Robert Seutter's Blog

Alrighty. I am going to finish my urban fantasy novel this year, come heck or high water. “The Winter Order” is two-thirds through the rough draft. I also have some short stories, a tellable Santa story, and a course on being a Christmas Performer to write. And Cat is going to help me get my publishing act together. Stay tuned!

Buckle in, this is going to be a great ride!

Are you attending ‪#‎LosCon‬ today? Come hear me speak about “The Long, Strange Journey of Kris Kringle” and about “Creative Coaching.” ‪#‎LosCon42‬ loscon.org ‪#‎TrueThomas‬

Teaching at LosCon 42

#‎LosCon42‬ Sat 10AM “Creative Coaching” by True Thomas, in Saint Louis ‪#‎LosCon‬ ‪#‎mentoring‬

#‎LosCon42‬ Sat 11:30 AM “Myths, Legend, and Tech of Santa Claus” by True Thomas, in Scottsdale ‪#‎LosCon‬ ‪#‎history‬ ‪#‎legends‬

Myths and Legends of Santa

#‎LosCon42‬ Sat 5:30 PM “Storytelling is FUN!” by True Thomas, in Marquis 3 ‪#‎LosCon‬ ‪#‎storytelling‬

 

That interesting moment when you realize your books are on sale, in Norway?

Reminiscing the days before my hair and beard were bleached…

Brass Jack: A Dangerous Dance of Empire

Having fun! Say hi if you see me!

Robert Seutter at LosCon41

Well, surprise, surprise, surprise! I will be on three Panels at LOSCON, one on storytelling and two on Improv/Storytelling. And yeah, that’s THE Larry Niven, Todd McCaffrey, and so on. I hope you can join us. LOSCON is happening November 28-30, 2014 – LAX Marriott Hotel, Los Angeles, CA. I hope you can join us!

FRI 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm

Storytelling: Ancient Tradition Into Today (Chicago Suite)

Storytelling is perhaps the oldest form of education and history transmission within cultures and societies. We will discuss ancient, historical and contemporary expressions of storytelling, how some different cultures view it (particularly indigenous cultures) and what, if any, boundaries apply or are crossed when telling of events, peoples and situations we are not directly a part of.

Sarah Adams
David Raiklen
True Thomas (Robert Seutter)
Gregg Castro

FRI 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm

Delphic Oracle (Atlanta Suite)

Get your questions ready! / The world’s greatest oracular predictor, the Delphic Oracle is returning to Loscon! / Join Todd McCaffrey and other distinguished panelists as they bravely re-create the Oracle of Delphi and, through strange magic, answer each question one word at a time, one panelist at a time! / Some example questions to start you off: / “Will the world end tomorrow?” / “How will we know when the aliens are coming?” / “How do I get him to propose to me?

Mallory Reaves
True Thomas (Robert Seutter)
Martin Young
David Gerrold
Timothy Cassidy-Curtis
Genny Dazzo
John DeChancie
Todd McCaffrey
Craig Miller

SUN 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm

A Shot Rang Out (Saint Louis Suite)

Improvised storytelling under pressure of time and madness. See us invent stories and characters too bizarre for fiction just so we can set up random lines the audience picked for us.

Larry Niven
Sarah Adams
Lawrence M. Schoen
David Miller
True Thomas (Robert Seutter)
Martin Young
Buzz Dixon
Todd McCaffrey

Robert Seutter at LosCon41

There is nothing like the actual feel of a book in print!

Greetings, folks!

I have the honor of being interviewed tonight by the talented people of Krypton Radio, http://kryptonradio.com and https://www.facebook.com/KryptonRadio, about “A Dangerous Dance of Empire” — Book 3 of the Brass Jack cycle. We would love to hear any questions you might have and maybe we can answer them during the program.

Got a question about the Brass Jack series (beyond the inevitable, “when are you writing more?”)? Feel free to send questions here, on Twitter, or on Facebook.

The Event Horizon – http://kryptonradio.com/radio-shows/the-event-horizon/ – airs each Saturday evening at 9 PM pacific, replaying again the next Sunday afternoon at 4 PM Pacific. And a third weekly play has been added for a reply on Thursday afternoon at 3 PM pacific.

No matter how silly, feel free to ask! 

Want to subscribe to the Event Horizon podcast? Check out iTunes. Download previous interviews: 

Event Horizon: 03/09/13 – Ep 2 – Robert Seutter, BRASS JACK: LITTLE LOST PRINCELING [ 1:01:39 ]
Event Horizon Podcast: 08/17/13 – Ep 25 – Rob Seutter, Author of the BRASS JACK cycle, recorded live at LASFS [ 50:01 ]

 

I am going to be writing some articles for Krypton Radio (you can also find them on Facebook) for a column called, “Voice of Legend.” The premise is loosely “connecting interesting bit of ancient fact and folklore to modern day geeky stuff.” I’m going to address some topics on Christmas and other holidays, plus probably some discussions on Thor, the Avengers, and more.

But I am interested in what you folks might want to hear about. These articles will be pulished on Krypton Radio’s website,  be recorded for on-air playback, and probably posted on my website.

Krypton Radio

So, what are you interested in?

Suggestions so far include: Robin Hood in the media, Myths in TV, King Arthur, Greek mythology, themes where a strange man is in a strange land (whether Harry Potter, Superman, Dr. Who, etc.), the studies on myth published by Joseph Campbell, characters like Buffy, Wonder Woman, and Professor McGonagall, Celtic myths, short characters like dwarves, gnomes, and hobbits, Zombies and analogs, the importance of Stories in Modern Life, ghosts in various cultures…. Keep the amazing suggestions coming!

Your stalwart author, sporting yet another hat

P.S. Hatband woven by the clever paws of Ms. Cat Ellen. It’s purty!

When I was growing up, Cowboys in Minnesota did not wear cowboy hats. Hybrid seed baseball caps and mud boots were the dress of choice. With or without Parka, depending.

Little known fact: We had a horse growing up, and I took care of 14-27 horses while at Bar-None Ranch in Minnesota. I like horses. I’m just not fond of all the work. Feeding and maintaining 20+ horses at 10- on cold Minnesota mornings cured my horse habit big time.

Alrighty, then! It would appear that we have a winner! Three of them in fact!

First Place: Linda Nicola; Second Place: Cat Ellen; and finally Third Place: Fern A. Zimmerman. Ms. Nicola, I will be contacting you about your desires for the upcoming Brass Jack short story. Ms. Cat Ellen, I will name the starship, per your directions. And Mssr. Fern, we will discuss the interesting/gruesome way your character will die in a future novel.

Thank you all so much for playing, and helping me promote the trilogy!

Okay Folks, time to let us know how you did!

The contest was how many people you could get to go to the Amazon Site and click on the Brass Jack links. The Prizes include the following.

1st Prize: A feature role in a hand crafted Brass Jack Universe Story.
2nd Prize: A Starship named after the person of your choice.
3rd Prize: An interesting/hilarious death in a future novel/story.

This on the honor system. So, how many folks did YOU get to go here? http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Seutter/e/B00AR0FZDA/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1

Feel free to post your comment here or on Facebook!

Arthur Bear loves his hard copy books, Print on Demand of course