Looking Up

Things are looking up here in the land of un/underemployed Edwardia. Last night, I received a message from Judy Clement Wall, co-author of A Waltz and blogger of note, pointing me in the direction of ACX.com. What, I hear all six of you reply, is ACX.com? I'll tell you: it's the Audiobook Creation Exchange. To quote from their website: "ACX is a marketplace where professional authors, agents, publishers, and other Rights Holders can post fallow audiobook rights. At ACX, those unused audio rights will be matched with narrators, engineers, recording studios, and other Producers capable of producing a finished audiobook, as well as with audiobook publishers. The result: More audiobooks will be made."

Putting my evening on hold, I immediately recorded three snippets of what I hope to be viable audiobook narration and, creating a profile, posted it to the site. Doing this with a crackling fire three feet away, a four-year-old running around upstairs and a dog and a bunny making themselves repeatedly comfortable in the room with me was no small challenge. Check out my page and let me know what you think.

Then do me a favor: search ACX.com for books you love, books you'd like to hear me read, books at which you know I'd excel as narrator. Do this, and someday I'll have the money to be able to come see you in your show, attend your wedding, donate to your project or buy you a baby shower gift. See how it all comes back around? Delicious.