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 →
Kinetics Audiobook is Out!
Finally! The audiobook for Kinetics is out! Took longer than expected (due to me and my disorders) but it’s finally out and done! Narrated by Soraya Butler, the same narrator for Dreamer. I really appreciate her work in all this, especially for the creepier scenes (which I do feel bad for making her recite ;_;’’’... Continue Reading →
Grammys! Hurr Durr.
Huh, none too clever with the title. It's all vague and such. Oh wellz. I learned recently that, once the Kinetics audiobook is out, I can actually join as a voting member of the Recording Academy - The Grammys, in other words. (How I found out: Viola Davis won a Grammy for her audiobook narration... Continue Reading →
New Giveaway “Dreamer” on Storygraph, “Kinetics” Audiobook update (Now, there’s a sample!)
Another month, another giveaway! This time, it is for Dreamer on Storygraph! What is up for grabs are 10 print copies (which comes with a DIY-styled sticker of the music shop YinYue: Music Under the Moon and a postcard containing a free code to the audiobook version!), 5 ebook copies and 5 audiobook copies (provided... Continue Reading →
Gave Google Books’ Publisher service for AI Audiobooks a Try – It has Pros and Cons
I got an email inviting me to try the beta testing of the Google AI audiobook service. It basically converts your ebooks you have uploaded on Google Books as a Publisher into an audiobook. They have many different voices to chose from, women and men, different accents/nationalities, etc. By the way, through the nature of... Continue Reading →
“Dreamer” is now carried at Afrori Books in the UK & the audiobook is now available! Get a free audiobook copy
Dreamer is now being physically carried overseas at Afrori Books, a British bookshop! See the listing here! I’m very excited! If you are in the UK, please get yourself a copy! Dreamer will also be sold in-store so you can walk down and get yourself a physical copy! And! The Audiobook is available wherever audiobooks... Continue Reading →
MultiMind Publishing 