Fancy yourself a screenwriter?
Amazon has started a project called Amazon Studios. They are looking to produce movies, tv series, etc., and using community participation to not only create content but help make it better. It looks exciting to me, that’s for sure! Take a look for yourself and let me know what you think…
TuacaCon moving…
The online streaming convention I’ve coordinated for the last two years will be delayed until Spring 2013. I’m doing NaNoWriMo this year, and there’s just not enough time in the month to do both. Also, the convention will be rebranded, as I would like to move away from the Tuaca name. Fireball Con, anyone? We’ll [...]
Great GoT Character Impressions
Steve Love, a young, great impressionist, does his versions of several male characters from Game of Thrones. Click on the video to go to YouTube and see more of his stuff!
Game of Thrones "Simpsons" Intro
The intro to the Game of Thrones tv show was parodied on The Simpsons last night... awesome.
Videogame Trailer - Mass Effect 3
The war for Earth has begun (again).
TuacaCon 2011 – Richard Ragan
Richard Ragan writes for a living (writing software that is, for a very large Internet Auction site). Richard was weaned on reading science fiction and by 4th grade had exhausted the genre at the school library. To deal with the shortage, he soon scored library cards at all five town libraries. Entranced by computers in [...]
TuacaCon Schedule
Come join us starting at 5:00 pm on the TuacaCon Ustream Channel. Jump in, chat, have a shot… there might even be some surprises for those who attend. Times are tentative at best. 5:00 PM – Live from TuacaCon Studio 5:15 PM – Ditched By Kate 5:30 PM – Philippa Ballantine 5:45 PM – P.G. [...]
TuacaCon 2011 – Justin Macumber
Born and raised an Army brat, Justin spent many years always on the move, always making new friends and trying to fit in while finding his own path. His greatest allies were books, and now he’s been given an opportunity to add his own stories to the shelves. In addition to books, he was raised [...]
TuacaCon 2011 – David Sobkowiak
David Sobkowiak is a voice actor, podcaster, writer, musician and avid collaborator. He is presently co-host of The Seekrit Projekt Podcast, Producer of Absolution along with long-time Partner in Crime Laura Nicole and working on a new novel entitled Omega Dawn. He is a founding member of BrokenSea Audio Productions, Scrivener’s Circle, and the upcoming writer’s site WriteForge.com, an [...]
TuacaCon 2011 – James Durham
James Durham, composer and Parsec-award-winning podcaster of FETIDUS (The Foundation for the Ethical Treatment of the Innocently Damned, Undead and Supernatural), lives in the DC area patiently awaiting a major zombie apocalypse. His music has played at venues like the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, to wide acclaim on the radio, in indie-film, video and dance productions.
TuacaCon 2011 – Laura Nicole
Laura Nicole, the Gypsy Pirate (add other titles here) of Flying Island Press edits stories, writes the Please Spay Your Tribbles column, and voices several stories for the audio version of Flagship. She is also the co-author of Prisoners of the Alliance and currently working on Absolution. Both of these stories can be found at www.scrivenerscircle.com. [...]
TuacaCon 2011 – Vivid Muse
Viv is the co-host of the now four year old Into the Blender podcast with her husband Chooch, and her occasional all-female podcast is called Girls’ Rules. She is a contributor to the SpecFicMedia site, and co-host of their Beyond the Wall Podcast, which discusses the HBO Game of Thrones series. Her personal blog is [...]
TuacaCon 2011 – Nathan Lowell
Nathan Lowell is one of the Writer Guests of Honor for TuacaCon 2011 (along with Philippa J. Ballantine and Tee Morris). Nathan Lowell has been a writer for more than forty years, and first entered the literary world by podcasting his novels. His sci-fi series, Trader’s Tales from The Golden Age of the Solar Clipper, [...]
TuacaCon 2011 – Charity Element…
Not playing this up too much since TuacaCon is sort of a drinking event disguised as a live author/musician share your work sort of thing, but during the live-streaming event I will be mentioning a charity that I and many podcasters have supported in the past, The Leiomyosarcoma Direct Research Fund. Joe Murphy (Kick-Ass Mystic [...]
TuacaCon 2011 – Phil Rossi
Phil Rossi — writer, musician, and embracer of new media — has a passion for story-telling matched only by the pleasure he derives from keeping his fans awake at night. Crescent, Rossi’s debut novel, was originally released as a podcast in 2007 and has since lured thousands of listeners into a dark, twisted world of [...]
TuacaCon 2011 – Abigail Hilton
Abigail Hilton is a traveling nurse anesthetist. She has spent time in veterinary school, lived in Taiwan, and skinned rattlesnakes. She’s also a self-published author with 10 books available, including the Guild of the Cowry Catchers series.
TuacaCon 2011 – Starla Huchton
Starla Huchton released her first novel, The Dreamer’s Thread, as a full cast production beginning in August 2009. Her first foray into podcasting went on to become a finalist for the 2010 Parsec Awards. Since her debut, Starla’s voice has appeared in other podcasts including Weiner Blut and Erotica a la Carte. She is also a voice talent for DarkFire [...]
TuacaCon 2011 – Nicole Gugliucci
Nicole Gugliucci is a graduate student at the University of Virginia, working also at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. She has wanted to be an astronomer since seeing “Contact” in theatres as a kid, and tries to find ways to bring the wonders of astronomy to everyone. She engages in hands-on outreach with elementary school [...]
TuacaCon 2011 – Musical GOH – Ditched By Kate
We are proud to announce that Ditched By Kate is the Musical Guest of Honor at TuacaCon 2011. Ditched by Kate is an alternative rock band that exploded onto the Washington DC scene in 2010. They have been winning over crowds with their unique blend of emotion filled lyrics and melodic riffs that can sway [...]
Felicia Day and Dragon Age 2
Two new projects featuring Felicia Day hit XBox Live October 11th
TuacaCon 2011
Good morning, P.G. Holyfield here. TuacaCon is a virtual convention that I started last year. Tuaca became one of the “liquors of choice” at the conventions I attend (most notably Balticon and Dragon*Con), and became the ‘unofficial’ mascot of the convention (The company that makes this wonderful liquer is not associated with the convention or [...]
Movie News - New Blade Runner
Ridley Scott to "reinvent" the franchise
Movie Trailer - The Amazing Spider-Man
Sony releases the first trailer of Spider-Man reboot.
Movie News – Knights of Badassdom
Knights of Badassdom, an independent comedy-fantasy, from director Joe Lynch, will be unveiled at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. After being dumped by his sexy girlfriend Beth, Joe (Kwanten) reluctantly decides to join Eric (Zahn) and his LARPing (Live Action Role Players) friends in the woods rather than stay behind and feel sorry for his [...]
Game Trailer - Lord of the Rings - War in the North
Game Trailer - Lord of the Rings - War in the North
Game Trailer - Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Game Trailer for Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Game Trailer - Star Wars: The Old Republic
The cinematic intro game trailer that was unveiled at 2011's E3
Game Trailer - Alice: Madness Returns
Game Trailer for Alice: Madness Returns for XBox360, Playstation3 and PC
Trailer - Wonder Woman
6 second Wonder Woman teaser from canceled TV show
Delays…
With Balticon this past weekend (and some personal stuff), you might have noticed some delays with content on the site. My apologies. Episode 6 of Beyond The Wall will be released as soon as I can finish it (hopefully tonight). Episode 6 of the “Eye of Newb” will definitely be released today. Episode 7 of [...]
Feature – The Eye of Newb – HBO’s GoT Ep. 4
Editor’s Note: This will be a weekly report posted after each episode of Game of Thrones (except that this is obviously two weeks’ worth of fun). “The Eye of Newb” contains spoilers from the episode, obviously, but from the perspective of someone that has not read the books. Enjoy! The Eye of Newb: Game of [...]
Beyond The Wall – Promo
You know how in “The Princess Bride” Miracle Max says “It just so happens that your friend here is only MOSTLY dead.”? Well, this promo is “MOSTLY” safe for work. The worst bits are bleeped, but it’s still pretty NSFW (just like Game of Thrones), so be careful how loudly you play it. If you [...]
Westeros on Twitter
I mentioned on the podcast how I was following some people on twitter that were acting out the characters from the show, and we were asked for a link to a list of these people. The list is every growing and there is a lot of fun going on, but I warn you, SPOILERS are [...]
Feature – The Eye of Newb – HBO’s GoT Eps. 2-3
Editor’s Note: This will be a weekly report posted after each episode of Game of Thrones (except that this is obviously two weeks’ worth of fun). “The Eye of Newb” contains spoilers from the episode, obviously, but from the perspective of someone that has not read the books. Enjoy! The Eye of Newb: Game of [...]


