Later this year I will be volunteering at the Raleigh Little Theater as Assistant Director, but tonight my Mother and I will be helping out a little with the costumes for Cabaret. It should be lots of fun, and I'm excited to work with my Mom and the very talented costume design department. My Mom is an amazing talent, especially when it comes to sewing, so I'm really glad that she is coming with me.
Well, I have been so busy that I just haven't had time to update this blog! But you don't want to hear about that, you want to know about all the exciting things I've been working on, right?
Currently I'm adapting one of my favorite podcasts to be made into a musical. I am working with two of my favorite musicians, Matt Kenney and Seamus Kenney of SNMNMNM. And no, it doesn't matter that I'm married to one of the Kenney brothers (Matt - in case you didn't know), they are excited about this project and would work on it anyway. I won't say which podcast just yet, you'll just have to sit tight and wait. Though, to give you an idea, here's a song SNMNMNM recorded a while ago that sparked my thought process for this project: Zombie Girlfriend
On another note, I've been working with the amazingly talented Jeremy Hogan on a super awesome / super secret screenplay. More details to come.
I have also been asked to create two videos for Matt Vooris Music Camps (Matt Vooris who is also the drummer of SNMNMNM) which takes place in June and July. If you know someone between the ages of 7 & 17, sign them up!
If you have tried to view some of my videos and found nothing but a white space instead of a media player, it's because that particular video was hosted on Lulu.tv. As of November first, Lulu.tv has ceased to exist and the site now directs back to Lulu. I have the videos saved, but it will take a while for me to get them formatted properly and up again. Until then, I offer my apologies for the weird formatting.
I don't usually make announcements about books on Amazon, but this is a special case. Actually, a good number of you have asked me to remind you when this book would be available.... here is your official reminder!
My friend and former co-worker Mur Lafferty is an amazing writer and her latest book from Swarm Press is available on Amazon. If you can, please purchase it MONDAY AUGUST 25. A bunch of us Mur supporters are trying to get her Amazon sales rankings up with concentrated sales on MONDAY 8/25, so if you are a fan of the written word, (not so) super heroes, and all things awesome, please purchase a copy! It's ON SALE as I type for $13.45 on AmazonHERE!
Playing For Keeps - Mur Lafferty
The shining metropolis of Seventh City is the birthplace of super powers. The First Wave heroes are jerks, but they have the best gifts: flight, super strength, telepathy, genius, fire. The Third Wavers are stuck with the leftovers: the ability to instantly make someone sober, the power to smell the past, the grace to carry a tray and never drop its contents, the power to produce high-powered excrement blasts, absolute control. over elevators. Bar owner Keepsie Branson is a Third Waver with a power that prevents anything in her possession from being stolen. Keepsie and her friends just aren't powerful enough to make a difference. at least that's what they've always been told. But when the villain Doodad slips Keepsie a mysterious metal sphere, the Third Wavers become caught in the middle of a battle between the egotistical heroes and the manipulative villains. As Seventh City begins to melt down, it's hard to tell the good guys from the bad, and even harder to tell who may become the true heroes.
Mur will be interviewed on The State of Things TUESDAY August 26th on NPR. Tune in at NOON, TUESDAY 8/26 to hear the interview! If you will be away from your radio, you can listen online here www.wunc.org either LIVE or later via PODCAST!
Also, if you are attempting to purchase a copy of Playing For Keeps and Amazon tells you the book is sold out, ignore it. The publisher prints books as they are ordered, so you will get your book in a timely manner. I promise :)
Please be sure to check out the Playing For Keeps website at www.playingforkeepsnovel.com and the social networking site for PFK at www.thirdwave.ning.com
Mur's website is www.murverse.com
Thanks! And please tell everyone you think deserves an awesome book!
It's true! Today I realized that I was quoted in a Newsday article. The article talks about the relatively new phenomenon of book trailers and they quoted a blog I wrote for Lulu entitled
How to create the BEST book trailer, EVER. (seriously.)
You can find the Newsday article here or download the jpg file here.
ENJOY!
Ok, so this one is a promotional design, but it still ROCKS! Help spread the word about MWM by sending your loved ones a Melvin card! You can order them at my CafePress store or visit the Shop page for more info.
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