What do you think about... audiobooks?

While I was working on the release of The Way Back, I got it into my head that I would read it aloud and record an audiobook. I mean, I LOVE audiobooks and listen to them regularly. The problem? After doing a bunch of research on recording chapters by myself, I realized that the levels of all the sound thingies need to be just right.

I'm not really interested in creating a studio in my house (my dogs bark way too much anyway), and I have no desire to book time in a studio, so I started exploring other options. One of the options I've found enables me to provide a script for potential readers and then they audition. It's actually very cool! I only embarked on this mission earlier this today, but I've already received two auditions and both were quite good!

Right now, I'm attempting to have Like A Flip Turn read aloud, but if it goes well, I'll likely look into doing the same thing for Just Whistle, The Way Back, and eventually Running Through the Words. Oh! And of course my new Christmas novella, which I finished writing yesterday and have been reading through today.

My Christmas novella has a tentative title, but not a definite title, so while I can't share that with you, I can tell you that it'll be released November 2023, you should buy a copy for all of your friends and family members, and its format is different from anything else I've written. I described it to my mom as a combination of Love, Actually meets Like After Life (which is a book by Kate Atkinson, and if you haven't read it, you should, because it's brilliant).

Remember how I said the other day that the Christmas novella will be better if you've read Just Whistle and Like A Flip Turn? Well, I was telling the truth. Won't it be cool if you're able to listen to those titles leading up to the Christmas novella though? I'll definitely keep you posted. Big excitement for 2023 -- that's what I'm anticipating!