My publicist Mickey Mikkelson can be reached through Creative Edge Publicity at mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com
Being an author is about much more than just writing books. Books need help to find their audience. One of the ways to do that is for the author to appear in the media, and nowadays a lot of that media is online.
I’ve been very happy to be invited to be a guest on numerous podcasts and blogs, and if you’d like to learn more about me, my work, and what I think and feel about things, have a look at some of these interviews. Watch or listen to these podcasts. They cover a lot of ground!
MAINSTREAM MEDIA:
CTV News for the North with Tony Ryma October 7, 2023. Tony’s always been supportive of my writing career, and here’s a look at Indigent Earth in an interview from my writing study in my home. https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/northern-ont-author-pens-6th-sci-fi-novel-1.6593219 BONUS: If you let the video player on that page keep going, you’ll also see my earlier interviews with Tony about Augment Nation, The Dispossession of Dylan Knox, and Naïda. There’s even a Christmastime chat as CTV’s Katie Behun talks to my author buddy Dave Wickenden and me.
CBC’s Morning North with Markus Schwabe Oct. 3, 2023. Markus and I have known each other for years, so this is a casual but enlightening interview about my novel Indigent Earth. https://t.co/10wm69GqxB
Sudbury.com A nice article about Indigent Earth by reporter Heidi Ulrichsen from my home city. https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/overton-explores-an-earth-abandoned-by-wealthy-in-new-novel-7711663
Sudbury Star And another article from a hometown news outlet. https://www.thesudburystar.com/entertainment/local-arts/sudbury-authors-dystopian-novel-realistic-and-frightening
PODCASTS:
NBC House of Mystery with Alan R. Warren and David North-Martino May 13, 2024
I always enjoy visiting with these guys, and this time we covered a lot of ground about the writing process, focusing on Oceanus but lots more too. And you never know where it will go! @ https://shows.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio/episodes/scott-overton-oceanus
The Stuph File Program with Peter Anthony Holder May 13, 2024
A really pleasant return to chat with Peter covers a lot about Oceanus and the way I write. A very quick fifteen minutes!
The W.O.W. Podcast with Darshaun McAway May 1, 2024
Darshaun asked me lots of questions about my novel Oceanus as it was about to be released, plus writing science fiction in general. Available on multiple platforms: https://youtu.be/hTADV2fpu3U?si=lHoJopnNaeYLlE_C
https://open.spotify.com/show/6yF2xlCMQBOwYGHofifV33
https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/w-o-w-podcast/id1316145866
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-wow-podcast-43090607/
The Stuph File Program with Peter Anthony Holder January 8, 2023
Peter’s a great host with a radio background a lot like my own, so we talked about that as well as Indigent Earth and science fiction in general.
Or you can just listen to my interview segment with Peter via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qnBzxmvZ6E
The Douglas Coleman Show December 27, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFI-ZNS5J8U
Siren Radio UK with Alex Lewzcuk Nov. 12, 2023. I had a really enjoyable talk with Alex about my novel Indigent Earth, colonialism, world government, Star Trek and so much more because he’s as big a science fiction buff as I am. https://southsidebroadcasting.podbean.com/e/scott-overton-indigent-earth-and-100-best-global-bike-rides/
QOL with Hugh Kruzel. Sept. 9, 2023. At a farmers and artisans market in Sudbury, Ontario, Hugh interviews me, along with my fellow authors and friends Dave Wickenden and Brianna North, about our books, our writing journey, the ordeal of independent publishing, and more. https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Op1I1vdtXCb
Booklights with Lisa Kessler on BlogTalkRadio 1:00 pm Eastern August 21, 2023, talking about future consumerism and my novel Augment Nation. https://www.blogtalkradio.com/circle-of-seven/2023/08/21/futuristic-consumerism-with-sci-fi-author-scott-overton-on-book-lights
TEA Time with Miss Liz August 10, 2023 a wide-ranging conversation about my days in Country music radio, where my ideas come from, and lost more. Here are a few places to find it: https://podcasters.spotify.com/.../Teatime-with-Miss-Liz...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPex7baf1k_4sKdLN321_aA
https://podcasts.apple.com/.../teatime-with.../id1597196797
The Chapter Goddess with Madi Dale June 14, 2023 covering lots of ground about my books and career. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thechaptergoddess/episodes/The-Chapter-Goddess-Chat-Featuring-Author-Scott-Overton-e25sojh?%24web_only=true&_branch_match_id=link-1199027368308508497&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXLy7IL8lMq0zMS87IL9ItT03SSywo0MvJzMvWT9VPMbb0yszz8fRyTAIAGJY9AjAAAAA%3D
The JCV Art Studio Podcast with Joanna VanderVlugt May 12, 2023, a really nice conversation with enthusiastic Joanna V. https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/joanna-vander-vlugt/e144-scott-overton-sci-fi-AVrwkyQ_DTn/
NBC’s House of Mystery radio show with Alan R. Warren and David North-Martino on Nov. 9, 2022 https://shows.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio/episodes/scott-overton-augment-nation A fun conversation about science fiction, writing, and lots of other stuff.
Blasters and Blades Jan. 17, 2023 (J.R. Handley)
YouTube: https://youtu.be/7OO87Sdko_E
Podcast: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Y9GXL1BBEwb A pretty thorough look at my career and books.
Dead TV podcast Mar. 4, 2023 (Chris D.) https://radioofhorror.com/series/the-dead-tv-podcast/ We especially talked about the classic TV series Alien Nation.
Van Buren Variety show Mar. 7, 2023 (Bob Van Buren) https://www.youtube.com/@vanburenvariety2519/streams A good chat about each of my novels, the radio business, and the business of writing.
WEBSITES and RETAILERS
ManyBooks April 11, 2023
https://manybooks.net/featured-authors/scott-overton-thought-provoking-sci-fi
BLOGS and EZINES:
Escape With a Writer
Another look at Oceanus and how it came to be. https://escapewithawriter.wordpress.com/2024/05/19/oceanus-by-scott-overton/
Reader’s Entertainment Magazine
The media release for Oceanus describing the themes and big questions of the novel https://readersentertainment.com/2024/05/05/science-fiction-…g-for-redemption/
Paul Semel’s Blog
An interview that covers a lot of territory about my novel Oceanus and the process involved in writing it, including comparisons to movies and which actors I would cast if Oceanus was made into a movie—always a fun exercise. https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-oceanus-author-scott-overton/
Reader’s House Magazine April 2024 Issue
A pretty thorough interview covering all of my books (except my newest pending release), what they’re about, why I wrote them, and lots more. Plus a look at my writing process. Though my interview is in the April printed issue of the magazine, it’s already available online at https://readershouse.co.uk/index.php/2024/03/06/interview-scott-overton/
Top Shelf Magazine January 2024 Issue
An interactive online magazine, so you can click through to the articles you want to see. And it was nice to be featured in an Up Close and Personal interview which gets into the details of my writing process, and especially my novel Indigent Earth.
https://www.topshelfmagazine.net/
Heather Weidner Nov. 3, 2022
J.M Northup Nov. 4, 2022
https://jmnorthup.com/2022/11/04/augment-nation-by-scott-overton/
Literary Tribune November 25th (for North American readers).
Books n Pieces e-zine (final issue Dec. 2022) https://booksnpieces.com/A/books/december-2022/
Novelist Post A pretty good overall look at my transition from broadcaster to writer, and many of my novels. https://novelistpost.com/scott-overton-feature/
