How do I go about promoting a group of authors? Of course, by using the powers of my blog.
So, I’m here to introduce members of #fedibookfair, a weekend online book fair on Mastodon. Oh, not familiar with Mastodon? Well, let’s start there…
As an avid reader, writer and editor, it’s rare to hit upon a book that really stirs my imagination and soul. However, it’s my honor to be working with a client whose book does exactly that. So, I’m pleased to …
I ran across a blog a while ago and rediscovered it tonight, rummaging through my inbox. How appropriate, I thought, since I just finished writing Tukaa’s Tale, a spin-off of The Story of Q, my tween trilogy.
It appears that too many recent books fall short of young people’s expectations, causing them to lose interest in reading. Authors (libraries are guilty too) have taken the joy out of the equation and placed it on the back burner. Instead, their focus lies with dealing with today’s issues – child abuse, failed relationships, war., etc. While we may want our children to be aware of history and the world around them, shouldn’t childhood also be filled with wonder, enchantment, imagination and escape? They are only kids for so long, and in today’s world, that seems to be even shorter because they are bombarded with conflict daily.
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I’ve been thinking about creating audio versions for the Story of Q trilogy and came up with a possible AI voice.
Of course, I had to make a few alterations to the text to make it flow better, then had to come up with creative spelling (phonetics) for the main character’s nickname, Rache. The AI read it as “Ratch”. Hmmm, so I tried Raych, but she still pronounced it the same. Ah, back to the drawing board. Finally, tried Raech. Bingo, that worked.
Thanks to my dear high school friend, Barbara Smearman, I’m vigorously working on the spin-off book to my Story of Q series. Her colorful illustrations have given me the impetus to finish Tukaa’s Tale and I’m hoping for a mid-summer release date and offer my sincere apologies to my readers for the long hiatus.
