As my kids are getting older, and each are showing an affinity for lives in the creative fields, I wanted to share some thoughts on how creatives can get where they want to be, faster. I listen to marketing podcasts all the time, (Seth Godin’s Akimbo is excellent). I...
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Jan Ackerson
Raising Funding for your Audiobook
Many authors have asked me how to raise funding for their audiobook. I mean, you've shed a lot of blood, sweat and tears to write this thing. If you're going to make an audiobook, you need to do it right. A bad audiobook will simply not sell. You need (and deserve) a...
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald – a special podcast miniseries
Always a candidate for the title of “The Great American Novel,” F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby will be our next podcast mini-series for March. This novel has made it into the canon of required reading for many American high schools for its richness...
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Burglar
Arsène Lupin is a Master of Disguise, Art Aficionado, Antique Expert, Gentleman and Burglar. He also mops the floor with Sherlock Holmes from time to time. Created by Maurice Leblanc, Lupin was inspired by several other similar fictional characters of his day who...
Download The Classic Tales Direct to iOS devices!
I love The Classic Tales, but I only have an iPad. I’m on the road, and I’d like to download an audiobook for the ride home. Does this sound familiar? Now, with a little help from some friends, you can download any title from The Classic Tales website without a...
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle All November! – Free Release Through The Classic Tales Podcast
During the month of November, we have all been enjoying stories from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. These are the first three stories in the series, Silver Blaze, The Yellow Face, and The Stockbroker's Clerk. B.J. knew we hadn't...
Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” Free Release Through The Classic Tales Podcast
What better way to cap a Halloween Scare Fest than with a strange murder confession from Edgar Allan Poe, as B.J. Harrison brings us "The Cask of Amontillado," a tale of murder by wine. Or rather, the promise of wine.As you may remember, this was the first story B.J....
We Interrupt The Classic Tales Blog for SCULPTURE!
As some of you may know, one of B.J.'s many talents is scenery sculpture and scenic painting. And Halloween is showtime! Here are some pictures, plus a little narrative from our guide through literature about B.J.'s latest adventure outside...
Bram Stoker’s “The Squaw.” – Free Release Through The Classic Tales Podcast
B.J. Harrison and The Classic Tales continue the Halloween Fright Extravaganza this week with a Bram Stoker's short story called "The Squaw." B.J. found this story when he picked up a book of short stories on a recent trip to the Shakespearean Festival with his...
William Hope Hodgson’s “The House Among the Laurels” – Free Release Through the Classic Tales Podcast
Friday's latest installment of Fear in The Classic Tales was William Hope Hodgson's "The House Among the Laurels." This story is part a chapter from a larger book called Carnacki. Carnacki is also the name of the lead character, a ghost hunter. In...
M.R. James’ “Casting The Runes” Free Release Through The Classic Tales Podcast
This week, B.J. and The Classic Tales continue their spooky story Halloween fest with M.R. James' ghost story "Casting The Runes."English writer M.R. James broke the mold of the Gothic ghost story by making the settings and devices much more...
O. Henry’s “The Furnished Room” – Free Release Through The Classic Tales Podcast
This week, B.J. and The Classic Tales Podcast continue its run of scary to terrifying stories in honor of Halloween with O. Henry's "The Furnished Room." It is a dark story of search and suicide.His stories are known mostly for the plot twists, which work great...
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