tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post5696643984383839205..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Listening to The Salt-Stained Book by Julia JonesKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-17198541578396391812014-08-09T20:33:40.656+01:002014-08-09T20:33:40.656+01:00So glad you have done this Julia and blogged about...So glad you have done this Julia and blogged about it! I've signed up for ACX but I have been unable so far to find someone with a tyneside/geordie accent to do The Rotting Spot - I'd do it myself if I had access to a studio and I'm going to look into that when I get a chance. I do feel audiobooks are a big coming market for authors. Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-62809648098453893832014-08-09T12:49:40.471+01:002014-08-09T12:49:40.471+01:00What a wonderful, absorbing description of the who...What a wonderful, absorbing description of the whole process and a terrific analysis of the dynamics of a character's voice and the way the actor's interpretation makes the writer rethink her/his approach. (And what a clumsy sentence that was.) Playwrights are used to the notion of collaboration, of course, but for novelists it can be a revelation. Thanks for sharing such a lovely experience, Julia. The way you describe it suggests the audio version will be a great success. I hope it is.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-24574225537812883842014-08-09T12:48:46.355+01:002014-08-09T12:48:46.355+01:00Interesting post. I'm not sure I'll ever g...Interesting post. I'm not sure I'll ever get round to creating an audiobook, but this was a fascinating look behind the scenes!Mari Biellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221256993468150226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-24072765043812494522014-08-09T06:53:15.053+01:002014-08-09T06:53:15.053+01:00This is a fascinating glimpse into what goes on be...This is a fascinating glimpse into what goes on behind the scenes! So much that I hadn't realised ...<br />My mum has been a massive audiobook reader for years now, ever since her eyesight deteriorated to the point that she couldn't read large print. And as I help her to pick titles at the library, I found a couple of books I thought I'd try too. <br />Instant conversion - so I got me an MP4 player and joined Audible and I'm now building up a fabulous library of audio books. Even when you have already read a book, listening to it brings a whole fresh perspective: it's like meeting it anew. It's the perfect way to unwind last thing at night, and absolutely brilliant for doing the really boring chores round the house, or weeding and digging on the allotment - you get to carry on 'reading' while doing them, which let's face is it, is what you really want to do. You might have to put a print book aside but not an audio one. <br /><br /> madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.com