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szynszyla-stokrotka In reply to characterconsultancy [2019-03-04 10:15:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!!!
That's so kind!

If you're interested in her story, here's a preview:
The Lonely Girl and the Lonely Warrior Preview 1
Little Bronislava Kowalski made up for being cursed with a wicked stepmother by being blessed with the most wonderful godmother in all of Europe.  Although Dame Valiant wasn’t a fairy, she was the next best thing: a warrior and a voyager.  With the British or French kings’ navies and armies, Bronia’s godmother sailed to faraway lands which she pillaged and conquered and from which she brought back rare and expensive gifts.  Once, she had given Bronia the most delicious of foods, a decadent dark brown substance called cocoa in the local tongue, chocolate or czekolada in the girl’s native Polish.  As this miracle of a treat melted on Bronia’s tongue, she felt the bittersweet warmth of home and nostalgia pouring down her esophagus, filling her heart with memories of a mother’s sweet voice softly singing an old lullaby describing the beauty of the Tatra mountains.  Another time, the conqueror had brought back a scarf made of the   The Lonely Girl and the Lonely Warrior Preview 2
A massive black horse emerged from out of the mists surrounding the Dark Forest on the far end of Middle-of-Nowhere.  On its muscular flanks sat a rider cloaked in black, his snow-white eyes, devoid of pupils or irises, peeking out from underneath the dark hood, a massive, decorative sword strapped to his side.
An adequate entrance, he thought to himself, smirking, grateful for the menacing effect produced by the surplus of white mist circling him.  Let them think he was a phantom, a highwayman, an oversized dwarf or, conversely a runt of a forest guardian.  They’d leave him alone to think, to search.  If Lady Otylia’s claim proved true . . .
He shook the thought away, annoyed at the rusalka for her unsolicited advice, annoyed at her mischievous little daughter for having gotten mauled – by regular bears, of all things – in the first place, annoyed at himself for having given into his pesky conscience’s promptings to save the disobedien   The Lonely Girl and the Lonely Warrior Preview 3
Bronia had been wide awake and running about the Dark Forest long before Middle-of-Nowhere’s only rooster, known by the affectionate moniker of Sir Alarm Clock the Bothersome, had begun his discordant crowing.  Her yellow-green eyes popped opened, her pupils dilating when her brother, Mietek, leapt onto her bed and tugged at her tattered dress’s sleeve at the very stroke of midnight, hissing “Little Johnny is gone” into her ear as the clock pounded out the late hour.
“He ran to the Dark Forest!”  Mary, his twin sister, added, wiping a tear off the corner of her blue eye with her intricately embroidered handkerchief, inherited from their deceased mother.
Quietly and quickly as she could, Bronia snuck into her parent’s bedroom and snatched Badina’s carved wooden mirror from the nightstand, knowing she’d be punished, but not seeing any other way to defeat a basilisk.  Luckily, her stepmother didn’t hear the creakin  

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characterconsultancy In reply to szynszyla-stokrotka [2019-03-04 14:42:05 +0000 UTC]

Good work!

Say, if you want a narration of your story (or the first chapter to help promote it) I can offer that. Here's a sample of my voice narration: youtu.be/8rT0C0NjdVU

If you like we can discuss prices.

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szynszyla-stokrotka In reply to characterconsultancy [2019-03-04 15:21:39 +0000 UTC]

I wish I could do that, but I don't have money at the time . . .
Thank you so much for the kind words!!!
The book is up online if you're interested in it!!!
I will watch you and keep you in mind for when I do make an audio book. I am not sure how to work out copyrights and if I could get the book out on audible with your voice narration (I think there's a way to do this). I'd have to record the pronunciations of the foreign words (ex. parzenica)

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characterconsultancy In reply to szynszyla-stokrotka [2019-03-04 15:28:22 +0000 UTC]

Okay, no worries.

"I am not sure how to work out copyrights" I'm not a legal expert but I believe that if I waive my rights to royalties in writing then taht should stand up when it matters. Royalties would be nice, don't get me wrong, but I'm mainly interested in making a profit now because this business is a stop-gap until I've qualified as a therapist and built up a practice.

"I'd have to record the pronunciations of the foreign words (ex. parzenica)"

Yes, I'd need help with that

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szynszyla-stokrotka In reply to characterconsultancy [2019-03-04 20:49:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

I don't mean at our level, I mean at the level of Amazon/Audible. Like how do they choose which Audiobook actors to record with and if you're allowed to just upload one or if they only allow popular authors to upload them. I'm self published and my distributor is Kindle.

lolol yeah that one is a tongue twister because of the "rz" and it doesn't really translate. Its this heart + six petal rosette pattern that's typical of the region of Poland Bronia and Daisy live in. Looks like this:
goo.gl/images/9rKRQM

Most of the names have English versions (Marysia = Mary; Szarlotka = Charlotte; Jan = John) but not all the places do.

Are you interested in reading the full story? Because if you are I can email it to you

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characterconsultancy In reply to szynszyla-stokrotka [2019-03-04 21:21:35 +0000 UTC]

I love to read, but unfortunately I don't have time while I'm getting The Character Consultancy off the ground. It really does suck up every minute. Thanks for the offer though!

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szynszyla-stokrotka In reply to characterconsultancy [2019-03-05 15:59:59 +0000 UTC]

I know how you feel. My art feels the same way. Daisy the Chinchilla is a real time sucker lol

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szynszyla-stokrotka In reply to Cicada123 [2018-07-08 04:37:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!!!!

Daisy is so much fun XD She's a mean little chin but I love her

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