Ashley Carlson, the Senior Editor, Media Liaison, at TouchPoint Press, recently made a suggestion. In order to help alleviate the coronavirus isolation so many of our authors -- and our readers --were experiencing, she suggested that we should read a chapter from our books and post them online.
There was talk of a series of Facebook Live events, and I hope some authors pull it off, but that's not my style. A live event would simply reveal why I chose to be a writer instead of an actor! I am not happy with my reading voice. In fact, on a number of occasions, I attempted to read chapters of my first book, The Promise, or the Pros and Cons of Talking with God, to post online, but I was never satisfied with the work and never released it. I wanted it to perfect. Error free. Not so this time.
The crisis created by the pandemic emphasized, to me, the foolishness to seek perfection -- whatever that might be. It's inherently artificial. I think what people want and need now is authenticity. It's time to let down the masks and tear down the walls. That's why I wanted this reading to be as down and dirty as possible. I have a nice camera and a nice microphone, but I decided to record everything on my iPhone. I wanted to make it as DIY as possible. I did, however, reserve the right to edit my read, but I didn't edit much. The final piece is ten minutes long. I probably only recorded about twelve minutes of media. This is pretty how it would sound if you came over to my house, put a gun to my head, and asked me to read a chapter of my book.
I hope you enjoy it.
And stay safe!
Other Chapter Reads:
Chapel Street:
Chapel Street - Prologue
Chapel Street - Chapter 1 - RestingPlace.com
Chapel Street - Chapter 2 - Elisabetta
Chapel Street - Chapter 3 - The Upload
Chapel Street - Chapter 4 - The Kobayashi Maru
The Promise, or the Pros and Cons of Talking with God:
The Promise - Chapter 1 - A Photograph
Unconditional (work in progress):
Other Chapter Reads:
Chapel Street:
Chapel Street - Prologue
Chapel Street - Chapter 1 - RestingPlace.com
Chapel Street - Chapter 2 - Elisabetta
Chapel Street - Chapter 3 - The Upload
Chapel Street - Chapter 4 - The Kobayashi Maru
The Promise, or the Pros and Cons of Talking with God:
The Promise - Chapter 1 - A Photograph
Check out this sample of Chapel Street on Amazon:
Read about the true haunting that inspired the novel here:
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