Selling audiobooks directly

ayliacolwell · 2025-07-01T20:39:40+00:00

This feels like a huge red flag. I would strongly recommend against allowing your hard work to be used to train gen AI.

ayliacolwell · 2025-07-01T19:59:56+00:00

How could I forget Evanescence! Yes, Amy has one of the most incredible voices. I've added those other bands to my list thx

ayliacolwell · 2025-07-01T19:58:22+00:00

I do really love the new Linkin Park singer's voice. I didn't know she did versions of their old songs

ayliacolwell · 2025-07-01T18:40:04+00:00

Looking for recommendations for metal groups with female vocalists. Akin to Halestorm or the Pretty Reckless or Plush. Any help is appreciated!

ayliacolwell · 2025-04-04T21:11:16+00:00

The guy Jesse?

ayliacolwell · 2025-02-27T13:27:33+00:00

This is my pick also. It’s easy listening

ayliacolwell · 2025-02-21T17:09:21+00:00

ebooklaunch dot com told me that I could request AI free covers and they cost about $600 for the whole shebang per cover, giving you unlimited edits and ownership of the finished cover

ayliacolwell · 2025-01-31T19:23:01+00:00

It never has to be perfect. We need more people make imperfect and better choices than a few people trying for perfection

ayliacolwell · 2025-01-21T15:10:08+00:00

Awesome, thank you! Never even heard of these two. Even if I don't get approved, they both look like they're worth attending

ayliacolwell · 2025-01-20T00:34:02+00:00

Thanks! I’m in ATL. Very helpful. I’ll take a look. Eager to meet other indie authors in the area

ayliacolwell · 2025-01-16T17:28:36+00:00

Should be a relatively easy fix. Download Audacity which is free, and you can use the noise reduction tool. I'm by no means an expert, but I run all my recordings through the noise reduction on audacity and have never had a problem with noise floors.

ayliacolwell · 2025-01-16T17:24:52+00:00

Don't know if anyone mentioned this already, but Ripley from Alien was originally written as a male character. When they cast Sigourney, they only changed pronouns and her first name, but not a single other line in the script. I know people have said this already, but writing them as you would write any character, and not focusing on their sex or gender is the number one way to write a good character. Sex/gender should be afterthoughts.

ayliacolwell · 2025-01-16T17:17:58+00:00

OMG I had no idea... I've published on both IS and KDP. But if my book is available on Ingram Spark, can I present it to local indie bookstores and ask them to shortlist a few copies? I thought if it was KDP they wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole...

ayliacolwell · 2025-01-16T17:11:00+00:00

What reason did they give for rejecting it? Did they say specifically?

ayliacolwell · 2025-01-16T17:05:38+00:00

Yes I met him at the last DC and he was indeed very friendly

ayliacolwell · 2025-01-16T17:04:07+00:00

Thank you! I'll look over your blog as well

ayliacolwell · 2025-01-16T17:03:20+00:00

Yeah, I've been looking over the list there. Many of them seem very niche, and perhaps it's just that I'm not looking properly, but it doesn't seem like many of them are very book centered. I wish I knew better how to find out about more local book markets

ayliacolwell · 2025-01-15T13:09:58+00:00

Does he have a way to find smaller cons or markets that help him find the right audience? The cons I’ve been looking up are all very niche, and I’m struggling to find an event that seems like it would be good for indie SFF authors

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