Who wants a narrator?

It’s almost time for the contest, but there’s still one thing I’m missing. A name. Something snazzy, something catchy. Something like . . .

. . . “Read Me Free!” Yes, I think that will do.

(For now, at least.)

I may or may not be able to come up with some kind of a snazzy-looking image at some point. Probably not.

Here are the rules!

1. Your entry must include:

a) a brief synopsis of your novel (250 words maximum) AND

b) an excerpt (750 words maximum)

Send them to me at the following email address: storymultiverse(at)gmail(dot)com. Both synopsis and excerpt must be in the BODY of the email. NO ATTACHMENTS. Failure to follow these instructions means that your entry doesn’t count.

2. Submissions will begin November 25th at 10 AM Central Standard Time and end at midnight on December 5th (again, Central Standard Time). Winners will be announced on the blog sometime later. The amount of time it will take to determine the winners will be heavily dependent on how many entries there are, and since this is the first time I’ve done this, it’s impossible for me to guess.

3. Each contestant will only be allowed to submit one entry.

4. Entries can be any unpublished novel-length manuscript (finished or unfinished) of any genre.

5. In order to keep things within reason, this contest will only be open to the first 35 contestants to enter.

(Don’t worry if you miss out this time around; if this goes well, I will probably do it again)

Here’s what you can win:

1. One winner will receive a voicing of up to 5000 words of their manuscript by me. I will send them the audio file, which is theirs to use however they like.

2. Two runners up will receive a voicing of their 750-word excerpt. Again, I will send them the audio file, which is theirs to use however they like.

3. Because the entries will be in various stages of revision and editing, you are welcome to collect your prize at any time (within reason)– so you don’t have to worry if your project isn’t done right now or even won’t be for a few months.

4. All rights to the reproduction, use, and distribution of the audio files to the winning entries are transferred to the respective winners.

Now, to give you an idea what my voice sounds like, I’m posting a few links of recordings I have made. For the record, everything I’m reading is my own original content. Here they are:

-Sample #1

-Sample #2

-Sample #3

Good luck everyone! I look forward to seeing what you’ve written!