I struggle with self-promotion. :)
One of my favorite series I've completed is Baking Up a Magical Midlife by Jessica Rosenberg. jessicarosenbergbooks.com/collections/... It is delightful, heartfelt, and full of delicious bakery treats (so don't read/listen hungry).
There are a lot of ways to get there. You may want to look at Librivox, where they always need narrators. librivox.org
All of the podcast episodes are available at www. secretworldchronicle.com. I used to have season-specific RSS there as well.
It's YOU!! I keep getting updates about the edits. Thank you so incredibly much for this!!! Like, I'm in awe. :)
There's a lot to follow, with the unabridged podcast. I think I counted over 150 unique characters with voices by the end of the podcast.
Not attending APAC this year is a mental and physical health decision, and I worry that I'm sacrificing my career to the brain weasels.
But in the current environment with COVID/flu/RSV/norovirus spiking and questionable oversight of air travel, the weasels make a very compelling argument.
Oh no... Hopefully it passes with little complication. Apply rest, fluids, cats, and yarn.
On colleague support groups… the good and the… meh.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YjdeMr/
A page of neat looping slanted cursive in black ink on a page in a composition notebook, with a purple patterned bag in the background.
My tarot cards yelled at me yesterday. Like, a five card spread reprimand from the deck that is usually gentle. And while I did not expect that on a Monday, I probably needed it. So here I am, getting in some writing before I buckle down for the day and kick my outreach engine into gear.
When I walked out of my mammogram, I wished the receptionist an uneventful weekend. She looked surprised and chuckled.
*sigh* Gonna find my peace at the bottom of a coffee and some homemade blueberry muffins tomorrow. And then, I'll have the energy to stay mad a little longer.
And there are plenty of us narrators who will happily help you put your spice in audio. Resist and persist through your art, bc we need this happy more than ever.
A orange cat curled up with her nose tucked under her tail and back paws, sleeping on a green and white striped patch of crocheted blanket.
I see your striped baby and raise you... an orange floof croissant.
Looks like I know what I'll be enjoying after Halloween. :) Bet it pairs great with coffee and leftover candy.
Sitting here at the coffee shop, working on a script for my soon-to-debut Patreon, and there is a gentleman who looks so much like Ian McKellen, I don't know whether to ask him if it's finally time for my midlife adventure or if he's searching for Professor Xavier.
A 40s something white woman with brown hair parted at the side in a black tank top looks at the camera with a half smile
Hey y'all. Reminding you to drink your water, take your meds, and have a snack. Gotta rest to be able to keep going. ♥️
"Do you have a bingo card? I could help you fill some squares..."
One of the ladies in my Monday spin class always asks, "Who do you get to be this week?" when asking about my audiobook projects, and I absolutely love that vibe.
Oh, and I'm off to Valdemar. Heralds, healers, and Companions, oh my!
#audiobooks
A fluffy orange cat with big eyes (dark pupils ringed with pale green) sits in classic Loaf position with her legs tucked beneath her. She sits on a crocheted blanket draped over a couch; the blanket is in Granny stitch stripes of dark blue, crimson red, ruddy gold, and white.
This is Sweet Caroline, our orange floof. Like her, I am also chilling and recharging this Sunday.
Hey, y'all!
Remember, I started my narration career by being a podcaster who helped tell stories about superheroes punching space fascists in present-day Atlanta.
You don't have to be a superhero to defend your own town from fascism. Punch properly and protect your knuckles.
Next up in the recording queue is the Grandmaster anthology by Mercedes Lackey. So many short stories from Valdemar, so many characters... this will be SO MUCH FUN!
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/z...
Wait, sooo... Gailpool?
Yay!! Welcome to the party. Coffee?
Reminder for my #audiobooknarrator people: we've got free and specially priced continuing education opportunities over at pronarrators.org for members! Join our community in time for our Winter 2025 semester of PANAcademy!
Peppermint Bark, it's not your flying, it's your attitude.
I... I think I actually got ahead of my recording schedule, so I have time to work on my writing next week.
*gasps* Holy shit, I took my own advice.
Emergency Update: Friends there has been a complication. I have to go back in to surgery for a complication. I am getting ready to take a helicopter ride to surgery. Please share as much as you can. I don't know what is going to happen but I need all the help I can get!
gofund.me/ca86d8a2
A chonky mackerel tabby cat sitting on a red and white striped crocheted tree skirt beneath a Christmas tree
No more presents needed. Clyde knows he is the gift that keeps on giving, 365 days of the year. #cats
So, we now have... *inspects calendar* book to finish, book to finish, ROOT CANAL, book to finish. Plus email correspondence, contracts to draft, finalizing Q1 schedules, quotes for travel in Q1 & Q2, and writing.
Oh, and decorating the house 'cause Imma get my joys and jingles as long as possible.
And more... Depending upon what I book next year!
SciFi Post-Apocalyptic - DC V-stitch, sandy brown
SciFi Horror - Lemon stitch (DC + SC), orange
Suspense/Thriller - Bobble stitch, orange
Contemporary fiction - Granny stitch (determine colors based on themes)
Nonfiction - DC X stitch (determine colors based on topics)
Billionaire Romance - DC chevron, money green
Contemporary Romance - DC chevron, pale pink
Romantasy - DC shell, rose pink
Urban fantasy - DC shell, purple
Epic fantasy - DC shell, yellow/pink blend
SciFi Space Opera - DC V-stitch, royal blue
SciFi Military - DC V-stitch, blue camo
