I have shared before about my three audiobooks I’ve recorded. Here’s your opportunity to sample each. Also, I’ve included a chapter from my book, Coronavirus Reflections: Bitter or Better? that I recorded in 2022 but didn’t finish.
Sample Let Me Tell You a Story audiobook
I started with this book because it’s my shortest and I wanted to see how I would do recording an audiobook. I stumbled through this first one, learning a lot about recording and the requirements of a recording studio. In my case, our walk-in closet! I was so excited when I finished it and uploaded it to the various distributors!
What a pleasure it was to read once again my dad’s words (we co-authored this book) and my personal history about our family ranch. I relearned the names of keys historical areas on the ranch and marveled at my granddad’s tenacity and planning. What a joy it was to hear the stories once again I had heard repeatedly at our round table in the dining room in Branson, Colorado!
Sample Hair on Fire: A Heartwarming & Humorous Christmas Memoir audiobook
I worked overtime to record this book and have it available for Christmas 2023. I turned down invitations to events because of my stubborn focus! But it worked!
After my first audiobook, I became more organized and created a folder system that worked well for me. I had a folder with the original files that I duplicated and never edited. Then I had a “Fix” folder that I did retakes if I had made a mistake in the recording. Next, I had an “Edited” folder where I cut out breaths and any long spaces out of the individual files. Then I created an “Effects/Final” folder where I did all the suggested effects to the file to make it ready to export out. Finally, I exported the file into an “MP3” folder. Then I repeated this procedure for each file!
Again, the pleasure was in reading my words. I cherish the rich memories I have of Christmas from my childhood to my adult life. It spans a distance from a small ranching community in southeastern Colorado to a cruise before Christmas where I soaked in the international joy of learning how to say “Merry Christmas” in Italian and Portuguese. I already knew how to say it in Spanish. I also learned how to say for Philippines because of a server on our cruise ship. Yes, this book and audiobook is a major celebration of Christmas!
Sample This Tumbleweed Landed audiobook
I published This Tumbleweed Landed first, but I recorded it third as an audiobook. By the time I recorded this audiobook, the system I had started in Hair on Fire was second nature to me.
Reading this book after so many years away from it touched me deeply. I loved revisiting all my old friends and favorite places around where I grew up. It reminded me again of my legacy and what an amazing childhood I had with such supportive friends and family.
Sample Coronavirus Reflections: Bitter or Better? audiobook
I recorded this whole book in early 2022. This would have been my second audiobook. I felt so excited to get it edited and finished. By March I had edited and completed six chapters through all the steps and looked forward to moving ahead for the rest of the book. The chapters of this book were longer and the revisions and re-recording took longer because of the length.
Then in April, I was hit with shingles and that put a halt to finishing this book. Yes, three years later and it’s still not done! I feel strongly this audiobook’s book message needs to be shared with the world. I hope to complete it someday. What do you think?
Finally,
The joy in recording your own audiobook is rereading it. It comes alive in a different way. Also I heard different word combinations and sentence structures I didn’t like, so I marked the text and revised them in the paperback and e-book versions. What a great editing tool!
If you’re interested in buying one of my audiobooks, scroll down below and you’ll see all the places you can purchase one or all of them! Thanks so much for supporting my work!
At this point, once again, I must give Derek Doepker credit for his amazing program, Audiobooks Made Easy and his amazing support while I learned the process—especially how to turn my mic on! That’s a whole other story!
Buy My Audio Books:
This Tumbleweed Landed
Let Me Tell You a Story
Hair on Fire: A Heartwarming & Humorous Memoir Audiobook
- Chirp
- Amazon
- Kobo, Walmart
- Libro.FM
- NOOK
- Storytel
- Bounty from ACX United States
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- France
- Canada
- Australia
My Recent Paperbacks
Is My Truth Universal?: A Woman’s Poetic Odyssey e-book – FREE
Was It a Dream?: Navigating Life’s Journey Through Poetry e-book on sale for $.99
Hair on Fire: A Heartwarming & Humorous Christmas Memoir e-book on sale for $1.99
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