Engineering Stories #1: Prologue - David Lindsley's Far Point Audiobook Story
The Story Consultancy are pleased to announce we have been commissioned to help promote author David Lindsley’s new audiobook Far Point.
David Lindsley invited The Story Consultancy to help market the audiobook of his award-winning book Far Point after recent meetings and discussions about the content of the book and how best to market the audiobook version.
The Far Point novel is a gripping page turner written by David Lindsley. It is a tale of greed, ruthless ambition and political intrigue set in the world of engineering. It is brought to life by the author’s deep understanding of engineering and the power industry and the people who work in it. Behind the scenes in the book, a searing love affair adds romance and another sort of intrigue to the life of the novel’s protagonist, Dan Foster.
Far Point is a compelling read, as described by Amazon: ‘When paralegal Fiona Wilson is asked to locate and recruit engineer Dan Foster to help identify the cause of a fatal accident at a power station in Hong Kong, she doesn't realise how it will change her life forever. Political corruption has set a chain of events in motion that could lead to a world-scale disaster.’
The paperback version of Far Point won first prize in a literary contest, the Engineering Media Awards, organised by several UK engineering institutions in a bid to raise the profile of the engineering profession and to stimulate the take-up of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in schools and universities.
David Lindsley is severely sight-impaired, but he doesn’t let that get in the way of his aim of portraying engineers as ordinary human beings working in a challenging field that touches all our lives and is the lifeblood of modern society. He also wants people to know that the engineering profession is not confined to men. He says, ‘One of my characters is a high-flying female engineer who stands up to her bullying and bombastic boss with steely determination.’
But the book does not confine itself to the work of engineers; it also explored the characters’ imperfections, emotions and passions.
It could be said that David Lindsley is doing for Engineering what John Grisham has done for Law! As 2018 is the HM Government's 'Year of Engineering', David's books are very topical.
Paul Stallard of Teddington-based agency The Story Consultancy said: ‘We help global brand owners, SMEs, educational and scientific institutions tell their stories to engage and entertain in a human way. We also help individual people tell their stories too as our mantra is Helping You Tell Your Story. So, helping a local author promote his work and tell his story is a perfect project for us. We use a process which we call Storytelling in A Business Context to engage and inspire people and arouse their cultural curiosity. David was intrigued and asked us to help him in this way as he clearly believes in the power of storytelling as a successful author.’
David Lindsley added: ‘I have known Paul Stallard for a while now due to his work as Lifeboat Press Officer for Teddington RNLI Lifeboat Station for which I am a fund raiser. I believe Paul will help me share my stories and reach a wider audience for my books. The audiobook is an exciting venture for me. It’s my first one and I believe that actor Julian Casey, the narrator that I have chosen, has done a fantastic job. In some audiobooks, the narration can get between the author and the listener, with clever but ultimately annoying pronunciations of various dialects. Julian, with his soft Irish-Canadian intonation, gets it just right. I feel that the audiobook will appeal to busy people who simply don’t have time to sit down and read but love stories they can listen to while on the go. Also, it will appeal to people who are open to learning new things about an industry while immersing themselves into a good story. For me, engineering and storytelling are all about building things from nothing and piecing together ingredients to make something work whether it be an electric light switch or an audiobook. I have spent my life in engineering and love to share my passion for this innovative industry to inspire new people to want to work in a challenging arena.’
The process has involved David submitting a synopsis of the story to Audible's Audiobook Creation Exchange service, ACX, which invited several professional narrators to audition for the task. From these, David and his wife Jo Lindsley, selected Julian Casey to record the book. On completion the work will be submitted to Audible’s Quality Assurance Process prior to its publication.
Audible, is a seller and producer of spoken audio entertainment, information, and educational programming on the Internet. Audible sells digital audiobooks, radio and TV programs, and audio versions of magazines and newspapers. Through its production arm, Audible Studios, Audible has also become the world's largest producer of downloadable audiobooks.
Here are the social media messages we have used so far to introduce the Far Point Audiobook and share updates on its development for launch.
Introduction to Far Point Audiobook plans:
The Story Consultancy @thestoryco is helping author David Lindsley promote his new audiobook Far Point…coming soon! TheStoryCoDavidLindsley article: https://ow.ly/ig8V30mRdHb David Lindsley website: https://ow.ly/DIHs30mRaos; Far Point Book Amazon: https://ow.ly/Ow1g30mRa4E; #YoE @YoEgovuk
Great coverage in the Richmond & Twickenham Times:
Great coverage in @richmondtimes @thestoryco helping author David Lindsley promote his new audiobook Far Point…coming soon! https://ow.ly/gks730mVQJI Blog article: https://ow.ly/ig8V30mRdHb Web: https://ow.ly/DIHs30mRaos; Far Point Book Amazon: https://ow.ly/Ow1g30mRa4E #YoE @YoEgovuk #inspiration #storytelling
Far Point Audiobook Chapter One on SoundCloud:
Get a taste of #love and #power exploding in modern China in David Lindsley’s new audiobook Far Point…Here’s Chapter 1: https://ow.ly/nRcB30mXMHL Blog: https://ow.ly/ig8V30mRdHb Website: https://ow.ly/DIHs30mRaos; Amazon: https://ow.ly/Ow1g30mRa4E; @thestoryco #YoE @YoEgovuk
Far Point Chapter One available on SoundCloud
The Far Point audiobook is currently in production and is due for release just before Christmas 2018. Details will be given as soon as the official release date is announced.
To Be Continued…!
(For further information on the 'Year of Engineering 2018' check out: #YoE; @YoEgovuk; https://twitter.com/YoEgovuk; https://www.yearofengineering.gov.uk).
By Paul Stallard. Founder & Chief Storyteller, The Story Consultancy
The Story Consultancy helps clients with 'Storytelling In A Business Context'. We help global brand owners, agencies, SMEs and individuals 'tell their story' in engaging and compelling ways.
We look at how different types of storytelling inspired by classic texts, film, music, social media and blogging are shaped and influenced by story, and how companies can learn from, use and adapt for their own purposes.
We look at how great literature can inspire 'storytelling' in the commercial sphere to entice, engage, thrill and convince the millions of 'readers' who could be your new customers.
Above all our quest is to engage all key stakeholders into the ‘story’ of the company, brand or individual person.
For more details on 'storytelling in a business context' and ways to 'tell your story' in the most engaging and innovative ways, contact Paul Stallard, The Story Consultancy.
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