I have to say I have been very inspired by the bloggers and vloggers I have "met" and seen on Google +. So, I decided to experiment with my webcam and make a recording of myself reading the first chapter of my novel.
I am a novice at making videos, so this is a no frills video without any fancy editing. I think the reading is not bad, and I hope you enjoy hearing my book excerpt. If any of you more experienced vloggers have some suggestions for improving or have any tips for me, I would be open to input.
This is a long excerpt, about 20 minutes, so you may need to fit this in when you have some time or listen for a few minutes and see if the story captivates you.
Great book reading. Thanks for posting. I'll have to check out your book.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, JC.
DeleteI just listened to the whole thing while I was getting ready this morning. I have to say, I do love your voice! You read this beautifully and it flowed so well. I'm terrible at listening to audiobooks, so I don't usually like listening to writing but this did work for me!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Olivia. :) I'm glad you enjoyed it and found the time to listen. You're very encouraging. I think I may do this for Chapters 2 and 3, at least, for Youtube. Maybe eventually, there will be an audio book. I think there is a way I can do that through Amazon. :)
DeleteGreat idea. I've never seen anyone do a reading via vlog!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Stephanie. :) I'm not sure how the idea came to me, but it does seem easier than scheduling readings in different locations when your schedule is already complicated. I may upload other types of videos with some of my other creative interests. I sing and do puppetry and write my own material for puppets. I do these one-time performances, and friends who miss them always ask, "Did you tape it?" We'll see if I can get a hang of this vlogging thing. :)
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