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Love a Mystery? Try Dying for Revenge

Dying for Revenge: The Lady Doc Murders Book 1, the latest release from Full Quiver Publishing, is now available in print and ebook from Amazon.com. This complex mystery with a spiritual subplot kept this non-mystery reader’s rapt attention despite its length. I encourage you to follow along on the virtual book tour, which includes giveaways opportunities to win a paperback copy of the book!

Jump ahead for an excerpt, my review, book (blog) tour dates, and a chance to win a paperback copy!

Someone is killing the rich and famous residents of Telluride, Colorado, and the medical investigator, Dr. Jane Wallace, is on a collision course with the murderer. Compelled by profound loss and injustice, Jane will risk her own life to protect others from vengeful death, even as she exacts a high price from those who have destroyed her world. Dying for Revenge is a story of love, obsession and forgiveness, seen through the eyes of a passionate, beautiful woman trying to live her life — imperfectly but vibrantly — even if she won’t survive.

Dr. Barbara Golder is a late literary bloomer. Although she’s always loved books (and rivals Jane in the 3-deep-on-the-shelf sweepstakes), her paying career gravitated to medicine and law. She has served as a hospital pathologist, forensic pathologist, and laboratory director. Her work in forensic pathology prompted her to get a law degree, which she put to good use as a malpractice attorney and in a boutique practice of medical law, which allowed her to be a stay-at-home mom when her children were young. Her writing career began when she authored a handbook of forensic medicine for the local medical examiner office in 1984. Over the years she wrote extensively on law and  medicine and lectured on medicolegal topics. On a lark, she entered a contest sponsored by the Telluride Times Journal and ended up with a regular humor column that memorialized the vagaries of second-home living on the Western Slope. She currently lives on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee with two dogs, two cats and her husband of 41 years. You can find Dr. Golder at her website, Facebook author page, and on Instagram (@ladydocmurders) and Twitter (@ladydocmurders). The series’ facebook page can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/Lady-Doc-Murders-1171887676163049.

An Excerpt of Dying for Revenge

John had just touched my face in his familiar way when the phone startled me out of my sleep. It was one of those vivid dreams, the kind that it takes a minute or two to realize you’ve passed from it into wakefulness. I was especially unhappy because, since his death five years ago, the only way I ever saw my husband or felt his touch was in my restless slumber. The phone rang again, insisting that I answer. In my line of work, a call in the middle of the night is never happy news. It means that death has come calling, unexpected, or violent, or both. It’s the time of night when teenagers run off the road, when drug deals go sour, when sick old men die, the man inside having given up the struggle to keep the man outside alive, when drunken spouses abuse each other to death. At the end of it all, somebody calls the medical examiner and I am pulled out of my orderly world into someone else’s dark night. I wondered idly what particular nightmare I was entering this time as I punched the keypad of my cell phone.

“Yeah?”

I am not particularly civil at three in the morning. Fortunately for me, the cops who are on duty at that hour — the ones most likely to call— aren’t too sensitive. This time it was the sheriff of San Miguel County himself who answered. His voice called up his lanky frame, thinning red hair, pockmarked face and crooked nose.

“Aren’t you just Dr. Mary Sunshine! Wake up, Jane Wallace, you’ve got a case.” His gravelly chuckle broke up a bit. Call reception isn’t always good in the mountains.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah.” I rubbed my eyes and took another stab at civility. “What’s up, Tom?”

I sat up, stretching my neck and trying to come to consciousness.

Tom had used my first name, something he never did, preferring to alternate between Dr. Wallace when he was vexed with me, and Doc when he approved of the way I was executing the demands of my office as Chief Medical Examiner for the Western Slope of Colorado.

Telluride, CO Photo by Thomas Kelley (unsplash)

“Oh, big dealings right here in Mountain Village. We got ourselves a celebrity murder, we do.”

The words were flippant and out of context with the somber nature of such early morning calls. There’s a certain propensity toward inappropriate humor among those of us who work regularly among the dead and the degenerate. I wouldn’t put it past any of my law enforcement brethren, least of all Patterson with his avuncular style, to string me along for the sake of a little joke to liven up an otherwise routine death. I could jest with the best of them.

“Just as long as it’s not Mitch Houston, we’ll be fine.“

Houston, Hollywood’s current favorite leading man and a very hot commodity, had moved to town several months before, buying both a trophy home in Mountain Village and a remote cabin on a thousand acres in one of the basins in the Wilson Peaks, in a display of conspicuous consumption excessive even for Telluride, Colorado, my adopted home on the western slope of the Rockies. The silence at the other end of the phone did not bode well for my career on the comedy circuit. I sat upright, awake, my mind suddenly clear, and feeling dismayed.

“Are you kidding me?” I asked.

Any murder is a tragedy, but this one was going to be a pain in the ass to boot.

My Review

Dying for Revenge, gritty without being vulgar, is populated with richly-woven characters who drive a long and detailed narrative in which the murder mystery (or mysteries) will keep you guessing until the end.

Dr. Jane Wallace, mired in a destructive mixture of grief and vengeance, is written with such depth that by the conclusion, you’ll feel as if you are lifelong friends.

Brash, outspoken, and heedless of others’ opinions, the sharp but beleaguered medical investigator remains sympathetic because of her frailties, which are exposed where her family – her deceased husband and six adult children – is concerned.

Alongside the murders Dr. Wallace must solve before the Telluride citizenry dissolve into a panic, she must also unravel the bitterness that has strangled her zest for life. A charismatic Irish author with secrets of his own may be able to help, if only she’ll let him.

Dying For Revenge delivers not only a well-designed mystery, but a study in the way in which unresolved grief born of vengeance can murder our souls.

I love forward to reading the next installments of The Lady Doc series.

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Blog Tour Schedule

Wednesday, June 1

Ellen Gable Hrkach at Plot Line and Sinker

 

Thursday, June 2

Sarah Reinhard at Snoring Scholar

 

Friday, June 3

Patrice MacArthur at Spiritual Woman

 

Saturday, June 4

A.K. Frailey at The Writings of A.K. Frailey

Barb Szyszkiewicz at FranciscanMom

 

Sunday, June 5

Erin McCole Cupp at Erin McCole Cupp

 

Monday, June 6

Carolyn Astfalk at My Scribbler’s Heart

 

Tuesday, June 7

Theresa Linden at Things Visible & Invisible

Jean Heimann at Catholic Fire

 

Wednesday, June 8

Virginia Lieto at Virginia Lieto

 

Thursday, June 9

Christopher Blunt at The Yeoman Farmer

Michael Seagriff at Harvesting the Fruits of Contemplation

 

Friday, June 10

Therese Heckenkamp at Therese Heckenkamp

 

Saturday, June 11

Ellen Gable Hrkach at Plot Line and Sinker

 

Giveaway

To enter to win a paperback copy of Dying for Revenge, simply comment on this post.

Have you read any mystery series?  You can go back as far as Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, and even back to Nate the Great and Encyclopedia Brown. What are you favorites?

Contest open through June 12. I’ll pick a winner (using random.com) on Monday, June 13!

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An Open Book

Welcome to the June 2016 edition of An Open Book, hosted both at My Scribbler’s Heart AND CatholicMom.com!

My kids and I gave Drinking with the Saints: the Sinner’s Guide to Happy Hour by Michael P. Foley to my husband for Father’s Day last year (along with The Catholic Drinkie’s Guide to Home Brewed Evangelism, which I mentioned last month). This reference book is often open at our house, too. My husband and I were raised in suburban Pittsburgh in what could be called a shot-and-a-beer town. When our parents cleaned out their liquor cabinets, we inherited a few dusty bottles of vintage liquors that we didn’t know how to mix. In other words, we were completely ignorant of cocktails, mixing, and anything more sophisticated than a can of Iron City. Organized according to the church calendar, this fascinating book matches the feasts of the saints with an appropriate drink. For instance, to commemorate St. Norbert on June 6, drink a White Spider, which is made with vodka, white crème de menthe and light crème de cacao. Why? Because “One of St. Norbert’s symbols in Christian art is a spider. As the story has it, he was celebrating Mass when he noticed a venomous spider in the Precious Chalice but drank anyway rather than pour it out. He was miraculously preserved from harm.” This beautiful hardcover book, complete with detailed recipes and illustrations of the saints, makes a beautiful and thoughtful gift. It has introduced us to some delicious beers and cocktails, as well as some extraordinary legends. My husband often shares the stories behind the saints and the drinks with the whole family even if he is the only one enjoying a drink.

When I was a child, my parents took me to a weekly series of classic movies, some of which were directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Among them was the haunting Rebecca (1940), which I loved. When I saw the Daphne du Maurier novel Rebecca available as a prize at our library’s summer reading program last year, I snagged it. I’ve just begun reading it, on the heels of a book hangover from Amy Harmon’s The Song of David. (Amy Harmon’s storytelling mesmerizes me.) Anyway, I’m looking forward to immersing myself in Rebecca, although my cover isn’t as modern and attractive as the one shown here.

When I was scouring the library last month for historical fiction for my seventh grader, one of the librarians recommended Onion John, a Newbery Medal-winning novel by Joseph Krumgood. Frankly, the Amazon reviews are mixed. My son, however, is enjoying it although he said it got off to a slow start. The description reads: “The story of a friendship between a 12-year-old boy and an immigrant handyman, almost wrecked by the good intentions of the townspeople.” A Newbery winner and no one could come up with a tad longer blurb? Not that it makes a difference, but my son is reading the 1959 hardcover copy with what now looks to be a hokey cover image. It’s interesting how the same novels are repackaged to suit the times (see Rebecca above).

I’ve done more middle-of-the-night parenting with my second-grade daughter than with any of my other children. She suffers from fleeting belly aches and headaches that sometimes require the comfort of mom at two a.m. I often read aloud to help distract her from her discomfort. Our go-to books for healing, for some reason, are the Berenstain Bears. Not able to locate those books, I turned to Gus. Our hardcover version of Gus Was A Friendly Ghost by Jane Thayer belonged to my husband, but the second I first removed it from a box his parents had given us, I knew it. I had the same book, which my own mother read to me again and again. Each glimpse at the orange and purple illustrations in this book is so sentimental to me that I’ve lost all objectivity. Simply put, it’s the story of a ghost who takes in a cranky mouse during the winter. Try it; you might like it!

After storytime at the library, my three-year-old selected Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems, a Caldecott Honor Book. (I prefer Mo Willems’ Knuffle Bunny books.) My little boy and his four-year-old sister love these pigeon books, which have grown on me over time. With simple text and equally simple illustrations, these books and the interaction they encourage seem to appeal to preschoolers.

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New Christian Teen Fiction: Life-Changing Love

I wish that Life-Changing Love by Theresa Linden were around when I was a teen. It has all the the tummy-tingling sparks of the does he/doesn’t he blush of teenage crushes along with a hefty dose of drama that delivers the truth. Even girls who slip through adolescence insulated by perpetual wallflower status (like me) will be heartened and encouraged by Caitlyn’s story, empowered to be a better friend, a more obedient daughter, and a more patient young woman.

That’s why I’m honored to be part of the blog tour for this latest Christian teen fiction release. In addition to the book blurb, cover, and my review, I’ve scored an exclusive interview of Caitlyn by none other than the author, Theresa Linden.

Maybe you’re already acquainted with the West boys from having read Roland West, Loner. In that case,  you may want to jump straight to the quiz:

Which West boy is your best match? Or bookmark it for  when you – or your teen daughter/granddaughter/friend – has completed the book. Will you match up with shy Roland, introspective Keefe, or gregarious Jarret?

Life-Changing Love

Caitlyn Summer, soon to be fifteen, must practice old-fashioned courtship with high parental involvement, but she has a terrible crush on shy Roland West and she has competition from a girl with no restrictions. As Caitlyn struggles to remain faithful to God, her parents, and herself, her best friend gets pregnant and might get an abortion. When Caitlyn discovers her mother’s past mistakes, she begins to resent all the guidelines her parents expect her to follow.

My Review

Life-Changing Love by Theresa Linden

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Not only is Life-Changing love an entertaining read, but it’s a great tool for launching conversations between teens and parents about their expectations for dating and relationships.

Caitlyn Summers is in love with being in love. She yearns for her first boyfriend and her first kiss. And she knows just the boy to make those dreams come true: Roland West. Only Roland, despite the mixed signals he sends, is not interested in having a girlfriend.

By contrast, Caitlyn’s gorgeous best friend Zoe has gone from zero to well beyond the speed limit in mere days with Roland’s dangerous older brother Jarret.

When Jarret’s twin Keefe returns from a trip to Italy with his father, he’s changed- unwilling to allow Jarret to manipulate him, introspective, pious, and intrigued by Caitlyn.

The lives of the West brothers and Caitlyn and Zoe turn topsy-turvy as they struggle to navigate obedience to their parents, the longings of their hearts, and the predicament Jarret and Zoe have created for themselves.

Theresa Linden does an outstanding job of capturing the tension of the teenage years. The result is a moving story that shows the consequences of premature sexual relationships and the value of pursuing friendships that honor God and respect the dignity of each person.

The Interview

Character interview of soon-to-be fifteen-year-old Caitlyn Summer, conducted by author Theresa Linden. This interview took place at Caitlyn’s house before the camping trip.

Theresa Linden

Smiling and giddy, Caitlyn hangs up the old phone on the kitchen wall. Her big green eyes swivel to the dining room and latch onto me. Her smile shrinks a bit, but the news she received from the phone call must’ve really made her day because it seems like she can’t stop smiling.

I smile back. Mrs. Summer has been kind enough to invite me into her home for this interview, so I’m sipping hot Constant Comment tea at the dining room table. Stacks of laundry sit on one end of the table. A plate of chocolate chip cookies sits before me, but the long red hair sticking out of the cookie on top keeps me from taking one.

Mrs. Summer carries baby Andy and an armful of fresh laundry as she cruises through the little house, heading toward the bedrooms. A spring-fresh scent trails behind her. As she passes Caitlyn, she says, “Oh, Caitlyn, you have a guest. Mrs. Linden would like to speak with you for a moment.” Mrs. Summer glances at me and smiles. Then she rounds the corner and disappears, leaving Caitlyn and me alone.

“Oh.” Caitlyn gives me a sort of deer-in-the headlights look. Her eyes are so round and sparkling green, a nice contrast to her long red tresses. I wonder if I’ve captured them right in my stories.

“Care to join me at the table?” I say. “I’d like to ask you a few questions.”

“Oh,” she says again, glancing to either side. The house is relatively quiet, but her younger sisters and brother are laughing and talking in the backyard.

Caitlyn runs a hand through her hair, wipes the front of her skirt then approaches with slow steps. “Are you from River Run High? I was supposed to meet with a counselor sometime this year. To talk about my future plans, I guess.” She tugs a chair back and eases herself into it. “Is that who you are, a counselor?”

“Um, no.” I wonder if it will freak her out to hear the truth. “I’m an author. And I just wanted to ask you a few questions.”

“Oh.” She’s studying me now, making me feel like I should’ve put on something a bit nicer than sweatpants and my favorite ratty jacket with the burn hole in the sleeve. “So, what do you write?”

“Different things. I wrote a dystopian trilogy, and I also write Christian fiction for teens.”

“That sounds interesting.” She grabs a cookie, takes a bite, and makes a face. Now she’s pulling a hair from her mouth. “What did you want to talk to me about?” she says with her mouth full. She shoves the rest of her cookie under the edge of the plate.

“Well, I wanted my readers to get to know you a little better. So if you don’t mind . . .” I’m talking quickly now, hoping she won’t get paranoid like Peter had done when I’d interviewed him. “I have just a few questions. First of all, I noticed that you seemed very happy after getting off the phone. Care to share why?”

Her smile returns and her eyes light up like two emeralds under a jeweler’s lamp.

I briefly wonder if my mental description of her eyes is too flowery.

“Oh,” she says, “that was my friend Peter. He finally got back to me about a camping trip we’re going on.” She dips her head and a tangle of red curls falls in her face. “I was hoping that Roland . . . a, uh, a new friend of ours was coming.”

“So, I guess he is then? Roland’s going camping?”

Still smiling, she pushes the hair from her face, twirls a red curl around her finger, and nods.

“Would you tell me a bit about Roland?”

“He’s new to River Run High, and we recently became friends.” Her smile wavers. “I really like him, but he’s very shy.”

“Is that a problem? That he’s shy? I think that’s great that you’re willing to reach out to a shy kid, especially someone new to your school.”

“No, I like that he’s shy.” Caitlyn glances over her shoulder in the direction of the hallway that leads to the bedrooms. “It’s just that, well, he’s so different from everyone else, and I really like him.” She stresses the word ‘really’ and gives me a serious look.

“Oh.” I nod. “Like a boyfriend.”

Her eyes pop open and she spins her head to peer over her shoulder. Then she faces me again and whispers, “No, I can’t have a boyfriend. When I’m older, my parents want me to practice courtship.”

“Oh, so what about now? You can’t see boys?”

She shrugs. “I can see them in groups. Which is why I’m glad he’s going camping.” Her smile comes back and she reaches absentmindedly for a stack of t-shirts, part of the folded laundry Mrs. Summer had left on the end of the table. “You see, we’re friends already. So I was hoping we . . .”

The stack of t-shirts slips off the table. Caitlyn twists and whisks both arms out, trying to catch them, but it’s too late. Mumbling, she leans and ducks under the table. Something bangs and she says, “Ouch.” A few seconds later she pops up with a sloppy pile of shirts and a weak smile.

“I just was hoping we could get to know each other better, you know, get closer without actually dating.” She stands and carries the shirts to the kitchen bar counter. “Though, I don’t know what I’d do if he really liked me, too.” She places the messy pile onto the cluttered countertop and folds one of the shirts. “I mean, I don’t know why he would, but . . .” She sets the folded shirt next to the messy pile and grabs another shirt.

“Why wouldn’t he like you too?”

“I don’t know. Some girls seem to have it all. They’re pretty and comfortable around boys . . .” She’s not even looking at me now. She’s folding shirt after shirt and putting them in a new stack, but the stack keeps inching back. “My best friend tells me I’m cute, but I don’t feel cute. And I’m certainly not pretty. Or hot.”

I find that I’m gripping my teacup, worried about that moving stack of folded shirts. It seems too close to a pretty glass pitcher—

The crashing sound of glass on a tile floor shudders through me. Caitlyn shrieks then stands frozen.

I get up to help.

Before I get around the table, Caitlyn shoves her hands into her tangled red hair and groans. “Oh, who am I kidding? The new rules won’t matter. I’m not even girlfriend material. I’m a clumsy mess!”

I’m not sure whether to clean up the broken glass or to comfort Caitlyn first. “I think every girl your age—”

“What was that?” Mrs. Summer flies onto the scene. She no longer carries Andy. Her round eyes shift this way and that, her gaze darting all over the kitchen and dining room. “Are you okay? What broke?” She looks at me. “I’m sorry, Mrs. Liden . . .”

“Linden,” I correct. But I understand what the look and tone of voice mean. The interview is over, and it’s time for me to go.

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Announcing the Great Summer Guest Blogapalooza

At the unofficial start of summer, I’m happy to announce the schedule of all-star bloggers lined up to fill this space this summer. I’ll still be blogging at least once a week, mostly as part of regularly-scheduled link-ups as well as my Relevant Fiction Reviews and author interviews. But, the rest? The rest will be covered by the lovely women listed below. Meanwhile, I’ll be kicking back, poolside, with my children hard at work on my next novel!

June 13

Virginia Lieto

June 27

Jeannie Ewing

July 4

Barb Szyszkiewicz

July 11

Billie Jauss

July 25

Olivia Folmar Ard

August 1

Erin McCole Cupp

August 8

Allison Gingras

August 22

Cynthia Toney

August 29

Sarah Damm

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Small Success Thursday

Why small success? Because that’s the only kind I know! Even the big ones come in small steps. Here’s my paltry offering for the week:

Visited the township recycling center – Before you roll your eyes at this minuscule task, let me explain why this is an accomplishment of any sort. First, after weeks of tripping over the overflowing box of plastic caps and bag of used batteries along the basement stairs, I have to get said recyclable stuff – along with the old UV bulb encased in bubble wrap – to the car. Without spillage by little hands. Here’s the big challenge: Our township recycling center keeps arcane operating hours, changeable at any moment. It’s open something like the third Wednesday following the full moon and the hours between twilight and dusk on Fridays equidistant from the nearest solstices. After one unsuccessful trip, I swung by on a whim while on a futile drive-my-preschoolers-to-sleep jaunt and, despite the posted hours, lo and behold, OPEN! Junk delivered to its destination. And the UV bulb? The guy there said to throw it in the trash.

Mounds of mulch. Steam absent.

The mudroom – I shouldn’t really claim this one because it’s woefully incomplete. I took a “before” picture and then . . . nothing. But I’ve begun, and I’ll post the “after” shot in the next Small Success. Sadly, the room is absent my other planned success for the day: my son’s leather loafers. He wears his loafers when serving Mass, and on Good Friday they used wax candles instead of the oil ones they normally carry. He spilled some wax on his shoes. I’ve been studying them quizzically, trying to figure out how to remove the wax. Scrape and then what? I planned to remove the wax the way I would from the carpet, by ironing it onto a brown bag. Will that work for leather? Any suggestions?

Before

Birthday baking – My son’s entry into the teen years was heralded by a somewhat crazy Monday. The little ones each had story times at the library, which I don’t mind skipping on occasion, but since they’d both missed three of the last five due to their illness or that of a sibling, I wanted to take them. Dishes were still piled in the kitchen because my husband had occupied the sink with brewing over the weekend. Chocolate chip cookies and homemade birthday cake lay head, to be completed sometime between the library and ballet class. I signed in relief as the decorated cake was placed on the table and the birthday boy headed to Boy Scouts with a container of cookies for his friends. Why did I think enough cookies would come home to share with his classmates the next day? Cray cray. I baked a second batch before school on Tuesday and the birthday baking was complete!

Aerial view of the Jakku birthday cake.

Thank you notes – I supervised my second grader getting all of the thank you notes from her First Holy Communion completed. This one was mostly on her, but I have to be on hand to make sure she’s matched the right gift to the right person, spelled names correctly, and then address the envelopes. Done, done, done. On to supervising the birthday gift thank you cards . . .
Christmas decorations – Oh, the humiliation. There may have been a small pile of Advent and Christmas decorations lingering in a pile in the room by which we access the attic. For almost six months. I finally took the two minutes necessary to put them away. Sigh. Procrastination + sloth=a Christmas stocking gathering dust.

That’s all I’ve got. Celebrate more small successes over at CatholicMom.com.

Have you had any small successes this week?

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Tips for Turning Your Novel into an Audiobook Using ACX

Earlier this month, I approved an audiobook adaption of my debut novel. Creating an audiobook edition appealed to me for two reasons.

First, audiobooks allow authors to reach an entirely different audience.

An audiobook is the only way some people consume books. Since my husband spends a lot of time in the car,  he has become an audiobook listener. Same with my sister-in-law.

Readers of traditional books and ebooks are listening more, too. The audiobook’s hands-free portability is appealing, and so is the timeless enjoyment of listening to a story.

In her newsletter, author Jody Hedlund wrote:

“No doubt about it. Audio books are growing in popularity.  The Wall Street Journal  calls the popularity an ‘explosion.’ An article in  The Telegraph  in 2015 said: “Sales of audio books have doubled in the last five years, thanks to the popularity of digital downloads.” In fact, according to the American Publishers Association, audio books saw a 19.5 percent rise in unit sales over just the past year alone ( The National ).”

Second, I’ll admit to a selfish satisfaction in hearing my book read aloud.

To be honest, I flitted between being thrilled and cringing, but I’ve done that when reading the paperback as well. (The neuroses of authors is a subject for another post.)

This post is an attempt to share my experience with the process. I’m no expert. I’ve done this exactly once, and I’ve yet to sell any copies since the finished product has just been made available. I also had what I think is likely a fairly smooth experience with a skilled, professional, and cooperative narrator. That said, here’s what I gleaned about the process.

I chose ACX (an Amazon platform) to turn my book into an audiobook. I started by reading these articles:

Don’t Miss the Audiobook Boat
Audiobooks: An Indie Author’s Experience (Part 1)
Audiobooks: An Indie Author’s Experience (Part 2)
From Casting a Narrator: To Happily Ever After
Audiobooks!

Here’s a good visual step-by-step guide to the process that I recently read:

A Step-By-Step Guide to Making an Audio Book Using ACX

(What follows pertains mostly to the ACX production process. Not all authors find that ACX is the right fit for their production. After investigating other options, you may find that another production and distribution process suits you better.)

Claiming Your Book and Seeking Auditions

The basic process for bringing your audiobook to fruition is fairly simple. First, you must claim your book on ACX and create a profile in order to attract narrators. You will also need to select the type of contract you will enter into. Will you pay the producer/narrator for his or her work (Pay for Production)? Or will you agree to split any royalties 50/50 (Royalty Share)?

ACX provides a thorough checklist for this process.

Tip: Auditioning narrators will most likely not have read your novel, so give them the basic information they’ll need to succeed in capturing your characters. “Male lead is cocky. Female lacks self-confidence and has a tendency to lie.” Give them something to go on, and then let them take it from there. A skilled narrator will bring your words to life in ways you may never have imagined.

Tip: Be upfront about the content of your novel. One potential narrator wanted clarification on the edginess in my romance. She described herself as conservative and would be uncomfortable about a project than ran contrary to her beliefs. I was able to provide her with more detail and re-assure her about the content of the book. I also had a narrator express discomfort that the book seemed “pretty religious.” We were able to discern quickly that this wasn’t a good match. Be professional but courteous and save everyone time and hassle.

Tip: Choose a passage for auditions that allows you to hear the narrator’s capabilities. It may not be the most moving or eloquent passage, but it should elicit what you want to hear. I picked a passage that included my male and female leads as well as an important minor character and a child. Maybe it’s important for you to hear dialect, a heart-pounding action sequence, or a very emotional, intimate moment. In general, I think choosing a scene with multiple character voices is a good idea.

Tip: If you can only do Royalty Share, try to get the ACX stipend, in which ACX offers bonus payments to narrators/producers for select titles. ACX uses a mysterious algorithm to determine which titles receive stipends. It involves sales, reviews, and book length, among other things.

In my case, I created my novel’s ACX profile shortly after publication. I had 12-18 reviews and not a lot of sales. My title was not eligible for the stipend. I proceeded to listen to narrators’ audio samples and scour narrator bios in order to hand select narrators I though might be a good fit. I then sent at least a dozen narrators personal messages inviting them to audition. I provided them with the Amazon link to my book and its reviews and offered to answer any questions they might have. Some responded, mostly to say they could not work with me without the stipend. While this can be discouraging, it’s certainly understandable since narrators need to live and eat as well. I ended up receiving one unsolicited audition over several months before my title was awarded the stipend.

Due to either a system glitch or lack of activity (I’m still not sure which), I had to reclaim my title. This time, I had more sales and more reviews. Within a couple of weeks of reclaiming, I received notice that my book had been awarded a stipend. Notice of unsolicited auditions began filling my inbox at a rapid pace.

Tip: Wait until you have a nice selection of auditions before selecting a narrator; don’t just select the first one to come along. Remember that the quality of your audio production may impact your reviews and subsequent sales. Choose wisely. You may find that your initial favorite isn’t your favorite anymore once you’ve listen to six or seven varied performances. Also, don’t be afraid to invite someone to re-audition if you think there is a specific area in which he/she could tweak the performance, making it one you could approve.

Tip: Don’t listen to so many auditions that choosing becomes an overwhelming, seemingly impossible task. Unfortunately, there is no way to close auditions short of making an offer. In other words, they won’t stop coming until you choose one. At some point you simply need to stop considering new auditions and make a decision.

Evaluating Auditions

Tip: Get another person’s opinion. In my case, I sent samples to a couple of author friends for second opinions. Listen on earphones or ear buds rather than speakers as that will be how most listeners will hear the story. Then my husband (who listens to more audibooks than I do), my publisher, and I listened to the auditions (separately) and made a list of our top three. My husband and I shared the same top choice, who was my publisher’s second choice, and that’s whom we selected.

Tip: Do your homework. Not only did I listen to the audio, but I checked out potential narrators’ profiles, portfolios, and websites as well. It would be embarrassing and uncomfortable for both parties if there were some reason she/he was incompatible with your work or niche audience. For example, being that I write “clean” romance, I wanted to avoid someone whose specialty was erotica. This may be more an issue in nonfiction than fiction, but say you’re writing a novel about the American Civil Rights movement. You’d want to steer clear of a narrator known for his involvement with the Ku Klux Klan. Extreme example, but it makes the point.

Tip: Be professional. Follow up and thank those who didn’t make the cut. We’re authors. We KNOW rejection. These artists are no different. So many responded to me with grateful appreciation that I had taken the time to send them a short message informing them of my decision, thanking them for sharing their time and talent, and praising their work even if it wasn’t a fit for this project. This is also a good way to keep in touch and maintain a positive relationship with a narrator who may be the perfect fit for your NEXT project.

Approving the First 15 Minutes

Here’s your chance to offer feedback and direction. I didn’t have any recommended changes at this point, but this would be your opportunity to steer your narrator in the right direction, if necessary.

Listening to Your Novel

As the chapters are uploaded, you’ll want to listen. Let the narrator know of any problems. For example, a line of narration is accidentally rendered as dialogue, a mispronunciation, etc.

Tip: Be specific and constructive in your comment and cite the exact time at which the errors occurs. Work promptly to keep pace with your narrator.

If your narrator/producer has done the job well, this is loads of fun. Here’s what I shared on my Facebook page after my first listen:

I got to listen to the first half of Stay With Me on audiobook last night, and I have to admit I’m a little giddy. Part of the joy of writing is creating characters. The author writes them, but the readers, THE READERS are the ones who bring them to life in their imaginations. Only, the author can’t get into the readers’ heads. So hearing someone narrate and voice those characters . . . it’s kind of like flipping the switch on Dr. Frankenstein’s creation only without the pitchfork party outside the gates. They’re alive!

Here’s the note I shared on my Facebook Author page about my listening experience.

Wrapping It Up

At the end of production, you’ll need to submit a cover image for your audiobook. ACX provides all of the specifications.

Tip: You are not required to include the narrator’s name, but I did, seeing it as an opportunity to (1) give credit where credit is due, and (2) help promote the narrator’s work.

Marketing Your Audiobook

I’ve just begun to market my audiobook, but I’m saving links and making notes as I go along. I’ll share what I learn in a future blog post.

Here is where the Stay With Me audiobook is now available:

And here’s a link to my fabulous narrator:
Patricia Santomasso

Have you turned a book into an audio book?

Do you have any tips to share?

How did your experience differ from mine?

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#5Faves: Bookends

While many of our books are sadly relegated to boxes at present, I dream of someday having a full wall of shelves on which to display our beloved books. When that happens, our sets of bookends will resume their rightful place holding up said books. These Roman pillars are the plainest of the bunch but they do the job. And what’s not to like about a classic? Following are my five favorites. Special thanks to my book model, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy , which arrived on time, never complained, and was, thankfully, not the least bit temperamental.

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Scottie Dogs & Books

These worn-looking bookends belonged to my paternal grandfather, whom I never met. According to my mom, he brought them from Italy. These were a fixture on my parents’ shelves for decades, and I’m so happy to have them in my home.

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Gargoyles

If I remember correctly, my husband and I picked up these weight gargoyle bookends on vacation one year. They’re perfect for holding up all his haunted places and ghost books.

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Under the Sea

I can’t recall how these deep-sea bookends came into our possession, but they’re bright, fun, and I like them!

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Painted Brick

This painted brick has a story. When the six Catholic parishes in our hometown were reduced by half in the early 1990s, my husband’s parish, St. Joseph, was one of the first to go. The German parish church, which featured a beautiful sanctuary and altar, was on the second floor of the building. When the red-brick church was demolished, some former parishioners salvaged bricks. This is one that someone painted and re-purposed as a bookend.

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Honest Abe

These metal Abraham Lincoln bookends were discovered in an antique shop when my husband and I were dating. They needed a thorough cleaning, but they remain a pleasant memory of those happy days.

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Everyone Has a Story to Tell: Author Interview with Olivia Folmar Ard

The Bennett Series (The Partition of Africa and The Marshall Plan) wonderfully captures young adulthood and the sometimes difficult process of maturation, when we discern fully who we are and what principles will guide us. Often, our convictions are tested for the first time. What about this stage of transition compels you to write about it?

I’m so glad that you mentioned this, and so early in the interview! It’s one of my favorite topics.

Even though nothing truly extraordinary happened to me while I was there, my time in college felt so turbulent. I went in as a smug seventeen-year-old know-it-all, and I was spit out four and a half years later with an engagement ring and no ideas for what I wanted to do next. During that time, I wanted more than anything to find a fictional character who was going through these generation-specific ordeals—marrying young in the twenty-first century, trying to find a job in a dried-up economy, dealing with the fact that a bachelor’s degree isn’t as valuable as it was twenty years ago.

C.S. Lewis is quoted as saying, “We read to know we are not alone,” and for the first time in my life, I felt like that truth was failing me. None of the YA heroes or heroines could help me, and neither could those of mainstream adult fiction. I felt lost somewhere between those two worlds, and I found myself yearning to bridge that gap. What I ended up with were two “coming-of-age in your twenties” stories, with one more on the way. I wasn’t sure how they would be received, but the feedback I’ve heard tells me that I wasn’t the only one stuck in that in-between place. That makes me happier than I can tell you.

Both The Partition of Africa and The Marshall Plan manage to address morality, including sexual morality, without being moralizing. What role do you think fiction plays in expositing right from wrong?

I’m so happy to hear you say that, because that was one of my goals in crafting both pieces. I desperately wanted to address these issues, but in a way that would provoke thoughts and discussions among my readers. I didn’t want to tell them how they should think. My greatest fear was failing, because really, there’s no greater turn-off than an arrogant, judgmental narrator.

Sexual desire, action, and identity are all touchy, polarizing subjects that are incredibly difficult to address in the public arena. When it comes to these and other controversial topics, fiction is an incredibly powerful, irreplaceable tool. It allows authors to explore their own worldview through the actions and dilemmas of their characters, and it allows readers to digest these ideas in a safe environment. People with opposing worldviews who might never enter a civil discussion about one of these topics can read the same book and walk away with similar conclusions. Through the removal of labels, politics, agendas, and reality, fiction allows people to entertain ideas without becoming defensive. In this way, I think it achieves much more than non-fiction ever will.

You seem to read in a wide variety of genres and styles. What are you current favorites?

Oh, gosh! It’s like asking me to pick a favorite child. I used to read adult fiction of all genres almost exclusively, but lately I’ve been gravitating more and more to YA [Young Adult] and NA [New Adult] lit of all genres. Protagonists in these age categories seem more likely to have quirky, individual personalities, and that’s something I find really refreshing. The last new series I went ga-ga over was The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer, which I devoured over my Christmas break.

Compared to me, you’ve come to fiction writing from a young age. What has driven you to pursue your writing aspirations? What kind of support and encouragement (from family, friends, teachers, etc.) has nurtured those dreams? 

I can’t remember a time when writing wasn’t an ambition of mine; it’s always been there in the background, just waiting until I was ready to be serious. I’ve been blessed with an abundance of support through all the different stages of my life. Barbara Purvis, my fourth grade teacher, looked at my little notebook of poems and stories at my request and told me I was going to be a writer. Over the years, we ran into each other every so often and she would always ask how my writing was coming. It felt so nice to finally tell her, “I have a book out now!” I’m also fortunate enough to have a family that has always valued education and academic achievements.

The person who really pushed me into finishing my first novel, though, was my friend Karin, also known as K. B. Hoyle. She is an author in my area, and I became acquainted with her after reading her fantastic YA fantasy series The Gateway Chronicles. Before I met her, I always thought of authors as lofty, ethereal beings with no needs or responsibilities other than writing. When I saw that she not only worked full-time but also mothered three (now four!) rambunctious little boys and still managed to churn out at least one book per year, I realized it was something I could do if I really wanted it. She continues to inspire me daily!

Like every author I’ve interviewed thus far, you juggle many responsibilities. Unfortunately, we can’t do it all. What have you had to let fall by the wayside – for better or for worse – in order to make time for your novels?

Olivia Folmar Ard

This is going to sound very silly, but I’m not able to cook near as often as I like. I enjoy trying out new, occasionally complicated recipes. I’m able to do this in the summer, but when I’m taking courses for my graduate degree, working full-time, and writing, sometimes I just have to stick to the basics. When I do manage to cook, it’s usually crock pot fare or something simple, like sautéed chicken and rice. I also don’t get to watch television and movies much anymore, which is sad, because I enjoy those as much as I do reading, in a way.

What projects are you working on now?

I’m working on finishing up This Dread Road [release date 12/21/2016], the third and final installment in the Bennett Series. I am also in the planning stages of writing two novellas, one a Cold War romantic suspense, the other a chick lit Christmas story, both of which will hopefully be available in November.

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My reviews of The Partition of Africa and The Marshall Plan.

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Learning to Love with the Saints: Blog Tour and GIVEAWAY!

I’m happy to participate in Jean M. Heimann’s blog tour for her new book, Learning to Love with the Saints: A Spiritual Memoir. I encourage you to follow along on her blog tour, which includes several opportunities to win a paperback copy of this faith-enriching book.

Learning to Love with the Saints is the inspiring personal witness of how Jean M. Heimann was wooed by Jesus to return to the Church after being raised Catholic and then leaving her faith for fifteen years. In this riveting memoir, Jean tells the story of growing up in the Midwest in a French-Catholic family during the tumultuous times of the sexual revolution, the Vietnam War and mass misinterpretation of Vatican II in the Church in the ’60s.

Jean expertly weaves Pope St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, Scripture passages, brief biographies of the saints, and poignant quotes from the saints into her story to illustrate how the saints served as spiritual guides who interceded for her, resulting in some astonishing miracles. Through all these trials, it was the saints who restored her faith, kept it alive and helped her discover the meaning of true love.

Jean M. Heimann

Jean M. Heimann is a Catholic author and freelance writer with an M.A. in Theology, a parish minister and a diocesan speaker, a retired psychologist and educator, and an Oblate with the Community of St. John.  In addition to her highly acclaimed first book, Seven Saints for Seven Virtues, Jean has had her work published in a variety of Catholic periodicals, some of which include: National Catholic Register, Catholic Exchange, Canticle Magazine, and St. Anthony Messenger/America. Visit Jean at her award-winning blog, Catholic Fire.

My Review

Learning to Love with the Saints beautifully illustrates the role of the saints in all of life’s joys and challenges. In sharing her life story, Jean Heimann uses the saints’ lived example, wisdom, and intercession to shed light on their role in comforting, instructing, and achieving sanctity.

Prominent among the saints mentioned are the ever-popular St. Therese of Lisieux (the Little Flower) and Pope St. John Paul II, whose long pontificate and Theology of the Body have given the world a beautiful, holistic vision of the meaning of our bodies and sexuality. Because he is among my favorite saints, I greatly appreciated how his wisdom was interwoven with the author’s story.

Jean Heimann’s story alone makes interesting reading. She recounts failed romantic relationships, estrangement from the church, and physical and financial crises, each of which provided yet another opportunity to grow closer to Jesus. Of particular interest to me was the all-too-common misconceptions about divorce that kept her away from the sacraments, her encounter with infamous abortionist “Tiller the Killer,” and the grace with which she has endured suffering.

I recommend this relatively quick read to anyone interested in learning how we can be strengthened and grow in virtue with the help of our brothers and sisters in heaven, the saints.

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Blog Tour Schedule

Friday, May 13

Ellen Gable Hrkach at Plot, Line, and Sinker

Saturday, May 14

Rosemary Bogdan at A Catholic Mother’s Thoughts 

Sunday, May 15

Carolyn Astfalk at My Scribbler’s Heart (including Book Giveaway!)

Monday, May 16

Lisa Mladinich at Patheos

Tuesday, May 17

Nancy HC Ward at Joy Alive in our Hearts  (including Book Giveaway!)

Wednesday, May 18

Esther Gefroh at A Catholic Mom in Hawaii 

Thursday, May 19

Barb Szyszkiewicz at Franciscan Mom (including Book Giveaway!) and at Catholic Mom

Friday, May 20

Jeannie Ewing at Love Alone Creates (including Book Giveaway!)

Saturday, May 21

Patrice Faganant McArthur at Spiritual Woman 

Sunday, May 22

Melanie Jean Juneau at Association of Catholic Women Bloggers  and at Joy of Nine

Monday, May 23

Virginia Lieto at Virginia Lieto (including Book Giveaway!)

Tuesday, May 24

Tony Agnesi at Finding God’s Grace in Everyday Life 

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Top 10 Tuesday: 10 Myths About Authors

Some people have fixed ideas about authors: how they do what they do, what they enjoy, all their quirks and idiosyncrasies. In truth, authors and writers are at least as varied as those in any other profession, maybe more so. They are as varied as the topics about which they write. So, here’s my Top 10 author myths. (My apologies to anyone else’s list exposing author myths that I may have internalized over the years.

The cozy writing nook. Creation requires the proper writer environment: a pen and ink at an antique roll top desk overlooking a flowering meadow or forest where woodland creatures peaceably come and go. Or maybe a modern in-home office in which the walls are bedecked with inspiration, awards, and a bulletin board for notes and plotting. While those sound lovely, a writer’s “office” may be a laptop on the couch or the dining room table. Maybe a closet/office. Maybe a bound journal and a sturdy pen. (I write on a laptop at the dining room table.)

My work station. Note toys surrounding the computer.

Quiet contemplation. The writer needs quiet and solitude to coax his/her brilliance forth from the ether. While some may prefer quiet, many authors write amidst constant noise and interruptions from devices or people either at home or maybe in a coffee shop. (See where I write above and you can deduce the noise and activity level in that environ.)
Crazy artsy-fartsy ways. The author is an eccentric whose creativity must not be stifled. Quirkiness is of the utmost value. While there are many “artsy” authors, there are at least as many down-to-earth, feet-planted-firmly on the ground types as well. (I’m fairly certain no one has ever termed me “artsy.” One year when my husband and I made gingerbread Christmas ornaments, my own mother declared that my husband’s had more “country charm.”)
Can’t do math. Abilities in language arts appear to negate ability in math and science. Authors can produce a thousand-page tome but are rendered helpless when left to calculate sales tax or determine the tip after breakfast. True for some, not for all. (I like math. I always have. And I was good at it. I can still work mental math problems infinitely faster than my mathematics-major husband.)
Rolling in dollars. Having a book published equals major moolah. It’s a BOOK, after all. Authors can sit smugly behind their computers and watch the royalty payments roll in. Okay. This one is laughable. Especially in an era when so many readers expect to get the novel you slaved over for years as a free download. Very, very few authors make a sustainable income from writing. (My debut novel came out October 1. Money spent on writing and promotion well exceeded money earned from writing last year.)
It’s all about talent. Writers are not made, they are born. You either have it or you don’t, and if you don’t, well, it’s hopeless. Talent exists, for sure, but I’m confident that most authors will contest that much of what is referred to as “talent” is more about studying the craft and working hard. That overnight sensation has probably been toiling at his/her craft for years before being “discovered.” (The more I write (and re-write) the more I see writing as a learned skill than a gift.)
Alcohol. The most reliable source of inspiration comes from the bottom of a bottle. While many authors would enjoy a glass of wine, a beer, or even a mixed drink alongside the computer as they write, few will confess to drunkenness producing writing worth reading. Novel construction is a complex task best accomplished with your wits about you. (I enjoy a drink or two as much as the next person, but two’s pretty much the max. Writing is difficult enough sober; I can’t imagine trying it while sloshed.)
Angsty personality. The author is a pensive, moody, introvert more comfortable in the company of cats and good Scotch (see above) than companionable friends and loving family. Authors are a motley bunch, from happy-go-lucky to gruff and belligerent, pretty much like the rest of the population. (I’m a laid-back, glass half-full kind of person. Life’s too short for so much angst, and my husband has us well covered in that department.)
Tragic life. The writer’s life is a series of personal tragedies rendering the author’s biography an amalgam of the world’s greatest suffering. Authors suffer neither more nor less than the average Joe. What is unique is that they are often able to use that suffering to bring depth and authenticity to that about which they write. (I had a happy childhood with two loving parents who lived well into my adulthood. I’ve as yet not been the victim of violent crime, plague, or natural disaster, but there’s still time.)
Coffee. The writer requires copious amounts of caffeine fuel in order to function, particularly when a deadline looms. Here’s the one on which I expect push back, but I do know of several non-coffee drinking authors. Some of us actually prefer a cup of tea.  What’s that? An audible gasp? (I’ve never consumed a cup of coffee in my life. I spent Easter wrinkling my nose at the awful java-flavored jelly beans included in our mix. Yuck!)

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