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@BenTanzer says “With As a Machine & Parts Caleb J. Ross continues to stake his claim as his generation’s Watcher”

June 15, 2011

Apparently there are a couple of Advance Reader Copies of my forthcoming book, As a Machine and Parts floating around out there, giving bad names to bookshelves across the country. One landed in Ben Tanzer's filthy mitts (creepy refection in the image above is actually Nik Korpon, however). Having the man behind You Can Make Him Like You and My Father's House say such nice things about my book makes me all crazy inside. His words, as he might say, have changed my life (that is a comment on the title of his own blog, This Blog Will Change Your Life, not a comment on Ben Tanzer's ego). His words, not mine: "There was once a Marvel comic book called "What if..." and in it Uatu the Watcher, a bald sage-like character with an enormous head spun speculative tales of alternative versions of the Marvel Universe you thought you knew.…

Stranger Will tour stop #38: WhoHub Interview

June 13, 2011

To be honest, I don't really know what the WhoHub site is good for. But even the biggest of rockstars have to play an unfamiliar city. Click here to read the interview. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here

Episode 001: Rent-to-Own Your Landscape

June 11, 2011

Fresh from episode zero comes episode one. See, I'm good at math. Here I talk a bit about the importance of a writer to claim ownership of his/her location. Too many writers, especially newer writers, still equate capital-P Publishing with the East coast (in the US, anyway). The problem with limiting scope to the coast is that it doesn't allow writers to understand their existing context. In fact, I would say that it takes a better writer to leech from barren landscape. Anyone can siphon material from a crowded city. Show Notes:

Stranger Will tour stop #37: Ferg’s blog

June 10, 2011

Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here

Episode 000: Do I Really Need Three Numerical Placeholders for this Podcast?

June 9, 2011

Welcome to the world’s first blog post of the world’s first episode of The World’s First Author Podcast. For those who have somehow found your way here via anything other than my homepage, let me introduce myself. My name is Caleb J. Ross. I am an author of fiction, a bit of non-fiction, a couple of novels (Stranger Will, I Didn’t Mean to be Kevin), and perhaps one day a manifesto of some sort. I’m thinking I might go with 200 pages on the virtues of seasoned meat stuffed Greek sandwiches. I call it a Pitaco. Cookbooks and books about merging culture always sell. This episode zero is basically a kick-start to what I hope to be a long and mutually beneficial podcast series. You, the listener, maybe get a nice lull to sleep and I, the talking, get to pretend you are listening. Win win. Take a quick listen.…

Stranger Will tour stop #36: Undie Press

June 8, 2011

This is a post I have been meaning to write for a few years. Until this blog tour, I simply wasn't sure how to write it. But with Undie Press and their recurring "Scars" segment, I knew I had found my motivation. I plan to build upon this piece to make it a full-length non-fiction essay, but until then, enjoy this pre-version. Click here to read the guest post. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here

Stranger Will tour stop #35: an interview at Booked Podcast

June 4, 2011

Though this interview at Booked Podcast was not a pre-planned stop on my blog tour, the diversion is a welcomed one and certainly deserving of an official blog post. All in all, I had a great time with these guys. Robb and Livius are true book fans and were incredibly easy to talk with. I only hope my many asides did not make editing a nightmare for them. Click here to listen to the interview. Also, don’t forget that if you comment on all guest blog posts, you will get free stuff. See all tour stops here