Writing

Twitter.com - A pretty cool thing!!

After hearing about the Twitter craze via the Ashton K story, I decided to check it out. Way cool! The best thing about it is the way that "notables" like Paul McCartney and Lenny Kravitz randomly throw out their twits for all of us to eat up! If you haven't become a Twitterer yet, I suggest ya do so. Hey, and give me a tweet when ya get a chance at Twitter.com

Introducing my newest novel, See Tom Run

After about a year of writing, I've finished and published my newest novel, See Tom Run . I'm very excited about this mystery/thriller and those who have read it so far have said it is "easily my best!" Here is the synopsis: Tom Grayson returns home from a quick errand to discover that his family and guests have all mysteriously disappeared. Prior to this discovery, he has been tormented with guilt by a secret that only he and a former lover share. Although the two have witnessed a serious crime that remains unsolved, Tom has refused to report the incident since doing so would jeopardize everything he holds dear in life: his wife, kids, and his career as a college art professor. In a desperate search to find his family, Tom embarks on a journey that can only be described as nightmarish and surreal. He eventually meets Erin Myers, an intriguing young woman with a disturbing past. When it becomes increasingly clear that Tom may lose something even more precious than his comfortable existence, his priorities in life shift dramatically. But will it be too late for him to do anything about it?
The book is already available for purchase here . I've also created a free podcast of the novel on iTunes . I'm anxious to hear what you think of it, so please let me know your comments!

New Novel in Progress

I've been really busy with school but still managing to keep plugging away at my newest novel. When I get a chance, I'll go into detail what it's about and how it's progressing. Thanks to all of you who have been wondering why I haven't posted anything here in such a long time! Be back soon!

August Update - What a Summer!!!

Hi everybody! It’s been a very busy summer for me! I’ve been working on a new novel that has a sort of Twilight Zone feel to it and focuses on a character that finds himself struggling with a situation that has no easy solution to it and threatens to throw his comfortable life into utter chaos and turmoil. The working title of this psychological thriller is The Guilt Trip, and I’m guessing that I’m about halfway finished. I’ll keep all of you posted on my progress in future newsletters . . .

As for my podcasts, I’ll list the latest happenings by title here:

Coming Soon! Katherine's Prophecy. I'm working on a new podcast of my second novel, Katherine's Prophecy and I hope to have it available on iTunes very soon. You can preview the synopsis here!

The May Day Murders: With over 200 subscribers on iTunes, this mystery continues to attract a strong audience (thank you!). I’ve recently submitted the feed to Podiobooks.com and it should be available there in the very near future. I’ve also added a brief original music track intro and outro to each episode of MDM in iTunes that helps create a bit of a mood as well as prompts the listener with the ending of each chapter.

The Edge: A Podcast Novel : This sci-fi love story is slowly but surely catching up with MDM with regard to subscribers (currently 175 on iTunes.) I may add music intros and outros to this story as well if I get time and can come up with a fitting arrangement.

Photography 101 : This podcast actually made it to Number One in iTunes Visual Arts podcasts the week of August 5^th! With over 3,000 subscribers, the podcast continues to pick up subscribers steadily. I’ve switched internet servers to one with much higher file transfer limits, which has enabled me to make episodes always available for download. I’ve also made all of the lessons compatible with video iPods, which was a real chore but necessary to keep my video iPod subscribers happy!

I’ve also made some changes on my website, scottwittenburg.com . I’ve added a Live Chat option for anyone who would like to chat with me from 8:00 PM to 11:00 EST. I’ll try my best to be available during those times and I’d really love to hear from you so let’s chat sometime! I've also added a signup form for readers/listeners to join my mailing list.

That’s about it for now. I start teaching again in two days, which will no doubt curtail my writing and podcasting time somewhat. But hey, I love teaching and I love to write so I will keep doing both until my last breath!

In closing, I’d like to encourage all of you to leave comments about my work – it means a lot to me to know what your thoughts are, good and bad. Besides the comments option in the iTunes directory for my podcasts, you can comment at my website as well.

Until next time, take care of yourselves and thanks for your support! Without you, this would all be meaningless fodder!

Regards,
Scott

The Edge is now available as a FREE PODCAST!

After the huge success of The May Day Murders Podcast , I've decided to offer another free podcast of The Edge. To subscribe to this free podcast on iTunes, click here . To subscribe directly from the website, click here . I hope you enjoy the story - it's a bit out there but I feel it's an interesting and engaging first novel.

Introducing The Edge, my newest published novel!

I wrote The Edge back in 1983 while I was living in NYC. This sci-fi novel was my very first attempt at writing fiction and has basically been laying around in a box while I've been working on getting my newer books published. I eventually decided to resurrect the original manuscript, which had actually been typed out on an old Royal typewriter! I scanned the original pages into my Mac and began the arduous re-editing process. The result is this sort of vague pre-cursor to Katherine's Prophecy in a round-about way. (I can assure you that the story and plot are totally different, though!)

I hope that some of you out there will give this "old classic" a read. It's available now at Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com . Please go here to read the synopsis, download a preview and/or purchase. I'm really excited about this book and can't wait to hear what my readers have to say about it!

The May Day Murders Audiobook is now available!

If you have enjoyed listening to The May Day Murders Podcast, you may want to check out this 9-CD deluxe edition audiobook which contains the unabridged novel and all of the cover art of the paperback. There is also an MP3 set available for your iPod or MP3 player. For details, click here .
You can also hear a synopsis of this mystery by going to the entry below. Thanks for your support!
FYI, I'm planning on publishing my first novel in the near future. This science fiction story will also be presented as a podcast. Please stay tuned for the latest on this!

Hear The May Day Murders Synopsis here!

To get an idea of what this murder mystery is all about (and to get a sampling of the audiobook) play this file.

May Day Murders is #3 in iTunes Podcasts! (Happy New Year!!!)

With well over 200 subscribers now, The May Day Murders has made it to the #3 position in iTunes mystery category podcasts! I'd like to thank all of you who have subscribed and would like to encourage the rest of you to give my audiobook podcast a try - it's FREE, so what have you got to lose? Currently, Chapters 1 - 18 are available with a new chapter being added each week until all 22 chapters plus the epilogue are uploaded. I plan on producing a complete audiobook package on audio CD's and MP3 CD's soon. I'll update you on that. And of course the paperback is available at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble if you'd prefer to read the story. Either way, thanks again for listening!!

Thanks for making The May Day Murders Podcast a hit!

I just want to thank everybody who is currently subscribing to my podcast! So far I've posted 9 chapters, one chapter per week, of my novel and there are currently over 150 subscribers! Thanks for listening and if you ever feel like reading the actual paperback, or my first novel, Katherine's Prophecy, both are available online at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com .

Introducing The May Day Murders Audiobook Podcast!

I've taken the plunge and decided to offer a reading of the entire The May Day Murders novel via of a Podcast available now through the iTunes Music Store. By clicking the iTunes link, you can go directly to the Podcast . Besides the synopsis reading (and plug) for the book, I've completed Chapters 1 and 2. I plan on updating the remaining chapter approximately every week or so. Hey, if ya don't want to read the book, now you can listen to it on your iPod! If you have any comments, please let me hear them as I pursue this endeavor.

Introducing The May Day Murders Podcast!

I created a new blog dedicated exclusively to my writing adventures. On this blog, my new Podcast is available, which I plan on updating periodically. I'm actually considering creating a chapter by chapter reading of my novels, but this would be not only insanity but very time consuming. Who knows? At any rate, I wrote these books to be READ by my readers, not recited. However, I still may give it a shot some day. In the meantime, please check out my new blog and subscribe to my podcast . (you can also download, view, and subscribe to my podcast on iTunes. Just go to the Music Store, to Podcasts, to Arts and Entertainment>Books.

Update on The May Day Murders

The May Day Murders is now available at a multitude of book retailers, including Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com . Links, synopses and previews/reviews are all available at www.ScottWittenburg.com . The reviews I've gotten so far on this murder mystery have been very positive! It is my hope that you will get ahold of a copy soon and give it a read! Thanks for your support!

My New Web Site!

My own domain, www.scottwittenburg.com , is now up and running. Not only is this an easy URL to remember, this new domain allows me to consolidate all of my many web sites into one common, easy to access page. I plan on making it interactive in the very near future with a guest book, search engine, forum and monthly or weekly newsletter sign-up option. Please check it out soon!

The May Day Murders now available!

I've finally finished The May Day Murders, my first true mystery novel. Unlike Katherine's Prophecy, this novel is classic whodunit with a twist. For more info, availability, etc go to A Novel Place: Fiction by Scott Wittenburg

Update on Katherine's Prophecy and The May Day Murders

Katherine's Prophecy can now be purchased either online at Barnes and Noble or at any of their stores and at Amazon.com . If it isn't in stock at the stores, you can ask them to order it in. I NEED REVIEWS! If you have already read it, please take a moment to post a review on the web page. I would truly appreciate that - Thanks!
As for my newest novel, The May Day Murders, it should be available in the very near future! The cover art is now being fine-tuned and I'll let you know when it's published. In the meantime, you can read the synopsis here.
THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Eureka!

It's official, Katherine's Prophecy is published and I'm psyched! After nearly 10 years of toil, this baby is done and I'm very pleased with the results. I am hoping that some of you will check it out, read the preview, and purchase either the downloadable PDF or the actual REAL book that you can carry around and read at your leisure and let me know what you think. The synopsis, preview (free), PDF and paperback copy is available here . UPDATE: You can also purchase it online at Barnes and Noble or in any of their stores and at Amazon.com . Thanks for your support!

My first published novel (!)

I'm actually in the final stages of getting Katherine's Prophecy published after all of this time (see 10-08-03 entry). The original manuscript for this book was more or less completed in 1995 but I've since converted it into a workable version on my Mac (it once resided on my old Smith Corona word processor) and have worked on it off and on over the past nine years. I'm doing the final, final edit of the story and polishing up the cover art (note how the cover has evolved since 10-08-03). When I'm finished with everything and it's available to the public, I'll let anyone who's interested know. A synopsis of the novel and progress for the big event can be accessed here. Or you can simply go directly to the site to check it out by clicking here.

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Wed - October 8, 2003

My novels.

While I was struggling with my switch from music to photography while living in NYC in the mid-80's, I vented my frustrations by giving writing a whirl. My first novel, The Edge, was written over a nine month period. Although it's certainly not Pulitzer Prize material, it's not a bad attempt at science fiction and I've been working on converting the thing to a PDF so I can share it with anyone who's interested. I've also written two other novels since: Katherine's Prophecy and The Mayday Murders. The former is totally finished and I'm still working on wrapping up the latter. I'd really like to get some feedback on these things and plan on making them accessible soon. Stay tuned!

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