Evo Terra

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American writer

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nameEvo Terra
other_namesPod Yoda
imageEvo Terra headshot.jpg
captionTerra, 2016
birth_nameTravis Unwin
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birth_placeLawton, Oklahoma, U.S.
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spouseSheila Dee
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Travis Unwin (born June 10, 1968), known professionally as Evo Terra, is an American podcaster, author, radio broadcaster, and businessman based in Bangkok, Thailand. Terra is the author of Podcasting For Dummies, originator of The Beer Diet, a travel blogger, and an early pioneer in podcasting.

Career

Podcasting

Evo Terra began his audio content career as a member of the team that produced and presented an internet-based radio show in 2002. The format focused on interviews of notable authors, including interviews with Arthur C. Clarke, Boris Vallejo, and Piers Anthony. Slice of SciFi received the Top Rated Podcast Award in 2005 and the 2008 Parsec Award for Best Speculative Fiction News Podcast. In 2006, Terra was one of the co-founders of Podiobooks.com, a website that uses podcasting technology to help authors distribute serialized versions of audiobooks from various genres. In 2011, Terra founded , a company that provided educational services for independent authors until September 2014. Terra has also been a panelist in the podcasting track at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia. and delivered the keynote address at the Podcast Movement conference in Dallas, Texas in 2014. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Evo_Terra_book_signing_for_Mark_Jeffrey.jpg" caption="Mark Jeffrey"] ::

Publishing

In 2005, the first edition of Podcasting For Dummies, co-authored with Tee Morris, was published by John Wiley & Sons. Terra collaborated on the second edition of Podcasting For Dummies with Tee Morris, Chuck Tomasi, and Kreg Steppe in 2008. These were two of the earliest easily accessible books on the new medium known as podcasting, and helped popularize the new medium among content creators. The 2007 publication of Expert Podcasting Practices For Dummies expanded on the techniques described in the first book. The Beer Diet (A Brew Story), published in 2013, chronicled Terra's experience consuming only beer and sausages for one month. Terra also self-published two other books, Google Plus For Authors (2013), and Writing Awesome Book Blurbs (2013). ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Evo_Terra_at_NBE-Matka.jpg" caption="Evo Terra at NBE-Matka"] ::

Travel blogging

In January 2015, Terra and his wife, Sheila Dee, sold everything in order to travel the world. The couple began a blog and a podcast called The Opportunistic Travelers, as well as a second travel podcast called This One Time. The blog is known for its exploration of novel methods of financing travel, including long-term housesitting in their desired travel destinations. Terra delivered the opening keynote address at both the TBEX Asia Pacific travel writers' convention in the Philippines in October 2016 and the MATKA Nordic Travel Fair in January 2017.

Other endeavors

Evo Terra has spoken on the subjects of entrepreneurship, digital marketing, and technological innovation at events such as the 2011 South by Southwest conference and Ignite Phoenix. In 2015, Terra was a keynote speaker on the subject of digital strategy at the UnGagged conference in London, England. Terra also regularly appears at fandom conventions in various capacities, such as panel discussions on the podcasting track at Dragon Con

Bibliography

  • Evo Terra and Tee Morris, (2005), Podcasting For Dummies, For Dummies
  • Evo Terra and Tee Morris, (2007), Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies, For Dummies
  • Evo Terra, Chuck Tomasi, and Tee Morris, (2008), Podcasting For Dummies, 2nd Edition, For Dummies
  • Evo Terra, (2004) The Fantasy Writer's Companion (Chapter credit: "Herbalism in Fantasy"), Dragon Moon Press

References

References

  1. Newman, Andrew. (1 March 2007). "Authors Find Their Voice, and Audience, in Podcasts". New York Times.
  2. (2016). "How 2 People Traveled for a Year on $20,000".
  3. (2013). "The Beer Diet (A Brew Story)".
  4. (2009). "An Interview with Evo Terra, CoAuthor "Podcasting For Dummies"".
  5. (6 August 2015). "Much Ado About Podcasts".
  6. (4 August 2005). "2005 People's Choice Podcast Award Winners".
  7. (2008). "2008 Parsec Awards Winners & Finalists".
  8. (1 September 2005). "Sound Vision: Is podcasting the future for audiobooks?".
  9. (26 July 2012). "SPP 014 – Using Audiobooks and Free Distribution to Build Your Readership, with Podiobooks.com's Evo Terra".
  10. (31 January 2009). "Podcasting Your Novel: Publishing's Next Wave?".
  11. (6 September 2014). "Education for Authors's posts".
  12. (5 September 2006). "Wingin' It #75: Live from Dragon*Con 2006".
  13. (16 August 2014). "Podcast Movement 14 Speakers Evo Terra".
  14. (13 February 2013). "Podcasting for Dummies Brings the Basics of Podcasts to You".
  15. (1 July 2008). "Podcasting For Dummies, 2nd Edition". Wiley Publishing.
  16. (2015). "Evo Terra: Pioneering Podcasting, Publishing, and The Beer Diet".
  17. (10 November 2006). "Tech-help treasures for your bookshelf".
  18. (2007). "Expert Podcasting Practices For Dummies". John Wiley & Sons.
  19. (11 March 2015). "Evo Terra's Beer Diet on Fox News with Shepard Smith".
  20. (25 January 2013). "Bizarre Diets that Actually Worked".
  21. (22 October 2013). "Man Drops 14 Pounds by Only Drinking Beer and Eating Sausages".
  22. (6 August 2013). "Google Plus For Authors With Evo Terra From ePublish Unum".
  23. (21 April 2016). "PJ079 Evo Terra: Traveling the World While Podcasting".
  24. (2017). "The Opportunistic Travelers".
  25. (29 July 2015). "Travel Blogger Interview With Evo And Sheila Of The Opportunistic Travelers @evoterra @Sheila_Dee".
  26. (15 October 2016). "TBEX Asia Pacific 2016 Opening Keynote Evo Terra".
  27. (11 August 2016). "Evo Terra to Keynote at TBEX Asia Pacific 2016 in Philippines".
  28. (14 January 2017). "Nordic Bloggers' Experience 2017 in 14 – 22 January 2017".
  29. (12 March 2011). "Springnet 379 - SXSW 2011 - Evo Terra".
  30. (28 February 2010). "Ignite Phoenix #1 - Big Time". Ignite Phoenix.
  31. (27 Feb 2010). "Ignite Phoenix #3 - Big Distance".
  32. (2 November 2009). "Ignite Phoenix #4 - Big Numbers". Ignite Phoenix.
  33. (20 May 2015). "Disrupting Complacency Keynote UnGagged London 2015".
  34. (20 May 2015). "UnGagged London 2015".
  35. (2 June 2011). "Death From The Skies - Evo Terra and Triologic at Balticon 45".
  36. (29 June 2011). "The Geologic Podcast: Episode #220".

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