Blood! Blood! Blood! Blood!
The Bryony audio book team, Heather King and Alby Odum from Daniel's Window (www.danielswindow.com) and me, met on Tuesday evening at the University of St. Francis in Joliet.
Heather and Alby recorded and edited three more chapters for a total of six, so Alby set a three-chapter goal for each Tuesday night, even though we did go over by half an hour. Even then, he was game for a fourth, but Heather promptly vetoed that suggestion. Wonder if Alby'll still feel the same way when we get into the really long chapters, but we shall see.
Chapter Five: Blood Relatives took the longest, with several re-recordings of Grandma Marchellis' crying, "Blood! Blood! Blood! Blood!" until we were convinced Heather would be screaming it in her sleep. Heather had done a beautiful job reading the passage the first time, but, sound-wise, it wasn't recording right, but a bit of experimenting with pitch and volume perfected it.
I listened attentively to first audio drafts and was on hand for pronunciation consultation (Galien Marseilles, Bryony's father; Lochinvar by Sir Walter Scott, which Heather double-checked online, and Eircheard of Eircheard's Emporium, of which I hadn't a clue, so Heather looked up old Gaelic pronunciations and, I think, winged it).
During the editing, I paid less strict attention and used that time to scan what I hope is the final formatting of the offical Bryony cookbook: Memories in the Kitchen: Bites and Nibbles from "Bryony," a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties (www.bbbswillgrundy.org), which will (hopefully) be available in another month or so. I noted any errors for an upcoming meeting with the cookbook's designer, Serena Diosa, author of the Tinkey's Goldfish children's book series.
The Bryony cookbook contains recipes for all the 1970 and Victorian food references mentioned in Bryony, everything from homemade pizza and boiled calves head, along with snippets of story information to root the reader in Bryony's timeline. Unlike many cookbooks, the recipes in this one are arranged by the events in Bryony, rather than by topic (ie. main dishes, desserts, etc).
In addition, my business manager scheduled another book signing for the afternoon of April 21, at Frugal Muse Books in Darien (www.frugalmusebooks.com). She had asked the manager if he had read the book and would be willing to write a review, but couldn't locate a copy (Hurray!), so she's bringing him a fresh supply. I'll provide details about the signing as I get them.
Finally, a little, fun trivia. The beginning of Chapter 6, A Job Well Done, reads thus:
Melissa fought back yawns in American History class. Who cared what Sir Francis Drake had claimed for England? She’d bet Ann felt bored, too.
When we began editing that chapter, Heather said, "I care. I'm descended from Sir Francis Drake."
Now that is cool.
The Bryony audio book team, Heather King and Alby Odum from Daniel's Window (www.danielswindow.com) and me, met on Tuesday evening at the University of St. Francis in Joliet.
Heather and Alby recorded and edited three more chapters for a total of six, so Alby set a three-chapter goal for each Tuesday night, even though we did go over by half an hour. Even then, he was game for a fourth, but Heather promptly vetoed that suggestion. Wonder if Alby'll still feel the same way when we get into the really long chapters, but we shall see.
Chapter Five: Blood Relatives took the longest, with several re-recordings of Grandma Marchellis' crying, "Blood! Blood! Blood! Blood!" until we were convinced Heather would be screaming it in her sleep. Heather had done a beautiful job reading the passage the first time, but, sound-wise, it wasn't recording right, but a bit of experimenting with pitch and volume perfected it.
I listened attentively to first audio drafts and was on hand for pronunciation consultation (Galien Marseilles, Bryony's father; Lochinvar by Sir Walter Scott, which Heather double-checked online, and Eircheard of Eircheard's Emporium, of which I hadn't a clue, so Heather looked up old Gaelic pronunciations and, I think, winged it).
During the editing, I paid less strict attention and used that time to scan what I hope is the final formatting of the offical Bryony cookbook: Memories in the Kitchen: Bites and Nibbles from "Bryony," a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties (www.bbbswillgrundy.org), which will (hopefully) be available in another month or so. I noted any errors for an upcoming meeting with the cookbook's designer, Serena Diosa, author of the Tinkey's Goldfish children's book series.
The Bryony cookbook contains recipes for all the 1970 and Victorian food references mentioned in Bryony, everything from homemade pizza and boiled calves head, along with snippets of story information to root the reader in Bryony's timeline. Unlike many cookbooks, the recipes in this one are arranged by the events in Bryony, rather than by topic (ie. main dishes, desserts, etc).
In addition, my business manager scheduled another book signing for the afternoon of April 21, at Frugal Muse Books in Darien (www.frugalmusebooks.com). She had asked the manager if he had read the book and would be willing to write a review, but couldn't locate a copy (Hurray!), so she's bringing him a fresh supply. I'll provide details about the signing as I get them.
Finally, a little, fun trivia. The beginning of Chapter 6, A Job Well Done, reads thus:
Melissa fought back yawns in American History class. Who cared what Sir Francis Drake had claimed for England? She’d bet Ann felt bored, too.
When we began editing that chapter, Heather said, "I care. I'm descended from Sir Francis Drake."
Now that is cool.
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