fourtifier
• Goop
• Hotshot
• Lightning
• Lionheart
• Mental Maid
• Miss Sinistah
• Oriole
• Particle
• Spectrum
• Tin Man
• V3OL

Where to Buy… A LONG NOVEMBER

A Long November and Other Tales of Christmas

A Long November was written as my National Novel Writing Month experiment for 2005 and became my first Podcast Novel. Duncan Marks is just like you — sick and tired of Christmas coming before the Thanksgiving turkey even comes out of the oven. But this year, a Spirit of the Season takes him on a journey that tests his resolve… and upon which Christmas itself may rise or fall. This short story, along with eight other Christmas themed stories of mine, has been collected into an eBook, including a new introduction and notes on each story.

• Amazon.com Kindle Store ($2.99)
• Barnes & Noble Nook Store ($2.99)
• Smashwords.com For every eBook format ($2.99)
• Subscribe for free at Podiobooks.com. ($0.00!)  Please note, the Podiobooks.com version only includes A Long November – Audiobook does not include the other eight short stories.
• Also available in your iPad/iPhone/iPod bookstore! ($2.99)

Every Way You Can Get OTHER PEOPLE’S HEROES

Well, friends, for the last few months I’ve been deluging the hell out of you with each new announcement about the myriad ways you could get your hands on my novel, Other People’s Heroes. I’m very happy to announce that, as of today, it’s available in every conceivable format a person can experience the original novel. I’ll have nothing new to announce for OPH until somebody backs a truck full of money up to my house to make a movie about it. So let’s review…

• If you’re old-school… if you prefer to get your books on paper, you can order the print version from Amazon’s Createspace. The print version will cost you $15.99, but it comes with my undying affection.
• If you’ve got an e-reader, you have several options. Those of you with an iPad or iPod, you can just turn on your device, cruise to the bookstore, and do a search for the title or my name.
• Owners of the Amazon Kindle can get the book in the Kindle bookstore.
• If you’re the proud owner of a Barnes and Noble Nook device, the book is available in your store.
• And if you have any other e-reader, you can click on over to Smashwords.com, download the book in your preferred format, and upload it to your device. Oh — and ALL of the e-reader versions, no matter your format, cost a measly $2.99. You’re paying more for that for coffee at Starbucks, people.
• And finally, let’s say that you like your books in audio format. Let’s say you’ve got a long commute and you like to listen to books on the road. Cool. As of July 13, OPH is available to you as well. Cruise to Podiobooks.com and subscribe to the audiobook version of OPH, read and produced by yours truly. Oh yeah — and the audiobook version? ABSOLUTELY FREE.

So that’s it, right? We’re done? You’re never gonna have to hear me pimp my books again?

Oh, friends. Don’t you know me better than that?

At the present, I’ve got not one, not two, but four fiction projects in various stages. So here’s what you can expect in the future, probably in the order that you’ll see them become available.

1. The Beginner, my second novel, is completely finished and edited and ready to go to eBook and print. The only thing I’m waiting on is new cover art. I’d really like to get that done before I go back to school, but that’s up to my graphic artist (a.k.a. my sister, Heather.)
2. Lost in Silver, my fantasy novel for young readers, has been sent off to beta readers for their thoughts and commentary. Once The Beginner is done, my publish-fu will be dedicated to getting that in shape to release.
3. 14 Days of Asphalt, the sequel to Other People’s Heroes, has been in the works for a long time. As of last night, I have finished work on the second draft. Once LIS has gone through the beta process, I’ll be asking for betas again to take a look at that one.
4. And finally, my new year’s resolution back in January was to write or revise one of my fiction projects every day. With 14 Days finished, I need something else to start working on today, because I’ve hit it every day so far. So today, friends, I begin work on a new project. It’s actually the sequel to Lost in Silver, the continuing adventures of Linda Watson and her friends, and the continuing exploration of the strange worlds of Evertime. I’ll give you the title to chew on: The Light Man.

Damn, I’m busy aren’t I?

In case you hadn’t heard…

Well, it’s back to reality for me. Erin is home and as great at last week was, I’ve got a thousand things I’ve fallen behind on that need me to step up and get back to work. So while I do still owe you guys the traditional photoblog and post about our visit, that will probably wait until tomorrow.

Today, before I dive back into the other things I’m still working on, I thought I would throw out a newish plug for a newish version of Other People’s Heroes. Last year, before the book came to the Kindle or the Createspace store, before there was any way to sit down and read it except shelling out for a used copy, there was still a way to experience the story. Listen to it. I sat down beginning last summer and recorded an audio version of the book, which I released (more or less) weekly in a podcast form. But that was never intended to be the “permanent” edition of the audiobook, if for no other reason than I didn’t do the sharpest job on editing out flubbed lines.

But earlier this summer, I went in and cleaned up the audio and presented the new version of the audiobook to the good folks at Podiobooks.com, the site that also released my Christmas novella A Long November as an audiobook. After just a little tweaking, the book was accepted and added to their slate, so beginning on July 13 you’ll be able to download the audio version of A Long November. You can download all of the chapters at once, or you can set up your podcast software (such as iTunes) to download an episode at a time with whatever frequency you want.

Oh yes — and it’s free.

You’ll get the entire unabridged text of the novel (not the two bonus short stories, though) for absolutely nothing beginning this Wednesday! So tell your friends, spread the word, and if you’ve got a Facebook account (I know ya do), you can even attend the launch “event”! (You don’t actually have to go anywhere, don’t worry.) Just go to the Other People’s Heroes launch page at Facebook and say you’re attending! And tell your friends!

Other People’s Heroes: Issue Eight (Evercast #27)

Last issue, Josh’s first professional superhero rumble went straight to hell when a kid in the crowd touched First Light, flipping her out and sending him into traffic. With the boy inches away from being plastered by an 18 wheeler, only Josh Corwood can possibly do anything — but can he do it in time? Also in this episode, Blake answers a post from a listener about just where to find all of the tales of Siegel City, and gives a hint about a future project!

Theme song, “Last of the Superheroes,” by American Heartbreak, courtesy of MusicAlley.com. Cover art by Jacob Bascle, FreemindGraphx.com and VisionaryComics.com. Evercast theme by Jeff Hendricks, JeffHendricks.net. Evercast logo by Heather Petit Keller.

E-mail me at BlakeMPetit@gmail.com

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A Long November Part Seven: Affiliations (Evercast #8)

In the pre-story chatter this week, I ask for your help! Send in questions or comments for the post-Long November e-mail episode to BlakeMPetit@gmail.com. And if you’re looking for more Christmas content for your iPod, I dish on Tim Dodge’s podcast novel, Purgatory. Check it out at Tim Dodge Stories. Then, back to the adventures of Duncan and Lou — Gordie has been taken and Duncan’s only hope of saving his son is to physically shorten the distance he has to travel. Can he open himself enough up to do it in time? Even with the help of some jolly new friends?

Theme music by Jeff Hendricks. Evercast logo by Heather Petit-Keller. Additional music: Merry Freakin’ Christmas by the Mydols & Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by Opp Sept Demo, provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network.

Send your e-mails to BlakeMPetit@gmail.com.

A Long November, along with eight other Christmas stories, is now available free of charge as an eBook from Smashwords.com. If you’ve got a Kindle, iPhone, Sony eReader, or virtually any other eBook-reading device, you can add the book to your device. Visit the book’s page at Smashwords.com!

A Long November Part Six: Confrontations (Evercast #7)

It’s the greatest (geekiest) Christmas podcast ever, as Blake delves into the annals of his Everything But Imaginary column at Comixtreme.com to answer the age-old question… is Santa Claus a Superhero? Then, stay tuned for part six of A Long November, in which Duncan and Gordie find an oasis in the snow, but Josiah is right on their trail, with designs on fouling up their Yuletide spirit.

Theme music by Jeff Hendricks. Evercast logo by Heather Petit-Keller. Additional music: Merry Freakin’ Christmas by the Mydols & Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by Opp Sept Demo, provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network.

Send your e-mails to BlakeMPetit@gmail.com.

A Long November, along with eight other Christmas stories, is now available free of charge as an eBook from Smashwords.com. If you’ve got a Kindle, iPhone, Sony eReader, or virtually any other eBook-reading device, you can add the book to your device. Visit the book’s page at Smashwords.com!

A Long November Part Five: Migrations (Evercast #6)

This week on the Evercast, I give you a welcome to the Christmas season, make a quick announcement about the upcoming podcasting schedule, and pimp the Evertime Realms Christmas Party before it’s time to get into this week’s story. Lou has whisked Duncan and Gordie away into a Yultide Wonderland, where Duncan is going to have to forge ahead to find the lauded Winter Palace. But an old pal of Lou’s is waiting, and he’s not going to make things easy on our boys.

Theme music by Jeff Hendricks. Evercast logo by Heather Petit-Keller. Additional music: Merry Freakin’ Christmas by the Mydols & Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by Opp Sept Demo, provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network.

Send your e-mails to BlakeMPetit@gmail.com.

A Long November, along with eight other Christmas stories, is now available free of charge as an eBook from Smashwords.com. If you’ve got a Kindle, iPhone, Sony eReader, or virtually any other eBook-reading device, you can add the book to your device. Visit the book’s page at Smashwords.com!

A Long November Part One: Preparations

In the second episode of the Evercast, I begin a re-presentation of my first ever attempt at audio fiction, the Christmas-themed novel A Long November. Are you sick and tired of Christmas decorations going up before you’ve finished sorting through your kids’ Halloween candy? So is Duncan Marks, but with a wife and son who are certified holiday nuts, he can’t escape the yuletide greetings far too early. What’s worse, as our story begins Duncan encounters a mysterious (yet strangely familiar) spirit who is determined to drive Duncan to Christmas… no matter what. Also in this episode, I discuss how I first discovered National Novel Writing Month, and how that discovery led to the creation of A Long November in the first place.

A LONG NOVEMBER PART ONE: PREPARATIONS (EVERCAST #2)

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Theme music by Jeff Hendricks. Evercast logo by Heather Petit-Keller. Additional music: Merry Freakin’ Christmas by the Mydols & Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) by Opp Sept Demo, provided by the Podshow Podsafe Music Network.

Send your e-mails to BlakeMPetit@gmail.com.

A Long November, along with eight other Christmas stories, is now available as an eBook from Smashwords.com. If you’ve got a Kindle, iPhone, Sony eReader, or virtually any other eBook-reading device, you can add the book to your device. Visit the book’s page at Smashwords.com!

EBI Skip Week

No Everything But Imaginary column this week, guys. It’s a little too hectic and I’m a little too wiped out. But I had a couple of very interesting conversations this evening about a special project I hope to bring to the Evercast, and possibly, even beyond the boundaries of the MP3 world. I’m psyched.

Check out the two chapters I’ve posted — the first chapters of Cross Purposes and The Last Portal! Tell me which one you’d rather see as a podiobook first!