A few weeks ago, Patrick Stemp, co-host of the TBR Podcast, invited me to participate in an interview on his blog called “Reading with Writers” — a different sort of interview format focused primarily on other people’s books, and not my own.
I was more than happy to participate.
http://patrickstemp.com/reading-with-writers-4-john-l-monk-amreading/
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An “Awesome Indie” comes to audio format!
I’ve just pushed the “Approve” button, completing my part of The Girl on theMountain audiobook! This project was made possible by ACX, the Audiobook Creation Exchange. On the ACX website, authors and publishers can audition prospective narrator/producers for their books. I listened to a lot of great voices and was able to have those who auditioned read different passages.
The narrator I chose made the story come alive for me again, and she was a pleasure to work with. After we agreed on a deadline, she posted several recorded chapters nearly every day. I chose to download and listen to the chapters using iTunes, then I emailed notes and corrections, if any, and she resubmitted the chapters.
In a week or two, the audiobook version of The Girl on the Mountain will be available for purchase through Amazon, Audible, and iTunes. It will not be available on compact disk–I’m told those are less used these days. Listeners download…
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If you look over on the left side of my humble blog, you’ll see a number of books written by great indie authors. I don’t read nearly enough indie authors, despite wanting to “in theory.” My reasons:
But I love indie authors. I mean, I am one. And I want to support them, learn from them, and be entertained by them. So I’m making it my mission to read more indies. And when I find one that I love, I’ll post the book over on the left side in the order in which I find it.
Stipulations:
So that’s it.
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An interview with one of the inspirations for a book I wrote (still unpublished). Highly recommended.
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I’ve read it, it’s got the John L. Monk squeal of approval 🙂
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I was on another trip down memory lane today when I came across a delight from my childhood: The Borribles. It’s a great tale about runaway children in England and what happens to them: they turn into “Borribles,” a quasi-magical child with pointy ears. A recommended read for children, and queued for a re-read on my Kindle.
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If you haven’t read “Girl on the Mountain”, you’re missing out. I totally just got the follow-up (which stands on its own), and that makes me a little bit happier than most people. This will cause people to like me more when they see me walking down the hall at work, which will lead to favorable attitudes towards me and eventually pay raises, bonuses, comp days and other great things.
Yay!
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I’m a huge Nathan Lowell fan. That is, I’m normal-sized, and a Nathan Lowell fan. 🙂
I just got my Bookblast advertisement and I was happy to see this wonderful book on sale. Highly recommended for a fun, interesting, engaging read.
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I compiled this list a few years ago, and it’s missing a few books since then. I’ll come back and add the ones I missed later.
1) Inferno – Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle – Fantasy/religious
2) Magic Kingdom for Sale – Terry Brooks – Fantasy
3) Neverwhere – Neil Gaiman – Modern Fantasy (read this now)
4) American Gods – Neil Gaiman – Modern Fantasy
5) Fallen Angels – Larry Niven, Jerry P., Michael Flynn – SF
6) The Adept – Katherine Kurtz & Deborah Harris – Modern Fantasy
7) Homeland – R.A. Salvatore – Fantasy
8) Pawn of Prophecy – David Eddings – Fantasy !
9) Midshipman’s Hope – David Feintuch – SF
10) The Alienist – Calib Carr – Historical Mystery (superb)
11) The Exorcist – William Peter Blatty – Horror
12) Magician’s Apprentice – Raymond E. Feist – Fantasy
13) Jumper – Steven Ghould – Fantasy/Supernatural/Thriller (?)
14) Replay – Ken Grimwood – Fantasy/Supernatural/Thriller (?)
15) Dayworld – Phillip Jose Farmer – SF
16) Songs of Earth and Power – Greg Bear – Modern Fantasy
17) The Truth Machine – James Halperin – SF
18) Apropos of Nothing – Peter David – Funny Fantasy
19) The Cuckoo’s Egg – Cliff Stohl – True Crime (this was like crack for me)
20) Starhunt – David Gerrold – SF
21) Venus – Ben Bova – SF
22) Heart of the Comet – Gregory Benford – SF
23) Sorcerer’s Son – Phyllis Eisenstein – Fantasy (Anything by her, really)
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John L. Monk 