Audible.com

Hey everybody,  I just remembered that I forgot to mention that around a month ago Audible.com picked up my audiobooks and I have James A. Pearson to thank for it!  He is the man who made it happen.  I am very grateful, because what’s the point of making audio recordings of my books if I don’t have distribution?

Audible.com is a great company, they have tons of books and the good thing is that the download is very fast and you can pick up the story where you left off. 

So, anyway, for those of you who would like to experience how my books sound to me, the way my characters talk in my head while I’m typing away, you can either click on my audiobooks tab at the top of the page, and then you can click on the book cover and that will send you to Audible.com.  Or you can just go to Audible directly. 

Oh, hey, and if anyone does purchase Singing Songs, could you please write a review.  A very annoying woman (who also didn’t like Gemma) gave it a bad rating, because she said, “As in Meg Tilly’s “Gemma” this story leaves the reader wondering how the story ends??????????? Great listen but a very disappointing ending.“  Huh? 

First of all, lady, if you didn’t like Gemma and felt the need to write a bad review, why then did you race off and not only buy, but listen to Singing Songs as well? A three star rating?  Phooey on you! 

I don’t mind if people find the subject matter of my books disturbing.  Fair enough.  I find the facts of my childhood disturbing as well.

But puleaze… “how the story ends”? That’s why you gave it a bad rating?

Did you not read what the book was about? 

Okay, I’m sorry I have an aversion to tying things up with a little bow.  However, in the sake of charity, let me make it a little clearer for you.  How did the story end? 

Well, Anna became a famous movie star.  She started writing when she was 30.  Her first “novel” Singing Songs was based totally on her memories as a child.  She became an author, stopped acting in movies and TV so she could spend more time with her wonderful children, whom she adores.  That was 18 years ago.  Her children are now grown.  She has a loving husband, has a roof over her head that is paid for and can afford to buy as much yummy food as she likes.

So, Anna did not just survive… she flourished!  And I’m sure Gemma did too. 

Hey, did I ever tell you what my daughter, Emily noticed?  That Gemma spells am Meg, backwards.  How weird is that?  Can’t believe that I never saw that.

Any more questions?

Oh, wait!  And for Barbara who decided that I wrote Gemma just so I could perform it…

What?!  Are you out of your nut?  Oh yeah, that’s why I felt the need to write it. 

And if you feel that “The only criticism I have of the story is that in country today - especially in California - there is no 12 year old girl who would think that being seduced, raped and kidnapped would be cause for her to go to prison. Our children are much more educated and savvy. There were ample opportunities for her to flea this man and she did not.“  So, what exactly are you saying?  Gemma is to blame for being kidnapped and raped by this man?  Is that what you’re saying?  Oh and also the word you used… “seduced.“  That is Hazen’s word.  NOT Gemma’s.  It was never, ever a seduction for this girl.  Never. 

Now, I am glad, Barbara, that you have had the privelage to live in such a safe and wonderful world.  However, for the sake of growth, I would strongly suggest that you volunteer at a women’s shelter, a girls foster home, at the Violence Intervention Program.  The world, unfortunately is filled with Gemmas, male and female.  And it has been my honor to give a face and name to all of us out there, who have felt like we needed to lie about the truth of our lives so that people like you could feel comfortable and clean in your cushy armchairs.

I wish your view of the world was correct.  But it is not. 

Posted by Meg Tilly on Friday, October 24, 2008 in Chewing the Fat