Three weeks ago I released Into Deep Waters in audiobook. And held my breath, because, you know, loving something myself doesn’t mean others will. I was sure that Kaleo Griffith’s narration would resonate with many listeners, as it did with me. But still… opening day nerves, just like with any other release. With the added issue of having no real clue what to expect from audio. By now, the book has 12 ratings on Audible, … Read more
I came back from the GayRomLit conference on Sunday night, but my intended blog post was pushed back when Audible released Into Deep Waters in audio book Monday <3 Now that I'm done dancing around, celebrating my first audio release, I do want to write about GRL. Because it's an experience I look forward to, worry over, enjoy, hide from, and then miss acutely when it's over. Every year. GRL bills itself as an annual … Read more
My first audio book, of my favorite of my own stories, is now available on Audible! I’m really excited to hear what listeners think of this book. I loved the narration that Kaleo Griffith did for me, especially in the most emotional parts of the story. Into Deep Waters is a book with action, adventure, loss, fun, life changes, and strong, abiding love. I wrote it to make those emotions felt by the reader, but … Read more
October is being celebrated as Queer Romance Month. Authors, bloggers and readers are coming together to post about reading and writing queer romance, and to tell some personal stories, and share fiction. You can find links to the daily posts on the Queer Romance Month home page: http://www.queerromancemonth.com/ My post is up today, about writing outside of my own experiences. I’ve always believed in the power of fiction to both help us understand ourselves, and … Read more
After delays to bring out my Don’t Read in the Closet free novel, and for narrator Kaleo Griffith to do publicity for his recently released movie, we are in the home stretch of the audio book. So what comes next? Kaleo and his sound engineer have delivered the complete audio file of the book to the ACX page, for me to listen to. It ended up running just shy of seven and a half hours, … Read more
GRL is on my mind… I just got my plane tickets, and today I’m on a great blog site – “Gay. Guy. Reading. and Friends”– talking about anticipation, and my writing. Stop by the blog, check out my thoughts on what I’m trying to reach with my stories, read an excerpt from “Chasing Death Metal Dreams” – my free summer novel. And enter to win a free ebook of anything on my backlist. Hope to … Read more
Chasing Death Metal Dreams, my free novel for the Love is an Open Road event is now out. You can find the story posted here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/17032945-chasing-death-metal-dream-by-kaje-harper-8-1 Since it is 93K, the lovely event organizers have also made it immediately available for download. You can get a copy in .pdf, .epub or .mobi here: http://www.mmromancegroup.com/chasing-death-metal-dreams-by-kaje-harper/ blurb Carlos Medina has spent years of sweat, pain, effort, and money becoming the man he is. He writes original songs, … Read more
I have heard now that my Don’t Read in the Closet summer free novel, “Chasing Death Metal Dreams” is formatted and ready – it should release on the M/M Romance Group’s Love is an Open Road Stories sometime in the next couple of weeks. (I’ll post when it does, of course, and there will be a download link.) This book, more than any I’ve written, made me step out of my comfortable space. Carlos and … Read more
And we have a signed contract. 🙂 The narrator Jonathan and I chose for Into Deep Waters is Kaleo Griffith. He’s an actor and a voice artist, with quite a few audio books to his credit (mostly M/F). He’s also starring in an upcoming feature film Six Gun Savior with Eric Roberts, which premiers next month. And he’s not half bad to look at… Of course that played no role in choosing Kaleo. (Really – … Read more
I thought some of you might be interested in the process of getting my book into audio format. This is all new to me – I’m using ACX to handle the auditions, contracting, etc. Or I should say, Jonathan Penn is, on my behalf, because wow, it’s so much easier with help. It turns out that the second step, after deciding to take the plunge, and choosing some narrators who might be good, is to … Read more