Click here for the full previous post about WonderCon and FIRST EDITION: FRANKENSTEIN
Sorry, last-minute change by the convention and I’m 100 miles from my computer, so no access to the mailing list.
Also, I’m 1/3 of the way thru listening to FRANKENSTEIN — wow. And wait till you see the creepy cover art that Dastardly Dean McCreary has done for us. I dare you to try to sleep with that frightening yet mournful face staring up at you.
That is all. Have a great weekend, everyone!
Den
Also, news on FIRST EDITION: FRANKENSTEIN and another Brick interview
(Actually, that’s the three-minute Hamlet. Sorry, but since Scott so rarely performs it in public we’d almost forgotten which story it was. Which is a great reason to ask him to do it there at the booth, yes? Peer pressure can be a dangerous thing….)
Hey everyone, Scott is slammed with prepping for the northern geek migration known as WonderCon, where he will be selling hardcopy editions of every title Brick By Brick Audiobooks has thus far published – THE PHOENIX LEGACY trilogy, three Thomas Covenant books (LORD FOUL’S BANE, THE ILLEARTH WAR, FATAL REVENANT), and A CHRISTMAS CAROL – as well as our latest arrival: Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN! (And yes, FRANKENSTEIN will be up on the site for your downloading and hardcopy-ordering pleasure early next week.)
Click here to listen to samples from these great books!
FRANKENSTEIN is the first book in BBB’s new FIRST EDITION line, which will focus on those classic pieces of literature that have endured the test of time, and which Scott will narrate using the text of the title’s first edition. “The form in which the author originally intended the story be told,” said Mr. Brick, “is the perfect way to experience it in their original form.” More on that, and the Frank Herbert bio DREAMER OF DUNE (which is still in the works but a bit delayed) to come. Of course, just like all Brick By Brick Audiobooks titles, FIRST EDITION titles will always be unabridged.
And yes, each title put out by Brick By Brick Audiobooks will be available in hardcopy form, in either CD or MP3 CD editions. And whereas it’ll be a little while before we can get them all set up for purchase here on the website, they will all be available at Scott’s booth this weekend at the convention, so stop by and get the very first editions anywhere!
So swing by booth #1221. He’s looking forward to seeing each and every one of you. I’m not just saying that because he’s paying me – I’m saying it because it’s true. Go stop by and you’ll see for yourself.
In other news, we also just added another interview to the Press page: eMusic’s interview with Scott where he talks about how training in theater prepares you for audiobooks, the ins and outs of accents and/or lip balm, and, of course, old-time radio.
That’s about it for now. Keep an eye out for FRANKENSTEIN next week, and thanks for listening!
Den Shewman
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If you’re a huge fan of science fiction and fantasy, like myself, then you realize a trip to
A film I worked on this past year, THE DELIVERY, written and directed by Stefan Rudnicki and Gabrielle DeCuir, will be screening twice during the film festival. One of the screenings will also feature a Q&A afterward, the subject being how to bring the world of science fiction alive through audiobooks. I was supposed to be there this weekend to attend the screenings, take part in the panel discussion, and be on hand to help promote my new audiobook line’s debut series, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen R. Donaldson (which you can read about right here for LORD FOUL’S BANE and then over here for FATAL REVENANT). I was so looking forward to sharing memories and stories with other longtime fans out there, so looking forward to getting lightheaded gazing at the vast array of memorabilia for sale in the dealers’ room, so looking forward to the intoxication of full immersion into my favorite genres, but alas, it is not to be. Schedule commitments have kept me grounded this weekend, but my loss might just be your gain.
My business partner, Richard Parsons, and I were planning on handing out postcards at the convention, with a special $5 off coupon applicable to any of the books in the Thomas Covenant series for attendees of Dragon*Con. Well, just because I can’t make the con doesn’t mean this coupon should go to waste. So, in honor of the great event, I’m offering anyone who wants it a coupon for $5 off the purchase price of each volume in the Thomas Covenant saga thus far from my website, said coupon code valid for a week after the close of the event. When you click through to the purchase page from scottbrickpresents.com, plug in the code “dragoncon2008,” all one word and lowercase, and you’ll see your purchase price discounted. Just my way of saying thank you for the constant support I’ve received from my brethren in science fiction/fantasy fandom. Hope you all enjoy it.
(Mr. Admin says: The coupon will go live on Thursday, August 28; if it doesn’t work when you try it, please try again a few hours later. Thanks!)
And if you’re attending Dragon*Con or will be in the
Check out the DELIVERY trailer here on YouTube, then stop by Dragon*Con for the two screenings, the first at 11:30am and then again at 7:00PM, on Sunday, August 30th. You can get more information about the entire film festival here on Dragon*Con’s website.
And I hope you’ll check back here in the next few weeks. I’ve got two blogs coming up that have been a long time in the making. First up will be a bit of advice on how to break into the business of audiobook narration, a question I’m asked about constantly and would love to help people with. Basically you’ll have to make a demo, and my upcoming blog will help you do that. I’ve also got a very important announcement, a list of upcoming titles that will soon be available for download here at scottbrickpresents.com.
In the meantime, I hope you’ll excuse me. I’ve got two titles to finish up for Tantor Media, both science fiction titles by the giant of the medium, Frank Herbert. The first one is DRAGON IN THE SEA, and the next one will be WHITE PLAGUE, terrific examples of just how amazing a writer this man was, even when he wasn’t playing in the DUNE sandbox. (Like what I did with that? Huh? See what I did? Dune… SANDbox? Wink-wink, nudge-nudge. No joke too old, no bit too cheap.)
Thanks for listening,
Scott Brick
Going to the
(The answer to that last one is usually “No,” but maybe if enough people ask… well, hope springs eternal…)
Hey guys and gals, Scott is slammed with prepping for the annual geek migration known as the San Diego Comic-Con — amazing what you can write off as a business expense if you have the right accountant — but he asked me to post this note about a cool panel that he is moderating this Saturday afternoon.
Here are the details:
“Comics: Across Every Medium”
Saturday, July 26
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Room 6A
So who’s on this panel? Only a bunch of people who have shaped pop culture as we know it:
* Brad Meltzer, author, The Book of Lies
* David Goyer, screenwriter, Batman Begins
* Paul Feig, creator, Freaks & Geeks
* Whitney Matheson, columnist,
* Chip Kidd, author, The Learners
These superheroes of novels, film, television, journalism, and the graphic arts have a great love of comics, and they’ll be up on the dais talking with Scott about how funny books have shaped their lives and talents, and how those lives and talents brought them to the heights they now enjoy.
As Mr. Meltzer quipped, “It’ll be like a 21st-century Breakfast Club — but with better references.”
And since Scott’s not here to type it, let me say thanks for listening, and have a great week (and con)!
Den