The SiWC Soap Box Podcast takes to the air again today, with YA author and SiWC presenter James McCann standing on the Soap Box. James talks about his inspiration as a writer, and about what people might expect who plan to attend his Master Class (with Lee Edward Fodi) or one of his other workshops at SiWC 2008. Hope you enjoy the interview...you can find it here on our Podcast Page.

~kc

also blogging as leftwriter

Very excited to report that our first, brand new, inaugural, primo, numero uno podcast is now up, live and listen-able. 

You can hear Dale and kc talk about the conference, the podcast, Dale's penchant for blog waffles and the sounds of waves on the Stanley Park shoreline all in one brief (but shining) piece of audio. Just click on the new podcast section on our website and all will come clear (and in stereo) to your very own computer sound system. See you there!

~kc

also blogging as leftwriter 

Today marks the beginning of a new era in SiWC-dom. WebWizard Dale and I put our evil little techie minds together and have come up with a Cunning Plan to podcast a series of interviews with SiWC 2008 presenters. So, prior to our Board meeting today, we did a trial run at a coffee shop on the Kingsway, to give a little Surrey ambiance to the whole thing. And just because I was so knocked out by the cleverness of Dale's 'Go-Bag', here's a peek for you:

Cool, eh?

For the inaugural episode of our 'SiWC Soapbox' * podcast, Dale interviewed me, and subsequent podcasts will feature other presenters from the conference.

Watch for the first podcast, coming soon.

*(If you can think of a better name for our new podcast, post it in the comments and we'll consider it. If we take it on, we'll give you a super-fantastic SiWC souvenir prize!**)

** Likely a pen... =) . But a very super-fantastic pen!

~kc

also blogging as leftwriter

 Something new on the horizon -- one of this year's stellar list of presenters has created a blog -- with a twist.

 Chris (CC) Humphreys is well-known as the author of a number of swash-buckling adventure stories -- but before he put pen to paper, he spent a lot of time treading the boards. If you click here you'll find his new blog, chock-ablock with all things adventurous from Dracula's Castle. He has plans to blog about the whole writing process, and a ready-made link for you to set up in your Reader. But if you click here, you'll find him putting his oratorial skills to work, with a podcast paralleling the material he writes about in his blog. 

 So skip on over and get a taste of some of the material that Chris will be talking about when he comes to Surrey this fall. 

And stay tuned to this space -- contest information coming up soon!

~kc

blogging as leftwriter