Author: Matthew Iden

A Voice from the Bottom of the World – Interview with Karen Peakes

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(This post is the second in a series that I’ll be doing interviewing the people who helped me research and produce my latest novel, The Winter Over, a psychological suspense thriller set at the South Pole)

When I was told Brilliance Audio was handling the audiobook narration for The Winter Over, I was thrilled: Brilliance is known for their clean, true-to-the-book recordings and meticulous detail. Then they sent me an audio sample of Karen Peakes, the voice actor they had in mind, and I was blown away.

Karen was good enough to take time out of her truly busy schedule (see question #13, below) to answer a few questions about audiobook narration, acting, and what it was like to work on my novel.

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Interview from the bottom of the world: Jeremy Bloyd-Peshkin

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(This post is the first in a series that I’ll be doing interviewing the people who helped me research and produce my latest novel, The Winter Over, a psychological suspense thriller set at the South Pole)

In the course of my research, no website quite captured the look and feel of the beauty and danger of the South Pole more than Jeremy Bloyd-Peshkin’s site, Ulterior Motors (http://ulterior-motors.com). His honest and often amusing accounts of spending both an Antarctic summer and winter at the South Pole’s Amundsen-Scott station as a mechanic and “fuelie” were incredibly helpful, but even that was blown away by his photography.

I had a chance to catch up with Jeremy via email and get his take on some of the more interesting aspects of life at the bottom of the world.

(All photos courtesy and copyright of Jeremy Bloyd-Peshkin. Please don’t use without attribution and, preferably, permission!)

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A new year…and a new book!

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Friends, I’m excited to let you know that my latest novel, The Winter Over, is available for all Amazon Kindle First and Prime subscribers (not a subscriber? you can still pre-order the book—it’s out Feb 1).

Here’s a short description:

Each winter the crew at the Shackleton South Pole Research Facility faces nine months of isolation, round-the-clock darkness, and one of the most extreme climates on the planet. When a colleague is found dead on the icy Antarctica plain outside the station, Cass Jennings must find the strength to survive not only a punishing landscape but also an unrelenting menace determined to destroy the station—and everyone in it.

I hope you enjoy it. As always, honest reviews on Amazon or Goodreads are appreciated!

(And while I have your attention…)
All of the Marty Singer books are on sale (US only) through January 31, 2017 for just $1.99 each. Now is a great time to fill out your collection or mention to a friend. You can find links to all the titles on my Amazon author page.

Thank you for all of your support…and Happy New Year!
Matt

p.s. The Winter Over is available in four formats: Kindle, paperback, digital audio (Audible), and MP3 CD.

Wil Wheaton vs. the Internet

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WIL WHEATON: You deserve to get paid when you make something with your mind that other people will use to make money.

INTERNET: No! We demand that you retract that statement because many of us have made a career of giving things away and getting Amazon Affiliate click-throughs on our free content blogs.

WIL WHEATON: I’m okay with giving things away to fans. I just want to get paid when a $50 million company asks for my content. Can they not spare 6-cents per word?

INTERNET: You should love what you do! Demanding money for Art is venal!

WIL WHEATON: How do you pay the rent?

INTERNET: If you write it, they will pay you. Somehow. Somebody.

WIL WHEATON: Really?

INTERNET: Yes!

WIL WHEATON: Really?

INTERNET: No, not really. Do you want to guest-blog on our site this week?

WIL WHEATON: Probably not.

 

(confused? See you can’t pay your rent with “the unique platform and reach our site provides” and Oni Harstein, who politely disagrees)