Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful

Aaron writes words. Aaron also reads words.

Audiobook narrator, author hopeful.

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[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

Also, remind me next time I do this to not start crowdfunding the same day as @BrandSanderson. I'm happy to give him a shoutout out, though, indie storybook authors need all the buzz they can get!

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

Behold! My book's up on @Kickstarter, so if you're a fan of funny and quietly introspective fantasy like Discworld or found family thievery like Leverage and Firefly, please give Pilfer! a look!

https://t.co/0nOQoL1iIA

#indie #selfpublish #fantasy

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

Also, hi, Twitter! It's been a moment!

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

Dear #discworld fans and pretty much anyone else who likes fantasy with a comedic flair, please do yourself a favor and sign up for notifications for my upcoming Backerkit! You'll get a couple free short stories for your trouble!

https://t.co/Z2JTHAGSuv

#fantasy #indie

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

@justin_a_greer I'm really upset with myself, because I set a reminder to call the store as Derry during your signing, but I forgot to set the date.

Either way, congrats on your first signing!

[Justin Greer @justin_a_greer]

Pleased to announce that Tangleweed & Waterbloom has an audiobook! @grumpojec has done a phenomenal job with this book and I’m so excited that there’s now a new way to undertake a fantastic adventure with Derry, Barrow, Caedan, and the others.

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

@MJG_Write Does this mean it's time for paste edits now?

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

@justin_a_greer Heeey, it's that thing wot I did voices for!

I absolutely recommend this to all #cozyfantasy fans, enjoyers of @TravisBaldree's Legends and Lattes series, and #gardening fans, holy cow, get in here and get you some Tolkienesque plant descriptions!

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

So I've been playing a ton of Red Dead Redemption 2 over the past month, but it doesn't seem to translate into actual horse sense.

I bet this kinda equine rejection doesn't happen to @rclark98.

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

Here's the link to Audible!

(Quick trigger warning: there's animal abuse throughout the book as well as su!c!de.)

https://t.co/mIdSUSz1M5

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

My newest narration is out now! The Mouse Chronicles follows an Italian greyhound who fights through a difficult childhood, addiction, and abuse to find someone to call her people. This book has so many twists and turns that it needs a route designation from the DOT.

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

@MJG_Write "I'm-a drafting, wa-wa-waaaaaa!"

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

Okay, burner's off, this kettle will stop screaming for a bit. Thanks.

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

I'm trying to give myself a hard cutoff point on querying. I've been going in batches since May, and I think I need to accept that comedic fantasy isn't going to play well with traditional publishing. That red line isn't getting any shorter.

#amquerying

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

Maybe I'm a hack, or I've got a bad query letter, or maybe it's just not for the traditional market. I know it sounds cheesy and Twitter-tantrum-y, but doggonit, I believe in this book. I just need someone else to believe in it just as much.

#amquerying

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

Be me.

Try to create an account on [SMALL POST COMPETITOR].

Immediately get banned.

Scratch head and wonder why.

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

@MJG_Write The morning haze hangs over the dead land. The querying author opens his tiny food box, looking for breakfast. He sorts a score of "not a good fit" and "after careful consideration", but they've gone bad.

He sighs, picks up an ever-keeping "subjective business" and takes a bite.

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

@Michelle4Laughs Twitter: "Behold: blocking!"

Users: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

@TravisBaldree Choose Team Chaos, Travis:

Find and replace all the commas, then read it like William Shatner.

[Aaron Waite - Audiobook Narrator, Author Hopeful @grumpojec]

Every time I hear Through the Fire and the Flames by Dragonforce, there's a part of me I buried in the late 2000s that reaches out to renew my World of Warcraft subscription.

I gently remind it I have a family to take care of, beat it over the head, then bury it again.