"Meet The Editors!": The Podcasts

Birgit Davis-Todd and I are going to do a podcast next Tuesday morning about how to submit a manuscript. Naturally, we both took vacation tomorrow and Monday! :) So we hope to be able able to remember our jobs on Tuesday. Still, we've got some things to talk about, but if there was anything you thought must be convered, do drop a comment and we'll see if we can work it in. And if not in this one, Malle has threat... er  persuaded us to do another in a few months and we might cover it then (or just answer here if you were kind enough to post and actually want an answer to something!).

So drop a line if there's something you think newbies should know/do, and lets see if we can make this as painless as possible for all concerned.

 Thanks--and happy reading!

Sorry Dee, can you tell me which pull down bar you are talking about?

Seems , I have gone temporarily blind.

Thanks. 

That sounds wonderful.  I have a little trouble with most podcasts (being on dial-up), but they're worth the effort of stop-and-start listening.  I'll have to make time to do this! 

I need to get a hold of the new one and listen! Next baby nap!

Dee 

hold on. I have to think a minute and remember how I did it....

OK, click on the link at the top of the page that says "this month" It will take you the podcast page.

At the bottom of the page are boxes where you can choose to subscribe to the author or editor podcasts using different methods. Choose "iPod" and that should take care of it for you.

See, it was easy.

trish

But you're the one with the spreadsheet (color coded) that details where you're going, when you're going, and what outfit you're wearing, down to shoes and jewelry.  I just take all black pants and maybe two pairs of black shoes.  Matches everything, so I don't have to worry about it, 'cause too many details makes my head hurt.

trish 

I've listened to all of them.  Thanks to Michelle Styles for pointing them out to me, because I had no idea they even existed until then.  There's still so much that I'm learning about the site. 

That was totally clear...downloading them now!

I listened to the Silhouette Desire and Special Edition podcasts - good stuff. It feels like talking to the editors and most of my questions were answered.

Will be visiting again.

They do know, but our tech in away at the moment and we'll have to wait for his return to fix it. I'll keep you posted! 

I haven't had time to tune into the podcasts lately and hadn't realized we made it to the Intrigues .... I hope they get it fixed soon, as I'd love to listen to that one!

though really, all the Editor podcasts are fantastic listens ... I've learnt so much about the lines ... and as a reader it's a treat to hear where the Editors invision the lines going or what their visions are  ....  and I love their recommendations ....

I guess the tech person is still away then? I can't find the new podcasts on podcast alley or itunes. It only goes up to episode 8.

If you click on this month, it will take you to the latest podcast -- no 10  Presents.

It certainly appeared to be working fine when I listened to it aearlier. it is about 40 minutes long...

Michelle S

Hi,

The Presents Podcast works great but the Intrigue one still doesn't work.

I thought I posted this already but I can't find the post.

I need to know how I can upload podcasts to a Sansa Fuze.

I have iTunes but I can't seem to get it to accet the Sansa. Does it work only with an iPod?

 Help please

is that the epi 10 works just fine, while the Intrigue one is still unaccessable. And neither are available on iTunes as yet. I've sent out a question to see if the tech is back, but even if he is, if bigger issues loom anywhere on the site, they might take priority. :)

I have to admit, I won't be much help with the Sansa issue. Podcasts are not always transferrable, but I don't see why they wouldn't be on an MP3 player unless you're downloading your podcasts in MP4 format, in which case, the player won't be able to read them. Check the settings on your iTunes downloader. :) MP4 is the default on Macs.

Hope that helps!

Dee

I tried subscribing from iTunes store and got the message 'disabled Subscribe: Harlequin(etc)'

When I try to subscribe from here, nothing happens. I think it's a kink from the upgrade.  

I could listen here at my desk on my computer but I'd rather do it while I try to walk off some of my sedentary lifestyle! Or at work when the work gets boring.

Yes, I have a Mac. I should probably upgrade to iTunes 8. The weird thing is, the podcasts did download and were filed under Podcasts below Library. Then the next day Podcasts was gone. Pouff! Guess I'll try downloading 8 this evening. Tx.

you can download the Harlequin Podcasts directly through iTunes  ...

open iTunes ... click on the iTunes Store on the left sidebar .... then at the very top right you should now see a "search iTunes store" ..... simply type Harlequin ... you'll see the choice for Harlequin Author Spotlight ... and Harlequin Meet the Editors ..... click on one and then on subscribe ... you can go back and subscribe to the other one as well

when you subscribe, the entire list of previous podcasts for that series will come up .... you can then select the ones you want to download ... when you subscribe, from that time forward whenever you open iTunes, it will search and download any new releases

hope this helps

... and I checked, the podcasts will download straight through iTunes, I'm updating mine right now

Edited to ADD .... there is a definite problem with the network ..... every attempt to d/l new episodes through iTunes netted an error --- There was a problem downloading ... the network connection timed out. 

The instruction were helpful, at least I know I was doing it right, as I fumbled my way through. 

Still not working at this time. I'm sure the IT guys will fix it. 

I also noticed that the other day Harlequin was listed under Podcasts, Featured Providers, and now it's not on that list. 

I went to the iTunes store and tried to subscribe to another poscast. Didn't work. So, maybe iTunes is the malfunctioning part to this puzzle. 

I'm downloading!

Thanks 

Before this last reformat of the site, I was able to download the podcasts. I really enjoyed listening to them while I washed dishes, etc.

But now, the option I used to use 'other' is gone. There are only 4 options for subscritions and I've just spent 2 hrs trying to get the Harl Historical podcast downloaded. The google reader told me it would take 4 hrs! I was able to listen to it right on the site, but I want to save it to my laptop so I can upload to my mp3.

Help.

Hi Dee, I'm having problems with the Editors podcasts too- I can listen to then online, and I can subscribe to the Authors' podcasts, but not the Editors' ones

Under preferences I found 'Show' and listed under there 'Podcasts'. I'm able to download Editors from the iTunes store. However, subscribing from here isn't working for me.