Jul 24, 2009
Posted by P.G. Holyfield in MaAH Podcast, Murder at Avedon Hill, Novel, P.G. Holyfield's Master Feed
Murder at Avedon Hill has been named as a finalist in the 2009 Parsec Awards, in the category Best Speculative Fiction Audio Drama (Long Form including Independents).
From the Parsec Awards website:
The Parsec Awards are dedicated to rewarding excellence in various aspects of Speculative Fiction Podcasting. The Parsec Award is available for Sci-fi & Fantasy Original Content, podiobooks and a variety of other categories dealing with the new frontiers of Portable Media. The 4th annual Parsec Awards will be held at the Dragon*con convention held September 4 through September 7, 2009.
Before I started this project I attended the first Parsec Awards at D*C in 2006. From that moment it became one of my goals… to one day be a Parsec Awards finalist. To have MaAH as a finalist in the Audio Drama category is a great validation of the hard work that I and so many other people put into this podcast.
Thanks to the fans that nominated Murder at Avedon Hill in the first place, and thanks to the awards committee and others that felt MaAH belonged on the short list of podcasts in this category. The other nominees:
As you know I love Chris Lester’s work on the MCP podcast (damn him), and Rich Sigfrit, the driving force behind Mr. Adventure, played two roles in MaAH (Herrjarr and Kell). Mr. Adventure is a lot of fun and you should check it out.
And Mur… she is simply the best.
The only nominee I am not familiar with is The Leviathan Chronicles (other than their great promo I believe I played on my podcast). But if nothing else, check out their website. It’s frakkin’ awesome! I’ll be listening to it before D*C, to be sure.
A lot of my friends in the podcasting world are Parsec finalists this year as well. Too many to list here, but I’m really looking forward to the ceremony to see who wins!
In the next few weeks I’ll be adding audio content in the feed. Interviews mostly, with Patrick McLean, Seth Harwood, and my editor, Gabrielle Harbowy. I also plan on contacting all of my fellow nominees for something prior to September. 
Thanks again, people!!
Aug 21, 2009
Posted by P.G. Holyfield in MaAH Podcast, Murder at Avedon Hill, P.G. Holyfield's Master Feed
As promised, I decided to interview the other four finalists in the Best Audio Drama Long Form Category at this year’s Parsec Awards. While I’m ultimately hoping to sabotage all of my competitors by getting them to admit to something horrible… like drinking Miller Lite… or kicking puppies… I’m afraid all I’m really good at is making sure people learn more about these wonderful creators.
Here is the first of my four interviews, this one with Christof Laputka, creator and writer of The Leviathan Chronicles.
Christof is a world traveler, a former finance expert, a Highlander fan, a production whore… and his commitment to his audio drama, in terms of both time and money, is awe-inspiring.
One of the many things I’m looking foward to at Dragon*Con this year is meeting Christof and drinking a beer (or three).
Enjoy!
Music: Grande Rue De Pera – Ruben van Rompaey, courtesy of Magnatune.com
Promo: The Leviathan Chronicles
Promo: Tales of the Children
Aug 30, 2009
Posted by P.G. Holyfield in MaAH Podcast, Murder at Avedon Hill, P.G. Holyfield's Master Feed
As promised, I decided to interview the other four finalists in the Best Audio Drama Long Form Category at this year’s Parsec Awards. While I’m ultimately hoping to sabotage all of my competitors by getting them to admit to something horrible… like drinking Miller Lite… or kicking puppies… I’m afraid all I’m really good at is making sure people learn more about these wonderful creators.
Here is the third of my four interviews, this one with Podcasting’s Rich Sigfrit, master of voices, producer of the Parsec Finalist Podcast Pulp Adventures Starring Mr. Adventure.
Rich Sigfrit and I chat about Mister Adventure, his wonderful voice acting on Murder at Avedon Hill, the Parsecs, his pre- and post-Parsec interviews, etc.
Enjoy!
Music: Grande Rue De Pera – Ruben van Rompaey, courtesy of Magnatune.com
Promo: The Parsec Awards
Sep 3, 2009
Posted by P.G. Holyfield in MaAH Podcast, Murder at Avedon Hill, Novel, P.G. Holyfield's Master Feed
Podcasting’s Rick Sigfrit decided that I needed to be interviewed as the last remaining finalist, and who better to interview me than someone that voiced multiple characters in my podcast novel!
Music: Grande Rue De Pera – Ruben van Rompaey, courtesy of Magnatune.com
Promo: Tales of the Children
Sep 15, 2009
Posted by P.G. Holyfield in MaAH Podcast, Murder at Avedon Hill, Novel, P.G. Holyfield's Master Feed
What do you get in a nearly hour-long interview with writer, podcaster, graphic designer, artistic director, and rambler Alex White?
- Discussions on cover art and creativity
- The state of the publishing industry
- What is The Gearheart?
- not a fan of Blade Runner, other than the “style” of it?
- Fonts and genres?
- Glenfiddich
- Oil rigs
Is that it? … Oh yeah… there was Tears for Fears.
Listen in on my interview with Alex White, creator of The Gearheart podcast novel, Art Director at Dragon Moon Press… and in his spare time he’ll be doing the cover of Murder at Avedon Hill.
This is the first in a series of interviews leading up to the print release of Murder at Avedon Hill I hope you will enjoy this behind the scenes look at the journey I’m taking to get MaAH into print.
Enjoy!
Music: Grande Rue De Pera – Ruben van Rompaey, courtesy of Magnatune.com
Promo: The Gearheart
Author, Podcaster, Father - P.G. Holyfield's first novel, Murder at Avedon Hill, was published by Dragon Moon Press in May of 2010. He passed away on August 20, 2014 in his home, surrounded by family and friends.
