Matthew Wayne Selznick

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name = Matthew Wayne Selznick


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birthdate = Birth date and age|1967|7|14
birthplace = flagicon|United States McKeesport, PA
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occupation = Author, podcaster, musician
nationality = flagicon|United States American
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genre = science fiction, fantasy
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notableworks = "Brave Men Run -- A Novel of the Sovereign Era"
spouse = Dee Selznick
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influences = Ray Bradbury, Larry Niven, George R. R. Martin
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website = http://www.mattselznick.com
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Notability|date=April 2008Born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania on July 14, 1967 [ [http://www.mattselznick.com/about-mws/biography/ Biography | Matthew Wayne Selznick ] ] , Matthew Wayne Selznick is a novelist, podcaster and DIY enthusiast who released his first novel, "Brave Men Run: A Novel of the Sovereign Era" in print, DRM-free ebook, and free podcast editions. It was the first work of original fiction with an initial simultaneous release in those formats, and one of the first podcast novels, or “podiobooks.”

Swarm Press, an imprint of Permuted Press, is set to re-issue a world-wide paperback edition of “Brave Men Run - A Novel of the Sovereign Era.” in the summer of 2008 [ [http://permutedpress.com/smf/index.php?topic=3109.msg51813#msg51813 BRAVE MEN RUN by Matthew Wayne Selznick coming Summer 2008 from Swarm Press! ] ] .

Selznick expects to release his second novel, “Pilgrimage” in 2008.

Podcasting

Selznick is a noted authority in podcasting and new media. He has been featured in "Tricks of the Podcasting Masters," [Walsch, R. and Lafferty, M., "Tricks of the Podcasting Masters", pages 323-324, Que, 2006] and "Book Marketing Demystified." [Batchelor, Bruce T., "Book Marketing DeMystified: Enjoy Discovering the Optimal Way to Sell Your Self-Published Book, Practical advice from the inventor of print-on-demand (POD) publishing", pages 57, 132, 144, Agio Publishing House, 2007] .

Selznick has done dramatic readings for several podcasts, including Escape Pod, Pseudopod, and Variant Frequencies.

Music

Selznick is also a part-time singer/songwriter/musician who has played with numerous bands over the past two decades. Such bands included Pigbat, Running Erin, Psychopathway and Loveless. Many of the tracks recorded during these sessions are currently available for download on his website under a Creative Commons Non-Commercial Non-Derivatives license.

References

External links

* [http://www.mattselznick.com/ Matthew Wayne Selznick's Official Site]
* [http://podiobooks.com/title/brave-men-run Podiobooks.com]
* [http://www.swarmpress.com Swarm Press]
* [http://www.permutedpress.com Permuted Press]