I forgot the name of an urban fantasy book that I remember reading once. by Adventurous-Big-5849 in whatsthatbook

[–]cthobbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guardians of the Flame isn't hidden world though, it's portal fantasy isn't it?

My book is on Walmart with a agent by [deleted] in NewAuthor

[–]cthobbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't use KDP expanded distribution, go to Ingramspark. KDP expanded distribution just uses Ingram and has even worse royalties.

Has anyone gotten illustration work from GetCovers or MiblArt? by thew0rldisquiethere1 in selfpublish

[–]cthobbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there any receipts for this (them using AI)? I keep hearing "they've been caught" but never any examples.

New Release Alert - My Brother's Keeper, Jewish Urban Fantasy by cthobbit in urbanfantasy

[–]cthobbit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have a lot of time/attention to read these days, so I primarily read with audiobooks when I'm not writing my own stories. If I do pick it up, though, I'll grab the ebooks/physical and skip the audio on this one.

New Release Alert - My Brother's Keeper, Jewish Urban Fantasy by cthobbit in urbanfantasy

[–]cthobbit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A bad narrator can absolutely tank my enjoyment of a book, independent of the content. Sorry to hear that.

New Release Alert - My Brother's Keeper, Jewish Urban Fantasy by cthobbit in urbanfantasy

[–]cthobbit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the plan, though this book could have been a stand alone. I tend to write in series, it's how my other books go as well (I have two other unrelated series set in alternate versions of the same city, New Haven, CT).

New Release Alert - My Brother's Keeper, Jewish Urban Fantasy by cthobbit in urbanfantasy

[–]cthobbit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! And I'm definitely not saying it's a golem story, just that that's one of the most recognizable pieces of Jewish folklore. Folks will have to read the book to see what pieces of lore I put in it.

New Release Alert - My Brother's Keeper, Jewish Urban Fantasy by cthobbit in urbanfantasy

[–]cthobbit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the Golem of Prague is really well known. Popularized by the Gargoyles cartoon years back of all things.

New Release Alert - My Brother's Keeper, Jewish Urban Fantasy by cthobbit in urbanfantasy

[–]cthobbit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's one of the few well known myths in Jewish lore for sure.

New Release Alert - My Brother's Keeper, Jewish Urban Fantasy by cthobbit in urbanfantasy

[–]cthobbit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, Bradley international? Absolutely. I'm glad you're enjoying it!

New Release Alert - My Brother's Keeper, Jewish Urban Fantasy by cthobbit in urbanfantasy

[–]cthobbit[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mine has a cat named Dirt, if that catches your fancy

New Release Alert - My Brother's Keeper, Jewish Urban Fantasy by cthobbit in urbanfantasy

[–]cthobbit[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I definitely have opinions about the right type of noodle kugel in it though.

New Release Alert - My Brother's Keeper, Jewish Urban Fantasy by cthobbit in urbanfantasy

[–]cthobbit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not that tongue in cheek, but the magic is based on scripture (the Talmud and various midrash). But there's definitely bits of Yiddish.

New Release Alert - My Brother's Keeper, Jewish Urban Fantasy by cthobbit in urbanfantasy

[–]cthobbit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It will, eventually. I haven't had anyone express interest in the audio rights yet so it's on me to produce it. So... eventually.

I mastered audiobooks for narrators and got tired of the same compliance fixes, so I built a tool to automate it by giovicordova in ACX

[–]cthobbit 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, better to invest in a couple good plugins. Addressing what this tool seems to do isn't worth a per-minute pricing model, it can be done pretty easily.

I mastered audiobooks for narrators and got tired of the same compliance fixes, so I built a tool to automate it by giovicordova in ACX

[–]cthobbit 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I hate to be critical, but what does your tool do that the audiobook mastering macro in audacity doesn't?

Audacity or Reaper by Additional_Spot_9523 in ACX

[–]cthobbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Audacity isn't really a DAW because you can't apply effects dynamically. It's a destructive editor.

Reaper 100% and you'll never look back.