Monthly Archives: April 2024

20 Apr

Audible Update – Nobody’s Hero

Greetings.

After a great deal of trial and error, I decided to change up my recording workflow in an attempt to speed up the process, a move which seems to have been successful. I managed to record and process ‘Nobody’s Hero‘, the quirky superhero entry from ‘Strange Stories, Twisted Tales‘,in just a bit over 3 days. The last day of processing was more extensive than it needed to be; a week of overhead painting left me sore and exhausted, and I took a few hours off to regain my energy,.

Overall, the new workflow means a faster overall turnaround time, obviously, but it proves to me that while I might sometimes be slow, I am still capable of learning new tricks, and enjoying that journey, something that has existed within me for as long as I can remember, and a defining quality I hope I never lose.

I have but two tales left to record from that tome, and will continue to open myself to improving the narration process as I go, as I both enjoy the process, and have since childhood, but also for my absolute distaste of AI generated narration, which motivates me to keep going when my butt starts to go numb from sitting in front of the microphone. I will continue to post updates on my progress as usual, and hope to have this puppy ready for release soon.

Until Next Time,

~Namaste

14 Apr

Audible Update – April 2024

Greetings,

Forgive the lateness of my post; things which start off hectic have increased, and just about every minute of my day is now occupied with one project or another. Still, I push on, and have finally completed recording all the material I lost from the Great Disk Disaster of 2023. This means I can now begin to record the remaining stories from ‘Strange Stories, Twisted Tales’, including my favorite of the collection, which is appropriately titled ‘The Last Story’.

I have been pleased with the results of my latest efforts; this round of recordings have been clearer and more consistent, and the addition of title music and chapter transitions have given the work a new dimension, in my opinion. I can but hope any listeners will feel the same.

Until Next Time,

~Namaste

3 Apr

Another Orbit

Greetings,

I never know how many people I am actually welcoming; I haven’t posted notifications for my posts on social media lately, though I do my best to remain active on what channels I can.

Things have been moving quickly, and I have had to burn some serious calories in order to keep up, working on a number of projects simultaneously, as I have mentioned earlier. I did take a day to celebrate another orbit around the sun, as most do, but now it is time to get back to work. Once I finish recording ‘Easy Prey‘ from Strange Stories, Twisted Tales, I will have finished re-recording stories I lost in the Great Disk Disaster, and will be able to move on to new material.

It has also crossed my mind to take another look at my recording of my first novel, in the event I need to replace that one as well. The long range goal to make my recording services available through Audible for freelance projects, and the best way to do that is to deliver the highest quality possible. It is my hope to reach a marketable level by the time I finish recording my third novel.

On the writing front, I may have to delay the production of my next book, a non-fiction work aimed at male victims of domestic abuse, until I can move to a more habitable environment. This may not be a significant delay, if any, if events continue to move at their current speed. I also have my next two fiction novels planned, and will give more details on those as they develop.

All in all, it looks as if this new orbit will be an interesting, and busy, one.

Until next time,

~Namaste