Famously Unreal Readings ��� A Second Dose Of Alan Rickman
So there I am... trying to figure out ways to promote my first novel. How do I create some awareness? I���m pretty confident people will enjoy it��� but how do I get it in front of them?
��� and then I receive a message... not a heaven sent one... a rather more earth-bound communication. I look at my phone and it turns out to be a WhatsApp voice memo. As the message starts to play, the unmistakable tones of Alan Rickman make me chuckle. A particularly convincing impersonation��� but unfortunately not the man himself!
The message was from a good friend (Benji (which is actually his last name��� but that���s a whole different story)) who has quite the knack for impressions. He���d read a passage from one of the chapters and even added a ���This is an Audible recording of The Carpenter���s Moons���. It was so impressive my wife and I even had a debate about how he���d managed to create the Audible sound element (turns out he���d also just put on a voice��� I���ll avoid advising whether it was my wife or I that got that part right���) It made us both laugh and provided me a healthy dose of optimism.
That night I continued looking for ways to promote The Carpenter���s Moons while playing a decidedly one sided game of fetch with Phoenix (my two and half year-old German Shepherd). She loves her bouncy blue ball��� so much so that she prefers to keep it to herself! While waiting for a rare opportunity to snatch the ball, my mind wandered back to Benji���s message and suddenly inspiration struck!
It occurred to me that people are probably far more likely to want to listen to a great impression than start reading a passage from a (currently) unknown writer. Fortunately, Benji is a great fella and was more than happy to assist��� thus Famously Unreal Readings was born!
The first episode was received pretty well. Getting it in front of people still seemed to be a challenge but it did receive a number of strong responses from random people. With just a couple of passages and only a minute long it was however pretty short ��� Famously Unreal Readings: Alan Rickman - The Legend of The Dunes
The success of the first episode, combined with the fantastic willingness of Benjtheman to further assist led to a realization that Alan Rickman reading the Prologue would work as a great way to give both existing and new potential readers a nice insight into The Carpenter���s Moons.
��� and so we arrive. The 2nd episode of Famously Unreal Readings: Alan Rickman reads The Prologue from The Carpenter's Moons. You can watch the result here - Famously Unreal Readings 2: Alan Rickman reads The Prologue from The Carpenter's Moons
Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoy the sublime stylings of @jamesbenjamin5
See you soon in The Wholeverse!
��� and then I receive a message... not a heaven sent one... a rather more earth-bound communication. I look at my phone and it turns out to be a WhatsApp voice memo. As the message starts to play, the unmistakable tones of Alan Rickman make me chuckle. A particularly convincing impersonation��� but unfortunately not the man himself!
The message was from a good friend (Benji (which is actually his last name��� but that���s a whole different story)) who has quite the knack for impressions. He���d read a passage from one of the chapters and even added a ���This is an Audible recording of The Carpenter���s Moons���. It was so impressive my wife and I even had a debate about how he���d managed to create the Audible sound element (turns out he���d also just put on a voice��� I���ll avoid advising whether it was my wife or I that got that part right���) It made us both laugh and provided me a healthy dose of optimism.
That night I continued looking for ways to promote The Carpenter���s Moons while playing a decidedly one sided game of fetch with Phoenix (my two and half year-old German Shepherd). She loves her bouncy blue ball��� so much so that she prefers to keep it to herself! While waiting for a rare opportunity to snatch the ball, my mind wandered back to Benji���s message and suddenly inspiration struck!
It occurred to me that people are probably far more likely to want to listen to a great impression than start reading a passage from a (currently) unknown writer. Fortunately, Benji is a great fella and was more than happy to assist��� thus Famously Unreal Readings was born!
The first episode was received pretty well. Getting it in front of people still seemed to be a challenge but it did receive a number of strong responses from random people. With just a couple of passages and only a minute long it was however pretty short ��� Famously Unreal Readings: Alan Rickman - The Legend of The Dunes
The success of the first episode, combined with the fantastic willingness of Benjtheman to further assist led to a realization that Alan Rickman reading the Prologue would work as a great way to give both existing and new potential readers a nice insight into The Carpenter���s Moons.
��� and so we arrive. The 2nd episode of Famously Unreal Readings: Alan Rickman reads The Prologue from The Carpenter's Moons. You can watch the result here - Famously Unreal Readings 2: Alan Rickman reads The Prologue from The Carpenter's Moons
Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoy the sublime stylings of @jamesbenjamin5
See you soon in The Wholeverse!
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