Art by Pawel Kuczynski – permission from the Artist to reproduce
For nine months now I have been re-composing and recording an audiobook of my Spiritual Connection in Daily Life book. It was published back in 2013, and needed extensive revision to work in audio. I took a lot of the research and quantitative material out and put it in the appendix, so it could be focused even more on the experiences that the listener had personally. I wanted to narrate it myself, so set microphone and iPad up in the corner of the room I use for art, with baffles and pop-filter. The whole process has been a labor of love. Editing out sounds, sending to an audio-engineer, re-recording and re-editing. I am now working with Applelane Press to get it out on different platforms. For now, it is here: https://payhip.com/b/c4jv
I enjoy listening to audio-books and thought in this format people could allow the book to wash over them. I developed a journal as a PDF included with the book so that people would have a space to write their answers and reflect on the questions throughout the book, a part of the paperback that many have appreciated.
One of the challenges in the process has been that I have had to listen to, and re-listen to, my voice. I felt it would be better to read it myself rather than have someone else narrate it, and I am hoping that adds to its value for the listener.
The picture here is by an artist I admire so much, Pawel Kuczynski. A picture can truly represent even more than a thousand words. This picture encourages me to get back to doing my drawings and paintings, now that this audiobook is floating out into the world.
