August 18th 2024

Welcome to my weekly diary charting the ups and downs of turning my Victorian whodunnit, Octopus: Octavius Guy & The Case of the Throttled Tragedienne, into a podcast. I'm its author, Michael Gallagher. Beric Livingstone is its narrator.

Where Beric is at:

As predicted, no word from Beric.

Here he reads from The Interval Continued, where Gooseberry wrestles with the question of what to do about the stranger who's claiming to be his father.

I can't imagine a better, more thoroughly detailed and accurate reading, to be honest. If there are any authors out there who are considering turning their novels into audiobooks, I can thoroughly recommend Beric. You can contact him on his website.

"The Interval Continued, Part 1"
Learn more about Beric here:
Where I am at:

Me, I've been working my way through Vivaldi's Spring and Summer making clips. It's been easier than I expected it to be, thanks in the main to Audacity's new real-time reverb plug-in that allows me to sustain the final notes (rather than cutting them short, as inevitably happens when you chop up the raw audio).

Summer, Movement 2: Adagio:

Till next week folks! Autumn and Winter await!

Listen to the full prologue here:
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About the Author

Michael Gallagher is the author of two series of novels set in Victorian times. Send for Octavius Guy chronicles the attempts of fourteen-year-old Gooseberry—reformed master pickpocket—to become a detective, aided and abetted by his ragtag bunch of friends. The Involuntary Medium follows the fortunes of young Lizzie Blaylock, a girl who can materialize the spirits of the dead, as she strives to come to terms with her unique gift. For twenty-five years Michael taught adults with learning disabilities at Bede, a London-based charity that works with the local community. He now writes full time.

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