Thank you so much for all the effort you put into not only writing this novel but also narrating and sharing it! I will admit it did take me awhile to become invested in this story but after reading the comments I decided to keep on listening. Now I need part 2!! You have left me wanting more. Job well done 😀.
I’m lucky being able to listening to audiobooks at work. I prefer paper, but for an audiobook, it passed the day pleasantly. I appreciated the humor, the cussing I didn’t even notice really. Syntax and flow sounded pretty natural. My favorite part was the fist sized FU irony was enough to put a smile on my face. I laughed loud enough to get looks. Narration: Warm tones and pleasant timbre.
Thank you so much for your feedback!! I honestly appreciate all forms of constructive criticism so if you see any room for improvement please let me know. If you want more while everyone waits for part 2 of Shelter there is another audiobook in the series: The Reset and it is live on my channel right now. Hope you enjoy
I think I started with the reset, but I got side-track with having to go to a job site. I’ll probably pop back to that one when I’m done with this one.
The only thing I noticed with The Reset is some redundant sentences. But, it was pretty good also. Sometimes, it was distracting when sentence 1. We drove east on a road. Sentence 2. While we went east on the road. (Just an example). Towards the middle of the book.
I likes this alot! I like how grounded in reality it is and how people can be really bad and how the character struggle feels real. The set ups are done well and the heist is pretty cool. Well done on this. I'm no author so I don't know how to provide any constructive criticism, but overall this was done well.
Ive got 1 hour left so far this book is great. I enjoy that the characters are a bit younger instead of the usual father/mother trying to protect their kids. Ive been searching and searching for a Post apocalyptic/Survival story about a late 20s early 30 year old who goes out into the shit trying to survive. This is the closest ive found. Great book. Is there a part 2?
Yes part 2 of shelter is getting wrapped up for publishing, in the mean time there is another book in the series I feel just might scratch that itch you are describing, just a tad at least. The name of the audiobook is The Reset and it is live right now on my channel. I appreciate you taking the time to give a relatively unknown author a chance.
This is really quite good. Creating a world, placing characters into it and building a flowing narrative takes a lot of work. I’m inspired. Well done, mate.
Read the reviews thought I’d give it a try and very happy I did! You’ve done a great job doing it all on your own. Thank you for sharing please let me know when the second book is published!! Looking forward to it!!
Thank you bunches! I really appreciate you taking the time. There is another novel in the series that is available and the audiobook for The Reset is also up on my channel
@@MaceValor please tell me what it’s called book 2 , is it offered free ? Good books I can get free I share with my macular degeneration patient’s most of them have never heard of an audiobook free on TH-cam and since it can all be done with a speaking app they are very happy and I am thrilled to preview the books I recommend in fact I’m hooked driving to and from the houses to the hospital I get a lot of book listening done
Plan to register when perception not weirdly effected by covid. Keep creating. Hope you make the level you are aiming for, raw talent is there writing, narrating and willingness to listen to criticism. Please do not get discouraged by the low down remarks of those who have too much time on their hands and no real interest in constructive advice.
Dude, this is absolutely awesome. The characters are so good, the story is so realistic. You’ve really put a lot of thought into this and it shows. You have a fan for sure. Listened to this and the other in one day. 🤣 captivating shit, bro.
September 7 I have a hard time keeping my reading dates in order So I am putting my book mark in comments so when I get busy and can't remember which one of the books from this site So I can just check comments 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
TH-cam is strange with how it automatically selects slots for ad breaks, I just set all my videos to let TH-cam decide where to place ads, less work on my end. It took three years of my life to write this book, edit, format, publish, and after years of only selling a handful of books I just wanted to share my work with as many people as possible - TH-cam was the answer for that. So I spent months doing my very best with substandard equipment to record, edit, and release my books in audiobook form for free to the masses. Yeah I agree that ads suck, but thank you for the penny I earned for you sitting through it. Honestly I don’t care if you use ad blocking while watching my videos - if it helps with you having an uninterrupted listening experience then by all means go for it. If you have actual criticism for my content I’d love to hear it so I can continue to learn and grow as a writer. Sorry you had to sit through some ads as you listen to a audiobook for free.
Not amazing and not terrible. Anyone complaining should try to do it themselves. I hate the commercials but that's not up to the author. Thanks for the book for free.
I appreciate the honest feedback. This was my first novel and thankfully I have improved since it’s publication which can be seen the the next novel in the series, The Reset. It means the world to me that you took the time to give the book a chance
Thank you bunches! In the mean time there is another novel in the series “The Reset” and I also made an audiobook of that as well - it’s up on my channel now
Haven't heard it yet but stay away from teen apocalypse shit with same old story with girl named Rebecca and if your like me and listen to them alot know I hit it on the head..
Interesting comment about the use of African-American by police. The author seems to be unaware that black people in America call themselves African-American even though 99% aren’t immigrants from Africa nor do they speak an African language OI follow an African religion.
Oh I am well aware of that. The book is written in first person pov so when we hear Scott say things like that we are perceiving things from his perspective with the way he talks/thinks. Just because the characters are the world and talk in a particular way doesn’t mean that I operate the same way, it’s just one of the ways I tried to make the characters their own, different and independent from who I am.
Great story and characters. I like your writing style. Only obvious thing has been typos and errors that seem an obvious result of you doing everything yourself. Maybe start a group of beta readers. I would be happy to give constructive criticism and feedback if that helps.
@@MaceValor right on. I was Canadian Infantry, then went police. Glad to support a veteran, just giving the book a go.....I'll let you know how I liked it, but the narration seems decent so far👍
@coldc7866 thank you bunches I really appreciate it! Fingers crossed you enjoy it and if not that’s fine too - if you would like any suggestions for similar novels in this genre let me know
During a EMP you wouldn't have electricity or need for crypto currency.and couldn't get gas because no electricity . No TV no phone no gas heat no generator when gas ran out even in the country you would have to do everything by hand like raising a garden and digging holes to bury your garbage and people in towns would have to grow gardens in town and washing their clothes by hand and putting up clothes lines to dry them and only older cars pre 1967 would work and building things by hand with hand saw and a hammer and nails and with millions of people in the United States city's would run out of food fast if people didn't start growing food and collecting water to wash and washing clothes no garbage pick up no sewer would work only paper plates and towels and cups and utensils then that would have to be burnt in metal barrels . It's not like everyone in the United States have tons of medicine and food and water and batteries and gas , propane grills and fire wood take all this in consideration .
All good, would you like some suggestions for other novels in the same genre? And if you could please tell me where I went wrong either in the writing or recording I would appreciate the honest feedback, it’s the best way for me to improve in the future
Dont give up. Its better than you think. Dont let those references chase you off. It really does not bring that up at all. Its about economic crash and the struggle to make it in hairy chicago! Dont give up on it. No girl-boss either. Its really one of the better stories and ive listened to a lot of these! Cheers
That would be more so in the direction of world building - before society had collapsed in this story, most of the world had converted over to crypto and when The Reset happened all of it vanished resulting in global economic collapse
Sorry that me wanting to receive something for all the work I did resulted in you having a poor listing experience. There’s always TH-cam premium or even ad blocker, not to mention that the book is also available in ebook and physical copy’s, and yes also on Audible - I place my books on my own TH-cam channel so that anyone can have reasonable access to my work without having to spend money to listen. I don’t think a few ads are unreasonable for what I am offering for free
@@MaceValor you have to find a balance between adds and add time. I completely agree that you have the right to make a living. Best of luck to your endeavors
Sorry to hear that but I do appreciate your honest feedback. Can you let me know what about it you didn’t like? That way I can make note and try to improve in the future
I tried to like it, but I just could not get past the narration... sorry. Sounds like a young hipster trying to be tough and my mind does not let it work lol.
Hey no hard feelings. Narration isn’t exactly my strong suit, writing is. Unfortunately professional narration is ungodly expensive especially with little to no return in sight, so I just opted to do it myself. I just wanna deliver my stories to… well, anyone really. Sales have been slow on Amazon even with the free promotions I run. So I felt that recording my book myself was the best cost effective way to bring my writing to any audience willing to listen. The bonus is that here on TH-cam I can deliver my books without readers having to pay anything so even in the event that someone doesn’t like the narration they only wasted their time and not their money. Would you like me to give you some suggestions of other audiobooks in this genre?
@@MaceValor Sorry man. Hope I didn't sound rude. I was in a funky mood last night on my drive(I drive for a major shipping company and listen to a ton of audiobooks). I fully support your hustle and I wish you the best of luck. Pretty sure you did a heck of a lot better at it than I could have. I'm going to give the book another shot later this week. Good luck!
Everything was good till the potty mouth started. Seriously smart enough to write a book but not creative enough to tell a story without adding adjectives not needed nor desired to listen to. No thx pass
Yeah pretty crazy concept how a character written in first person might use a particular set of language, whereas from another character’s perspective their own POV/internal monologue might have little to no swearing, it’s almost as if by showing how characters communicate/think we are give more insight to them as a whole, but eh what the fuck do I know since I used a few no-no words
Sorry to hear you had a bad experience, I’m open to criticism so that I can learn and hone the craft of writing. Could you be a little bit more specific? I’m trying to understand where you are coming from
@@MaceValor There is very little inflection, kind of monotone. That's what you are missing. It sounds like someone is simply READING the text. Compare this work to anything form Kevin Pierce, for context.
@scallywig yeah unfortunately I’m not a professional at recording these things so I’m doing the best I can. If my books are ever successful enough I’d definitely go the route of hiring a professional but this is the best I can do for the time being
@@007_TheWatcher really? I was super into it myself. The way he reads the characters is pretty badass for someone that hasn’t done much of it. He had me laughing one second and at the edge of my seat the next. I really didn’t expect to see any negative comments after listening to it. Surprised.
@Homesteading_heathen oh you would be surprised to see the original upload - the original version of this novel people absolutely hated so to get people passed the first two mins of the audiobook I had to censor the beginning- once the original video hit 14k views I uploaded this version instead- the OG had tons of dislikes and the comments were extremely negative, unless they made it past the 2:30 mark at which point it was nothing but praise
It's BLM reference and the big deaf guy. But to the OP, i recommend carrying on- it doesnt dwell on nonsense. Its a cool story thus far. That first comment is the only reference. It has really not focused on anything but the struggle to get by. The characters have some theories but who doesnt. It kinda focuses on economic crash. Pretty fair really. It sh¡ts on corruption. I think you might actually enjoy it. I wouldnt stick it out if it was "woke", either. And i dont think there's a girl-boss either. I havent heard but one chick on a radio by half way thru lol- i like it! Im enjoying it MaceV! Great start. More later...
I love a non zombie apocalyptic novel
Love this ❤
The Reset also amazing
Can’t wait for part 2
Here you go!!
Telling people "Im in new relationship" when I start a new audio series binge
Amen
That's funny !!
Love that and so gonna use it! 😉
Thank you so much for all the effort you put into not only writing this novel but also narrating and sharing it! I will admit it did take me awhile to become invested in this story but after reading the comments I decided to keep on listening. Now I need part 2!! You have left me wanting more. Job well done 😀.
Wow, thank you! I appreciate your feedback, if you want to listen to more I have another book in the series on TH-cam right now “The Reset”
I’m lucky being able to listening to audiobooks at work. I prefer paper, but for an audiobook, it passed the day pleasantly. I appreciated the humor, the cussing I didn’t even notice really. Syntax and flow sounded pretty natural.
My favorite part was the fist sized FU irony was enough to put a smile on my face. I laughed loud enough to get looks. Narration: Warm tones and pleasant timbre.
Thank you so much for your feedback!! I honestly appreciate all forms of constructive criticism so if you see any room for improvement please let me know. If you want more while everyone waits for part 2 of Shelter there is another audiobook in the series: The Reset and it is live on my channel right now. Hope you enjoy
I think I started with the reset, but I got side-track with having to go to a job site. I’ll probably pop back to that one when I’m done with this one.
The only thing I noticed with The Reset is some redundant sentences. But, it was pretty good also. Sometimes, it was distracting when sentence 1. We drove east on a road. Sentence 2. While we went east on the road. (Just an example). Towards the middle of the book.
Phenomenal bro, keep it up. Loved this one 💯
I likes this alot! I like how grounded in reality it is and how people can be really bad and how the character struggle feels real. The set ups are done well and the heist is pretty cool. Well done on this. I'm no author so I don't know how to provide any constructive criticism, but overall this was done well.
Ive got 1 hour left so far this book is great. I enjoy that the characters are a bit younger instead of the usual father/mother trying to protect their kids. Ive been searching and searching for a Post apocalyptic/Survival story about a late 20s early 30 year old who goes out into the shit trying to survive. This is the closest ive found. Great book. Is there a part 2?
Yes part 2 of shelter is getting wrapped up for publishing, in the mean time there is another book in the series I feel just might scratch that itch you are describing, just a tad at least. The name of the audiobook is The Reset and it is live right now on my channel. I appreciate you taking the time to give a relatively unknown author a chance.
This is really quite good. Creating a world, placing characters into it and building a flowing narrative takes a lot of work. I’m inspired. Well done, mate.
I also think the simple plain language style is very effective and lets the reader / listener visualise.
Read the reviews thought I’d give it a try and very happy I did! You’ve done a great job doing it all on your own. Thank you for sharing please let me know when the second book is published!! Looking forward to it!!
Thank you bunches! I really appreciate you taking the time. There is another novel in the series that is available and the audiobook for The Reset is also up on my channel
@@MaceValor please tell me what it’s called book 2 , is it offered free ?
Good books I can get free I share with my macular degeneration patient’s most of them have never heard of an audiobook free on TH-cam and since it can all be done with a speaking app they are very happy and I am thrilled to preview the books I recommend in fact I’m hooked driving to and from the houses to the hospital I get a lot of book listening done
@rjfarley5386 of course, the name the the next book is The Reset and it’s on my channel now
Amazing story. The characters really come to life.
Plan to register when perception not weirdly effected by covid. Keep creating. Hope you make the level you are aiming for, raw talent is there writing, narrating and willingness to listen to criticism. Please do not get discouraged by the low down remarks of those who have too much time on their hands and no real interest in constructive advice.
Enjoyed what I listened too. Only quit because it wasn't loud enough to listen to at work.
I knew I wasn’t the only one who struggles , working on loud equipment in loud environments… all I wanna do is be able to hear these stories 😅😂
Sorry I didn't add on to the wireless in my previous mgs lol,wireless blue tooth head phones I was referring to.
Dude, this is absolutely awesome. The characters are so good, the story is so realistic. You’ve really put a lot of thought into this and it shows. You have a fan for sure. Listened to this and the other in one day. 🤣 captivating shit, bro.
Thank ya bunches!!
Oh yeah and if you’re interested I have two post apocalyptic video essays up as well
I absolutely loved this! Looking forward to part 2!
Absolutely fabulous narration, well done on that!!
Great reading. You did good bro!
Thanks for listening! I appreciate you giving me a chance
September 7
I have a hard time keeping my reading dates in order
So I am putting my book mark in comments so when I get busy and can't remember which one of the books from this site
So I can just check comments
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
That's a great idea!!!
Is this a manifesto?
No, it’s a novel, a fictional story
thanks for all the commerials. real nice
TH-cam is strange with how it automatically selects slots for ad breaks, I just set all my videos to let TH-cam decide where to place ads, less work on my end. It took three years of my life to write this book, edit, format, publish, and after years of only selling a handful of books I just wanted to share my work with as many people as possible - TH-cam was the answer for that. So I spent months doing my very best with substandard equipment to record, edit, and release my books in audiobook form for free to the masses. Yeah I agree that ads suck, but thank you for the penny I earned for you sitting through it. Honestly I don’t care if you use ad blocking while watching my videos - if it helps with you having an uninterrupted listening experience then by all means go for it. If you have actual criticism for my content I’d love to hear it so I can continue to learn and grow as a writer. Sorry you had to sit through some ads as you listen to a audiobook for free.
Stop being cheap and get an ad blocker or subscribe to Premium damn crybaby
Not amazing and not terrible. Anyone complaining should try to do it themselves.
I hate the commercials but that's not up to the author. Thanks for the book for free.
I appreciate the honest feedback. This was my first novel and thankfully I have improved since it’s publication which can be seen the the next novel in the series, The Reset. It means the world to me that you took the time to give the book a chance
Looking forward to part 2
Don't.
And 'Joe Biden' does not exist.
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²Worth sticking with. Thanks for sharing. 👉👍
Thank ya bunches
Great narrative reader.
Part 22222222!! I NEEEEEEED IT 10/10
Thank you bunches! In the mean time there is another novel in the series “The Reset” and I also made an audiobook of that as well - it’s up on my channel now
Pretty good!
Haven't heard it yet but stay away from teen apocalypse shit with same old story with girl named Rebecca and if your like me and listen to them alot know I hit it on the head..
Uhhhh uh?
Interesting comment about the use of African-American by police. The author seems to be unaware that black people in America call themselves African-American even though 99% aren’t immigrants from Africa nor do they speak an African language OI follow an African religion.
Oh I am well aware of that. The book is written in first person pov so when we hear Scott say things like that we are perceiving things from his perspective with the way he talks/thinks. Just because the characters are the world and talk in a particular way doesn’t mean that I operate the same way, it’s just one of the ways I tried to make the characters their own, different and independent from who I am.
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I am loving the story & narrator but detest so much usage of the f word. There's times it may b appropriate but it's overused.
Thanks for the feedback, I’ll be sure to keep that in mind moving forward
@MaceValor I like the swearing. Don't change. 😂
🎃🎃🎃💥🥳
Great story and characters. I like your writing style. Only obvious thing has been typos and errors that seem an obvious result of you doing everything yourself. Maybe start a group of beta readers. I would be happy to give constructive criticism and feedback if that helps.
What unit or branch did you serve with?
Most of my time enlisted was in 10th Mountain, 1st BCT 1-87 up in the frozen north of Fort Drum
@@MaceValor right on. I was Canadian Infantry, then went police. Glad to support a veteran, just giving the book a go.....I'll let you know how I liked it, but the narration seems decent so far👍
@coldc7866 thank you bunches I really appreciate it! Fingers crossed you enjoy it and if not that’s fine too - if you would like any suggestions for similar novels in this genre let me know
Mickey Mouse boots, old school gloves and winter rucking. I probably saw you a while back.
Would have been a long time ago
Narrator on Meth?
I actually prefer weed myself, my ex wife now that’s a major meth head
@@MaceValor😂😂😂😂❤
I made it 20 mins
Could you let me know what you didn’t like about it that way I can improve in the future
Thanks for the warnings. First sentence.
During a EMP you wouldn't have electricity or need for crypto currency.and couldn't get gas because no electricity .
No TV no phone no gas heat no generator when gas ran out even in the country you would have to do everything by hand like raising a garden and digging holes to bury your garbage and people in towns would have to grow gardens in town and washing their clothes by hand and putting up clothes lines to dry them and only older cars pre 1967 would work and building things by hand with hand saw and a hammer and nails and with millions of people in the United States city's would run out of food fast if people didn't start growing food and collecting water to wash and washing clothes no garbage pick up no sewer would work only paper plates and towels and cups and utensils then that would have to be burnt in metal barrels . It's not like everyone in the United States have tons of medicine and food and water and batteries and gas , propane grills and fire wood take all this in consideration .
36 minutes in and I can't listen anymore
All good, would you like some suggestions for other novels in the same genre? And if you could please tell me where I went wrong either in the writing or recording I would appreciate the honest feedback, it’s the best way for me to improve in the future
Dont give up. Its better than you think. Dont let those references chase you off. It really does not bring that up at all. Its about economic crash and the struggle to make it in hairy chicago! Dont give up on it. No girl-boss either.
Its really one of the better stories and ive listened to a lot of these!
Cheers
@@MaceValor if it's the end of the world no internet so i don't see where crypto comes in
That would be more so in the direction of world building - before society had collapsed in this story, most of the world had converted over to crypto and when The Reset happened all of it vanished resulting in global economic collapse
@@bamsemoi9380satellite nodes, Internet not needed just a bit of power.
Potty worss
Adds every 5 minutes...
Sorry that me wanting to receive something for all the work I did resulted in you having a poor listing experience. There’s always TH-cam premium or even ad blocker, not to mention that the book is also available in ebook and physical copy’s, and yes also on Audible - I place my books on my own TH-cam channel so that anyone can have reasonable access to my work without having to spend money to listen. I don’t think a few ads are unreasonable for what I am offering for free
@@MaceValor you have to find a balance between adds and add time. I completely agree that you have the right to make a living. Best of luck to your endeavors
Me likey
Not very good
Sorry to hear that but I do appreciate your honest feedback. Can you let me know what about it you didn’t like? That way I can make note and try to improve in the future
I tried to like it, but I just could not get past the narration... sorry. Sounds like a young hipster trying to be tough and my mind does not let it work lol.
Hey no hard feelings. Narration isn’t exactly my strong suit, writing is. Unfortunately professional narration is ungodly expensive especially with little to no return in sight, so I just opted to do it myself. I just wanna deliver my stories to… well, anyone really. Sales have been slow on Amazon even with the free promotions I run. So I felt that recording my book myself was the best cost effective way to bring my writing to any audience willing to listen. The bonus is that here on TH-cam I can deliver my books without readers having to pay anything so even in the event that someone doesn’t like the narration they only wasted their time and not their money. Would you like me to give you some suggestions of other audiobooks in this genre?
@@MaceValor Sorry man. Hope I didn't sound rude. I was in a funky mood last night on my drive(I drive for a major shipping company and listen to a ton of audiobooks). I fully support your hustle and I wish you the best of luck. Pretty sure you did a heck of a lot better at it than I could have. I'm going to give the book another shot later this week. Good luck!
@TheShaggyfrog hey it’s all good and that didn’t come off as rude at all to me - I’m perfectly fine with honest criticism
I’ll take a ‘young hipster’ over A.I. every time lol 😉
Everything was good till the potty mouth started. Seriously smart enough to write a book but not creative enough to tell a story without adding adjectives not needed nor desired to listen to. No thx pass
Yeah pretty crazy concept how a character written in first person might use a particular set of language, whereas from another character’s perspective their own POV/internal monologue might have little to no swearing, it’s almost as if by showing how characters communicate/think we are give more insight to them as a whole, but eh what the fuck do I know since I used a few no-no words
Terribly written. Cardinal sin for novel - open with a lecture. Just amateur.
Sorry to hear you had a bad experience, I’m open to criticism so that I can learn and hone the craft of writing. Could you be a little bit more specific? I’m trying to understand where you are coming from
@@MaceValorthat dude is a fucking nerd. This shit is fire.
This is a no for me....sorry
It’s all good, I know my writing won’t be for everyone so I don’t take it personally
Sounds like a reading. Meh
I mean that’s what an audiobook is, is there something wrong with that?
@@MaceValor There is very little inflection, kind of monotone. That's what you are missing. It sounds like someone is simply READING the text. Compare this work to anything form Kevin Pierce, for context.
@scallywig yeah unfortunately I’m not a professional at recording these things so I’m doing the best I can. If my books are ever successful enough I’d definitely go the route of hiring a professional but this is the best I can do for the time being
@@007_TheWatcher really? I was super into it myself. The way he reads the characters is pretty badass for someone that hasn’t done much of it. He had me laughing one second and at the edge of my seat the next. I really didn’t expect to see any negative comments after listening to it. Surprised.
@Homesteading_heathen oh you would be surprised to see the original upload - the original version of this novel people absolutely hated so to get people passed the first two mins of the audiobook I had to censor the beginning- once the original video hit 14k views I uploaded this version instead- the OG had tons of dislikes and the comments were extremely negative, unless they made it past the 2:30 mark at which point it was nothing but praise
Woke bs
How so? Could you provide some examples please?
It's BLM reference and the big deaf guy.
But to the OP, i recommend carrying on- it doesnt dwell on nonsense. Its a cool story thus far. That first comment is the only reference. It has really not focused on anything but the struggle to get by. The characters have some theories but who doesnt. It kinda focuses on economic crash. Pretty fair really. It sh¡ts on corruption. I think you might actually enjoy it. I wouldnt stick it out if it was "woke", either.
And i dont think there's a girl-boss either. I havent heard but one chick on a radio by half way thru lol- i like it!
Im enjoying it MaceV! Great start.
More later...
@@laurasalo6160 I’ll give it another try
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