This week I rebooted the interview series, with a particular focus on writers and authors, over at BlogTalk Radio. My plan is to offer these interviews three times a month. Sign up for notifications here.

Yesterday’s interview was with James Palmer, professional writer, science fiction novelist, and Dadpreneur! James and I talked a bit about his career and what it takes to succeed as a working writer. Our interview focused on some key ideas form his NEW ebook: Social Media for Writers: How to Market Yourself and Your Book Using Facebook, MySpace, Blogs, Podcasting, and Other Social Networks and Media.

Simply click on the player button in the visual following, LISTEN with pleasure, and learn. Listen for James’ special offer, near the end of the radio show.

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Botanicalls, a service dreamed up by some folks at New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, first devised a way to get your plants call you when it’s time to water them.

According to a post on WebWare, those same folks have now advanced the service to interact with your Twitter account. So, instead of calling you, the plant can now send you a Twitter post to let you when it’s thirsty. Oh, it will also send a note of thanks once you’ve given it a drink.

Here’s a great Social Media response from Southwest’s PR department Via Agency Spy