My go-to narrator, Soraya Butler, has left the field of audiobooks ;_; I really appreciated her work but now it means I have a new opening. It is for my upcoming YA dark fantasy/horror novel of 43,000 words, The Harlequin. It is ballparked to be about 4-5 complete audio hours. You're free to read a... Continue Reading →
The Glassman audiobook edition is out today!
Out today! The Glassman, the audiobook edition! Available where all audiobooks are sold and borrowed. Narrated by Alejandro Antonio Ruiz. Here's a long sample: And here's a free Spotify copy of the audiobook, first come first serve. Next up: The Harlequin, March 2025
The Glassman Audiobook Finally Coming Out! Sept 20, 2024!
Took a year but it finally got here. Available on all audiobook platforms, The Glassman will be available on Sept 20, 2024. Narrated by Alejandro Antonio Ruiz. Listen below for a 9 min snippet of the book: The snippet is also be available on the front page of this site for future listeners. A free... Continue Reading →
Beep Boop Beep: Error Report – Or “Spotify, Findaway Voices, AI Audiobooks, and the Problem of it All”
Firstly, what a wild ride it has been from the Hugos cocking up yet again because gotta love bullsh#ttery. Nice to know I'll super never be able to win a Hugo, either because they hand out awards to writers of color like Scrooge hands out charity or if I even get on the ballot (I... Continue Reading →
I’m Fine but The Industry Isn’t: Audiobooks and SAG-AFTRA Upcoming Strike – Pt. 2
I wrote about SAG-AFTRA's potential strike and how it affects audiobooks, particularly mine. Long story short, I'm fine since I'm indie and already have a contract with SAG-AFTRA. I also chatted some more with the audiobook person at SAG-AFTRA about this and was told basically: all audiobooks are safe, it's just TV/Theatrical productions that are... Continue Reading →
New Narrator for The Glassman Audiobook – and this round of auditions was A Time!
A new narrator for The Glassman has been chosen and now the final paperwork is being worked through: Alejandro Antonio Ruiz! More details to come. Also, I would like to say a word about this current go-around for finding a narrator: It is absolutely astonishing how often White individuals - even with a role call... Continue Reading →
The Glassman Audiobook and SAG-AFTRA Possible Strike (I’m Fine but The Industry Isn’t)
Okie dokie do! Still underway with narrator auditions for The Glassman, which is nearing to a close. What is also nearing to a close are the SAG-AFTRA negotiations with big players in film and media, such as Netflix and such. SAG-AFTRA stands for Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.... Continue Reading →
Update on Audiobook for “The Glassman”
Looks like there will need to be another narrator for The Glassman. The narrator selected simply discovered he bit off more than he could chew when he took on this project and opted to bow out. No recording had begun yet by this time so that means nothing was really lost except for just a... Continue Reading →
Stuff and things
One, The Glassman, finally has a narrator. Seth Fuentes will be the narrator for The Glassman. Woo. Two, one of my friends showcased my book and the accompanied goodies! (This is roughly what print book winners of The Storygraph giveaway will get but hers has a specialized page holder because she is a friend of... Continue Reading →
Much Ado About Narrators, Yet Again
Currently in the market for male narrators to narrate my upcoming book, The Glassman. The current issues I seem to be encountering is an issue that I think may be a unique thing for narrators of color: I keep getting auditions where they drop any demonstrative accent. Almost like they’re thinking “How would a White... Continue Reading →
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