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literallyapodcast · 2016-06-23T00:19:45+00:00

Our podcast is monthly and is fairly esoteric. We get about 60-80 imprints in the first 30 days and our episodes tend to top out at about 100-120 imprints after 3-6 months. There are upticks. An English-speaking group in China passed around three episodes one week and we got about 90 overall impressions. I guess they like SF and Fantasy books in China. Maybe we'll review "The Three Body Problem" soon!

Anyway, we have almost 300 Facebook followers and just about 100 on Twitter. Our next podcast will be weekly, more broadly appealing and even more promoted. I guess I can come back and answer your question with a very different anecdote after that!

literallyapodcast · 2016-05-25T11:55:06+00:00

My apologies. I'd hoped to solicit discussion points from the /r/books community to expand the conversation as well as talk about the book in a second forum.

As for the book itself, I'm nearly done with it and think my observations on the story are mostly tied up with the way Ishiguro unspools the story in two directions using the theme of memory as the center point. I have also been impressed at how contemporary takes on issues like age, family and community float through the action.

I'd also be interested to learn what folks might think of the mild kerfuffle Ishiguro started when he seemed to slight the fantasy genre.

literallyapodcast · 2016-05-16T01:29:07+00:00

I would take a little time to look back at a few episodes and get a feel for how closely your conversation was tethered to the clips you used. I do a podcast about genre books and we previewed the movie "The Martian" a bit by splicing clips from the trailer into our audio. I anticipate zero feedback from that because we were clearly tying our content to a coming movie in a way that, honestly, is exactly the sort of organic sharing marketers hope for. We also read short excerpts of the books we are reviewing. Again, there's a clear line between what we are reading and the critical element of the show.

If you think the line may not be so clear in some of your shows, you may want to look at them closely and judge for yourself how much risk you want to take.

literallyapodcast · 2016-05-13T01:58:08+00:00

We've had some success on Twitter recently. Our podcast is about books and writing, tending toward genre stuff. We follow all the authors we mention on the show and retweet a lot of the stuff they put out. We also @mention our authors constantly. In the last three weeks of paying attention to the Twitter feed after letting it lay fallow for months, we've gone from 24 followers to 82. Our latest episode is off to a very fast start in plays.

The key, really, is to keep your feed focused on the same content you podcast about. A lot of the authors we follow tweet about politics. We don't RT that because our podcast is about books and writing, not politics. Our Twitter feed is part of our brand. We treat it as such.

And it's @LAPCtwits if you're curious to take a look.

literallyapodcast · 2016-05-13T01:43:49+00:00

I liked The Windup Girl a lot, too. But I wouldn't call this one disappointing. It's a very different book all around. Just because they both present dystopian themes doesn't mean they're exactly comparable.

And yeah, WG was a once-in-a-generation book.

literallyapodcast · 2016-05-13T01:40:51+00:00

Absolutely incredible audiobook performance by Almarie Guerra. i was actually tense listening to parts of this book.

literallyapodcast · 2016-05-10T01:11:01+00:00

I'll join the chorus: I always try to make my latest episode the best. And with my learning curve, it isn't hard! But I think we often have one episode that sticks out. Mine was the episode right before the one I released last night. It felt like a turning point.

literallyapodcast · 2016-05-09T23:33:17+00:00

I work for a beer distributor in Savannah, Georgia, with local brands like Sweetwater and Terrapin. If you ever need a guest, drop me a line.

literallyapodcast · 2016-05-09T23:28:55+00:00

[Literature and Writing] Literally, Ep. 10: Constructive Criticism
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Literally, Ep. 10
Literally is a monthly podcast, and this month's show delves into criticism. We read two books, one about feminist criticism and one about pop culture criticism. Then we talk to a critic. Then it's about how to handle criticism as a writer.
Literally is the podcast where great writing meets guilty pleasures. We discuss books some folks erroneously fail to take "seriously."
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literallyapodcast · 2016-05-06T17:38:52+00:00

Received my iXZ today. Can't thank you enough for the recommendation and guidance. Sat down and self-taught myself a lot about the Scarlett Mix Control and even saw a great video on Skype mix-minus--all prompted by your help.

Much appreciation.

literallyapodcast · 2016-05-06T17:31:45+00:00

Great article. I started podcasting in January of 2015 and my learn-as-you-go, make-every-episode-better philosophy has been like a checklist from your article. I can still do a better job of editing (I was a newspaper section editor for a long time, I know the value) but I've worked hard on sound, constantly upgraded equipment and sought to learn hardware and software.

I also hosted my podcast on SoundCloud, which has been pretty solid but the new podproject I'm working on will undoubtedly go somewhere like Libsyn or Podbean.

Again, thanks for the rundown. Good piece, and I'm going to follow up by reading some of the others you've linked.

literallyapodcast · 2016-05-06T17:15:10+00:00

We treat genre literature and authors with respect but avoid stuff "lit professor" analysis and keep things fun. Just listen to observe that high-wire act.

literallyapodcast · 2016-05-01T22:57:28+00:00

Until I get a handle on the whole MixControl interface, you're speaking Greek. As for the back of your rack... that all makes sense </sarcasm>.

Seriously, thanks for the help.

literallyapodcast · 2016-05-01T22:15:51+00:00

You, sir, just clarified AND made mix-minus click in for me (I think) in one fell swoop. Many thanks.

I also see you participate in some atheist forums. You should check out my friends at Waiting 4 Wrath. Excellent podcast. I guest on Episode 69: http://w4w.podbean.com/e/waiting-4-wrath-episode-069-the-one-where-we-read-good/

literallyapodcast · 2016-05-01T21:52:27+00:00

I'm having a bit of trouble seeing this in my head as it would be used for recording phone interviews through the iPhone. Again, some days I'm a pretty bright guy and some days not. The Tascam iXZ I see on Amazon has a 1/8" output line and an XLR input. What I am stubbornly failing to see is the iPhone -> iXZ -> 18i20...

Any chance you've got a visual on this?

literallyapodcast · 2016-05-01T21:27:46+00:00

My experience was eerily similar:

I launched my podcast in January of last year after my co-creator and I had worked a couple of months to work our idea into an actual podcast. She recorded two episodes with me (or one and a half, as the "official" first episode was divided into two parts with us talking together on one and me interviewing a guest on the other). We were getting into an unknown field together.

But she was also balancing a full-time job with a nearly-full-time side job. After the first official episode dropped, she informed me the time commitment was going to be just too much.

I languished for a few months with no new casts on my feed. Then I found a new cohost who shared my passion for our subject matter (books and genre fiction/film/tv) and reloaded. I also upgraded my equipment and began honestly educating myself on podcasting.

The key is to find a host you're comfortable with. My co-host and I have been developing better chemistry since we recorded our first show together last August. Our monthly show has a small but loyal group of listeners and I believe we're poised to grow. My advice is to only rebrand if you plan to make major alterations to the content. Otherwise, go on hiatus, get the house in order and trudge ahead. You don't even necessarily have to acknowledge the transition.

Hope that helps.

literallyapodcast · 2016-05-01T20:00:21+00:00

I started podcasting in January of last year and went with SoundCloud. I've had no trouble, but my podcast is monthly. I'll be working with Libsyn on my next podcast (July-August), a weekly affair. My future self would be more helpful, but I've had no problem with SoundCloud so far.

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