Book 2 - Chapter 12

 

Welcome to the 12th chapter of the Phoenix and the Enchanter! In today's episode, we take a brief walk down memory lane...for me anyway. Many times I incorporate aspects of my travels into my books, and this was no exception. 

I hope you enjoy this week's reading of Chapter 12 of the Phoenix and the Enchanter. 

And don't forget to stick around for the outtakes to watch my humiliation by nature. 

Book 2 - Chapter 11

 

To be honest, this chapter posed some serious challenges both in writing and in recording. One of the reasons that I love writing fantasy fiction, is because I can make up whatever I want out of my head and it has to work because my brain says so. But when you bring that fantasy into the real world, suddenly you have to do a lot of research on what a location looks like, what the temperature might be like, what the plant-life is in the area, where are the rivers and streams, what kind of bugs occupy that location, and how do the people speak. It takes far more time to do the research, study the maps, and understand the landscape than it does to just write the chapter. 

That being said, there are some issues with this recording. Hopefully you won't notice too much, but in the "Behind the scenes" section you'll see it clearly. :) 

Without further ado, and because my pizza just arrived, please enjoy this recording of Chapter 11 of the Phoenix and the Enchanter.

Book 2 - Chapter 10

 

Well, it might be late in the day, but it is still being posted on a Friday! This video in particular makes me consider getting a microphone instead of using my AirPods. Could it be they were dying? Perhaps. Could it also be my computer was dying? Very likely. Either way, the sound quality isn't fabulous. But the setting is lovely.

Please enjoy this weeks reading of The Phoenix and the Enchanter - Chapter 10.

Book 2 - Chapter 9

Hey y'all! Not sure if you noticed there was a mid-week post this week of Chapter 8. And now we have Chapter 9, hot on the heels of our previous post!

You may be asking yourself, why would she post two videos in one week when she often posts late instead? Well, I've set up reminders in my phone of when to record, when to edit, and when to post. Being a couple days late isn't a problem, but being a week late on every posting is going to get very annoying, very quickly. Redoing all of my reminders seemed more frustrating than just doing an extra post in a week. So here you go, lucky people. My ADHD is making me choose the more time consuming but less tedious option because it seemed less annoying. ;)

So please enjoy this recording of Chapter 9!

Book 2 - Chapter 8

Surprise! It's a mid-week chapter release!

You'll notice there is a lot of background noise on this video. Some is kids from the neighbouring campground, some is my mom packing up our tent. Although I wanted to do a series of videos while travelling, it took far too much time from our schedule and just wasn't feasible, so this is the only travel video I have for you at this time. 

I hope you enjoy Chapter 8 of the Phoenix and the Enchanter. 

Book 2 - Chapter 7

 

Hello loyal supporters! I'm so excited to share chapter 7 with you from a location in my very beautiful back yard. Well, not my actual back yard, but my local area. 

I hope you enjoy this gorgeous location and this acceptable recording of chapter 7. 

Please note, due to my absence next week, there will be no chapter release until the following week. I look forward to sharing with you then!

Book 2 - Chapter 6

It seems to me that this blog posting may be changing from every Friday to every Sunday. Either way, it is being posted once a week. And isn't that what we're all cheering for?

I'll admit, there are some aspects of posting that are a little strange to me. I understand if several people watch the first chapter and then attendance drops off because of lack of interest or time. But what always throws me off is when there is the same number of people watching the majority of videos until one week there is one person less, then it goes back up to the original number. I want to reach out to that person and say, "you missed a chapter!" There's no other reason the stats drop like that. 

So if you've watched the chapter last week and thought to yourself, "Did I miss something?" You did. 

Once you've caught up, please continue reading through the next chapter of The Phoenix and the Enchanter with me as we read Chapter 6.