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Sharing the Prologue and 1st chapter of “Forever’s Too Long”, my first #voiceover performance on Audible…
Sharing the Prologue and 1st chapter of “Forever’s Too Long”, my first #voiceover performance on Audible…
Originally from Levittown NY, I currently reside somewhere along the coast in California with my wife/co-author Helen.
A lot of my creativity was born from my lifelong love of science fiction and horror. As a child I grew up on the original Dark Shadows, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Doctor Who (which I still follow) and Anime.
A few of my favorite authors are HP Lovecraft, Jane Austen, Robert Asprin, Jodi Lynn Nye, Stephen King, Richard Matheson, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Edgar Allan Poe, and so many more.
However, I do not spend all our time sitting behind a desk writing. I like to get out and try new things. We also like to explore new places, sometimes with family or friends. I've gotten plenty of ideas thanks to these adventures. I like to draw from personal experience because I feel it lends a bit of authenticity to a story and its characters. Which is probably why Helen and I still love to attend conventions which involve sci-fi, fantasy, anime, comics, you name it. Yes, we are Geeks and proud of it.
NEW BOOK REVIEW… Today I present you all with Daphne Du Maurier’s classic “REBECCA”. Â A 5-STAR read in my opinion. Â This is one of the best modern-day gothic novels that I’ve ever read and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good gothic mystery. Â Read on my friends… “Last night I dreamt I…
I just found out today that my beloved paranormal/mystery novel “The Bridge” is now available in the United Kingdom through Amazon.uk.com. Â I hope it does well over there. Â Here’s the link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Bridge-Para-Earth-Series-ebook/dp/B00B86DR9G/ref=sr_1_1_title_1_kin?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367594807&sr=1-1
For those who didn’t already know, I have a Vlog over on YouTube. I know I’ve gained more readers since the last time I posted one of my videos here. And I believe the last ones I did post were just about Christmas here in Marina California. Normally, my videos are all about different parts…
In my last entry I explained how I had settled on the idea of Parallel Realities for the premise of the series. But what could I do with it that was new and different? Well as Doctor Who would say, “This is where things get a bit tricky.” We all know that a lot…
FROM NOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT AUGUST 10th… Both books in my Para-Earth Series are just $0.99 cents a piece. “THE BRIDGE” and “THE SHIP” have earned multiple 4 and 5 star reviews on both Amazon and Smashwords, and you can sample both books at either site for free. *PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE YOU KNOW SO…
After reading Miss Du Maurier’s classic “Rebecca” I set out to find more of her works, in particular I wanted to read some of her short works. In “The Doll: THe Lost Short Stories” I found a treasure of tales which left me both fascinated and a bit disconcerted. One might easily wonder at how…
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That sounds good, Allan. You seem to be quite trained to do that, in the meantime!
I’ve done a lot of reading aloud to Helen and our cats. Plus I’ve had a number of people at work tell me I have a good voice and that I should try creating audiobooks. So I finally took the plunge a year ago.
If you think that was impressive, just keep checking Helens’ website. We’ve shared the first 5 chapters there already, and I’ll be cutting everyone off in a week or so (so if they want to hear the rest they’ll have to get the audiobook. After that I’ll start sharing the beginning chapters of her 2nd book with Rafael and company.
But what I’m really looking forward to is December when I share my audio narration of Dickens “A Christmas Carol” on YouTube. I read the entire unabridged tale, and supply unique voices for every character along with some sound effects. I also scoured the internet for Public Domain Imagery that has been created for various published editions over the years to give the viewers visuals along with my narration. So stay tuned…
Thanks so very much for sharing this, Allan. I’ll stay tuned!
Much appreciated.