Asher Black
The
Five Syndicate Series, #1
by Parker S. Huntington
Narrators:
Lacy Laurel
Length: 8
hours and 32 minutes
Released:
October 31st 2017
Publisher:
PSH Publishing House
Genre:
Romance
Q&A with Author Parker S. Huntington
- How did you select your
narrator?
- Lacy and I
connected through the Audio Loves group on Facebook. I posted in there,
asking for narrator recommendations, since I was going through the
process of putting an audition script up on ACX. She messaged me, and
when I got her audition, I just knew she needed to be Lucy.
- Were there any real life
inspirations behind your writing?
- This is going
to sound ridiculous, but Lucy is me—from our majors to our schooling to
our geographic history to the mental rambling. I think that’s why I was
able to write Asher
Black so quickly.
- How do you manage to
avoid burn-out? What do you do to maintain your enthusiasm for writing?
- I’m working on
my Master’s in Literature and Creative Writing right now, so I write a
lot. I’m talking twenty-five thousand words a week. Minimum. But… what I
write is often what I don’t want to write, which is actually how I avoid
burn-out. After writing what I have to write for school, writing novels
is a relief—an exercise that I thoroughly enjoy.
- Is there a particular
part of this story that you feel is more resonating in the audiobook
performance than in the book format?
- Lucy is a
mental rambler. Seriously. She goes on and on about the most ridiculous
things, from social commentary to her self-named “Horny Lucy”… And Lacy
is able to bring her character to life, narrating the mental rambles with
such skill, it feels like her voice is the voice in my head. Did I
mention how blessed I am to have Lacy as the narrator.
- What do you say to those
who view listening to audiobooks as “cheating” or as inferior to “real
reading”?
- A while back, I
encountered someone who wanted to read Asher Black, but she couldn’t due
to her eyesight. I got to thinking: what can I do to make my book more
accessible? This is where audiobooks come into play. It’s not about
cheating or being inferior/superior. The reality is that, in today’s
world, accessibility matters. People may choose to listen to audiobooks
for so many reasons—it’s convenient, they commute, they have vision
impairment, or they just plain like it. At the end of the day, who are we
to judge other people’s choices? So long as we continue to make books
accessible in every format, we’ll continue to promote reading… and isn’t
that a great goal?
- How did you celebrate
after finishing this novel?
- I slept. A LOT.
I wrote Asher Black in
less than two weeks, which meant a lot of sleepless nights. By the time I
was done, I was too exhausted to celebrate. It’s far from glamourous, I
know, but hey—#authorproblems.
- In your opinion, what
are the pros and cons of writing a stand-alone novel vs. writing a series?
- For a
standalone novel, you can be done with characters after writing, and you
don’t have to worry about losing readers with each subsequent release.
But as a writer (and reader), you get more time to delve into a world,
and that’s an awesome experience for anyone.
- Have any of your
characters ever appeared in your dreams?
- My God, Asher
is the man of my dreams. Does that count?
- What bits of advice
would you give to aspiring authors?
- I still
consider myself an aspiring author, but I’d say to just do it. I spent a
lot of time floundering and second guessing myself, wondering if I should
take the risk (and it is a risk). But ultimately, I’ve been happier since
deciding to do it. On a second note, writing is a business, and the best
advice anyone could ever give, beyond craft advice, is to treat your
writing like it’s a business. You have marketing, social media
management, graphic design, customer service, business, writing, etc. to
handle. It’ll be a lot to take care of, but if you’re on top of it, it’ll
feel so rewarding.
- What’s next for you?
- I published the
second book in the series in July, and I’m currently working on Bastiano Romano, book
three in The Five Syndicates series. Once I’m done, I’ll work on the
Turner Triplets trilogy!
He was supposed to kill me. I had done the unthinkable. I called
the cops on him, on his family, but he let me live. We became friends, and
then... we fell in love.
Lucy Ives is a foster kid, running from her turbulent past. On her
first night in New York City, she accidentally calls the cops on the mafia.
When their fixer comes to kill her, he spares her life in exchange for a
favor--be his fake fiance or die.
Parker S. Huntington is from
Orange County, California, USA. She has a B.A. in Creative Writing from the
University of California, Riverside and is currently pursuing a Master's in
Liberal Arts in Literature and Creative Writing from Harvard University. She
has two puppies, Bauer and Chloe, and lives with her boyfriend of four years--a
real life alpha male, book-boyfriend-worthy hunk of a man. She is currently
working on Book 3 of the Five Syndicates Series.
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Lacy lives the life of a full
time wife, mother and household manager. Needing a temporary escape from time
to time Lacy returned back to her first love - reading! After devouring
everything she could get her hands on she thought, -what if she could mix her
love of performance and literature in a professional capacity? Once getting
involved in the world of book narration she quickly became hooked and when not
with her family you can find her in her studio working hard to grow in her own
storytelling abilities.
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