Comments on: Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/ News from the Staff of Podiobooks.com Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:50:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Jason http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-238783 Jason Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:14:00 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-238783 I am slowly getting through this story and it is great so far. The story is well read and the BGM is well done. Thanks. I am slowly getting through this story and it is great so far. The story is well read and the BGM is well done. Thanks.

]]> By: David http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-199224 David Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:46:49 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-199224 Erik, That is killer news! I will sit by my computer eagerly awaiting the rest of the story for sure. Erik,

That is killer news! I will sit by my computer eagerly awaiting the rest of the story for sure.

]]> By: Erik John Bertel http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-196378 Erik John Bertel Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:51:35 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-196378 David when I began writing the novel it quickly became apparent that the story and characters were taking on a direction and life of their own and consequently, one 550 page novel was not going to be sufficient to tell their entire story. This is the first of a trilogy and as the second book nears completion I guess “leaving you wanting more” is the correct sentiment I was aiming for. I struggled a bit with the end and the only correct solution would be to release the three novels one after another to help satiate the needs of the listener but unfortunately my pesky family insists on having both food and shelter so my time is somewhat limited. That said, there are enough clues at the conclusion of the first novel to complete the narrative direction, similar I might add to what Chase did with the much maligned conclusion of the Sopranos (by the way, I was done long before that episode aired) but hell I'm the author and I should know where the story is going. All I can say is please hang in there for the arrival of the second novel, it will not disappoint. David when I began writing the novel it quickly became apparent that the story and characters were taking on a direction and life of their own and consequently, one 550 page novel was not going to be sufficient to tell their entire story. This is the first of a trilogy and as the second book nears completion I guess “leaving you wanting more” is the correct sentiment I was aiming for. I struggled a bit with the end and the only correct solution would be to release the three novels one after another to help satiate the needs of the listener but unfortunately my pesky family insists on having both food and shelter so my time is somewhat limited.

That said, there are enough clues at the conclusion of the first novel to complete the narrative direction, similar I might add to what Chase did with the much maligned conclusion of the Sopranos (by the way, I was done long before that episode aired) but hell I’m the author and I should know where the story is going. All I can say is please hang in there for the arrival of the second novel, it will not disappoint.

]]> By: David Redding http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-196056 David Redding Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:00:43 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-196056 I just finished this book today, I think it took me about 2 days to finish and enjoyed the story, the ideas, the narrative very much. But, the ending left me wanting.....Unless you are setting up for a sequel, it felt like one of those hollywood movies were the producer says "It's to long, scrap the good ending and just throw something in there fast to end the story" I won't say what it was about the ending that bugged me because I don't want to spoil it for anyone coming to this book late like myself I just finished this book today, I think it took me about 2 days to finish and enjoyed the story, the ideas, the narrative very much. But, the ending left me wanting…..Unless you are setting up for a sequel, it felt like one of those hollywood movies were the producer says “It’s to long, scrap the good ending and just throw something in there fast to end the story”

I won’t say what it was about the ending that bugged me because I don’t want to spoil it for anyone coming to this book late like myself

]]> By: » Comment on Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot by Erik John Bertel http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-186334 » Comment on Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot by Erik John Bertel Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:56:18 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-186334 [...] can read the rest of this blog post by going to the original source, here [...] […] can read the rest of this blog post by going to the original source, here […]

]]> By: Erik John Bertel http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-186297 Erik John Bertel Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:32:30 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-186297 Thanks Geoff for the critique. Regarding the gratuitous use of the word “cretin” well that is a character flaw Sarah is working through and its usage virtually disappears in the sequel. As to the verbosity of the novel, that can be attributed to a new author stretching his wings plus an unwillingness to dumb down this adventure story to the mentality level of a graphic novel. Frankly, there is a lot more going on to the story than just your usual routine murder and mayhem. Finally, I agree with you wholeheartedly regarding the need of an editor but unfortunately and unlike many fledgling authors, editors do expect to get paid for their services. Flores Girl is definitely a work in progress and will continue to evolve and improve over the next couple of years! Thanks Geoff for the critique. Regarding the gratuitous use of the word “cretin” well that is a character flaw Sarah is working through and its usage virtually disappears in the sequel. As to the verbosity of the novel, that can be attributed to a new author stretching his wings plus an unwillingness to dumb down this adventure story to the mentality level of a graphic novel. Frankly, there is a lot more going on to the story than just your usual routine murder and mayhem. Finally, I agree with you wholeheartedly regarding the need of an editor but unfortunately and unlike many fledgling authors, editors do expect to get paid for their services. Flores Girl is definitely a work in progress and will continue to evolve and improve over the next couple of years!

]]> By: » Comment on Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot by Geoff http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-186064 » Comment on Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot by Geoff Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:31:52 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-186064 [...] can read the rest of this blog post by going to the original source, here [...] […] can read the rest of this blog post by going to the original source, here […]

]]> By: Geoff http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-186057 Geoff Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:33:07 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-186057 The theme, storyline, and narration were well done. The writing could have used an editor's touch however. I don’t know how many times the word “cretin” was used, but it was far too many. It also felt as if the author took too many trips to the thesaurus. While used correctly in most circumstances, the author’s penchant for verbosity generally curtailed the listeners’ ability to suspend disbelief. All in all it was a good read (listen) and I look forward to future works by the author. The theme, storyline, and narration were well done. The writing could have used an editor’s touch however. I don’t know how many times the word “cretin” was used, but it was far too many. It also felt as if the author took too many trips to the thesaurus. While used correctly in most circumstances, the author’s penchant for verbosity generally curtailed the listeners’ ability to suspend disbelief.
All in all it was a good read (listen) and I look forward to future works by the author.

]]> By: Om Jajo http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-176363 Om Jajo Wed, 21 May 2008 05:29:26 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-176363 Thanks Erik, I look forward to reading the eBook. Thanks Erik, I look forward to reading the eBook.

]]> By: Erik John Bertel http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-173910 Erik John Bertel Thu, 15 May 2008 14:50:28 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-173910 Sorry Om Jajo, Podcasting novels is a new art form and I'm trying a different format from the other authors. Others liked the format and feel its a refreshing departure from the standard fare. However, all is not lost since there will be an eBook release of Flores Girl in the near future. Erik John Bertel Sorry Om Jajo,

Podcasting novels is a new art form and I’m trying a different format from the other authors. Others liked the format and feel its a refreshing departure from the standard fare. However, all is not lost since there will be an eBook release of Flores Girl in the near future.

Erik John Bertel

]]> By: Om Jajo http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-173752 Om Jajo Thu, 15 May 2008 05:40:55 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-173752 I really wanted to listen to this book, especially as I am in Indonesia at present BUT I was defeated by the music/effects and gave up half way through Chapter 5. I like the characters, the ideas and the Creationist debate and would love to know what happens. If you ever re-release it as 'Flores Lite' minus music etc I'll be there waiting. I really wanted to listen to this book, especially as I am in Indonesia at present BUT I was defeated by the music/effects and gave up half way through Chapter 5. I like the characters, the ideas and the Creationist debate and would love to know what happens. If you ever re-release it as ‘Flores Lite’ minus music etc I’ll be there waiting.

]]> By: Erik John Bertel http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-170926 Erik John Bertel Fri, 09 May 2008 16:27:55 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-170926 We had a few issues with posting the first five re-recorded chapters but the good folks at Podiobooks have been able to come to the rescue and address the problems we were having. All should be good now. Erik John Bertel We had a few issues with posting the first five re-recorded chapters but the good folks at Podiobooks have been able to come to the rescue and address the problems we were having. All should be good now.

Erik John Bertel

]]> By: Erik John Bertel http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-169100 Erik John Bertel Mon, 05 May 2008 11:35:09 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-169100 Just to keep listeners in the loop I have re-recorded the first five chapters of the series. For whatever reasons, inexperience mostly, I narrated those chapters at the speed of a chipmunk on speed. The new chapters move at a more listenable pace. The author Erik John Bertel Just to keep listeners in the loop I have re-recorded the first five chapters of the series. For whatever reasons, inexperience mostly, I narrated those chapters at the speed of a chipmunk on speed. The new chapters move at a more listenable pace.

The author Erik John Bertel

]]> By: Erik John Bertel http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-144332 Erik John Bertel Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:23:35 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-144332 Thanks for all of the great feedback and it goes without saying that the slow pace of the releases was a challenge for all listeners. But the novel is finally complete and I thank again all of the listeners that stayed with this story. Thanks for all of the great feedback and it goes without saying that the slow pace of the releases was a challenge for all listeners. But the novel is finally complete and I thank again all of the listeners that stayed with this story.

]]> By: Barry Bounous http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-144256 Barry Bounous Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:25:45 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-144256 Great story. Started very very strong. Serious drop off in narrative style and content in the second half. Thank you very much for making the difficult effort to finish. You might want see where the wheels came off though. Great story. Started very very strong. Serious drop off in narrative style and content in the second half. Thank you very much for making the difficult effort to finish. You might want see where the wheels came off though.

]]> By: MelNino http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-142690 MelNino Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:07:33 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-142690 wow....just finished it,.....nooooooo want more! Now what am I gonna listen to on the drive home? Great book :) wow….just finished it,…..nooooooo want more!

Now what am I gonna listen to on the drive home? Great book :)

]]> By: Chris http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-142374 Chris Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:59:06 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-142374 And it's over, I'm glad I hung in till the end because there were some huge gaps between the chapters. It was a good story, there were definitely some places that could have been tightened up, but it was pretty enjoyable overall. And it’s over, I’m glad I hung in till the end because there were some huge gaps between the chapters. It was a good story, there were definitely some places that could have been tightened up, but it was pretty enjoyable overall.

]]> By: Erik John Bertel http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-136543 Erik John Bertel Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:04:08 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-136543 The grand finale to Flores Girl, Chapter 26 and the Epilogue is near completion and on its way. Thanks for hanging in there! The grand finale to Flores Girl, Chapter 26 and the Epilogue is near completion and on its way. Thanks for hanging in there!

]]> By: Erik John Bertel http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-118901 Erik John Bertel Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:03:49 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-118901 Chapter 25 is on the way! Erik John Bertel Chapter 25 is on the way!

Erik John Bertel

]]> By: MelNino http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-80252 MelNino Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:30:52 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2006/05/25/flores-girl-the-children-god-forgot/#comment-80252 That is very good to hear! That is very good to hear!

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