By Leesa Ostrander
I commuted to Seattle for almost three years. The traffic up
here is horrendous and the drivers are unyielding. I became a road-rage
nightmare every Monday.
I needed to find a way to ease my way back into work and try
to enjoy the ride. I checked out my first audiobook from a small library in
Madrona. I do not remember the book or the author. However, I was hooked!
I looked forward to the hour drive both ways and would even
plan to drive slower to get more time in the car.
Over the year I checked out every audiobook this small
branch of the Seattle Library had. I listened to books I do not think I would
have ever read, for instance, Anna Karenina and a book about pirate’s the 1700’s.
Of all the books I listened to I found a true love, a book
that I cried over the entire ride home, “Child of My Heart”. I called my dad
and blubber to him how wonderful the book was. (He then asked if I was a little
too emotional and had something else to tell him - J)
The book “Child of My Heart” inspired me to want to write a
book people would want to listen to. I love the author’s style and she writes
one book every five or so years.
Now, I search for the muse and dedication to be an audio
inspiration to someone else.
What do you think of audiobooks?
I love audio books, too! We have put a lot of miles on the car through mountains and desert where very few radio stations reach. Audio books have made those trips so much easier!
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I too love audio books, for the traveling reason, and also because I can hardly fall asleep unless I have one on. Of course I do a bit of backtracking here and there, but I get a lot of books "read" this way, and the method doesn't take away from my writing time.
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