It began as an experiment. I had no intention of becoming my own audiobook narrator. Not when there were perfectly capable AI voices like Martin and Mary vying for the honor. Martin, my first choice, had warmth but occasionally took creative liberties that made me question his sobriety. Mary, on the other hand, had perfect pacing and flawless pronunciation, but her delivery felt like a polite voicemail from a distant cousin. At one point, Martin…
Posts published in October 2025
Every author dreams of the perfect launch. The moment when months or even years of work finally meet the world, wrapped in the kind of anticipation that makes hearts skip. What we rarely talk about is the silence that comes before it. The kind that settles in after the writing is done, when all that’s left is to figure out how to make people care without begging them to. There’s a strange kind of weight…