J.C. Hutchins is a writer, most often known for the podcast novel trilogy 7th Son, which has, according to his site, "over 40,000 listeners worldwide and over 2,000,000 downloads." It was intended to launch as a podcast novel

Podcast novel

The Podcast Novel is a literary format that combines the concepts of a podcast and an audiobook. Like a traditional novel, a podcast novel is a work of long literary fiction, however this form of novel is recorded into episodes that are delivered over the Internet, usually on a regular basis...

 and then go on to be published. Book One: Descent was published on October 27, 2009 to very positive reviews. According to his site the book is the most popular podcast novel series in history

Other works

J.C. Hutchins has written for: The Palm Beach Post, the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Lexington Herald-Leader (Ky.), and Wizard: The Comics Magazine. Hutchins is also the co-author of Personal Effects: Dark Art released by SMP Griffin in June 2009.

Acclaim

The New York Times

The New York Times

The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...

 ran a story about podcast novels which addressed Hutchins.

Commissioned a Kentucky Colonel

Kentucky colonel

Kentucky colonel is the highest title of honor bestowed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Commissions for Kentucky colonels are given by the Governor and the Secretary of State to individuals in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments and outstanding service to a community, state or the nation...

 by The Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Steven Beshear in 2010.