Huzzah! Eight years - almost to the day - after I first started podcasting it, I've finally finished Dracula.
This is all thanks to you, my patrons here at Patreon. You wanted it, you kept me going when I couldn't face it, and now, thanks to you, it's done.
My huge thanks to you all. Not just the people who wanted it, but all of you for supporting me here and making it possible. T...
Hello Patrons! In this episode of Meanwhile I'm joined by Pauline for a chat about my news, including developments in the U&F TV project; the end of my Dracula podcast; and a potential... no, probable, course change for events in U&F Legion and Still of the Night.
We also mention a few TV shows that you may want to check out if you've not seen them already:
Call My Agent: ...
Here's the latest - no doubt controversial - entry into the current U&F cover series.
You have David on the right (as last seen on the cover of U&F 1), and the other two people (no spoilers for those who haven't yet gone far enough into the podcast to know) are the people you probably think they are. Clue, no, the woman isn't Redmond.
This will be the cover, whether you lo...
So what have I been doing this month? Taking the broken down, clapped out, not fit for purpose thing that was my free podcast feed and making it awesome, that's what. Listen to hear how my feed first became cr*p, and how I just rebuilt it; also to find out what's in my fridge, my dogs' DNA breed results, and some pretty revealing stats from my free podcast feeds. I know, I know, it's not an adr...
2021-04-30 18:44:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons
This podcast is the one you didn't want to see and I didn't want to make, but sadly here it is anyway.
Due to the amount of work I have to do at present, not including writing and podcasting new episodes, I'm going to have to go back on a U&F podcast hiatus. I give you the details in the episode, but it basically boils down to the fact that this other work just n...
In case you haven't noticed, all my podcasts have vanished from the Internet - with the exception of my personal podcast feed. Find out why in this podcast insight into why I'm doing what I'm doing.
Also, check out the beautiful new U&F website designed by Jason Andrews. https://underwoodandflinch.com/
I t...
Not of interest to most peeps, perhaps, but I was chatting to a patron today and he wasn't aware I had a second dog (Billy, the smaller of the two, we rescued him in 2019). I was surprised because I thought you all knew about him, but I realised then that I've neglected to mention him here at Patreon. So, just to keep you in my canine loop, here's Billy, and Pippa, having fun at the beach :-)
Here it is, the episode I thought I'd never finish. Chapter 25 of Dracula. D*mn you, Van Helsing! :-))
2021-02-25 17:42:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Meanwhile, somewhere over the Pacific ...
Welcome back, Patrons! The hiatus is over and we're back in the skies of the U&F saga once again. In this episode we learn something of our destination, and the in-flight conversation turns to a matter of life and death. But who's life and death? Get your earbuds in and find out :-)
Hello there. This is the last entry into the Hiatus Diaries because I'm going to resume U&F podcasting later this month. Why? Because ... Well, I explain why in the episode. There's also an updated scene from U&F Underground, and news about the U&F TV series. All in all it's 17 minutes well spent :-)
Music on the podcast:
"Night in Venice" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.co...
Merry Christmas, Patrons!!
In this episode I rope Pauline into asking a range of questions that I've been asked recently online. I also take a look in my fridge to see what festive delights await us in the coming days.
Thanks for all your support and good cheer in 2020. You've been absolutely awesome. Merry Christmas, and a very Happy New Year to you all!!!
More life and times of me. This time I talk about such thrilling topics as ...
Cold Weather!
Putting up Christmas decorations!
Blood and Smoke audiobook available at Audible and elsewhere!
Writing!
It's 13:47 of rollercoaster excitement ... without the rollercoaster ... or the excitement :-)
Music on the podcast:
"Night in Venice" Kevin MacLeod ...
My editing process. Not the most exciting podcast I've ever produced, I admit, but I'm in lockdown, in winter, and with nothing else going on, so this is my news.
If you don't have time to listen, here's a quick summary of the key content:
- My central heating boiler has died.
- I've been matching the first draft text of Underground to the podcast episode audio (second draf...
Here it is, finally, Dracula Chapter 24. I avoided it for ages because Van Helsing's weird English is a nightmare to read aloud - and I mean worse than usual. I've done the very best I can to apply the cadences and inflections of normal speech, and I hope that, as a result, you understand him as if he were a normal (albeit slightly eccentric) person.
Bon apetit :-)
An update on what I said in my podcast of the other day (the previous one in my feed).
I also talk about my characters and their potential casting in any U&F TV show that may happen, and share some of the feedback I've recently received on the subject in my Facebook group.
Here's a link to that FB group, if you're interested in joining: 2020-11-15 14:55:59 +0000 UTC
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A quick Q&A podcast for you. The questions answered are:
1) When you originally wrote the first U&F book did you plan to have Damo play such a large part in the following books or did his character develop naturally?
2) As you have been re-editing the original books is there anything you would change if you could?
3) Where did you come up with the names "Underwood" ...
Another straight-from-the-hip update on what's going on - and I'll warn you in advance, it's not a lot. Mine is not the most action-packed of lives, but at least I don't tell you about what groceries I bought at the supermarket today (although I can if you're interested).
If you want to save time and just want the bullet points, this episode includes:
The U&F audiobook is not a...
2020-11-09 18:29:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey! Thank you for still being here at the $3 level, you lovely person, you!!
Here's the first of those podcasts I promised you that will give you updates on what's going on with me during the hiatus. This is a completely off-the-cuff podcast in which I talk about ... well, what's going on with me during the hiatus. Specifically on November 1st 2020. It's a diary.
I talk about:
Happy Halloween!!
Episode 4 of U&F Legion arrives, and in it we return to that plantation we heard about at the end of Episode 3. No spoilers, but I do hope you enjoy it.
This podcast will be initially released at the $1 level because some patrons have dropped their pledge level prematurely - no doubt as a precaution in case they forget to do it later today. The podcast will r...
Here's the news I'd prefer not to have to deliver. Short version for those who don't have time to listen to the audio: There's going to be a hiatus on new U&F production.
I need to go back and revise and re-edit U&F Underground before I can go forward with any new episodes in the U&F saga. I then need to re-edit the Underground podcasts so the audio matches the new text. The...
Hi Peeps.
So I’ve some bad news / good news. I’ll give you the bad news first.
For reasons that I detail below, I have had to instigate a short writing hiatus, so there won’t be a second U&F episode this month as I’d hoped. Sorry about that, but I’ve a good reason - and that’s the good news.
I’m not sitting here with my feet up, my friends, oh no. Since...
2020-09-21 16:22:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Once upon a midnight dreary ... It's The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe! Why? Well, that's a good question, and I answer it in the podcast, but here's a clue: I also refer to my reading of Dagon, which was made into a video by Smile Titans.
Here's a link to that. https://youtu.be/Gv1I0y6PHfg
Episode 4 of Still of the Night. This is the second part of the chapter I began in Episode 3 and follows straight on from it ... although it's actually set just before it. Confused? Don't be. This is what happened between Coleridge and Larry Beck before Larry got into the car with Twomey. Still confused? Ahh, just listen to the episode ;-)
This episode also contains a promo for Mark Yosh...
Back to London for Still of the Night E03. This time we renew our acquaintance with Larry Beck, the guy who was Claire Redmond's partner in the early episodes of U&F Underground. Larry seems to be privy to some news that's soon to be released to the public regarding what happened in the London Vampire affair. Although to you and I, it may sound a little ... fake.
Okay, so it takes me a while, but that's because I put my back into it. Festina lente!!
This whole chapter episode sees the return of the Count, and Mina being just about the most revered woman ever. Can she get any more dear / good? There are still 4 chapters to go, so, probably.
If you've already listened to Legion episode 3 and missed my bit of chit chat at the end, despair not - I've now written and added bumpers to the episode and re-posted it.
However, for those of you who don't want to have to listen to the whole thing again just to get to that outro, I've added this extra podcast which contains the outro bumpers only (the intro is bit is just a brief catc...
We return to the plane, in which we return to 1719. Pack your dreary puritan clobber, you'll want to blend in :-)
(This podcast replaces the one uploaded a few days ago and now includes intro and outro bumpers.)
Ebook chapters 1-2 of U&F: Still of the Night in epub and Mobi (for Kindle) formats.
Ever wondered what happened in London after U&F Underground ended? Read on, reader, read on!