{"id":13248,"date":"2020-04-26T10:21:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T14:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=13248"},"modified":"2020-04-26T10:21:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T14:21:37","slug":"covid-check-in-with-maria-alexander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-maria-alexander","title":{"rendered":"COVID Check-In with Maria Alexander"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Maria_Alexander.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virtual Memories Show<br \/>\nCOVID Check-In: Maria Alexander<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9496\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13248-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Maria_Alexander.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Maria_Alexander.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Maria_Alexander.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Maria_Alexander.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=13248-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Maria_Alexander.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"COVID_Check-In_with_Maria_Alexander.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Interviews\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author <a href=\"https:\/\/mariaalexander.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maria Alexander<\/a> checks in from Los Angeles, where we talk about finishing her Bloodlines of Yule trilogy with the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/mariaalexander.net\/snowblind-book-3-in-the-bloodline-of-yule-trilogy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snowblind<\/a> (and reworking the ending to be a little less downbeat, given the current moment). We also get into her pandemic-binges, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0057733\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bewitched<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prestonchild.com\/books\/series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Preston\/Child <em>Agent Pendergast<\/em><\/a> novels, her social-media distancing, her experience with an emotional vampire (prompted by our mutual love for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fxnetworks.com\/shows\/what-we-do-in-the-shadows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What We Do In The Shadows<\/a>), and more. <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Maria_Alexander.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Give it a listen!<\/a> And go read her Bloodlines of Yule Trilogy and maybe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/hz\/wishlist\/ls\/3MF2EN882UD94?ref_=wl_share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">buy her some Agent Pendergast paperbacks<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><em>You can listen to all these COVID Check-In episodes at <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/the-covid-19-sessions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The COVID-19 Sessions<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NWFxnnsnscA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed-podcast\/episode\/7H8AhRqA5ekuBBHJWWnckD\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 100px;\" src=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/embed\/player\/t142398684\/\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/COVID_Check-In_with_Maria_Alexander.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Listen to the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more conversations from The Before Times.<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of ways to follow <em>The Virtual Memories Show<\/em>: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-virtual-memories-show\/id531173075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vmspod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXoLbP-9GbhHJZpCQP5TR5A\/videos?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemoriespodcast.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tumblr<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemories.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About our Guest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mariaalexander.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maria Alexander<\/a> is\u00a0a produced screenwriter, games writer, virtual world designer, award-winning copywriter, prolific fiction writer, and poet. Since 1999, her stories have appeared in acclaimed publications and\u00a0anthologies. Her debut novel, <a href=\"www.amazon.com\/Mr-Wicker-Maria-Alexander\/dp\/1935738666\/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_1\">Mr. Wicker<\/a>, won\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/horror.org\/final-ballot-bram-stoker-awards\/\">2014\u00a0Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel<\/a>. <em>Publisher\u2019s Weekly<\/em> called it, \u201c(a) splendid, bittersweet ode to the ghosts of childhood,\u201d while <em>Library Journal<\/em> hailed it in a Starred Review as \u201ca horror novel to anticipate.\u201d Her breakout YA novel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Snowed-Alexander-Maria-ebook\/dp\/B01LZVVW1Z\/\">Snowed<\/a>, began her Bloodline of Yule trilogy, which continued with <a href=\"https:\/\/mariaalexander.net\/snowbound-book-2-of-the-bloodline-of-yule-trilogy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snowbound<\/a> and will conclude this year with <a href=\"https:\/\/mariaalexander.net\/snowblind-book-3-in-the-bloodline-of-yule-trilogy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snowblind<\/a>. <em>Snowed<\/em> won\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/horror.org\/bram-stoker-award-winners-announced\/\">2016 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel<\/a> and was nominated for the <a href=\"http:\/\/bouchercon2017.com\/anthony-awards\/\">2017 Anthony Award for Best Children\u2019s\/YA Novel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When she\u2019s not stabbing someone with a foil or cutting targets with a katana, she\u2019s being outrageously spooky or writing <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/5KtToGsNPJA?list=UUajQ16l_lb7jpcqUilpbMng\">Doctor Who filk<\/a>. Maria lives in Los Angeles with two ungrateful cats, a Jewish Christmas caroler, and a purse called Trog. You can follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaMaupin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lamaupin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> as LaMaupin.<\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: The conversation was recorded remotely via <a href=\"https:\/\/zencastr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zencastr<\/a>. I used a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000SOYOTQ\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000SOYOTQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=04f89e1b44161aff17be7ee9479f6d64\">Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000SOYOTQ\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> feeding into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004MQSV04\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004MQSV04&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=1a177654d0c55797588bc43949ef369e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cloudlifter CL-1<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B004MQSV04\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003VZG550\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003VZG550&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=M2DKYCZ52E6ZFUA3\">Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2&#215;2 USB Recording Interface<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B003VZG550\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. All processing and editing done in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00DRPVEUK\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00DRPVEUK&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=902a694e24a241f7cee18f483a6ce2dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adobe Audition CC<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00DRPVEUK\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Photos of Maria by her, but they&#8217;re on my <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memories Show COVID Check-In: Maria Alexander Author Maria Alexander checks in from Los Angeles, where we talk about finishing her Bloodlines of Yule trilogy with the upcoming Snowblind (and reworking the ending to be a little less downbeat, given the current moment). We also get into her pandemic-binges, like Bewitched and the Preston\/Child Agent &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/covid-check-in-with-maria-alexander\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;COVID Check-In with Maria Alexander&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5981,4,1183,19],"tags":[3034],"class_list":["post-13248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-check-in","category-literature","category-podcasts","category-urban-issues","tag-maria-alexander","post_format-post-format-audio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/covidmariacomp.jpg?fit=1768%2C800","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4C7K-3rG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8326,"url":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-the-way-of-pen-and-sword","url_meta":{"origin":13248,"position":0},"title":"Podcast &#8211; The Way of Pen and Sword","author":"Gil","date":"November 11, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Virtual Memories Show: Maria Alexander - The Way of Pen and Sword \"The samurai believed that to be a complete person, you had to study the sword, but you also had to study the pen. 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