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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

SPOTLIGHT w/DREAM CAST - TECHNOTHRILLER - The Enigma Stolen (The Enigma Series, #5) by Charles V Breakfield, Roxanne E Burkey Narrator: Derek Shoales

The Enigma Stolen
The Enigma Series, #5
by Charles V Breakfield, Roxanne E Burkey Narrator: Derek ShoalesReleased: June 12th 2018
Publisher: Enigma Series LLC
Length: 10 hours 59 minutes
Genre: Science Fiction; Technothriller


What is the result of combining unlimited computing power, a zealous desire to manipulate all but the elite humans, and a morally crippled mathematical genius? Unfettered anarchy! Can the ever-growing torrent of information, analyzed by sophisticated computer systems, neutralize freedoms of choice, then steer us into a predetermined destination? Unidentified power mongers are plotting massive destabilization of the stock market, with the end game to not only optimize their wealth, but to also control the future. No need to cut a nervous investor off in traffic to initiate a stock market crash. All you need is unlimited computer power and the ethical nihilism to manipulate lives. The R-Group, a high-level information gathering and security team, believes at least one group - possibly several - are using Big Data analysis to customize the future to their image. Jacob, Petra, EZ, Quip, and the rest of the R-Group battle along with Julie and Juan's fledgling group of Cyber Assassin Technology Services teams to locate the source of the massive computing power required. Could these cyber schemers be as good at analyzing the information as the R-Group themselves? Unless the R-Group can neutralize this unrelenting threat, humanity's future will be determined by a select few. Are people unwittingly feeding an ever-growing tsunami of information into increasingly sophisticated computer systems? This begs the question: who controls whom? Award-winning authors Breakfield and Burkey bring the fifth book in The Enigma Series, The Enigma Stolen, into the relevant world of Big Data and analytics. Can all the information available provide a reliable method of predicting the future? Who are the winners when humans are herded to a machine's targeted end point?
 
 

Dream Cast
Authors Breakfield and Burkey Select Their Dream Cast for The Enigma Stolen
Many of the characters in our series do return. This being the 5th one, The Enigma Stolen, we wanted to highlight our selections for the newer highlighted characters. Seeing all these stars would be a dream come true.
Good guys
  • Brayson: Jeremy Renner or Matthew Lewis
  • Petra: Keira Knightley
  • Mercedes: Moon Bloodgood
Bad guys


  • Gretchen: Kirsten Dunst or Summer Glau
  • Sonders: Willem Dafoe
  • Dmitry: Alexis Denisof
Breakfield is a renowned technology solutions architect with 25+ years of experience in security, hybrid data/telecom environments, and unified communications enjoys leveraging his professional skills in these contemporary TechnoThriller stories. His love of World War II history from multiple viewpoints, extensive world travel, and cultural exchanges are a part of his DNA. Charles’ love of wine tastings, cooking, and Harley riding has found ways into the nine books of The Enigma Series. Being the son of a military father allowed early exposure to various outposts, which has positively contributed to Charles contributions to many characters and the various character perspectives explored. Burkey is a renowned customer experience professional, she is adept at initiating business solutions optimizing existing technology architecture to positively impact business outcomes. Her 25+ years in technology and business has allowed her to be a featured speaker on customer experience, subject matter expert, interviewer, instructor, and author of technology documents, as well as creator of the award winning stories within The Enigma Series. She recognized a few years ago, after several white papers and non-fictional technology books that writing fiction is a lot more fun, creative, and yet leverages relevant technology. As a child she helped to lead the other kids with exciting new adventures built on make believe characters which she brings to the stories in a grown up manner. Rox enjoys family, listening to people, any kind of travel, sewing, gourmet cooking, and imagining the possibilities. Breakfield & Burkey – Combining their professional expertise, knowledge of the world from both business and personal travels, many characters whom have crossed their paths and are now a foundation for the 150+ characters which are a part of their series. They find it interesting to use aspects of today’s technology that people are actually incorporate into their daily lives. They will openly claim this experience and knowledge of people is a perfect way to create these adult good guy/bad guy stories. Relevant technology is combined with travel, romance, intrigue, mystery, and humor design for each book to be enjoyed alone or in sequence. Reviewers have positively compared Breakfield and Burkey to the works of Tom Clancy and Clive Custer which are some of their influencers. The nine books currently in the series include The Enigma Factor, Rising, Ignite, Wraith, Stolen, Always, Gamers, Broker, and Dragon have received awards individually as a series, and audio books. They have also created some award winning short stories including one for The Enigma Chronicles focused on how one of the founding family was fractured due to the greed for information superiority.
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    THE ENIGMA FACTOR
    Sep. 26th: T's Stuff 
    Sep. 27th: AudioSpy 
    THE ENIGMA RISING
    Oct. 3rd: T's Stuff 
    Oct. 4th: Bean's Bookshelf 
    Oct. 6th: Literature Approved 
    Oct. 7th: What Emma Read Next 
    THE ENIGMA IGNITE
    Oct. 10th: T's Stuff 
    Oct. 12th: AudioSpy The Book Slayer 
    Oct. 13th: Bean's Bookshelf 
    Oct. 14th: What Emma Read Next 
    THE ENIGMA WRAITH
    Oct. 17th: T's Stuff 
    Oct. 18th: Bean's Bookshelf 
    Oct. 20th: AudioSpy Oct. 21st: What Emma Read Next 
    THE ENIGMA STOLEN
    Oct. 24th: T's Stuff 
    Oct. 25th: Bean's Bookshelf 
    Oct. 26th: Jazzy Book Reviews 
    Oct. 27th: AudioSpy Writers N Authors 
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    Tuesday, October 16, 2018

    SPOTLIGHT w/DREAM CAST - TECHNOTHRILLER - The Enigma Wrath (The Enigma Series, #4) by Charles V Breakfield, Roxanne E Burkey Narrator: Derek Shoales

    The Enigma Wrath
    The Enigma Series, #4
    by Charles V Breakfield, Roxanne E Burkey 
    Narrator: Derek Shoales
    Released: March 19th 2018 
    Publisher: Enigma Series LLC
    Length: 10 hours 50 minutes 
    Genre: Science Fiction; Technothriller


    The Enigma Wraith, the fourth book in the Enigma series, serves up yet another captivating techno-thriller racing with romance, humor, and possible catastrophe. When an Irish financial institution, a Brazilian hydroelectric plant, a NATO base, and a smart car traveling through the European countryside are each hacked by the same sinister force, the world is introduced to the first glimpse of the potential damage that the Ghost Code can inflict - on both a personal and an industrial level. Created by a mysterious pair of cyber pirates known only as Mephisto and Callisto, this destructive code is nearly impossible to find and even harder to remove. And while their agenda appears to be a blackmail plot for financial gain, their true aims could be of a far more menacing and expansive nature. In an intriguing game of digital cat and mouse, the R-Group's Jacob, Petra, and Quip find themselves pitted against their most nefarious enemies to date. Stretching their considerable talents to the max, they struggle to track down the source of the problem and craft a solution that can secure the world's technology infrastructure before it completely collapses. What do we risk in our appetite for technology with no guardrails in place?
     
    Dream Cast
    Authors Breakfield and Burkey Select Their Dream Cast for The Enigma Wraith
    Many of the characters in our series do return. This being the 4th one, The Enigma Wraith, we wanted to highlight our selections for the newer highlighted characters. We want to be able to really chat with all these stars.
    Good guys
    • Eric PettenGrubber: Jake Gyllenhaal
    • John C: Alex O’Loughlin
    • Julie: Amanda Seyfried or Danielle Panabaker
    • Juan: Tyler Posey
    • Arletta Krumhunter: Tilda Swinton
    Bad guys
    • Callisto (Zara): Tia Carrire or Maggie Q
    • Chairman Chang: Benedict Wong
    • Dakota (Carlos): Jay Hernandez

    Breakfield is a renowned technology solutions architect with 25+ years of experience in security, hybrid data/telecom environments, and unified communications enjoys leveraging his professional skills in these contemporary TechnoThriller stories. His love of World War II history from multiple viewpoints, extensive world travel, and cultural exchanges are a part of his DNA. Charles’ love of wine tastings, cooking, and Harley riding has found ways into the nine books of The Enigma Series. Being the son of a military father allowed early exposure to various outposts, which has positively contributed to Charles contributions to many characters and the various character perspectives explored. Burkey is a renowned customer experience professional, she is adept at initiating business solutions optimizing existing technology architecture to positively impact business outcomes. Her 25+ years in technology and business has allowed her to be a featured speaker on customer experience, subject matter expert, interviewer, instructor, and author of technology documents, as well as creator of the award winning stories within The Enigma Series. She recognized a few years ago, after several white papers and non-fictional technology books that writing fiction is a lot more fun, creative, and yet leverages relevant technology. As a child she helped to lead the other kids with exciting new adventures built on make believe characters which she brings to the stories in a grown up manner. Rox enjoys family, listening to people, any kind of travel, sewing, gourmet cooking, and imagining the possibilities. Breakfield & Burkey – Combining their professional expertise, knowledge of the world from both business and personal travels, many characters whom have crossed their paths and are now a foundation for the 150+ characters which are a part of their series. They find it interesting to use aspects of today’s technology that people are actually incorporate into their daily lives. They will openly claim this experience and knowledge of people is a perfect way to create these adult good guy/bad guy stories. Relevant technology is combined with travel, romance, intrigue, mystery, and humor design for each book to be enjoyed alone or in sequence. Reviewers have positively compared Breakfield and Burkey to the works of Tom Clancy and Clive Custer which are some of their influencers. The nine books currently in the series include The Enigma Factor, Rising, Ignite, Wraith, Stolen, Always, Gamers, Broker, and Dragon have received awards individually as a series, and audio books. They have also created some award winning short stories including one for The Enigma Chronicles focused on how one of the founding family was fractured due to the greed for information superiority.
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    Q& A WITH AUTHORS BREAKFIELD & BURKEY- PART ONE
    • What's your favorite:
      • Food-We each have different favorite foods, though we both like Chinese, salads, and sweet potato fries. And of course, wine.
      • Song-There are so many great songs. We both enjoy rock ‘n’ roll so Queen, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd are always high runners.
      • Book-War and Peace comes to mind as well as “Green Eggs and Ham”
      • Television show-Burkey doesn’t like TV shows. Breakfield is real fond of Game of Thrones
      • Movie-Burkey’s would be Live and Let Die. Breakfield’s would be The Wind and the Lion.
      • Band-Okay now we are back to Queen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Steve Miller Blues Band
      • Sports team-Neither of us are really into sports, but agree the competition at the Olympics is great.
      • City-Burkey likes New York City. Breakfield likes Istanbul.
    • Are any of those things referenced in appearance in your work?
      • Our books have scenes or events which take place all over the world. We have each traveled extensively so the various cities like Istanbul, São Paulo, Barcelona, and New York City do appear. Wine and good food are also highlighted especially if there is a local food to highlight.
    • What bits of advice would you give to aspiring authors?
      • Write if you wish and enjoy what you write. It is always easier to write about things you know. You will not get it right the first time, but you need to keep at it. Don’t let your friends read it as they will only tell you what you want to hear. It is always better to try and fail, than to fail to try. Everyone has a story.
    • Do you have any tips for authors going through the process of turning their books into audiobooks?
      • Research is important. Take a look at various groups which take about the pros and cons of audiobooks. Invest wisely as it is an expensive endeavor. Many folks like to tell their own story which is great if you have a recording studio available and have a voice actor inside of you. Listen to a few books to help understand the voice you want to tell our story. ACX has some great tools. AudioBookReviewer.com is one avenue to look at. Richard Rieman (AudioBook Revolution) and Jocqueline M Protho (The Audio Flow Podcast). Another tip might be to read Richard’s book, The Authors Guide to Audio Book Creation.
    • What’s next for you?
      • We want to have the rest of the series, Books 6-10, in audio book format, and we are just starting to form the plans for Book 11.
      THE ENIGMA FACTOR
      Sep. 26th: T's Stuff 
      Sep. 27th: AudioSpy 
      THE ENIGMA RISING
      Oct. 3rd: T's Stuff 
      Oct. 4th: Bean's Bookshelf 
      Oct. 6th: Literature Approved 
      Oct. 7th: What Emma Read Next 
      THE ENIGMA IGNITE
      Oct. 10th: T's Stuff 
      Oct. 12th: AudioSpy The Book Slayer 
      Oct. 13th: Bean's Bookshelf 
      Oct. 14th: What Emma Read Next 
      THE ENIGMA WRAITH
      Oct. 17th: T's Stuff 
      Oct. 18th: Bean's Bookshelf 
      Oct. 20th: AudioSpy Oct. 21st: What Emma Read Next 
      THE ENIGMA STOLEN
      Oct. 24th: T's Stuff 
      Oct. 25th: Bean's Bookshelf 
      Oct. 26th: Jazzy Book Reviews 
      Oct. 27th: AudioSpy Writers N Authors 
      Oct. 29th: What Emma Read Next
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      Tuesday, October 9, 2018

      SPOTLIGHT w/DREAM CAST - TECHNOTHRILLER - The Enigma Ignite (The Enigma Series, #3) by Charles V Breakfield, Roxanne E Burkey Narrator: Derek Shoales


      The Enigma Ignite
      The Enigma Series, #3
      by Charles V Breakfield, Roxanne E Burkey
      Narrator: Derek Shoales
      Released: December 18th 2017
      Publisher: Enigma Series LLC
      Length: 10 hours 27 minutes
      Genre: Science Fiction; Technothriller

      As the world's biggest powers compete for superiority, it's not larger weapons or greater numbers of soldiers that top their wish lists. Instead, it's the latest and greatest technological advances: nanotechnology, dynamic programming algorithms, and drones, working together to build the next generation of military communications. When a professor at a Texas university begins researching ways to improve animal husbandry and boost global food supplies, her results catch the eye of inquisitive engineer Keith Austin Avery, whose interests have nothing to do with solving world hunger. But as Avery works on potential new uses for this technology, his research draws the attention of a powerful terrorist group, with traumatic results for him and his subcontractor Eilla-Zan Marshall. Now it’s up to the members of the R-Group to find the terrorists and their captives, using all the data and analytics at their disposal to leverage each and every piece of information. The fast-paced third installment of the Enigma Series has R-Group's Jacob working closely with a powerful and talented team, with results that incorporate a satisfying balance of technology, surprisingly sensitive romance, and the blurred lines that surround the age-old conflict between good and evil.
       
       

      Dream Cast
      Authors Breakfield and Burkey Select Their Dream Cast for The Enigma Ignite
      Many of the characters in our series do return. This being the 3rd one, The Enigma Ignite, we wanted to highlight our selections for the newer highlighted characters. We want to meet and greet with all these stars.
      Good guys
      • Andrew: John Goodman
      • EZ: Rachel Nichols
      • Stalker: David Boreanaz
      • Wolfgang: Christopher Plummer
      • ICABOD (voice): Paul Bettany
      Bad guys
      • Ton/Won: Daniel Wu, Rick Yune, or Ken Leung Major Guano: Mark Dacascos

      Breakfield is a renowned technology solutions architect with 25+ years of experience in security, hybrid data/telecom environments, and unified communications enjoys leveraging his professional skills in these contemporary TechnoThriller stories. His love of World War II history from multiple viewpoints, extensive world travel, and cultural exchanges are a part of his DNA. Charles’ love of wine tastings, cooking, and Harley riding has found ways into the nine books of The Enigma Series. Being the son of a military father allowed early exposure to various outposts, which has positively contributed to Charles contributions to many characters and the various character perspectives explored. Burkey is a renowned customer experience professional, she is adept at initiating business solutions optimizing existing technology architecture to positively impact business outcomes. Her 25+ years in technology and business has allowed her to be a featured speaker on customer experience, subject matter expert, interviewer, instructor, and author of technology documents, as well as creator of the award winning stories within The Enigma Series. She recognized a few years ago, after several white papers and non-fictional technology books that writing fiction is a lot more fun, creative, and yet leverages relevant technology. As a child she helped to lead the other kids with exciting new adventures built on make believe characters which she brings to the stories in a grown up manner. Rox enjoys family, listening to people, any kind of travel, sewing, gourmet cooking, and imagining the possibilities. Breakfield & Burkey – Combining their professional expertise, knowledge of the world from both business and personal travels, many characters whom have crossed their paths and are now a foundation for the 150+ characters which are a part of their series. They find it interesting to use aspects of today’s technology that people are actually incorporate into their daily lives. They will openly claim this experience and knowledge of people is a perfect way to create these adult good guy/bad guy stories. Relevant technology is combined with travel, romance, intrigue, mystery, and humor design for each book to be enjoyed alone or in sequence. Reviewers have positively compared Breakfield and Burkey to the works of Tom Clancy and Clive Custer which are some of their influencers. The nine books currently in the series include The Enigma Factor, Rising, Ignite, Wraith, Stolen, Always, Gamers, Broker, and Dragon have received awards individually as a series, and audio books. They have also created some award winning short stories including one for The Enigma Chronicles focused on how one of the founding family was fractured due to the greed for information superiority.
      Website⎮Twitter⎮Facebook⎮Goodreads⎮Pinterest
      Q& A WITH AUTHORS BREAKFIELD & BURKEY- PART ONE
      • What do you say to those who view listening to audiobooks as “cheating” or as inferior to “real reading”?
        • We try not to have a prejudice for the media type that people want to consume. Clearly it is a matter of preference, time, and these days age. People with different ideas often belittle others who take a different path. We think it is worth trying. When we are children listening to stories was our first exposure to reading.
      • How did you celebrate after finishing this novel?
        • To be honest, each novel completed allows for Chinese food or pizza and possibly a bit of sparkling wine. When book 10, The Enigma Source, is released in summer of 2018 in ebook and paperback it will be a fun discussion. When book 6, The Enigma Always, is released in audiobook format around that same time it will be its own celebration.
      • What gets you out of a writing slump?
        • Stepping away or talking about the issue with my co-author typically helps move it along. Usually this occurs because our work interrupts the time we have for writing. Work is first as we have a responsibility to our jobs which we both take seriously. What about a reading slump? Neither of us have a good answer here as it hasn’t occurred to this point.
      • In your opinion, what are the pros and cons of writing a stand-alone novel vs. writing a series?
        • In a series the author gets to continue character development over time. Humans grow and change over time which is fun to explore. We also write short stories designed as standalone. In these it is more important to focus on your goals as an author for that story. As a series we get to withhold some story elements for a future member to our series. If you are only crafting a single standalone book our feeling is you need to “bake in” all the story elements needed to satisfy a reader.
      • Have any of your characters ever appeared in your dreams?
        • Yes. Sometimes it helps work out a way we want to take a character. Dreaming is a very useful tool.
        THE ENIGMA FACTOR
        Sep. 26th: T's Stuff 
        Sep. 27th: AudioSpy 
        THE ENIGMA RISING
        Oct. 3rd: T's Stuff 
        Oct. 4th: Bean's Bookshelf 
        Oct. 6th: Literature Approved 
        Oct. 7th: What Emma Read Next 
        THE ENIGMA IGNITE
        Oct. 10th: T's Stuff 
        Oct. 12th: AudioSpy The Book Slayer 
        Oct. 13th: Bean's Bookshelf 
        Oct. 14th: What Emma Read Next 
        THE ENIGMA WRAITH
        Oct. 17th: T's Stuff 
        Oct. 18th: Bean's Bookshelf 
        Oct. 20th: AudioSpy Oct. 21st: What Emma Read Next 
        THE ENIGMA STOLEN
        Oct. 24th: T's Stuff 
        Oct. 25th: Bean's Bookshelf 
        Oct. 26th: Jazzy Book Reviews 
        Oct. 27th: AudioSpy Writers N Authors 
        Oct. 29th: What Emma Read Next
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        Tuesday, October 2, 2018

        SPOTLIGHT w/DREAM CAST - TECHNOTHRILLER - The Enigma Rising (The Enigma, #2) by Charles V Breakfield, Roxanne E Burkey Narrator: Derek Shoales


        The Enigma Rising
        The Enigma Series, #2
        by Charles V Breakfield, Roxanne E Burkey
        Narrator: Derek Shoales
        Released: September 13th 2017
        Publisher: Enigma Series LLC
        Length: 10 hours 19 minutes
        Genre: Science Fiction; Technothriller

        When a Brazilian industrialist hires the R-Group, the world's most elite information-gathering unit to track the disappearance of his daughter - a dangerous - but quiet hunt begins. But just finding her doesn't mean all will be well. The team in Switzerland follows the leads from South America to Mexico and the Caribbean, but the data trail is leading nowhere. Sometimes the most important clues come from unlikely sources. By chance, two members of the elite team vacationing in Mexico cross paths with Carlos and Juan's fly-by-night operation. Cloaking their "moving business" from satellite surveillance, their unique talent for relocating drug lords targeted by the Mexican authorities, along with their cash, gold, artwork and other assets, was legendary. These are Bad Boys, so-called entrepreneurs, whom even the most generous observer would question the legality of their business model. Can the R-Group assemble the pieces of the puzzle without international consequences? Will the brothers stop running outside the law long enough to do the right thing? Can you hide from your past and still enjoy the present? Is the heiress hiding in plain sight or gone forever? And can the brothers rein in their contempt for societal rules and leave behind the sweet deals long enough to save a life? The Enigma Rising continues the award-winning Breakfield and Burkey's series, overcoming opportunistic cyber-crime in the high-stakes world of information brokering in the 21st century. With its strong cast of characters, this engaging techno-thriller of lost-and-found - and lost again - will take you on an incredible journey into the dark side of technology.


        Dream Cast
        Authors Breakfield and Burkey Select Their Dream Cast for The Enigma Rising
        Many of the characters in our series do return. This being the 2nd one, The Enigma Rising, we did not bring some of the characters from the other books into this list, yet they are still key. We do want to meet all these stars.
        Good guys
        • Petra: Keira Knightley
        • Julie: Amanda Seyfried or Danielle Panabaker
        • Simone (Lara): Jessica Alba or Alexis Bledel
        • Quip: James Franco
        Bad guys
        • Carlos: Jay Hernandez
        • Juan: Tyler Posey


        Breakfield is a renowned technology solutions architect with 25+ years of experience in security, hybrid data/telecom environments, and unified communications enjoys leveraging his professional skills in these contemporary TechnoThriller stories. His love of World War II history from multiple viewpoints, extensive world travel, and cultural exchanges are a part of his DNA. Charles’ love of wine tastings, cooking, and Harley riding has found ways into the nine books of The Enigma Series. Being the son of a military father allowed early exposure to various outposts, which has positively contributed to Charles contributions to many characters and the various character perspectives explored. Burkey is a renowned customer experience professional, she is adept at initiating business solutions optimizing existing technology architecture to positively impact business outcomes. Her 25+ years in technology and business has allowed her to be a featured speaker on customer experience, subject matter expert, interviewer, instructor, and author of technology documents, as well as creator of the award winning stories within The Enigma Series. She recognized a few years ago, after several white papers and non-fictional technology books that writing fiction is a lot more fun, creative, and yet leverages relevant technology. As a child she helped to lead the other kids with exciting new adventures built on make believe characters which she brings to the stories in a grown up manner. Rox enjoys family, listening to people, any kind of travel, sewing, gourmet cooking, and imagining the possibilities. Breakfield & Burkey – Combining their professional expertise, knowledge of the world from both business and personal travels, many characters whom have crossed their paths and are now a foundation for the 150+ characters which are a part of their series. They find it interesting to use aspects of today’s technology that people are actually incorporate into their daily lives. They will openly claim this experience and knowledge of people is a perfect way to create these adult good guy/bad guy stories. Relevant technology is combined with travel, romance, intrigue, mystery, and humor design for each book to be enjoyed alone or in sequence. Reviewers have positively compared Breakfield and Burkey to the works of Tom Clancy and Clive Custer which are some of their influencers. The nine books currently in the series include The Enigma Factor, Rising, Ignite, Wraith, Stolen, Always, Gamers, Broker, and Dragon have received awards individually as a series, and audio books. They have also created some award winning short stories including one for The Enigma Chronicles focused on how one of the founding family was fractured due to the greed for information superiority.
        Website⎮Twitter⎮Facebook⎮Goodreads⎮Pinterest
        Q& A with Authors Breakfield & Burkey- Part One
        • Tell us about the process of turning your book into an audiobook.
          • When we decided to venture down the path of audiobook production it began as an information gathering activity. Neither of us had listened to audiobooks, but our kids were saying it was the easiest way to multitask. Then one of our friends indicated they were unable to read our stories they were ADAH and that we should record them. Burkey attended an author event and spoke to some folks about their offering of audiobook production, but the cost was so high we avoided for another year.
          • We had another friend who wanted to narrate our first book and tried, to produce several chapters. We really liked her interpretation, but she had not used a production facility. ACX tested the content and it sadly failed the needed sound quality levels.
          • Then we crossed paths with an expert in both narration and with creating audiobooks, Richard Rieman, who explained the process of finding a good narrator, the different ways to pay for the process, and approaches we might take. We listened to auditions and secured a renowned narrator, though we did not recognize that at the time. Again, we still had not listened to a full book via audible. The book was produced and over time we listened to our story being told one chapter at a time. We did not realize the finer points of how to secure changes, tools we should have provided, and the time it might take. It was a huge learning experience for us.
          • We had hoped we would be able to use the narrator for the subsequent stories, but we found ourselves at the cost prohibitive point. The ROI just did not work for us, so we had to find a new narrator. With book 6 currently in production, we are still learning how to help and support our narrator, Derek Shoales, who is doing a fabulous job of bringing our characters and stories to a new dimension.
        • Do you believe certain types of writing translate better into audiobook format?
          • Any writing can be translated into a great audiobook format with the right narrator, open discussion/exchanges between the authors and timely feedback. Only a picture book with no words would have an issue. Burkey has started to listen to audiobooks and her appreciation for the effort continues to grow.
        • Was a possible audiobook recording something you were conscious of while writing?
          • When we started writing and getting reviews we were hoping for the big screen with our series, like a Netflix, or Amazon series. We write about applied technology because it is what we know from our professional background. In answer to your question, we deliberately wrote each story with the idea in mind that we would port it to another media type.
        • How did you select your narrator?
          • We loaded up a sample of our story into ACX and solicited for narrators to essentially audition. We listened carefully to the way they told the story and selected the one we thought would bring the best voice to our series. When you have a character universe of 160+ like ours, it is important to make sure your voice actor can properly cover the range. This isn’t like reading to your young ones at bedtime but really a narrator who can become the character(s) and deliver an enriched story to the listener.
        • How closely did you work with your narrator before and during the recording process? Did you give them any pronunciation tips or special insight into the characters?
          • With the first book we did not work closely enough. We were still new to the process and changes which we would have liked seemed daunting. Without directions or author notes to guide, different narrators will deliver the work in their own ways.
          • After the first one we have started to provide pronunciations on words, insights to the characters, and locations as well as catching the time in a given recording where we would like a change. This has made the process into an amazing partnership. We feel like our narrator is part of our team.
          • You should know that not everything easily translates from the written word to a compelling audible. Derek caught a conversion problem when taking it to the audible format that we completely missed. Look for that skill in your narrator.
          THE ENIGMA FACTOR
          Sep. 26th: T's Stuff 
          Sep. 27th: AudioSpy 
          THE ENIGMA RISING
          Oct. 3rd: T's Stuff 
          Oct. 4th: Bean's Bookshelf 
          Oct. 6th: Literature Approved 
          Oct. 7th: What Emma Read Next 
          THE ENIGMA IGNITE
          Oct. 10th: T's Stuff 
          Oct. 12th: AudioSpy The Book Slayer 
          Oct. 13th: Bean's Bookshelf 
          Oct. 14th: What Emma Read Next 
          THE ENIGMA WRAITH
          Oct. 17th: T's Stuff 
          Oct. 18th: Bean's Bookshelf 
          Oct. 20th: AudioSpy Oct. 21st: What Emma Read Next 
          THE ENIGMA STOLEN
          Oct. 24th: T's Stuff 
          Oct. 25th: Bean's Bookshelf 
          Oct. 26th: Jazzy Book Reviews 
          Oct. 27th: AudioSpy Writers N Authors 
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