No Dragons Press

Episode 41: “Unfinished Business”

Show Notes for Episode 41

Hey, everyone! Thanks for listening!

Going to Seattle—Woooo!

So, I’m recording this on May 29, and tomorrow I’m going to get on a plane and fly to Seattle! So happy to be visiting the great state of Washington…

I’m going on a little bit of a vacation, going to visit some friends and loved ones, but also…

Jean-Luc Ponty at the Neptune Theater!

I’m super excited because I’m going to see a concert. His name is Jean-Luc Ponty and he’s a jazz, jazz fusion violin player. Seriously, he’s amazing, and really accessible (maybe? I think?)…I don’t know, I’m not even going to go there.

Just check him out, because he’s amazing. If I end up editing this podcast together on the plane like I plan to, and upload it tomorrow or the next day, you can keep an eye on my Instagram account. (Remember, that’s @progmaggie now.) Super excited. 🙂

Thanks, and I hope you enjoy episode 41, “Unfinished Business.”

Hey, thanks for listening! Tell a friend, and remember to check out www.nodragonspress.com or follow me on Instagram at…wherever you want. Thanks and take care!

No Dragons Press

Episode 40: “Tristan”

Show Notes for Episode 40

Hey, everyone! Welcome to the show.

In Which No Dragons Press Is Almost An Entire Book

So, quick update as far as what’s going on with the podcast. We’ve got just a few chapters left in the story, and I’m really going to try to get them out for you guys in short order—I just finished final editing through the end of the book, so…oh my gosh guys, that means I HAVE A WHOLE BOOK.

So what’s going to happen next? Well, this is episode 40, and there are THREE more episodes, so assuming I can stick to one a week through the end here, that’s just one month of podcasts left!

In Which You Guys Are The Best

Seriously, thank you so much for your support. When I start feeling like maybe this isn’t worth doing and maybe it doesn’t really matter, I just take a look at my podcast statistics and see that you know what, it does matter, to a lot more of you than I ever expected when I started, so thank you so much for giving me a reason to make this story the best it can possibly be. I honestly can’t even believe how long I’ve been doing this!

So! I’m just going to jump in, because this next episode is a total blast and there’s really no slowing down from here on out. Please enjoy chapter 40, “Tristan”!

No Dragons Press

Episode 39: “The Secrets of the Bluffs”

Show Notes for Episode 39

Hey, everyone! I hope you’ve been well.

Hey, so quick announcement. When I first started this whole No Dragons Press thing, I was kind of new to social media in general, at least as any like actual targeted thing beyond cat videos and shit like that, and while I started trying to kind of chronicle the adventures of a new author, podcasting for the first time and all of that—but at least in Instagram’s case, the focus really took a turn away from the writing and podcasting thing and toward my other great love, which is vintage progressive rock.

In the beginning I thought you know, these guys are totally going to come with me on this, and maybe they’ll learn a little bit about music they might like that no one else is really talking about, and blah blah blah—yeah, I really appreciate you guys for humoring me and being awesome, but it is officially time to stop subjecting you to whatever random shit I feel like talking about and time to focus a little more on actual story-related stuff.

So, I thought a good first step in that direction would be to separate the two projects into different accounts. You know, writing a book and recording a podcast really aren’t very visual activities, so it’s kind of hard to stay on topic with an Instagram account when I just get so excited about things like live shows and album art and instruments and things that make so much more sense to photograph and share than yet another shot of my weird closet home studio.

Anyway, here’s the story: if you’ve been following @nodragonspress on Instagram, and you’re listening to this now, you’re now following @progmaggie. And yes, that’s prog like the rock, not Prague like the city, you goofballs. So if you’re already following and you’re fine with how things are going, that’s fantastic, nothing is really going to change about my account—you’re just going to see me clicking around under a different handle.

For the rest of you, I’m telling you guys this because @nodragonspress is now a new account that you will actually have to find and follow again, if you were following the account that is now @progmaggie. But don’t worry about that now, at the time of this podcast in the beginning of May 2017, there isn’t really anything going on there, I’m just letting you know what happened with the handle because it’s weird when shit comes out of nowhere like that.

Honestly, my priority right now is you guys, finishing up Book 1 for you so I stop holding you in suspense, so go ahead if you want and find me for actual book- and podcast-related stuff @nodragonspress, but don’t expect anything interesting for a while until I figure my shit out. I’ll totally let you know.

And you know, if this is super weird—I don’t know, I’ve never done any of this before, and those of you listening to season 1 while it’s still happening, my super early listeners: I really appreciate your support as I fumble my way through all of this. I just hope you’re enjoying the story and that you understand that if some things take a little longer than I want them to, like posting another episode because I realize the chapter I wanted to record is in complete shambles and I suddenly have to rework the thing—it’s because I really want to do a good job for you. You’re really the first people to hear some of this, and I really want to respect that by having everything as polished as I can before you do. You’ve all been awesome.

So! I’m going to leave the rest of the updates for next time and jump right into the story. Holy shit you guys, this is Chapter 39, and the ending is like right around the corner, so let’s get on with it! Enjoy chapter 39, The Secrets of the Bluffs.