by admin June 3, 2015 · 11:53 am
This episode we head on back to March this year, when Katie Bryski was staying. The three amigos talk beer
00:00 Introduction, and a little commentary
Tee gets his acting fix in and devours some candy
Pip and Tee boogie down to some Canadian music.
Pip gets cranky about passing time, but reminds listeners this is probably NOT SAFE FOR WORK.
Pip fears the show notes…again…
4:31 We begin with beer
Tee and Katie are happy. Pip is concerned she hasn’t drunk anything for this podcast.
Katie enjoys her drop-in and claims sobriety.
The King’s feast is all about meat
Dogfish brewhouse should be the sponsor of this showBeer is better from handmade steins
Katie is impressed with how much meat America has
Tee has trouble with his Facebook posts, and Pip is a supportive wife.
Katie and Tee wax lyrical about Dogfish Head’s ancient ales.
And then wander towards Old Busthead Brewery
Apparently Pip is bored by beer, and hands out some side-eye
15:43 The Topic at hand is found!
Pip, K T and PC Haring head to the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee
The second year of Smoky Writers is held, and organized by Alex White
The intrepid travelers meet a white out…not an Alex White out though…
When trucks pull over, it’s a good and safe idea for you to pull off too.
Welcome to the monastery of writing wherein we find Starla Huchton and Abigail Hilton
The joys of a writing retreat—being surrounded by creative people
Hugh O’Donnell and Bryan Lincoln There were awards
Shout out to Chris Bupp and Renee Chantel White who cooked our meals
Mention episode #40 here, live from Smoky Writers
Pip has a biffing stone…whatever that is
Alex White has a great series of blogposts on how you can do this kind of writing retreat. Part One. Part Two . Part Three . Part Four .
Uh…ohhh problems with the cabin, but Alex is still awesome…
Outlets, alcohol, food, friends, hot-tub(s)
25:09 What Tee got up to while we were away
PJ Schnyder and Matt Ord worked with Tee on a book trailer, and shot in Richmond, Virginia.VIDEO Tee waxes melancholy on previous book trailers, but admits some faults
Thanks to James River Writers and Bill Blume
Pip let’s Tee give his deep South story
Once again the Proper Pie Company pops up again. Why are they not sponsoring this podcast too??!
Pip tries to make a slogan for them.
34:46 Writers Off the Clock- Vampires and Gothic
Pip and Tee introduce Katie to What We Do in the Shadows
It is now available in the US, on itunes and other outlets
So vampires flatting together
Everyone does the accent, even the mayor of Wellington (Vellington)
Everyone loves Stu!
Even the Smoky Writers loved this movie!
Katie is now hooked to Penny Dreadful
Timothy Dalton reads Keats, and we all get it.
Dave Robison reads for Katie’s work at Black Creek Pioneer Village
Great cast, and great writing- but also lots of nakedness…
Oh dancing so close to steampunk!
46:46 Time to wrap up
Apparently they broke their stein
Because of time shifting you’ve already missed us in Rotorua, Ravecon, and even Balticon
Some Australians did actually come over!
Katie hit AdAstra with Eric Buchanan
Katie plugs her diabolical plot, but timeshifting means…whoops it has already happened!
Katie hates to leave, and Viola doesn’t want her to go. Neither do we…
The team heads out to watch Penny Dreadful with a bunch of apologies
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by admin February 26, 2014 · 2:51 am
Our intern from the Great White North, ForeWord -nominated author, Katie Bryski, has reached the end of her February internship. The mics are hot and we ask our intern the tough questions
00:00 — Introduction
Show #30 — we have been good this year with our regular posting, and Tee’s got some new drop-in’s!!!
This is the end of February, and Katie Bryski is hanging in there with her internship at Casa de Morris!
Foreshadowing what’s coming up with this episode…
Pip channels her inner-Chole and goes into what she’s been working on…
Weather Child — the layout continues with the recent proofImmortal Progeny — After checking with the Book of George (R.R. Martin), the novel is taking shape.We’re looking overseas with our indie books and our agent of awesome .
What Katie has been up to since the last show…
Apply a few gold medals and Canuck gets cocky!
Notes are back from her Stonecoast Mentor .
“Research” for her day job…which means she’s drinking beer .
Apparently, when it comes to giving us a bit of feedback on how hard Tee & Pip work her, silence is golden.
What has Tee been up to?
Reworking Wolf in the Fold
The Billibub Kickstarter is starting to make some headway after one week. 31%. Not bad.The blog machine rolls on with the Endless Possibilities Blog Tour and on TeeMorris.com!
Tee’s drinking beer with Katie. Good times!!!
And the job hunt rolls on, but Tee’s considering options…
10:15 — What’s a Writer’s Internship?
How did this whole idea of Katie becoming our intern actually happen?
What does an intern for a writer do?
There’s a fine line between intern and stalker.
Pip takes a guess as to what you’re supposed to do during an internship?
What Katie wanted to learn right off the bat: Survival Techniques for Indie Authors
Working with Adobe Photoshop
It’s all about the image.
Mac Boy Vs. PC Girl
Getting our digital hands dirty with layers.
DepositPhoto.com — Pip’s new friend. And now, Katie’s
Working with InDesign
Katie LOVES this program…and templates are her friend!
There’s still some terms she needs to get familiar with.
Giving books personality with InDesign.
Pip and Katie share the story behind Weather Child and how Katie went on a journey with the podcast…and now she’s laying out the book in print.
K.T. Bryski, editor
Taking the red pen in hand.
It’s a big step in editing another person’s work, but Stonecoast’s lessons were applied.
Katie was learning stuff from how Pip and Tee were dealing with writers in everyday life. (Yikes!)
Pip has a pupil in her School of Love and & Despair.
But Mighty Mur comes to save the day! (Love ya, Mur!!!)
How our intern helped us out
Networking us with other podcasts and blogs like 3 Geeks in a Pod
Katie drops her contact info — contact (at) ministry of peculiar occurrences (dot) com
Katie wants to come back for eBook layout classes
A constantly changing technology
Barnes & Noble Nook #FAIL
Other stuff we did with Katie
Katie is leaving….but she’s not leaving .
What did the Intern teach the Mentors?
Katie is an impressive student, picking up new tools in audio and video.
We learned that our Intern is very possessive.
Writers don’t have set hours.
Just having assistance in setting up the calendar — awesome!
The Intern’s First Assignment when she gets home: The Most Canadian Steampunk EVAR!
Jack Mangan , the gauntlet has been thrown!
36:21 — Writers Off the Clock: Talking True Detective
#DropInFAIL with both of the girls talking over the bumper…
Setting the tone for this segment with “Far From Any Road” from The Handsome Family …
THE. BEST. TELEVISION. SHOW. EVAR. True Detective , on HBO
What is it about True Detective and the appeal of Southern Gothic to geeks?
Some critics thought the show was slow, but that’s because they were watching it on Thursday…
You have to pay attention with this show.
Matthew McConaughey is stepping up as an actor.
The characters of this show is like Louisiana — broken .
True Detective from a film buff’s perspective.Katie’s perspective from a show “she would never watch.”
The gothic science fiction touches throughout True Detective
The good news for Katie: She found a source for the last two episodes!
Talking about the writing of Nic Pizzolatto, the Executive Producer, Writer, and Creator of True Detective
The relationship between Chole and Hart….played seamlessly by Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson
A comparison between True Detective and Homicide: Life on the Street
53:47 — The Wrap-Up
Pip Ballantine just ignores the music cue. Shocker that.
The rise of the anthology? Is it happening?
Katie learned stuff with us…but we still have stuff to be teaching her!
Pip and Tee turn to the Intern one last time for what’s coming up…
Where to contact everybody…
Podcasters, bloggers, and media folks, if you want to book Tee & Pip, send a line to contact (at) ministryofpeculiaroccurrences (dot) com
Drop Tee and Pip a voicemail at 703.791.1701 , or drop us a comment here or in email.
SHOW #35 ANNOUNCED AS OUR NEXT VOICEMAIL SHOW!!!
How do you say goodbye? Giant freaking robots beating up monsters!
Drop-in by request…
…and Katie breaks out in to spontaneous song.
Tee stumbles though the Creative Commons tag on account of teh feelz.
1:01:07 — The Outtake
cover art by J.R. Blackwell
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by admin January 23, 2014 · 2:00 am
It’s taken us a while to get back to the miss but get back to the miss we did! Pip and I took a few minutes before a Writers’ Retreat to fire up the studio and let loose their tongues on works-in-progress. What’s coming down the pike? What will be percolating while in Pigeon Forge? And is it a good idea to talk about works-in-progress? It’s back in black for Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris on this, the first show of 2014!
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00:00 — Introduction
Working to get back your trust…
The Shared Desk returns! (And what do you know — more drop-in’s!)Nine years ago, MOREVI
Tee laments on the lost “new” job.
Vinnie over at Trinity Manassas Church gives Tee a little perspective
A Writer’s Retreat is now in our future!
Organized by Alex White
What Pip is looking forward to.
Living like rock stars for five days!
Woah! Tee’s sleeping with his new boss!!!
A promise of recording audio at the Writers’ Retreat ….and other audio that we captured… Big thanks for the writing keeping us sane…
08:11 — Talking about Works-in-Progress
Tee reflects on The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy.
Pip and Tee disagree on revealing works-in-progress
Pip likes teasing her audience.
We have found a new favorite drop-in for Pip.
Talking about works-in-progress is good.
Shows the audience you have new stuff in the works.
Actually delivering on an idea as opposed to just talking about it.
Pip’s new work-in-progress — The Immortal Prodgeny
Talking about works-in-progress is bad
Tee Morris and Billibub Baddings
How the Powerpuff Girls worries Tee about returning to the Billibub Baddings Mysteries
Tee’s work-in-progress — Wolf in the Fold
Has Tee done urban fantasy before?
Will this be a spoof or will Tee turn tropes on their head?
Another idea from Tee — Villainy LLC
No, this is not Playing for Keeps .The Tick …taken to the next level.
In this story, Tee goes after Richmond and Social Media douchebags.
If NYC and the agents pass on it, Tee can always go the self-publishing route.
Anxieties on sharing works-in-progress
Pip’s attitude on sharing works-in-progress with the readers: FOLLOW THROUGH!
Another idea taking shape for Pip: Verity Fitzroy and the Ministry Seven in The Mystery of the Silver Pharaoh .And to add to the retreat’s schedule — Tee and Pip’s next idea: Broken .
Continuing to look ahead with the Ministry in 2014…
Upcoming news on Pip’s latest Pip blanks on her special New Zealand day…
30:30 — The Wrap-Up
Keeping it simple on account of the upcoming road trip.
Pip gives Tee a truly “Bazinga” moment….but Tee doesn’t play that drop-in.
Write by the Rails is holding a blog tour! Come join us!
What’s coming soon…
Thank you, everyone, for the kindness and support through the false start that was Tee’s “new” job.
And Tee pulls out a flawless ending. Not too shabby after nine years….
Find us on Twitter at either
Tee’s or
Pip’s account,
leave us a voicemail or question for the show at
703.791.1701 ,
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Enjoy the ride
and we’ll catch you later.
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