That was an exercise in pain. It took almost a year. In between were colds and school holidays and car accidents and emergency late-night server deployments. The raw audio alone was killer. Too many nights I’d sneak out to get […]
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Listen, dear Octopus
Tedrick’s latest book is built off words. Lots of words that make up phrases that make up sentences that make up paragraphs that make up chapters. Those words sit on the page, or the ePage if you’re one of them […]
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What does the Octopus say?
“I’m Tedrick Gritswell, and I’m made of better stuff!” that’s what! Once more, your favourite octopus has been given a voice. Larry Gorman, that interstellar spud from across the waves, has put his vocals to the grindstone for your listening […]
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In the previous post, this one, I mentioned that I’m looking to see if Teddy, your favourite octopus detective, can get the next in series done in audiobook. Of course, that would all depend, right? It would depend on the […]
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Can you handle *more* octopus?
Tedrick’s audiobook was so much fun! Hearing him come to life, the characters, the narration, it was a real treat, you know? The Findaway experience was smooth from start to end, and the amazing Mister Larry Gorman is a true […]
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Draft2Digital vs Smashwords – Continued
I have been using Smashwords to publish and distribute my eBooks for yonks. For Iris of the Shadows, I decided to try something different. I went with Draft2Digital. I’m the kind of guy who doesn’t really like to change around […]
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Tracking Tedrick
The first thing that hits you when you start doing Audiobooks is how bizarre it is to have someone read something you wrote. When I did the Audiobook stint with the Paranormology series, I had to deal with hearing my […]
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Larry Gorman
Last post I told you I was looking at getting Tedrick his own audiobook because, hey, even an octopus needs his own voice. Findaway made the process very easy indeed – they give you a little form to fill out […]
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Choosing a Voice
Jumping right into the whole Findaway experience, I must say that the experience has been pretty smooth so far. I’m already signed up, so that’s that out of the way, and I clicked on ‘Make a new Project’. With this, […]
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Teddy gets a Voice
I have used Findaway for producing the audiobooks for The Bullet, Atlas Broken and the Paranormology Series. This involved building an audio-booth, buying equipment, training myself to speak properly, learning how to mix and edit, and then fighting with ACX […]
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