I originally heard about 12 Volt Theater on several other podcasts. I signed up, but couldn’t make myself listen to it. You see, at 12 Volt Theater the listeners vote on what happens next. While it was a very intriguing concept to me, I remembered all the disappointing Twist-a-Plots I’d read as a child and was apprehensive.

About a month ago, I finally decided to give it a chance and to say I’m glad I did is an understatement. The story is raw and honest. Even though it is being written after a “decision gate” is voted on, the world feels real. This is not a twist-a-plot. This is not a rehash of another tale you’ve heard over and over again. This is not for children.

12 Volt Theater is a living, breathing world with very real characters that grow and experience, make good and bad choices, and wait for their guides to help them decide their path. Road guides… like us.

Because I waited, I didn’t get to vote for the first time until Episode #11. Don’t wait! Get caught up and vote with us at the next decision gate!

This has been a strange couple of weeks. So many things…

We had a hail storm that damaged the roof causing water to literally pour in at the top of the windows, which in turn ran down the walls and into the basement. The carpet was wet in the basement, but it wasn’t too bad. I almost had a panic attack thinking about everything that could have been damaged. Thankfully, everything was fine.

So, I put off buying my podcasting gear again. I think I’m going to get started without it though. I need to figure out how to fit podcasting into my schedule and get used to actually doing it anyway. I know I’m gonna suck at this for quite awhile and I need practice. I might as well start now. I’m shooting for tomorrow night, if I ever get to sleep.

Orders have picked up considerably. It’s exciting to watch the business grow. Seeing and participating in every aspect in some capacity is amazing. When I have time to take a breather, it makes me feel so accomplished.

Lots of outside influences have been messing with my family recently. We’re used to two major outside influences causing turmoil, but this is just getting ridiculous. They’re like bees that keep stinging and quickly dart away before we can smash them against the wall. I have a feeling that analogy is going to make me cringe tomorrow after I’ve slept. Could someone pass the bug spray? Please?

I haven’t had a chance to do much writing recently, but I’m going to be posting meters soon to help push me to find the time. I’ve had so many ideas that I told myself I would write down later only to completely forget what they were by the time I have the chance. I need to start carrying paper around with me everywhere. I still have a character screaming at me to start on her story though… it’s the story I’d really like to podcast when it’s done. I don’t have the skill to pull a Mur Lafferty and podcast while writing it.

In my last actual blog entry I said next time I was going to tell the tale behind Tater Brain and Tater Tot, but it’s going to have to wait one more post. I need to get to sleep before I fall asleep right here. Goodnight and sweet dreams…

Help JC with the mystery of the rabbit hole!

VIDEO/PDF: Down The Rabbit Hole

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Tee Morris gave me some advice on podcasting gear today, so I should be ordering my mic and headphones in the next few days.  Thanks again, Tee for taking the time to talk to me. 

Plug:  Don’t forget to check out Tee Morris.  He’s an incredible podcaster and an all around great guy.  His two podcast audiobooks, MOREVI and Billibub Baddings, which can also be found at Podiobooks, are not only amazing works, but beautifully produced.  As I told him earlier today, “Tee Morris gives me ear-gasms!”

I’ve been working on cleaning up some short stories I haven’t seen in years.  I’m going to use them to figure out what I’m doing and how I want to do it.  I know things aren’t going to start off sounding wonderful, so I’m saving my first book.

My daughter really wants me to finish the YA fantasy I started years ago and podcast it first.  Although it isn’t my normal genre, I just might have to do that.  I think it would be a fun project to start with before getting to the darker stuff.