How do I do this?
It’s spring 2025 in Amsterdam. From my window I am looking out on a quiet and sunny Saturday morning.
Lately I have been watching several tutorials on YouTube. What an intriguing community is YouTube… So many nice people from all corners of the world are sending good vibes to me! This does me so good. Thank you so much…..
I am in the process of producing an audio version of my fantasy story.
In this blog I will tell you about it.
My first goal is to produce an audio version of my fantasy story. Secondly I also want to find ways to promote my story..
How do I do that, I ask myself? How do I share my fantasy story with the rest of the world? Is anybody even interested? I mean let’s face it. The most beautiful stories have already been written: Tolkien… H. C. Andersen… Grimm… Shakespeare… The list goes on… I can't keep up …
When I read these stories it feels like today’s writers are in an online conversation with these giants. Learning from the masters of all times.
It's just so wonderful.
The classic stories are still very relevant in today's society.
Later on I may make videos about the H. C. Andersen fairytales. But for now I am going to concentrate on my own fantasy story. My story is coming from the deepest place inside of me. I feel obligated to stay true to this even though I feel insecure about it.
From watching the tutorials I have learned about the many possibilities. It’s like a vast ocean of temptations one can easily get distracted and choose something that seems easy making money. A hustle to generate means to be able to pay the costs of promoting my fantasy story. Selling mocks or T-shirts or wall art? I have looked into these options. And have concluded that it is not for me. Those who succeed in selling stuff on demand are sellers! They are the kind of types who would be able to sell you sand even in the Sahara Desert!
I on the other hand am someone who thinks in pictures and colours and stories. I think they call someone like me “a content creator” in the digital world. It makes me feel a bit like a dinosaur when I refer to myself as a writer, who likes to paint watercolour pictures of her stories. So I am considering stepping over… just considering for now. Mind you.
Being a beginner with a modest budget and no pro! I have to be careful not to spend too much money on subscriptions. I have yet to begin making audios and videos. However I have to begin somewhere. So I have decided to use ai voices from Elevenlabs and Canva to make videos.
Next week I will share with You what it is like to begin working on these platforms.