Confined to a Sound Proof Room

Yesterday, at 9:15am, I put on my running sandals and launched out into the cold, winter landscape for a 3.5 km run...

Twenty-five slippery minutes later, I arrived at In Tune Audio on the edge of town and was promptly confined to a sound-proof room for two hours...

...where I recorded chapters 2 through 8 of Much Ado About Corona with the help of audio-engineer Charlie McEvoy (who has years of experience helping the big publishers)...

It took about two hours to record 30 pages. Then another hour to edit the audio. It'll consume a good 35-45 hours of work — if we don't include rehearsals and language lessons. Yes, language lessons! The book contains several lines of French, German and Ojibwe dialogue, of which I have quasi-zero competency. Next post, I'll share how I tackled this linguistic hurdle.

To hear the prologue and chapter one of the audio book, head on over here.

Stay sane, stay real,
John C. A. Manley

PS Continued work on the Much Ado About Corona audio book has been possible thanks to donations from Gary Magder of Goldtent TA Paradise, Tulasi "Basil Buttercup" Siva of TulasiSiva.com and Paul "If I Was Any Better I Couldn't Stand It" Jackson.

PPS If you're wondering why I run in sandals, even in the winter, watch my Writer's Workout Music Video.

John C. A. Manley is the author of Much Ado About Corona: A Dystopian Love Story, the forthcoming All The Humans Are Sleeping and other works of speculative fiction. Get free samples of his stories by becoming a Blazing Pine Cone email subscriber at: https://blazingpinecone.com/subscribe/