So this morning we are having a little blog surprise! Nicole Kimberling is here talking about her new audio book -- and giving away a copy to some lucky commenter below!
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Hey Everybody! I know it’s been a while, but I’m so happy to
be back here hanging around at Josh’s. For those of you who do not know me, I
am writer of speculative fiction, mysteries and spec-fic mysteries. I’m here
today giving away some free copies of my brand new audiobook, Cherries Worth Getting.
This story originally appeared in the Irregulars anthology,
which was put out by Blind Eye Books a few years ago. It detailed the exploits
of four agents of NIAD, an international governmental agency set up to police
and protect the extra-human citizens of the earthly realm. The stories featured
demons, goblins with guns, guys with giant swords and at least one kimchi
burrito.
Irregulars also featured stories by Astrid Amara, Ginn Hale
and our delightful host, Josh Lanyon. The project was generally considered to
be a fun time for all of us who worked on it. So the question is—why make an
audiobook now, three years later? Well, it was the result of a strange
synchronicity. I happened to learn that my brother-in-law, who is a filmmaker,
was coming to town for a few weeks on the exact day that I ran into my friend
Tommy Jordan, indie rap artist, former merchant marine and audiobook
enthusiast. As I was bragging about how my brother-in-law was going to make me
a book trailer, I realized that Tommy looked and sounded more or less exactly
like my main character, Special Agent Keith Curry.
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I asked him to be in my book trailer and he agreed on the
spot. In a frenzy of creative euphoria, I asked if he would be willing to
record and audiobook for me as well and he said yes. Joy burst through me at
having made two huge scores in the space of five minutes. I would have a book
trailer! And an audiobook! Then, once my feet hit the ground again I realized
that neither of us had any idea how to do either of those things.
So for the next two months, practically glued to each other,
we learned. We created what my wife called a “tiny little multi-media empire.”
And that’s what I’m here to present today.
To win a copy of Cherries Worth Getting, please tell me what
your favorite imaginary creature is in the comments below.
Good Luck!
Nicole Kimberling
PS—For those of you who already know and (hopefully) enjoy
Special Agent Keith Curry, you’ll be happy to know that he’ll be making an
appearance in the new Charmed and Dangerous anthology, put out by JCP Books to
be released on August 25.
PPS—Tommy Jordan is also the front man of a pop band called
Urban Fantasy. He and my brother-in-law liked each other so much they made a
second film together—the music video for Urban Fantasy’s second single, “HolySh!t, Mom.” See if you can spot me in my guest appearance as “Mean Drunk Boss Who
Fires Connor.”
