by Mark Saintonge | Jan 18, 2018 | Discover, Narration
From a collection of short stories by Leo Tolstoy, What Men Live By, narrated by Mark T. Saintonge, offers both insights into 19th century Russian life and a strong theme, exploring what love can do for human beings. The lead character, Simon, a shoemaker, encounters...
by Mark Saintonge | Jan 19, 2016 | Learn
As a prelude to venturing into audiobook recording, a friend asked me to provide a sample narration. I would be the narrator of 5 minutes from a Sherlock Holmes adventure. Well, I had just moved from Maine to Portland. I live in a 540 square foot apartment in the...
by John Jerney | Mar 1, 2012 | Learn
Technically, PDF is not considered a true ebook format because it doesn’t offer reflowable text allowing readers to easily change the font and size to suit their reading conditions. This makes sense because, after all, PDF was designed from the start to serve as a...
by Lee Purcell | Apr 21, 2024 | Discover
Many books deal with the craft of writing, outlining literary techniques, plot devices, character development, story pacing, and so on. Fewer titles, however, delve into the heart of writing. What does it take to go beyond the ordinary and enter that special realm...
by Lee Purcell | Apr 19, 2024 | Create
Writers have an innate desire to write and, fortunately, we live in a time where the options for doing so in a public way are stupendous. Writing a blog doesn’t guarantee you an audience, but, as with all stages of writing, you need a place to host your words,...
by Lee Purcell | Sep 13, 2021 | Discover
As avid followers of media—as I suspect those reading this post are apt to be—we’re all familiar with awards for achievements in the communication arts, from books to films to animations and to music and more. At one end of the spectrum in rich media pursuits,...
by Lee Purcell | Jul 12, 2019 | Discover
More than one commentator has noted that the California Gold Rush, which began in earnest with the discovery of a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill, Coloma, on January 24, 1848, wasn’t very lucrative to the hoards of prospective miners that flooded the state....
by Lee Purcell | Jun 22, 2017 | Discover
The protagonist of any story comes into focus more clearly when pitted against a truly epic villain, one who personifies pure evil and proves a relentless foe. Contending with conflict, of course, is a driving force in any fiction, the avgas that feeds the engine,...
