Word Count Wednesday - Audiobook Release for Tales Volume II!

Greetings Einherjar!

     So, the big news on this Word Count Wednesday is not about a word count at all - it's about today's release of Tales From Midhgardhur, Volume II on audiobook by Audible! As of today you can listen to the continuing adventures in the world of Midhgardhur, narrated by the amazing baritone voice talent of Gary Miller-Youst! You can find the audiobook at Audible or on iTunes if you prefer!

     I also want to keep you posted on other WIPs (works in progress) that are ongoing, but those have not really budged in the last week due to the four wonderful sons I am raising and all their appointments!:

Current Works in Progress:

Ormsbani (novel) - 71,008 words

Asa Oathkeeper Among The Giants (novel) - 50,516 words

Finally, if you enjoy my work, please join the official fan club on Facebook, the Einherjar of Midhgardhur!

Happy Reading - and Happy Listening! Skál!

~ Colin Anders Brodd

Audiobook of Tales From Midhgardhur, Volume II is almost complete!

Hello everyone,

     I am happy to announce that the audiobook edition of Tales From Midhgardhur, Volume II - which will be available from Audible and iTunes - is almost complete! The producer and narrator, Gary Miller-Youst, has been hard at work, and I have now listened to nine of the ten chapters and approved them. I love Miller-Youst's deep baritone voice and his narrative style, and I think you will too! All that remains is for him to finish recording "The Tale of Ingjaldur the Mad," and the book will be ready for ACX to begin the rigorous process of quality control for the sound engineering. So I estimate that the audiobook should be available by sometime in March at the latest!

Happy Reading! Happy Listening! Skál!
~ Colin Anders Brodd

Word Count Wednesday - the Return!

Hello everyone,

     Well, as the season of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is upon us again, I am once again participating in the mad dash to write 50,000 words (minimum!) in 30 days. Although that does have me quite busy, I thought it would be a good time to bring back Word Count Wednesdays, since word count is kind of my life at the moment.

     If you follow me on social media, by now you probably know that my current NaNoWriMo project is a sequel to The Saga of Asa Oathkeeper which is tentatively titled Asa Oathkeeper Among the Giants. The story of Asa Oathkeeper was left unfinished at the end of the Saga, and many fans have asked about a sequel that reveals how her story continues or ends. I have not been in a place to tell that story until now, but I'm happy to say that it is finally happening.

Current Word Count: 26,899

     In other news: Tales From Midhgardhur did well in the 2017 Channillo Awards, taking runner-up for Best Fantasy Series for the second year in a row, and taking Best Short Stories Series for 2017! I am very proud and pleased that Tales From Midhgardhur continues to be award-winning fiction!

     Some news about forthcoming projects: Tales From Midhgardhur, Volume I and Tales From Midhgardhur, Volume II are making the jump to audiobook format! Working through ACX, I have contracts with audiobook producers for Audible versions of those books! Bridger Conklin of BCV Studios is producing an excellent version of Volume I; he brings a delightfully clear and up-beat reading to the stories, and in the words of my beloved wife Tanya, "he makes [my] words sing" - high praised indeed! Gary Miller-Youst brings a lovely baritone voice to Volume II, sounding perfect for the grim world of Midhgardhur and highlighting the rough edges and potential horrors of that world. I am very happy to be working with these talented audiobook producers, and look forward to those volumes being from audible in mid to late December - just in time for all your holiday shopping needs, I hope!

     Finally, a hint at an upcoming project - I cannot say much now, but I have been asked to participate in a project involving some Appendix N-style swords & sorcery, and have sketched out plans for a new series of stories for that project. If the project does not go forward, I'll probably write the series anyway; I'm too excited about the ideas I have to allow the stories to fade away unwritten! I shan't know more until sometime in December, after NaNoWriMo is over and I have a chance to breathe again . . .

Happy Reading! Skál!
~ Colin Anders Brodd
November 15th, 2017
Villa Picena, Phoenix, AZ

Coming Soon to Audible . . .

Hello everyone,

I have some exciting news! I have now signed agreements with some really great audiobook producers to create Audible audiobook versions of the novella "The Tale of Halfdanur the Black" as well as Tales From Midhgardhur, Volume I and Tales From Midhgardhur, Volume II. The exact release dates are still up in the air, but all three should be available by the end of December for all of your holiday shopping needs! 

Happy Listening! Skál!

~ Colin  Anders Brodd

All Hallows' Eve

Villa Picena, Phoenix, AZ