{"id":961,"date":"2014-01-19T19:43:43","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T00:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/index.php\/2014\/01\/19\/twcep36\/"},"modified":"2022-12-29T00:12:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T05:12:38","slug":"twcep36","status":"publish","type":"wc-podcast","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wc-podcast\/twcep36\/","title":{"rendered":"The Word Count Podcast Episode 36"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Welcome to Episode 36 of \u201cThe Word Count\u201d podcast!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Four of our \u201cRegular\u201d Word Count Irregulars join me on a journey to desolate, winter theme:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\"><b>\u201cThe snow drifts covered the door and the windows of the cabin\u2026\u201d<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">I think you find some good stuff within the show\u2026by our authors.&nbsp; Me?&nbsp; Hell, I cracked a few ribs a few days ago and am on some good painkillers.&nbsp; I have no IDEA what I said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">But before we introduce our writers, a bit about the show:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">What is The Word Count Podcast?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">It is a free broadcast by writers for writers.&nbsp; Simply put, a theme for each show is announced via this site, Twitter and Facebook and writers are given a week or two to write AND RECORD their stories based on said theme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Why?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Why not, says I.&nbsp; It\u2019s a great way to practice writing and public speaking.&nbsp; It\u2019s another way for writers to get their work \u201cout there.\u201d&nbsp; And I love to meet fellow authors and have a blast putting the show together.&nbsp; It\u2019s just that simple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Okay.&nbsp; Where can I find it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">&nbsp;You can listen to the latest podcast below, subscribe via iTunes or listen at the show\u2019s site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <iframe style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/2638721\/height\/360\/width\/640\/theme\/legacy\/direction\/no\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"654\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b>Direct: <a href=\"http:\/\/thewordcount.libsyn.com\/webpage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/thewordcount.libsyn.com\/webpage<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b>iTunes (and remember, iTunes takes   their sweet time in posting. &nbsp;If you don&#8217;t see it yet, keep trying!): <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/the-word-count\/id392550989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/the-word-count\/id392550989<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p> <span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"> <b> <\/b> <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Our guests this week:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-92\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Bill_K.jpg\" width=\"175\" height=\"173\" alt=\"Bill_K\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: left;\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Bill_K.jpg 1564w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Bill_K-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Bill_K-600x594.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Bill_K-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Bill_K-1024x1014.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Bill_K-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">Bill Kirton <\/span><\/b><i>\u201cThe Lovers of Wensley Dale\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i> <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"654\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Before   taking early retirement to become a full-time writer, Bill Kirton was a   lecturer in French at the University of Aberdeen. He\u2019s written stage and   radio plays, short stories, novels, skits and songs for revues, and five   non-fiction books aimed at helping students with their writing and study   skills. His five modern crime novels, <i>Material Evidence, Rough Justice,   The Darkness, Shadow Selves<\/i> and <i>Unsafe Acts<\/i> are set in north east   Scotland and his historical crime\/romance novel, <i>The Figurehead<\/i>, is   set in Aberdeen in 1840. <i>The Darkness<\/i> won the silver award in the   mystery category of the 2011 Forward National Literature Awards and his spoof   mystery, <i>The Sparrow Conundrum<\/i>, was the winner in the humor category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">He\u2019s had   radio plays broadcast by the BBC and the Australian BC.&nbsp; His short stories   have appeared in many anthologies, including three of the CWA\u2019s annual   collections, and one was chosen by Maxim Jakubowski for his 2010 anthology of   <i>Best British Crime Stories<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Writing as   Jack Rosse, he\u2019s published a novel for children called <i>The Loch Ewe   Mystery<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">He\u2019s been   a Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow at universities in Aberdeen, Dundee and   St Andrews.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Twitter:   @carver22<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bill-kirton.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.bill-kirton.co.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Blog: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livingwritingandotherstuff.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.Livingwritingandotherstuff.blogspot.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"654\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-74\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/MMUNSON.jpg\" width=\"175\" height=\"248\" alt=\"MMUNSON\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: left;\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/MMUNSON.jpg 1163w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/MMUNSON-600x850.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/MMUNSON-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/MMUNSON-723x1024.jpg 723w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">Matthew Munson<\/span><\/b> <i>\u201cBrothers\u201d<b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Matthew is British and lives in  a small town you&#8217;ve probably never heard of, but do look up Broadstairs when  you get some time. It&#8217;s rather spiffing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">He was published through  Inspired Quill, with Fall From Grace out in 2011 and Leap of Faith out in  2013, and has always thoroughly enjoyed being a part of The Word Count Podcast  &#8230; even if he did (ahem) disappear off the radar for a while.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">He writes and vlogs about  dyspraxia and disability issues in his &#8220;other life&#8221; and occasionally  rants about public transport on social media. That bit&#8217;s just a hobby. Go and  say hello over at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matthewmunson.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.matthewmunson.co.uk<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/matthewmunsonauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.facebook.com\/matthewmunsonauthor<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">You&#8217;ll notice that the speaker  for Matthew&#8217;s story isn&#8217;t him; it would be worryng if it was. No, the dulcet  tones belong to Lisa Payne, a British actor who has saved Matthew from  inflicting his own tones on you. Doesn&#8217;t she sound good?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-867\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Krstvr_White_I.jpg\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" alt=\"Krstvr_White_I\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: left;\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Krstvr_White_I.jpg 480w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Krstvr_White_I-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Krstvr_White_I-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Krstvr_White_I-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Krstvr_White_I-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Krstvr_White_I-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">C. Thomas Smith<\/span><\/b> <i>\u201cThe  Folly<\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i> <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">In the future, when historians look back &amp; try to explain what it  was that caused the downfall of the cats evil plans &amp; halted the  Catapocalypse, they will cite my mad ramblings. Why? Because they will have no  idea what actually happened since they are talking to maybe six people and are  using dried leaves as references. Later, alone in their hammocks, those same  historians will dream of wool and butterflies. They will stroke their whiskers  and drift off to the land of milk and catnip.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Sweet dreams my overlords.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Twitter = @KRSTVR<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Web = <a href=\"http:\/\/krstvr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">krstvr.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-809\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/eden_at_benmcnally.jpg\" width=\"175\" height=\"233\" alt=\"eden_at_benmcnally\" style=\"margin: 5px; float: left;\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/eden_at_benmcnally.jpg 960w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/eden_at_benmcnally-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/eden_at_benmcnally-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/eden_at_benmcnally-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><span style=\"color: #00ffff;\">Eden Baylee <\/span><\/b><i>\u201cThe  Last Refuge\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\"><i> <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Eden Baylee writes literary erotica and infuses erotic  elements into many of her stories. Incorporating some of her favorite things  such as travel, culture, and a deep curiosity for what turns people on, her  brand of writing is both sensual and sexual.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Her latest release is a book of erotic flash fiction and  poetry called HOT FLASH.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">SPRING INTO SUMMER is her second collection of erotic  novellas and the companion piece to her first book, FALL INTO WINTER.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c0c0c0;\">Connect with her via her&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/edenbaylee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> |&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.edenbaylee.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog<\/a> |&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/edenbaylee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">twitter @edenbaylee<\/a> |&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/edenbaylee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">facebook<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Episode 36 of \u201cThe Word Count\u201d podcast! 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