So the upgrade has been relatively smooth with a few plugins making me sigh more than once. But things appear stable. If you find any errors, oddness, or problems, let me know and I’ll dive in to check things out. As you can tell, we are using the new 2010 default theme since it contains the functionality that has been added to WordPress 3.0. This is a temporary change and should be delt with in a matter of months.
Things that need your attention
First, the contest has been getting close to no major entries. I’ve decided to move the final deadline up to July 21 with the winner(s) announced on July 31 in a recorded podcast episode.
Second, the interest from the actors for the upcoming podcast novel has been great. I look forward to working with each one and bringing Zack Daggy’s characters to life. Where I need help is for people to step up and sign on as producers to help with the audio editing process. This will give me less work and less risk for burn out since I am also having to juggle finding a real time gig for stable employment. The audio production line of work is my dream. I’d love to be doing it full time, but for now, it isn’t possible. So we deal with the cards in our hand and make the most of it. If you are interested in helping out with the audio production, send me an email as soon as possible. Info is on the contact page.
Third, we will be ramping up into full production mode starting in July. That means working with the cast, getting lines, making sure the scripts are doable for our actors to perform to the best of their ability. We have a long climb ahead if we want to make our October 31 deadline for the first episode; hence why we want as many people helping out with the audio editing process as possible to make things easier.
Next, I’m ready to break free! No seriously, I’m in the mood to meet up with listeners and fellow podcasters in the area. Part networking opportunity and part sales pitch, Astral Audio Productions will be having a tweetup in late July. I’ll be picking the place this week sometime and then the Eventful listing will be made. We will be giving away CDs of artists we have featured, spendng time with you the fans, and spreading the word about what we do.
Final Thoughts
I’m really eager and at the same time apprehensive about moving forward this summer. Most of my creative energy is being put into one basket. There is both good and bad in this strategy. Good being that I don’t have to be sidetracked with other projects. Badness creeps up in the uncertainty of actual interest for the project. Considering that I haven’t been getting emails as far as contest entries, I’m sure you can see where my head is leaning at this point. I’m not going to guilt you into being interested for this upcoming podcast novel. If you’re truly interested, great. If not, okay. My feeling is that I go where the winds of interest push me. As much as I want to do this project, there hangs in the air the knowledge that if there is a groundswell of lack of interest in Astral Audio Productions taking this one on and instead the listeners wanting us to get back to cranking out strictly music podcasts, then everything gets put back on the drawing board. So consider this your chance to tell me what you want. Do you want Astral Audio Productions to give you this podcast novel, or do you want us to move on to other ventures? Speak up in the comments.
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