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I published my first fiction Krishna Mishra and the Mysterious Movie Star in April of 2020.
This was also the book I published as a series on my final podcast entries for the Voice of Anchor Podcasting challenge.I came third in it and that gave me the extra energy to finally get the audiobook published.
Did I tell you, it’s easier than you think, but it can test your patience?
If you would like to listen to a short mystery story on Audible or any of your favorite audiobook platforms, search for it . Or you can support me by buying directly from me. Just click the green button below and you will be taken to the Instamojo online store , where I am housing my audiobook.
Krishna Mishra is an ex-Army intelligence officer and has MBBS under his belt. Then he specialized in Forensics medicine and enrolled in the army. Nowadays, Krishna has his own detective agency. He often teams up with his wife, Ria. She is his best friend, assistant, boss, and famous in her own rights.
When yesteryear filmstar Anurag Chatterjee gets involved with a case of misplaced luggage, he meets with detective Krishna Mishra to solve the problem. It looks like a simple case until a brutal murder makes it a race against time to find the motive of a dangerous killer.
I recorded and edited my audiobook in segments with Audacity , a professional microphone and a mini home studio setup.
Then I created a customized cover using Canva.Check out my Canva site and a free Ebook template I created .
I used AuthorsRepublic to distribute my completed Audiobook and it’s now available worldwide .Did you know AuthorsRepublic is one of the easiest ways to publish and distribute your Audiobook on multiple platforms. I then uploaded the Audiobook through Findaway voice because somehow ,Authors Republic payment info was missing from my dashboard.Since this was an experiment ,it’s a start .But later I don’t want confusion.
Check out the book on Audible
Listen on Audiobooks.com
Not really.But making it good enough for publishing took work because AuthorsRepublic reviews the audio files before distribution. Depending on each Audiobook platform the requirements vary to some extent .
There are three Reasons.
I wanted to sell my book direct.Thats difficult with my ebooks ,since they are all enrolled in KDP select.Joanna Penn an author and podcaster I admire tells authors to diversify as far as possible.That makes sense down thd line for non-ebook formats.
I really wanted to try and see whether I could do it.I love finding simple ways of complex tech stuff .It’s a nice hobby to have.
I wanted people who couldn’t read or don’t like to read,have access to the book if they wanted too.Most people like stories right?
Today Paul of the Ultimate Blog Challenge wanted us to teach a skill to our readers.I wanted to give you a simple step by step method of publishing an Audiobook. Want to know more?Leave a question in the comments and subscribe to my newsletter and I will get back to you.
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Inspirational quotes on success and life ย ,is on everyone’s favourite binge reading list.But why did I feel I had to write this for you?Because I know what a mom feels.
Being a mom is hard work .
But being a mompreneur can take its toll on your brain.Work,home,family and kids, leave you too tired for creative work.
When things get a little too chaotic in life and ย biz you need to unwind.
My #number” One” method of unwinding ย and relaxing, is reading inspiring quotes.
Wisdom comes with time ,but sometimes ,it’s best when you learn from others.
My # number “Two” favourite, ย way to chill out ,is to travel. Short break/ long break ย whatever.As long it’s a journey to somewhere among nature!
Both my in-laws are no more with us. But my hubbie’s childhood home,in the village, is still a favourite weekend trip!
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My ย #number 3 way of making my mind healthy is pottering about in my balcony gardenย
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My # number 4 way of unwinding ย is workout videos on YouTube by popsugar fitness. They are fun ,effective and suited for whatever time you have in hand.
My # number” 5 “fave method to boost up my creativity and calm me down ,is to read a good,murder mystery.My childhood guilty pleasure!
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#2 “Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.โ
Winston Churchill
#3 “When a man feels throbbing within him the power to do what he undertakes as well as it can possibly be done, this is happiness, this is success.โ
Orison Swett Marden
#4 “People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.”ย Norman Vincent Peale
#5 “Success:ย To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.ย This is to have succeeded!โ
Ralph Waldo Emerson
#6 “Successย is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.โ
Thomas .A.Edisonย
#7 ย A game worth Playing!
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#8 “Act as though it is impossible to fail.โ
Dorothea Brande.
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#9 “Seventy percent of success in life is showing up.โ
Woody Allen:
#10 Risk more than others think is safe,Dream more than others think is practical
Howard Schultz
#11 Donโt wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.โ
Mark Victorย Hansen
#12″Do or do not. There is no try.โYoda
#13 You must be very patient and very persistent. The world isn’t going to shower gold coins on you just because you have a good idea.ย Herb Keller
#14 Workย hard, Be kind and amazing things will happen . Conan O Brien
Being kind is what most people have the most difficult time with!When you are overwhelmed with your own problems, you ย rarely have time to ย ponder about how your words and actions affect people.
Make kindness a daily habit,make it effortless!Yeah I know it’s easier said than done.But atleast ย you want to be kind.That’s a great first step!
#15″Always bear in mind that your own resolution to success is more important than any other one thing.โAbraham Lincoln.
Seriously you can do anything if youย think you can.
ย #16 Tony Gaskins “The ย door will be opened ย to those ,who dare knock. “
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#17″If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut.โ
Albert Einstein
I am working at Z .That’s my Achille’s heel!
#18 “Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.โ
Napoleon Hill
These 3 Ps have helped me always.I have 2 more P; “Prayer & Positivity !
#19 “Fear regret more than failure.โ
Taryn Rose
If you ย take action on a good idea it has a 50/50 chance of success. But if you don’t take action;it has a ย 100% chance ย of failure !
#20 Continuous learning is the minimum requirement for success in any field.ย —ย Dennis Waitley
Love ,love ,love this quote.!My love of reading and learning makes everything possible.
#21 “The difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearly right and doing a thing exactly right.โ
Edward Simmons
#22 If you can dream it, you can do it.ย — Walt Disney
#23ย “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.โ
George Bernard Shaw
Interesting! But parents always teach us to be unreasonable. I wonder ย why?
#24ย “Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life: think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.โ
Swami Vivekananda:
#25ย “Ifย you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.โ –ย Martin Luther King, Jr.
#26″God gave us two ends: one to sit on and one to think with. Success depends on which one you use. Heads you win; tails, you lose.โAnonymous
#28 “Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.”ย Earl Nightingale
#29 Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.โ
Herman Cain
I deeply believe this.When you are happy from inside you can do things people can’t comprehend.Do the right thing .The thing which makes you happy is the” One”!
#30 ย Dale Carnegie in the book “How to make friends and influence people “
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#31″For true success ask yourself these four questions: Why? Why not? Why not me? Why not now?โ ย ย ย ย ย ย James Allen
#32 The fastest way to succeed is to look as if youโre playing by somebody elseโs rules, while quietly playing by your own.โ
Michael Konda
#33 “Be so good, they can’t ignore you” Steve Martin
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What’s your favourite ย inspirational quote?Do share in the comments ย below.
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As a doctor too her knowledge is noteworthy and she always gives the right consultation that is in beat interests of those consulting her. She is also hands-on on the issues faced by her own community. Having worked with her I can definitely vouch for her professionalism and punctuality."
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