[Nfbmo] Fw: a wave from Erin Jones/NLS Narrator

[NJ Lynn]

She has asked me to pass this along. Please give her the feedback she needs.

From: Erin Jones 
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 5:32 PM
To: FreeSpirit at AccessibleWorld.Org 
Subject: a wave from Erin Jones/NLS Narrator

Nancy,

Hi. I truly hope I am not sending this to you numerous times. I composed a rambling email to you and then my system seized up.

A Favor? I have been asked to speak at an AFB Banquet in Columbus on Nov. 16. I have been polling readers about their nls experience. My stint on Books and Beyond was so illuminating, I though I'd reach out to you and any other avid readers you'd like to pass this on to. I am good at distilling large amounts of info to it's essence. So here are some brain ticklers:

What is your earliest and/or most memorable experience reading through NLS?

Has there been a book that has had you laughing or crying?

Has there been a book that you just had to recommend to everyone you know?

And how can we narrators improve your experience?

For my personal reading, I liken it to the experience of different friends. Sometimes you want to dance and laugh and sometimes you want a quiet confidante. The breadth of material I have been fortunate to read for NLS, (even if perhaps I was not the best fit), has taken me on quite a few twisting, turning journeys.

Ann Patchett's State of Wonder was like that for me and of course it was an actual journey. At first I thought, 'these characters are not particularly likeable', and then I would answer myself, 'neither are some people. But they have a story that has made them the way they are.' 

My only issue with our NLS work is the frantic pace at which we are made to record. I rarely have any time for book discussion with my editors except in regard to the logistics of recording. Productivity trumps TLC and I worry the work suffers. I hope we hit more than we miss. Also it is kind of lonely-making not to be able to discuss and nurture the book.

I look forward to your feedback. If anybody else you know is interested in chipping in they can contact me directly ej2roads at yahoo.com
or through info at aph.org

Many thanks!

Erin