Author: Dr. John Reizer
Narrator: Allen Grunerud
Length: 1 hour 57 minutes
Publisher: Dr. John Reizer
Released: Sep. 12, 2019
Genre: Medical Thriller
WAND is a revolutionary new medical tool that cures diseased tissues in human beings without the use of drugs or surgery. Ten years in design and production, the technology has a 95% success rate in curing most forms of cancer in animals and human beings. The brainchild of 48-year-old Harvard Medical School graduate, Clyde Daniel, WAND (Wave-Altering-Nanoparticle-Disrupter) is going to move the profession of medicine out of the dark ages and into something that closely resembles science fiction. That is, unless the pharmaceutical industry, which stands to lose billions of dollars in lost drug revenues, can intervene with its hired assassins and destroy the technology and its team of creators before it ever has a chance to see the light of day. The Target List is a medical science fiction thriller, a real pause-resister that will have listeners hooked from the first chapter through the very end of the book.
John Reizer is a practicing chiropractor and indie author residing in the Upstate of South Carolina. He has been writing articles and books since 2001. His earlier publications dealt primarily with the subject of chiropractic as he has written several books for chiropractic practitioners and laypeople.
Over the past several years, he has been writing nonfiction books that address various subjects rarely, if ever, discussed by the mainstream media outlets. Many of these topics can be accessed by visiting his blog, www.nofakenews.net.
More recently, John has been writing fiction that attempts to entertain and educate readers about extremely important issues affecting many people worldwide.
His latest novel, The Target List, was published in June, 2019. Additional information can be found at the author’s website, www.johnreizer.com.
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Allen Grunerud is a recently retired theatre and English educator, He brings a love of literature and a reverence for the spoken word to his work.
Bringing characters’ stories to life has been Allen’s primary goal; each new challenge becomes his new passion. Allen holds himself to rigorously high production standards in order to deliver a product worthy of an author’s vision.
I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by John Reizer. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
Q&A with Author John Reizer
- Tell us about the process of turning your book into an audiobook.
- After writing The Target List, I believed the story was really special. I had a gut feeling this short novella would make a great audiobook. I am so happy I acted on my feelings because I believe the final product turned out wonderfully.
- Do you believe certain types of writing translate better into audiobook format?
- I do believe certain writing styles probably translate better into audiobooks than others. I think thrillers, for example, are a natural fit for audiobooks. It’s the type of audio content that can grab hold of listeners and never let them go.
- Was a possible audiobook recording something you were conscious of while writing?
- I think about half way through the writing of the book, I felt the story would make a good audiobook.
- How did you select your narrator?
- After I became affiliated with ACX, the company that produced the audiobook, I held auditions for the project. As soon as I heard Allen Grunerud’s audition track, I knew he would become the narrator for The Target List.
- How closely did you work with your narrator before and during the recording process? Did you give them any pronunciation tips or special insight into the characters?
- We had several conversations about the book’s production. But in all honesty, I let Allen do his thing. I believed he had a good feel for what I had written and genuinely liked the story and most importantly, believed in the characters and what they were trying to bring to fruition.
- Was there any real life inspiration behind your writing?
- There’s plenty of real life inspiration associated with the story. There’s a lot of truthful content embedded within the fictional construct of The target List plot. I think that’s one of the things that makes the story so special and so important for readers and listeners.
- How do you manage to avoid burn-out? What do you do to maintain your enthusiasm for writing?
- I believe it’s natural for all writers to have a form of writer’s block or burn-out from time to time. Personally, I try to write something each day whether I am involved with a specific project or not. This keeps me actively engaged with the creative part of my brain and limits the episodes of not being productive from a writing standpoint.
- Most of the things I write about come from the experiences I’ve acquired throughout my 56 years of life. Like a lot of writers, I draw from those things that have affected me, and turn them into blog posts and sometimes fictional stories.
- If I am really drawing a blank about something, I go for a long walk in my neighborhood. I find that this seems to work pretty well. Sometimes, pushing back from the keyboard for an hour or so allows my mind to reset, and when I return the writer’s block is no longer an issue.
- Are you an audiobook listener? What about the audiobook format appeals to you?
- I am new to audiobooks, but I really like them. It’s nice to be able to listen to a story while driving in the car or relaxing at home on the couch. It’s a very relaxing way to enjoy a great book.
- Is there a particular part of this story that you feel is more resonating in the audiobook performance than in the book format?
- I think the chapter in the book that takes place at the gas station, with the rocket launcher plays very well in the audio version. Allen did a great job with the entire book, but that chapter is one of my favorites.
- How did you celebrate after finishing this novel?
- I went out to dinner with my wife and daughter.
Author John Reizer’s Reasons to listen to this book
My most recent novel, The Target List was written and recorded with the dual intention to entertain its listeners while teaching them about the many machinations currently taking place within organized medicine and through its handler, the pharmaceutical industry. This book delves into a subject that most authors would probably steer away from. But one of the great things about being an indie author is that you have the creative freedom to do what you want. The Target List is an important book, in my opinion, because it exposes listeners to certain truths embedded within a fictional construct that they wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to. The idea for the book was borne out of my deep desire to educate healthcare consumers about these concepts and to do so through a fictional plot so that listeners would actually absorb the material and not be concerned that it was too far removed from the conventional paradigms that have been etched into our collective psyche.
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