I’m giving away one audiobook of Cold Comfort to a commenter on this blog. Grace Lowe is an amazing
narrator, and she brings the characters to life. I just listened to it again and
was caught up in Claire Spencer’s story, much as I was the first time I heard
it. The audio brings out all kinds of things I didn’t expect. Listen to the sample at Audible.com .
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| Cold Comfort, Audible.com |
Hearing your book read by someone else is eye-opening. The
narration adds a whole new dimension and offers an insight into how others
interpret the characters you know so well. Sometimes they’re quite different
from the way you imagine them, giving the dialogue a tone or meaning you hadn’t
thought of. I often read a book and later listen to the audio version. It’s a
new experience.
This giveaway is in preparation for my audio of Prime Target, in production now. It should
be ready to go in the next couple of months. This one will be read by Drew
Stone, a man who does spot-on North Carolina accents, among others. I fell for
his voice a couple of years ago but was only now able to work out a deal with
him. Prime Target has a variety of
characters, mostly male, and Drew captures them well.
I’m interested in how others listen to audiobooks. Does it
distract from what you’re doing? Or make boring activities more interesting? I
play them when I do simple things—no concentration required. Otherwise the book
wins and I make mistakes. They help when I’m cooking or knitting, sitting
outside in the sun, or on the rare occasions when I do yard work. Years ago I
traveled a lot, and they’re wonderful on a long drive. Leave a comment and I’ll
add you to the drawing. I’ll post the winner here and on https://www.facebook.com/EllisVidler.AuthorPage/
on Sunday evening, January 28th.
Sometime before Prime
Target is available, I’ll be giving away copies of my other audiobooks, Time of Death and Haunting Refrain, so check back if you’re interested.
