The Dresden Files' Jim Butcher - Bitten By Books: Online Interview Apr 29 '09

From a Jim Butcher official web site e-mail announcement:



Join NY Times #1 Best Selling author Jim Butcher tomorrow, April 29th, online at http://bittenbybooks.com for an exclusive Bitten by Books interview! Since this event is online, you can come by any time during the day and ask Jim questions on the Bitten By Books blog.

The event starts at 11am EST (10am CST/9am MST/8am PST/4pm GMT) and runs throughout the day. Just stop by the main Bitten by Books site to participate.

Get your questions ready for Wednesday--it's going to be an amazing day!

BittenByBooks


Discuss the event on the Jim Butcher Forum

The Dresden Files - The Dragon Page: Jim Butcher Audio Interview

With many thanks to to SF Signal for the heads up!

At the Dragon Page:



Cover to Cover #354A: Jim Butcher

Interview: Mike and Mike chat with the inestimable Jim Butcher about his latest Dresden Files novel, Turn Coat. They talk about the search for storylines, the growth of characters, and the present and future potential for abuse of a character, and more.

Does writing a long series change the way a writer approaches the process of a new story, or of writing in general?

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The Dresden Files - 'Turn Coat' Sample Chapter Five

From a Jim Butcher web site announcement:



Sample chapters of the new The Dresden Files novel, 'Turn Coat,' are uploaded every Tuesday. Chapter One was posted February 11th, and Chapter Five (the LAST sample chapter) was added on March 10th.

Find them here.

"Turn Coat" arrives April 7th. Pre-order it in hardcover from Amazon.com, or in or audio format, or through the Jim-Butcher.com store.

Discuss the sample chapters with other fans on the Jim Butcher forum.

The Dresden Files - 'Turn Coat' Sample Chapter Four

From a Jim Butcher web site announcement:



Sample chapters of the new The Dresden Files novel, 'Turn Coat,' are uploaded every Tuesday. Chapter One was posted February 11th, and today Chapter Four is available.

Find them here.

"Turn Coat" arrives April 7th. Pre-order it in hardcover from Amazon.com, or in or audio format, or through the Jim-Butcher.com store.

Discuss the sample chapters with other fans on the Jim Butcher forum.

The Dresden Files - 'Turn Coat' Sample Chapter Three

From a Jim Butcher web site announcement:



Sample chapters of the new The Dresden Files novel, 'Turn Coat,' are uploaded every Tuesday. Chapter One was posted February 11th, and today Chapter Three is available.

Find them here.

"Turn Coat" arrives April 7th. Pre-order it in hardcover from Amazon.com, or in or audio format, or through the Jim-Butcher.com store.

Discuss the sample chapters with other fans on the Jim Butcher forum.

The Dresden Files - 'Turn Coat' Sample Chapter Two

From a Jim Butcher web site announcement:



The first of five "Turn Coat" sample chapters were posted February 11th. Chapter Two was posted February 17th.

Find them here.

"Turn Coat" arrives April 7th. Pre-order it in hardcover from Amazon.com, or in or audio format, or through the Jim-Butcher.com store.

Discuss the sample chapters with other fans on the Jim Butcher forum.

The Dresden Files - Turn Coat sample chapter time!

From a Jim Butcher web site announcement:



The first of five "Turn Coat" sample chapters were posted February 11th. We'll be posting new chapters of "Turn Coat," one new chapter every Tuesday, for the next five weeks.

Find them here.

"Turn Coat" arrives April 7th. Pre-order it in hardcover from Amazon.com, or in or audio format, or through the Jim-Butcher.com store.

Discuss the sample chapters with other fans on the Jim Butcher forum.

The Dresden Files - SciFi Wire: Q&A: Butcher On Dresden Comic

At SciFi Wire:

(Please follow the link for the complete q&a with Jim Butcher at SciFi Wire. Photos from the comic book at the site.)



12:00 AM, 06-NOVEMBER-08

Q&A: Butcher On Dresden Comic

Jim Butcher, the best-selling author of the Dresden Files series of novels, told SCI FI Wire that he's adapted his franchise, about wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden, into a graphic novel, The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle.

The author said he was using the new medium to tell a prequel story to his series of books, the next of which, Turncoat, is due in April 2009.

Butcher talked to SCI FI Wire about the graphic novel in this exclusive interview.

So this graphic novel is a prequel to The Dresden Files series of novels. What backstory does it cover?

Butcher: The idea for this story was inspired by one of the scripts from the pilot from the show that was on SCI FI [Channel]. So it's one of those cross-pollination things, I guess. In the original pilot script, at one point, Murphy's talking to Harry, and Harry doesn't want to help her, and Murphy's like, "OK, listen. I've got to admit you've helped us before. You know there was the Calumet Heights kidnapping, that mess at the zoo." And I said, that mess at the zoo--that could really work as a story. The original title of the story was "That Mess at the Zoo." And then I started trying to figure out what the mess at the zoo would be.

[So] there's been a murder at the Lincoln Park Zoo, and the only suspect is a gorilla who couldn't possibly have done it, but there's pressure from the city to hurry up and get the case closed. And Murphy's like, "Well, you know, I don't really particularly think we're going to accomplish anything by just killing a gorilla, because whatever did it is still going to be out there." So she has to get Dresden to come help. And Dresden gets on the trail, and he sort of winds up hooking up with one of the zoo staff and gets involved in all kinds of trouble and danger and explosions and so on. That part is just kind of standard Dresden Files stuff...

The Dresden Files Audio Books Contest

From a press release at PR Web:

Buzzy Multimedia, Sci-Fi Audio Book Publisher, Announces Launch of Blog and Contest

Buzzy Multimedia announces the launch of their new blog, coupled with a contest where fans can win "Buzzy Bucks" and prizes.

Greensboro, NC (PRWEB) October 23, 2008 -- Buzzy Multimedia, a publisher of sci-fi and fantasy audio books, announces the launch of their new blog (http://blog.buzzymultimedia.com/). To celebrate the beginning of the blog, the publisher is giving away prizes to those that reply and discuss the articles. Fans have the opportunity to win $250, as well as other prizes.

"Science fiction fans are very loyal, and this is an opportunity for us to keep in contact with them. We are very excited about the launch of the blog, and think our readers will be, as well," explains Joy Poger, CEO and co-founder of Buzzy Multimedia (www.buzzymultimedia.com). "This is our way of sharing what we do with our fans and customers."

There are two ways that sci-fi fans can enter the Buzzy Bucks Contest. The first method is to visit the blog, read a post, then submit at least a three-sentence response. The second route is for a Web site owner or blogger to post at least five sentences about the new Buzzy blog on their site. Once either option has been taken by the contestant, the person will need to send an e-mail to info@buzzymultimedia.com with a link to the entry. Winners will be randomly selected once the contest ends on Monday, December 15, 2008. All winning names will be posted on the company blog.

"Entering the contest is as easy as responding to a post or putting a blurb about the new blog on your own site," says Poger. "This is a great way to let us know what our sci-fi and fantasy fans are thinking. The more we keep in contact, the better we can serve them."

The first-place prize is $250, the second-place prize is a set of "Dresden Files" audiobooks, and the third-place prize is a CD-MP3 audiobook of "Interlopers" by Alan Dean Foster and "Local Custom" by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller [narrated by Michael Shanks].

Buzzy Multimedia's authors include New York Time's Best-Selling authors Jim Butcher and Alan Dean Foster. Jim Butcher is best known for the urban fantasy series "The Dresden Files," while Alan Dean Foster's work includes science fiction and fantasy novels, as well as movie novelizations. The narrators for all the audio books are actors that have appeared on popular television shows, including James Marsters, from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," Michael Shanks from "Stargate," and Ben Browder of "Farscape."


About Buzzy Multimedia:

Buzzy Multimedia is a Greensboro, North Carolina-based publisher of science fiction audio books. Additionally, their genres include fantasy, paranormal fantasy, and audio dramas. Along with their line of audio books, they offer print books, humorous t-shirts, and other novelties. The company was started by Joy Poger, a former teacher, and June Williams, a 30-year travel industry veteran. To learn more about Buzzy Multimedia, visit the Web site at http://www.buzzymultimedia.com/

The Dresden Files - Newarama: Exclusive Preview: Storm Front Graphic Novel

At Newsarama:



Exclusive Preview: Dresden Files: Storm Front #1

Dabel Brothers has provided Newsarama with an exclusive look at this month's Dresden Files: Storm Front #1 by Jim Butcher, adapted by Mark Powers, with art by Ardian Syaf.

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James Marsters - The Dresden Files: Narrates Audio Books

From a Jim Butcher web site e-mail announcement:



At long last, we have the details for the remaining Dresden Files audio books!

Fans of the previous audio books will be thrilled to learn James Marsters has been signed to read the audios of:

DEATH MASKS
BLOOD RITES
DEAD BEAT
PROVEN GUILTY
WHITE NIGHT
and
TURN COAT

Although our release dates are tentative/subject to change, the plan is to release the audios of PROVEN GUILTY, WHITE NIGHT, and TURN COAT simultaneous with the hardcover of TURN COAT in April 2009.

The audio of DEATH MASKS would be released simultaneous with our hardcover reissue in November 2009, while the audios of BLOOD RITES and DEAD BEAT would be released simultaneous with our hardcover reissue of BLOOD RITES in July 2010.

We'll keep you updated on the release schedule if anything changes. We'll also post links to the Jim-Butcher.com store as soon as they are available for preorder.

Discuss this news on the forum.

Additionally, some questions raised in response to the previous post about "Backup" have been answered here.