In this exclusive interview, audiobook podcasting pioneer Scott Sigler explains how he used his podcast to get a book deal and even a movie deal, how he uses social media to promote his work and why he wants to kill you off in his next book.
Mainstream media is getting savvy to the way podcasts are being effectively used to promote authors and their work.
A Washington Post article looks at how Scott Sigler, J.C. Hutchins and Cory Doctorow are using podcasting an Internet media to get noticed:
Horror writer Scott Sigler, one of the pioneers in this area, began regularly posting readings [...]
The SFGate has a profile of podcasting novelist Scott Sigler that looks at how he’s used free podcasts to promoting his writing career:
Before Sigler revealed podcasting as a new frontier for book promotion, the San Francisco author was rebuffed hundreds of times by major publishers. Sigler’s science fiction-horror thrillers attracted little attention.
That changed in 2005, [...]
Pioneering podcast novelist Scott Sigler saw “a dream come true” yesterday, April Fool’s Day, with Random House’s publication of a hardcover version of his book, Infected.
Sigler, one of the (the very?) first writers to offer their fiction in podcast format, began back in 2005 with his science-fiction/horror book Earthcore. With a bevy of devoted fans [...]
Pioneering sci-fi podcaster Scott Sigler, creator of the EarthCore and Ancestor podcast novels, wants to kill you.
He’s working on his latest novel/podcast, Nocturnal, and he needs some people to kill off. Here are the gory details:
“I’m running a contest where your name can be the name of a victim in NOCTURNAL. All you need to [...]
Corporate communications consultant SNP Communications has introduced a new training class that is designed to introduce corporate communicators to the process of creating, editing, posting and distributing audio and video podcasts.
The SNP Corporate Podcast Class walks participants through the entire production process. The class covers:
Creating content: pre-interviews, interviews and writing scripts
Setting-up your studio: equipment [...]
The New York Times has published an introduction to podcasting authors and audiobook podcasts.
The article focuses on author Scott Sigler, who helped pioneer audiobook podcasting with his sci-fi thriller, Earthcore. Sigler introduced an Earthcore podcast in 2005, describing it at the time as the first podcast-only novel.
After being snubbed by publishers for years, Mr. Sigler [...]
