End of the Run
Today, episode #166 of Wrong Place, Write Crime went live. The episode featured special guest co-host Colin Conway and me interviewing guest Mark Bergin. It’s the second half of a great interview, and you should check it out (while you’re at it, put the other 164 episode in your listening queue!).
At the conclusion of the episode, I also made an announcement:
This is the end for the podcast.
I mean, I’m calling it a “hiatus” in the spirit of never saying never, but my intent at this moment is that the podcast has finished its run.
Why?
It all comes down to one thing. Time.
Podcasting takes a lot of time and work. Finding and scheduling guests. Researching for interviews. Conducting the interview. And the biggest time-eater of all, editing the interviews and producing the actual show. Anyone who has a podcast (and I don’t mean people who just throw up raw audio but who actually produce a show) will know how many hours go into this endeavor. Those who don’t, let me assure you, it is a lot.
Don’t get me wrong. It has been time well-spent. But it is also time for it to be at an end. As I near the end of my fifty-fourth year on this planet, I am keenly aware of the fleeting nature of time. I have things I want to accomplish with that time, and so I’ve been slowly fulfilling and then disentangling myself from outside obligations.
One of things I’ve been focusing on is getting the stories I want to tell out there into the world. I’ve strived to increase my output on the novel front without sacrificing the quality that readers expect and deserve. That takes time, and the time has to come from somewhere.
One of those “somewheres” is the podcast.
It has been a good run. I’ve done what I’ve set out to accomplish, which was primarily to promote other authors. I’ve been able to do that for over 170 different authors, from my friends to big names in the industry, from brand new authors to underappreciated but deserving veterans. Along the way, I’ve enjoyed the friendships that have developed, the lessons I’ve learned, and it has been satisfying to contribute in even a small way to the success of another author.
These episodes will remain available, so I’d encourage to go back and give a listen to any or all of them. You may still discover your new favorite author(s).
I want to say thanks to everyone who was on the show, the show’s sponsor (Down and Out Books), my wife Kristi (for coming up with the name of the show and not begrudging me the hours that went into producing it), and most of all, to all of you who listened to Wrong Place, Write Crime.
I’m not going anywhere. In fact, I’ll be writing my ass off, so I’m sure I’ll see many of you further on up the road. But in the meantime, always remember that… sometimes… you have to be in the wrong place …to write crime.
Source: All The Madness In My Soul
