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Refreshed Covers

November 15, 2021 by Mark Rude No Comments

In October of 2021 I decided to try and fix some things that were bugging me about my covers. I was never really happy with the font I created (I only took a week of Typesetting 101, that’s a long story) and the artwork was subpar and needed fixing. Major fixing in the case of ‘Into the Shadowood.’ I do all the artwork myself, but I hired professionals to handle the design elements. I’m very happy with the new look, and I’m planning to replace some of the old interior artwork in the next few months. I also changed the interior type font to something easier to read, which had the effect of reducing the page count substantially, so the books are thinner.

Old ones first, new ones second.






 

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Audiobook Intro and Outro with Music!

September 27, 2021 by Mark Rude No Comments

I realized I never shared the wonderful synth music provided by Apocalyptic Universe for my opening and ending credits, so here it is, complete with voiceovers. I found this fellow, or rather he found me, by chance. I posted on a Reddit board about finding a technological alternative to buying a license from a symphony orchestra for only 50 seconds of music, and he answered, saying he could compose or arrange some music for a what turned out to be a great price. The music is an arrangement of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in D major “Titan” II. Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell (moving strongly, but not too quickly).

Enjoy!

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‘The Gold Cat’s Daughter’ Audiobook Sample

June 11, 2021 by Mark Rude No Comments

Here are couple of samples from the upcoming audiobook version of The Gold Cat’s Daughter, narrated by the author. I hope you enjoy it! It was a lot of hard work. Whew.

From Chapter 8

https://www.markrude.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/The-Gold-Cats-Daughter-SAMPLE-Chapter-8.mp3

From Chapter 9

https://www.markrude.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/The-Gold-Cats-Daughter-SAMPLE-Chapter-9.mp3

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I’ve done my first voice acting auditions!

May 5, 2021 by Mark Rude No Comments

Today I heard of open auditions for an ElfQuest audio drama and had to apply! ElfQuest is a beautiful, well-written comic book by Wendy Pini, and was my inspiration for making a comic book, which ultimately led to my novel writing. I read some audition sides, doing a couple versions of each.

Auditions for Treestump, Scouter, and Picknose:

Mark Rude-Treestump

Mark Rude-Scouter

Mark Rude-Picknose

 

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