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October 10, 2025

New Short Story Audiobook & New Books Updates

My new novel is going very well and is now at 80,000 words. This will be my 17th novel since I began writing full-length books.

All of my previous novels have been released through Amazon but I am considering releasing this through a publisher. I will decide this once the novel is complete and edited.

I will update here once I have a firm idea on how I will proceed.

I continue to grow my YouTube channel, and have recently added quite a lot of content.

My latest short story is a narration of a piece by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. You can view it right here:

THE NIGHTMARE ROOM By SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

You can see this on my YouTube channel which is at:

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My aim is to release a new dog book in time, which is as you might imagine my favourite subject to write about. I have several ideas I am working on, and hope to have a feature length dog book released as soon as possible.

As I now have a dedicated narrating and recording space set up I am all set to begin creating audiobooks versions of all my novels. The first of which will be The Dog That Wouldn't Sit 1. This will be released through Audible and subsequently all of my novels will be released through this service.

I will be sure to update here once I have a release date for my first novel.

I aim to release The Dog Under The Bed series, books 1-3 in hardback shortly. I will also be releasing The Dog That Wouldn't Sit 1-3 in paperback as well, as these titles until now have only ever been released on Kindle. These will be compilations featuring all of the related novels.

As always, thank you so much for all your kindness and support. It is very much appreciated.

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Email: djcowdall@gmail.com

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Published on October 10, 2025 07:43 Tags: audiobooks, dj-cowdall-news, new-books, short-story, youtube

May 9, 2025

Audiobooks Update & New Videos

As a quick side-note, progress on my new full-length novel is going very well and I hope to have it finished soon. I would detail more here soon.

I have invested in quite a bit of new recording equipment including a professional microphone and amplifier, and set up a home recording booth. This is with an aim to soon narrate all of my back catalogue of books for Audible.

I am of course aware that there as quick and easy options for using AI to narrate and set up all of my books as audiobooks, but I do not like AI narrated books at all and find them stunted and mechanical. There is often missing emphasis and structure, but my main concern is that I would simply prefer my readers to hear my voice reading my books, naturally, and so will do them all myself, no matter how long it takes to get them perfect.

As many of you will know, I have a YouTube channel, where I narrate and create audio recordings of old stories, poems and snippets of my own books. This is as a tester and an opportunity to learn my craft and hone my skills to bring the stories to life. You can check these out here:

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I am pleased to say I have recorded quite a lot of stories and poems now, and my latest one has just gone live. This is a short story by Lucy Maud Montgomery.

You can check this out here. Click the link to watch and listen to the story, narrated by me.

Lucy Maud Montgomery. The Man On The Train. Narrated by DJ Cowdall

Please feel free to leave any comments about my narration or the story there or here. I read and reply to them all.

As I say, I will be sure to update here again shortly with more information about my new book.

I am also pleased to say a new dog book is in the works and will be available hopefully by the summer.

As always, thank you so much for all your kindness and support. It is very much appreciated.

David.
DJ Cowdall.

PS, Please do also follow me on Amazon, click the Follow button for all latest news as it happens from me.

Email: djcowdall@gmail.com

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Published on May 09, 2025 10:48 Tags: audible, audiobooks, dj-cowdall, lucy-maud-montgomery, short-stories, victorian-fiction

November 26, 2024

Latest Videos and Book Update.

Progress is going nicely on my new book, details of which are still being held back for the moment, but it is a new genre for me and one which I have been enjoying greatly working in.

I will post some excerpts from what I have written soon and some notes about what to expect.

More soon.

My videos on the Official D.J. Cowdall YouTube channel are increasing. It has a very wide variety of snippets of me reading from my books, some full-length audiobooks, and some poetry. This is in anticipation of my releasing my entire back catalogue of novels in audiobook format, soon.

I will link some new videos here, and continue to add more as time goes on.

Please do subscribe to the channel and let me know your feelings on this project so I can learn and grow as a narrator.

More to follow…

Pride & Prejudice – Full-Length Audiobook. Narrated by Author D.J. Cowdall.

This is the link to the playlist for the full-length audio book of Pride & Prejudice, which I am currently narrating.

Pride & Prejudice - Audiobook - Narrated by DJ Cowdall - Playlist

New chapters of this book are being added every week as I narrated them. Hopefully you will enjoy them and the other videos I create on there.

My latest video is a poem, which I narrated.

Signs of Christmas by Edwin Lees. A poem for winter.

I think it is a lovely poem and perfect for the onset of winter.

As always, thank you so much for all your kindness and support. It is very much appreciated.

David.

DJ Cowdall.

PS, Please do also follow me on Amazon, click the Follow button for all latest news as it happens from me.

Email: djcowdall@gmail.com

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Published on November 26, 2024 08:32 Tags: books, dj-cowdall, dogs, historical-fiction, new-books, pride-prejudice, videos, youtube

April 30, 2024

New Videos & Book Update

New audiobook videos continue to be added to the official DJ Cowdall YouTube page. Here are a couple of the newest ones, which you can view here or go to YouTube to see.

They are very old short stories from a variety of authors, narrated by DJ Cowdall.

The first is a story by Susan Glaspell, which is a postive short story with a lovely ending. I enjoyed reading this and I think you will enjoy listening to it.

Susan Glaspell - For The Love Of The Hills - YouTube Audiobook Short Story

The second is a story by Kate Chopin, which is beautfully written but somewhat sad. A very lovely listen.

The Recovery by Kate Chopin - YouTube Audiobook Short Story

I am pleased to say that plans for my new book are going well. I am working on plot and style at the moment, choosing what to include and the way forward.

I will be sure to share more on here as I begin writing and will let you all know what is planned for it in due course.

I am intending on continuing with my Dog That Wouldn't Sit series shortly, so I will be in the process of writing two books simultaneously. I am excited to get started on the fourth chapter of Champion's adventures, and I am sure it will be a blast to read.

More soon.

As always, thank you so much for all your kindness and support. It is very much appreciated.

David.

DJ Cowdall.

PS, Please do also follow me on Amazon, click the Follow button for all latest news as it happens from me.

Email: djcowdall@gmail.com

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Published on April 30, 2024 09:14 Tags: audio-book, audiobook, dj-cowdall, dog-books, free-stories, short-story

December 23, 2023

New Book Launch: the Dog That Would Sit 3. New Christmas Video.

Finally, I am pleased to say my latest Book, The Dog That Wouldn’t Sit 3 is finished and launched. It is in review at the time of writing this, but will be available on Amazon imminently.

I will update this page when it is live for purchase.

I think this is the most fun I have had in this series, and a proper adventure, but with a lot of laughter and silliness. The ending is wonderful, and will tug at the heart strings.

Here is the blurb:

Champion is a dog, full of wonder, big eyes and scruffy, but full of love.

Ethel is an older lady, but full of love and someone who enjoys the simplicity and quiet in life.

And these two wonderful, thoughtful individuals have one thing in common: they love being awkward!

The big day has arrived. Ethel is busy enjoying a relaxing moment, but Champion, the big hairy horse like dog, wants to have fun. What does a dog do when he wants to enjoy when the lady of the house doesn’t?

He goes out for his big day out, that’s what.

The Dog That Wouldn’t Sit 3 follows the big dog’s grand adventure as he gets out of the house and on to the bus, sitting bolt upright in the seat, heading for who knows where?

Imagine Ethel, seeing her dog, sitting beside the window, looking at her as the bus leaves, as if he might wave goodbye for now as he sets off.

Ethel does what she should, rushes off in chase, but is joined by a troop of others, a busybody council man, an older admirer, a reporter, police, and all sorts in a common cause of catching that dog!

Join them all in Champion’s grand adventure and find out who wins in the biggest battle of wills yet.

There can be only one.

Who will it be?

Roll on for The Dog That Wouldn’t Sit 3…



I have narrated a new video on my Official YouTube channel. It is a Christmas Short Story, a lovely old tale from Victorian times.

It seems very popular and I am sure you will love it, so have a listen here if you like.

A Christmas Inspiration by Lucy Maude Montgomery

A Christmas Inspiration- Video

I would just like to say thank you all so much for all of your support this year. It has been a wonderful year for me, and everything I have done. The positive reviews and the emails I have recieved from you in support of my books, which are a labour of love. I couldn’t do this without you and you all make it so worthwhile.

I hope you all have an amazing Christmas, and wonderful new year.

I will be back in full swing in the new year, and aim to have a lot more books for you in 2024. I think it’s going to be a great year ahead.

Once again, Merry Christmas!

David.

D. J. Cowdall.

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Published on December 23, 2023 14:54 Tags: books, christmas, dj-cowdall, dogs, fun, humor, laughter, novels, youtube

November 29, 2023

New Book Complete & New Poem Video

I am pleased to say that the third in the series of the Dog That Wouldn’t Sit is finally finished. It is currently being edited and will hopefully be on sale within the next week or so.

I have enjoyed writing this as much as any book I have written, as it flowed so well and I have come to know the characters so well. I love how the dog Champion has such a character of his own and comes across as being so daft but so intelligent.

I will be sure to post here as soon as the sale goes live.


I have narrated a new video, which is a poem by Susanna Moodie, and is very appropriate for the time of year, the subject being winter. I enjoyed narrated it and creating the video. It is live on YouTube and available to watch here on my official site.

Link here:

Winter by Susanna Moodie YouTUBE


My latest novel is my 16th, and I am loving everything about it. I have no set ideas of what is to be next, but I will be back at it writing for my next novel, set for release in the new year.

I have spent time looking back at some of my old works, and can see how much work some of these need, from editing to formatting, and a lot of my time over the next couple of months will be dedicated to fixing them all.

All of my novels were edited, but as I have found not all editors are equal, and not all of them are real. Just because someone is an avid reader it doesn’t mean they are a capable editor.

My newer books demonstrate the much higher level of work gone into making them and should be as perfect for your enjoyment as possible.


I will update you all again soon once my latest noevel is on sale.

I hope you are all well.

Take Care.

David.

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Published on November 29, 2023 09:11 Tags: dj-cowdall, dog-books, dogs, new-book, poems, poetry, videos, youtube

September 25, 2023

New Narrated Videos, Book Progress.

While deep in the process of writing my new book, I have narrated a couple of new videos.

The first is my reading of Edgar Allan Poe's The Masque of the Red Death.

I always loved this, primarily from seeing the Vincent Price film which always struck me for its sense of suspense, not to mention how odd it all felt, which from narrating the story I can say it does reflect well.

This is the video here:

Masque of the Red Death by EA Poe, Narrated by DJ Cowdall

My next narrated video is a short story that I wrote. When I became strongly interested in writing, this was in fact the first story I ever wrote. It will be a strong indicator of where I was at early in my writing career and where I am at now. I'm sure you will see a difference if you have read other work by me.

Still, it is fun, and I enjoyed reading it once more. Hopefully you will too.

Just One More Go - Short Story by DJ Cowdall, Narrated by DJ Cowdall


I am pleased to say that my work on The Dog That Wouldn't Sit 3 is coming along at a pace. I am two thirds through now, and it should be available to buy any time. I will be sure to post here, on my Amazon page and my official website soon.

The story this time I think is stronger than ever, and along with a ton of humour also allows for a filling out of other characters and events. Hopefully you will enjoy it.

I guess autumn is upon us just about, which brings with it cooler, wetter weather, but the positive from that is more time indoors, and more time reading.

Thank you once again for all your support.

DJ.

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Published on September 25, 2023 04:47 Tags: audio-books, books, dogs, funny-dogs, narration, novels, youtube

August 18, 2023

The Dog That Wouldn’t Sit 1 & 2, First Chapters Narrated for Audiobook.

Two new short narrated audio tracks have been added for your enjoyment, which are the first chapters of both of these books. The first can be listened to and enjoyed here:

The Dog That Wouldn't Sit 1 - First Chapter - Narrated by DJ Cowdall

This is the book on Amazon:

The Dog That Wouldn't Sit Book 1.

The second narrated audio can be listened to here:

The Dog That Wouldn't Sit 2 - First Chapter - Narrated by DJ Cowdall

This is the book on Amazon:

The Dog That Wouldn't Sit Book 2.

Both are the first chapters of these books, and I wrote both of them and have narrated both of them too.

This is hopefully a precursor to my narrating the books in full and providing them on Audible or similar.

Book three in the series is coming along very nicely. I am well into it and am hoping for a September release.

You can follow DJ Cowdall here:

Email: djcowdall@gmail.com
Official Website: www.davidcowdall.com
Official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@djcowdall

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Published on August 18, 2023 05:40 Tags: audio-books, dogs, narration, novel, videos, youtube

July 25, 2023

New Narrated Videos, short stories.

Just a quick note to say that there are new videos, the first of which is Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask of Amontillado, narrated by DJ Cowdall. It is live now on my official YouTube channel here: DJ Cowdall Official YouTube Channel and also on my official website at: DJ Cowdall - Official Website

Secondly, is a short story written by me, and also narrated by me, called Sacrifice. It is one of my older stories, but one of my favourites. This is also on my official YouTube channel and my Official Website.

Hopefully you will enjoy them both. Feel free to let me know either on YouTube as a comment or on my website, or here in the comments below.

David.

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Published on July 25, 2023 14:04 Tags: audio-book, dj-cowdall, edgar-allan-poe, fiction, narration, short-story

July 12, 2023

Short Story by DJ Cowdall - Sacrifice.

I am pleased to say that another video is live now on YouTube of a short story narrated and written by me.

The story, called Sacrifice is one that I wrote and had published long before I ever began publishing on Amazon even. The age of the story will likely show in the writing, compared to what I am known for now, but it is still a very enjoyable story and remains one of my favourites.

You can check the story out here:

Short Story, Sacrifice, Narrated and Written by DJ Cowdall

Any comments on the story are very welcome.

If you prefer to simply read the story, I will be adding the story to my official website soon for free access as a readable document in various formats.
I will edit the link here soon.

Enjoy.

David.

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Published on July 12, 2023 09:07 Tags: audio-books, dj-cowdall, horror, narration, short-story