Please welcome R.E. Chambliss to the site with her new book, Dreaming of Deliverance:
Five years ago when Lindsay Paulson, a naive college student and talented distance runner, was 18, she was convicted of drug smuggling. Now, halfway through a 10-year prison sentence, she begins having what seem to be dreams, in which she leaves her cell in the night and visits another reality called Trae. Dreaming of Deliverance tells of Lindsay’s experiences both in Trae, where she finds herself among people enslaved by terrifying creatures, and in prison where she tries to make sense of what’s happening in her sleep: Is she actually escaping from prison somehow or is she losing her mind?
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October 26th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
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October 27th, 2009 at 10:29 am
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November 2nd, 2009 at 8:57 pm
Renee, you’ve done a great job with this book! I am enjoying it very much, thanks for bringing it to Podiobooks.
November 3rd, 2009 at 9:59 am
Thanks so much, Gail! I’m having a great time doing the episodes, and I’m thrilled that you are enjoying them!
Take care,
Renee
November 7th, 2009 at 8:58 am
What a great book! A wonderful story, great characters and Renee has a beautiful voice to podcast her book. All those elements just work great together!
I am hooked and I can’t wait for the coming deliverances of episodes
November 10th, 2009 at 7:08 am
Thank you, Sacha! It’s very exciting for me to be able to share this story with other people. I’m really glad you’re enjoying it!
Take care,
Renee
November 12th, 2009 at 8:29 am
I generally don’t like to review a podcast till it’s complete, but DoD is so good, I just can’t wait. This is a fresh, well woven story, with credible and empathetic characters, set in dual realities which are adroitly constructed. There is an element of fantasy which spices the mix, while avoiding completely the cliches which liter that genre. Renee’s voice is strong and confident, emoting sufficient feeling to expertly lead the listener along. The sound and technical components are journeyman, and never detract for the story. I for one am looking forward to the concluding episodes and to more of Renee’s excellent writing; strong work.
November 12th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Thank you, Craig! Wow! I really don’t know what to say, except to reiterate that I love doing these podcasts so there will certainly be more to come. It’s a story that means a lot to me and I’m so glad people are listening and enjoying it! Thanks again!
Take care,
Renee
November 29th, 2009 at 7:25 am
I love this story. It is well written and the narrating is great. Renee’s voice is pleasant, easy to listen to and quickly draws you into the story. Characters and storyline are well developed.
I listened to all 9 episodes in 3 days and like a drug addict who needs another fix, I can’t wait for another fix of Dreaming of Deliverance.
Well done, Renee. I hope you get the remaining chapters posted soon.
~Kenn
November 30th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Thanks so much, Kenn! I’m trying to get one episode up a week, but I had to do some rerecording, which set me back a little. I uploaded episode 10 on Saturday and episode 11 this morning, so I’m hoping that will keep any withdrawals at bay until episode 12 comes out next week!
Anyway, it’s wonderful that you’re enjoying it and thank you so much for writing this review! I really appreciate it!
Take care,
Renee
December 30th, 2009 at 10:32 am
I gave this a shot, thinking it might not be my cup of tea and am glad to say that I was totally wrong.
I really like this book and recommend it! Renee has come out swinging with what I believe is her first book.
It is much more genre and action oriented then the promo lets on. This is not to say that Lindsay is Indiana Jones, but dire things are happening in Trae and it’s far from a cookie cutter, swords-and-sandals fantasy realm. I also appreciate that she used place and people names that I can actually pronounce instead of fake-Gallic names with lots of apostrophes and dashes. It makes the whole thing much easier to follow.
December 30th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Renee, wow! I was a bit tepid from the synopsis but gave Dreaming of Deliverance a shot anyway and I’m so glad I did. The first dozen chapters, and I’m thinking okay – intersting story, characters are growing on me, but what’s the big deal…and then bam… you tear at my heart. Death! Danger! Evil! Now I’m fully invested in these folks, waiting for the next episode (and the next shoe) to drop. Thank you for a wonderful tale. Looking forward to the rest.
January 5th, 2010 at 7:45 am
Patrick- Thank you so much! I’m really glad you gave it a try and are enjoying it! One of the great things about creating a story yourself, is that you get to make the calls about names, etc. And while I love imaginative stories, I like to do things my own way so I tried to make the setting, characters, and story unique.
Jane- Our reactions to stories are personal and subjective, of course, but I need to be invested with the characters before the big action begins–it makes it all mean more to me somehow. That’s not to say I consciously did DoD that way, because developing the story has been a very unconscious, organic process, but I’m guessing that’s why it doesn’t start with a huge bang. Anyway, I’m thrilled that you are enjoying the story and don’t want to give anything away, but I will say the stakes are going to continue to go up. Thanks so much for your thoughts.
By the way based on what you both have said, I’m probably going to have a new promo soon.
Thanks again, everyone, for listening and commenting! If you have any questions or additional input, please post them here or on my blog: http://reneewrite.blogspot.com/ I will definitely respond!
I can’t express how exciting and surreal it is to learn that people are listening and becoming invested in the story. “Great” doesn’t even begin to cover it!
January 20th, 2010 at 7:28 am
Hi! I just wanted to let you all know that I’ve contributed a signed copy of the print version of Dreaming of Deliverance to “The Boom Effect”, a fundraiser for Sonic Boom, the daughter of Podiobooks.com founder Tee Morris.
As I’m sure you’re already aware, Tee lost his wife Natalie unexpectedly earlier this month, and Phillipa Ballentine has set up an online auction to raise money for 5-year-old Sonic Boom’s future college expenses.
So if you don’t want to wait the several more months that it’s going to take to finish the podcast novel version of Dreaming of Deliverance (we’re half-way through at this point) go to http://www.theboomeffect.org/ and bid on the print version. I will ship the book anywhere in the world–including (Sacha and Kenn) Nova Scotia and the Netherlands!
You can find out what’s going to happen to Lindsay, and at the same time help some great real-life people during this tragic time.
Thanks so much!
-Renee