tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post672129487978241858..comments2024-03-28T02:00:11.260-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Guest Post by Anjo BordellJA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-3335514969240353342014-12-09T16:55:00.434-06:002014-12-09T16:55:00.434-06:00Fantastic! Most entertaining guest blog I've r...Fantastic! Most entertaining guest blog I've read on here, which also made me laugh out loud at times, which is near to a miracle as I was feeling so down I thought only Konrath could lighten my mood. <br />LORD KONRATH! Love it! Especially as I am deep in a project about LORD Byron.<br /><br />Anjo - every word in this blog of yours screams out TALENT! The Big Time awaits you. And now I can't wait to download DEFAULT and get some more.<br /><br />Wishing you great JOSS in the future.Gretta Curran Brownenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-1734942347900029922014-12-03T00:57:38.113-06:002014-12-03T00:57:38.113-06:00A keyboard even clickier than mine? I shall look i...A keyboard even clickier than mine? I shall look into it!<br /><br />Anjo Bordellhttp://anjobordell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-61341496550981975982014-12-03T00:37:19.313-06:002014-12-03T00:37:19.313-06:00Cherry switch keyboards are for newbs. Get yoursel...Cherry switch keyboards are for newbs. Get yourself a Model M or a Realforce.<br /><br />Other than that I enjoyed the post.M-Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-24390520078150700322014-12-02T08:20:42.895-06:002014-12-02T08:20:42.895-06:00If Hemingway shot a few SS, armed or otherwise - a...If Hemingway shot a few SS, armed or otherwise - and that's a big if, considering Hemingway himself couldn't keep the number of Germans he'd supposedly killed straight - that still has nut-all to do with his writing. Celine told a few whoppers about his own wartime service as we'll. I'll take the drunk American over the anti-Semitic Frenchman any day.Michael McClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708067144914238641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-51475805157052224852014-12-02T06:45:44.341-06:002014-12-02T06:45:44.341-06:00Thank you, Alan. I briefly considered trying my ha...Thank you, Alan. I briefly considered trying my hand at ebook narration. But after the experience of this one simple recording, I'm not so sure.<br /><br />There are only a random few hours in any given day when my voice does what I want it to do. It seems to be dependent on how much sleep I had, the quality of sleep, the time of day, and the amount of normal daily stress I've had. And usually the best time is during the morning commute and work hours. <br /><br />Professional voice training would probably be a big help. But anyway, trying to record anything with the low noise floor levels required for a proper audiobook would be nearly impossible in Shanghai. (And that's not even considering things like the PLA showing up to kick me out.)Anjo Bordellhttp://anjobordell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-20955956803256395732014-12-02T03:25:40.554-06:002014-12-02T03:25:40.554-06:00Congrats, Anjo. As a self-published author, I'...Congrats, Anjo. As a self-published author, I'm used to learning crafts by myself in order to avoid paying too much. I had specialized one year in radio when I was at a journalist school, and as an indie author, I recorded the first chapter of one of my novels.<br /><br />From these two past experiences, I can say that the art of speaking, and the voice in itself, is much more innate than acquired. You have it, or you don't. I'm in the second case, and when I recorded the first chapter, the time I spent to obtain something just barely passable was definitely not worth it.<br /><br />But I definitely encourage you to do your audio books by yourself.Alan Spadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12265515535005420739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-75194531559520146192014-12-02T03:23:20.474-06:002014-12-02T03:23:20.474-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alan Spadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12265515535005420739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-57487465894417642462014-12-02T00:25:49.799-06:002014-12-02T00:25:49.799-06:00I can relate to this, having just returned from li...I can relate to this, having just returned from living abroad for 35 years in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sir Lanka, Thailand, Italy, and Greece. My first novel and short story collection were mainly set in India. No exaggeration - I write science fiction and fantasy, but when you have science fiction and fantasy set in a place like India it's like an alien culture within an alien culture - one rabbit hole after another. You live and breathe alien thoughts. Don't get me wrong - Indians are amazing, thoughtful, helpful, intelligent people - but when you juxtapose U.S. culture and Indian culture you have ready-made conflict.John Waltershttp://johnwalterswriter.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-43450487330747842272014-12-01T17:43:23.390-06:002014-12-01T17:43:23.390-06:00Sorry Dan. I tried to make it relevant and interes...Sorry Dan. I tried to make it relevant and interesting. Honest.<br /><br />For the rest of yous, many sincere thanks for the positive, encouraging feedback. <br /><br />And yes, that's me on the mic. Shanghai (and my unreliable voice) did its best to make a decent recording impossible, but I think it turned out pretty well for a cheap mic and an old laptop.<br /><br />For anyone interested, I used a Blue Microphones Yeti USB mic, Audacity and Cubase. And as I mentioned in the text, the cover for Default was designed by the (highly recommended) http://awesomebookcovers.com and the cover for Writing an Expat Novel I had made in a few hours by Jimmy Gibbs on http://fiverr.com<br />Anjo Bordellhttp://anjobordell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-11230992597197538702014-12-01T16:55:48.594-06:002014-12-01T16:55:48.594-06:00I wondered if the audio part had been told by a pr...I wondered if the audio part had been told by a pro or by Anjo. The diction is perfect, worthy of a comedian's.<br /><br />The whole experience of reading, clicking on the links and hearing was great. Alan Spadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12265515535005420739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-76305919491887052892014-12-01T15:11:41.442-06:002014-12-01T15:11:41.442-06:00These pointless guest posts will keep new writers ...These pointless guest posts will keep new writers from this blog. How does this plug contribute to a Guide to Publishing?Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-71407782513790191502014-12-01T13:14:52.164-06:002014-12-01T13:14:52.164-06:00Love it! Mayhap there’s a gem of wisdom in there… ...Love it! Mayhap there’s a gem of wisdom in there… Or two.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.tonylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15317371592063754371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-80374475666435869812014-12-01T12:40:42.923-06:002014-12-01T12:40:42.923-06:00DAMN! What a post. Loved it, and brought back mem...DAMN! What a post. Loved it, and brought back memories of my own expat days, long long ago. Dig your writing style too, definitely where the beef is. Enjoy yourself in one of the great lands of the LBFMs.w. adam mandelbaum esq.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-84385203597057817342014-12-01T11:23:25.208-06:002014-12-01T11:23:25.208-06:00For my money, the best expat Asian novels (set in ...For my money, the best expat Asian novels (set in HK, Guangdong and Tibet) remain D.L. Kung's 'Handover Mysteries' Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-71267950870854364292014-12-01T09:13:26.778-06:002014-12-01T09:13:26.778-06:00Loved it! Anjo, you're going places man. Don&#...Loved it! Anjo, you're going places man. Don't stop writing, and get the hell out of China while you still can.Vern Lhttp://www.crank101.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-47434836252039682182014-12-01T07:20:41.734-06:002014-12-01T07:20:41.734-06:00Thank you, thoroughly enjoyed this post and have s...Thank you, thoroughly enjoyed this post and have signed up for Anjo's newsletterRichard Schiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645817083054983049noreply@blogger.com