Viviana, from Enchantress of Books and I am so excited to have Ms. Yasmine Galenorn on our Audio Book Lovin’ Series.
New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestselling author Yasmine Galenorn writes paranormal romance and urban fantasy for Berkley: the Otherworld Series, and the upcoming Fly By Night Series and Whisper Hollow Series. She’s also known for her Indigo Court Series, her paranormal mysteries, and her nonfiction metaphysical books. She is the 2011 Career Achievement Award Winner in Urban Fantasy, given by RT Magazine. She lives in Kirkland WA with her husband Samwise and their cats. Learn more about Ms. Galenorn and her books here: Website| Facebook| Facebook Discussion Group | Twitter | Goodreads
Kelly: Ms. Galenorn, what do you love/like about audio books?
A: My favorite thing about audiobooks is that it offers my readers who are sight impaired the chance to read my books. I wish every book I had could be in audio, but I don’t have any control over that in anything published by a traditional publisher.
Kelly: Can you tell us what involvement do you have in getting your novels turned into audiobooks?
A: I’m sorry to say, but none. Not with a traditional publisher. Unless I was able to withhold audio rights—and that’s very hard to do in some situations—I have no say about it, other than to say YES when I’m notified an audio publisher wants to license the rights from my publisher.
Kelly: How is your narrator selected for your novels?
A: Again, I have no clue. J That’s up to the audiobook publisher. But I do know that Cassandra Campbell, who has been the narrator for all of my audio books, has done a wonderful job.
Kelly : What information/guidance do you provide to the narrator?
A: We actually talk now and then about how to pronounce certain names/words. That started when I realized that some of the names weren’t quite spot-on. But now, every time she has a question, she comes to me and I am happy to help her.
Kelly: Do you listen to your audiobooks after they are finished? Why or why not.
A: No, though I have heard excerpts. I simply don’t have the time to sit and listen to them, and I tend to turn whatever I’m listening to into white noise when I’m busy working. But my husband started reading a lot more again once he discovered audio books, because it’s just easier for him to do while he’s busy with other things.
Kelly: If you have one book in your backlist that is not already on audio, which novel would you want to be turned into an audio book.
A: That’s easy! Night Vision and Night’s End. I really felt bad that the last two Indigo Court books weren’t picked up by the audio publisher, but there wasn’t anything I could do. And I cannot get audio rights back on those book at this point to try to find a producer/publisher on my own.
Kelly: If you could pick one person (male or female) to narrator your life who would it be and why?
A: Interesting question! Hmmm…I’ve thought about this one and…well, if it were a woman narrating my life, I’d say Pepi Gilpin (she played Roz Doyle, on Frasier). I love her voice—it’s throaty and sultry. If it were a man…either Gary Numan (my favorite singer) because I love his voice. And David Bowie would be the other choice—I could listen to him all day long. I find it interesting they both have an accent. *grins*
Kelly: For anyone who has not listened to an audiobook before. What would you tell them to try to convince them to listen?
A: If there’s any reason why you have trouble holding a book, or reading, or if you are looking for a way to relax before going to sleep—an audio book might be just for you.
Let’s take a listen to a clip from Ms. Galenorn’s Witchling, book one of the Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon series
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Sounds interesting. I have given £2 a month for years to the blind to help someone listen to audios they are so exciting and easy to listen to
I have not read any of the other books, but they sound really good and I’d like to! I’d actually not heard of the series before I read this post. Thanks for the giveaway!
I haven’t read either of these series, yet. They sound great!