I recieved an audition today for making Keeping a Backyard Horse into an audiobook. This female narrator has a young-adult, fun voice and even added a couple chuckles into some of the humorous stories in my audition script. I really liked the way she sounded and the way she could switch her voice from comedic to serious when the text warranted it. I am expecting another audition in the next couple of days (this narrator is an actual horse person and won't have any trouble with terminology), and I plan to send a message to one of the ladies that I'd initially contacted for My Butterfy Cancer (she had a cold at the time).
I have also considered editing the manuscript since the print and e-versions have a glossary of terms. I may have to make sure that all my underlined words that were included in my glossary are also defined directly in the text. It's hard for a reader to fast-forward an audiobook to define a word and then rewind back to where they left off! Whoever I contract to produce this book, I will ask their opinion on this matter.
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Saturday, October 25, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Audiobook Project-Moving Forward
I had an audition for My Butterfly Cancer that I really liked. The narrator, Ruth Elsbree, has a lot of credits to her name, and she has a soothing voice that's easy to listen to. She also has medical sources in her family, so she won't have any trouble with the terminology. So, I made her an offer, she accepted, and the project is good to go. I uploaded the manuscript this morning.
I'm also working on the cover art, which has to be square rather than rectangular as you would see on a regular book. So I've been doing some playing around with my print edition cover art using my Windows Paint program. I was hoping to include a pic but I'm unable to upload one from my phone.
I'm also working on the cover art, which has to be square rather than rectangular as you would see on a regular book. So I've been doing some playing around with my print edition cover art using my Windows Paint program. I was hoping to include a pic but I'm unable to upload one from my phone.
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