IRISH FIREBRANDS: A Novel ~ and Other Works by Christine Plouvier, Indie Author
(This post has been recorded as an AudioBlog. See bottom of page.)
By popular demand, here’s a summary of my experience with using Text-to-Speech (TTS) technology to record an audiobook edition of IrishFirebrands.
As a person with multiple disabilities, I’m acutely aware of the limited options for people like me. In addition, I wanted to make an audible copy of my first novel for my mother, who had gone blind while I was writing it.
My mother was an avid, eclectic reader, who amassed an enormous personal library, read to me from my infancy, and taught me to read. Cataract surgery restored enough of her sight for her to enjoy the landscapes visible from her windows, and to watch television, but because of eye damage from other causes, she can see only parts of pictures. Her brain makes Gestalts to fill in what’s missing, although a related disadvantage of that, is she also developed Charles…
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