At last, the audiobook for my first book, ‘Not out of fear’ is live. I’m so excited! I’ve been working for months with Audiobooks NZ , who did an awesome job of producing it, and I was lucky enough to have Elisabeth Easther narrate it. An all New Zealand production! So now you can listen to it whenever and wherever. And the plot has a few more challenging choices and mysteries to mull over.
Genesis
Why do an audiobook? Well, I’d been in discussions with Netflix about making ‘Not our of fear’ into a film, and although that didn’t come to anything at the time, I began to wonder what other formats my novel could become. That’s what led me to taking the screenplay script and using that for the audiobook.
Revised Version
The feedback I’d got from Netflix was to streamline the plot, focus on action and sharpen up the dialogue. That’s what they wanted to shape it up for a visual audience. And these are the changes which are now in the audiobook version. I think it’s more engaging and a smoother read without sacrificing the richness of the plot, but you’ll have to be the judge of that!
So, for instance, in the original novel, the main trio never really become friends. This has been changed and the wizard of the group now acts as both mentor and challenger to the main heroine’s ideals which helps bind all of them closer together. By using more dialogue, the themes around growth and finding one’s own path, even if it goes against what everyone else expects, are explored in more depth, which builds richer empathy, I think.
Future
This audiobook isn’t the end. I have plans for more in the series, but I’m keen to expand the formats. The next instalment could be an Audiobook … or you could look forward to a feature film which I would love to bring to life. All future tales in this world will branch off from this current version, and all the new plot choices made will have consequences that won’t become apparent … until they do.
So grab a copy of the audiobook with the link below, and then do me a huge favour and post a review! Thanks!
https://www.audiobooksnz.com/new-releases/not-out-of-fear-the-era-of-zether