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Shady Place the audiobook will feature the voice stylings of Nik Magill, a talented voice artist I connected with on ACX. I know Nik will work hard and give it his all to make Shady Place the audiobook a success. Can't wait for the end result and now those of you who say you don't read will have no excuse!

Such an interesting process!  I put Shady Place up for audition on ACX (Amazon's audiobook service) yesterday morning and have had 17 (SEVENTEEN!) narrators send in auditions. A wide range of talents, some I've liked, some I've really not liked at all, but it's really cool to hear my words being read aloud by professional voice artists. Right now we have our eye on someone in particular, but want to give another day so everyone gets a chance to submit. Stay tuned, should be interesting!

Taking the next steps to determine if we're ready for an audiobook for Shady Place. This is something I desperately want for the project. I'm going to bite the bullet, but it's not as simple as just sitting down with my computer and mic and reading the book. Everything I do, I do to the most professional level I can manage, and in many cases can afford, or I don't do it. An audiobook is a performance and requires a talented voice artists.  So I have to find someone good, someone with comedic timing, who can do accents, and has...

I spend a lot of time working and then subsequently hiding at home.  I've always been a bit of a homebody and a bit of recluse, I think it comes with the territory of being an only child.  Ashley is the same way, we cherish our sanctuary and would bury our heads in the sand if we could. But... On occasion I get to spend time with good friends and remember what it was like when we were younger and care free, instead of worrying about bills and deadlines, we were concerned with where we were going to party on...

I'm finding the experience of being an author a bit perplexing. I've only ever wanted to write and have other people get a chance to read my words and hopefully enjoy them a little. Today, I found myself at three different locations, none with any connection to writing or books sales, and people were clamoring about the book - engaging, asking questions, truly excited. By no means am I near the point where I can say "I've made it," but it's exciting and gives me hope for the future, and maybe, just maybe, I can make it in this crazy...