It has been an eventful week around here. First I was on the news, second, the sequel to
Remnant,
Quest, is coming along, and third I have finally found what I was looking for!
So, I've been looking for a narrator for
Remnant for several weeks now. I wasn't quite able to put what I wanted into words, but I knew if I heard it I would know.
I've had several auditions, but nothing was quite right, although I really appreciate the producers who wanted to work on my book. Nothing I heard captured the feeling I wanted to be conveyed in an audiobook, and I had all but given up on finding a narrator. In fact, I had even taken my book off of ACX.
Well, yesterday I heard it! A friend of mine from high school, who is extremely created and talented, had told me she wanted to audition. I was very nervous, because of the previous auditions I'd had, and I didn't want to have to tell her that I wouldn't be able to use her if her reading was bad.
But, I put those fears aside and told her that I'd love for her to audition. Of course, I knew that if she was half as talented as I thought she was, it'd be a success. Still, I was nervous, so nervous I waited to listen to the audition until I had time to really sit and think. Well, I played the mp3 on my car stereo, with my daughters listening. (One of my daughters is an audiobook aficionado, and I really respect her opinions about readers.)
My friend's voice came through the speakers, and tears filled my eyes. I finally heard the sound I was looking for. I cannot explain the thrill I felt hearing someone read my book in a way that I needed it to be read. So, my daughters and I were unanimous that she was the perfect reader. In fact, my daughter told me, "Mom, I'd even listen to your book if she was reading." (A prophet is without honor in his own country...) So, I figure if my daughter would go to those extremes to listen to it, and I loved it, my friend was the one.
So, without further ado, I'd like to announce that I've entered into a contract with the lovely and talented Summer Lyn Bryant. She is the voice of my book
Remnant, and hopefully many more to come.
