"When I write fiction, I never try to deliver a message; I just want to tell a story. But I admit that I want the story to be memorable and the characters to touch the reader's heart.?" -- Isabel Allende
In a nutshell, the answer to Why Now? is because we can. Sure, microphones and book narrators have been around a long time. But...
This is where things can get exciting with your book as a podcast as opposed to (or in addition to) an audiobook.
My commute was one hour each way. I hopped on the freeway and the first thing I saw was traffic. I then sat in...