Audiobook: Basic Narrator Tips Why is an author writing How to Get Hired as a narrator? First, I would like to thank the narrators for sending in auditions. This week I am working on hiring a narrator for my fourth audiobook, Lakehouse Déjà Vu. We received 60 amazing auditions. This group of narrators really made… Continue reading How Narrators Get Hired
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Iceland Anyone!?!
Who can't fall in LOVE with Puffins!? Their little marching walk and their funny growling tones…and they are smaller than you might think! My Atlantic puffin friend Árni. He is about to leave his burrow for a four-year adventure out at sea. But Árni doesn’t want to go—he wants one more day to play with… Continue reading Iceland Anyone!?!
5 STAR Book Review
Once Upon the Rhine by RA Anderson Now that's a 5 STAR book review!
Rocker Zane
Mom's Song by Rocker Zane age 12 “My favorite two instruments to play are piano and guitar, but I also play drums, bass, viola, and a little trumpet.” –Rocker Zane An Interview with Rocker Zane When Words Fail, Music Speaks A ping rang from my cell phone, announcing an incoming email from home over five… Continue reading Rocker Zane
Facts Married Fiction
My toes wiggled as I giggled, listening to Larissa Thompson narrate my Puffin Explorers series audiobook (available on Audible). Another fun part of being an author is listening to the characters come to life in a whole new way. Making sure each word from the audiobook matched the new eBook version of Iceland: The Puffin… Continue reading Facts Married Fiction
Fly Over Iceland with Me!
Fly Over Iceland with Me! Puffins Take Flight - Iceland the Puffin Explorers eBook & Audio book - Book Trailer does just that…takes you on a short journey over Iceland! Explore Iceland with two puffin friends, Árni and Birta, as they meet Icelandic horses, sheep, reindeer, and experience other natural wonders of the land. As… Continue reading Fly Over Iceland with Me!
When A Cockatrice is Cloned
When Hundreds of Cody Plush Toys Arrive ... It's a party! Cody the Cockatrice has had quite the adventure coming into physical being. Everything from his heart-shaped tail to his big blue eyes came together one step at a time. Cody becoming a plush toy that can fly into the homes of his adventurous fans… Continue reading When A Cockatrice is Cloned
Book to Audiobook Check List
TO: AUTHORS or audio-right-holders who would like to use ACX to turn their book into an audiobook. During the past couple months, I’ve turned Once Upon the Rhine and my puffin books, Iceland: The Puffin Explorers Series into audio books. I found some great advice on YouTube and a checklist on the ACX website for… Continue reading Book to Audiobook Check List
Puffin Talk
Iceland: The Puffin Explorers Series … Audiobook A month prior to the national pandemic, I looked into turning my puffin book series into a script for either a play or a little musical. The thought of these books, Puffins Take Flight, Off the Beaten Path, The Land of Fire and Ice, the fun fact book,… Continue reading Puffin Talk
Where All Puffin Friends Meet
Playful puffin Árni and his best friend Birta are about to leave their burrow for a four-year adventure at sea, but Árni doesn’t want to go—at least not today. He wants one more day to play with his best friend Birta. But before they leave, they embark upon a lively adventure exploring Iceland. Little pufflings… Continue reading Where All Puffin Friends Meet