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As Doves Fly in the Wind is now a paperback book and a Kindle book. The publisher provides a service of producing an audio book, but ACX will do so without charging unless one chooses to pay for certain services.
A few thousand producers have placed samples of their work on ACX,com. Along with clear instructions, the site provides filters that will aid authors in finding the producer you need.
Jodi Hockinson, who has already recorded Secret Promise, The Courtship of Miss Loretta Larson, and Travelers Painted Wagons on Cohay Creek, is a skilled producer, who can make her voice sound many different ways. A true professional, she and her husband have all the electronic equipment needed to produce a polished recording. Other artists have done a splendid job for me too. I usually select a voice that fits the main character of narrator of the story.
Jodi has begun recording As Doves Fly in the Wind. When she finishes fifteen minutes, she will post this sample on the website in a private place for evaluation before she continues with the rest of the novel.
In the meantime, a new cover will be required. When the publisher gave permission to have the book recorded by another service (which in my case is ACX), reuse of the book cover was forbidden. The publisher designed the cover with a photograph selected by me, the author. The picture of the woman with doves perfectly matched the text.
On the page with it were some related photographs available to be purchased. My husband John and I selected the one featured here. John, who has designed some of my other covers, will crop the photograph, which has to be square for the audible book. (The dimensions of a square cover must go back to the days of record album covers. ) Also, Jodi's name must appear on the audible book cover.
If you'd like to discuss this process with me, please contact me on Facebook Messenger. We can always learn from one another. Have a blessed day.
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