Please also check out our INSIDE THE CHAPTERS podcast hosted by Michele Jaco. Each week, she reviews the new chapter with the author of WHEN I SEE THE WOLF RIDE to examine the origins of the ideas and symbolism hidden in the story.

ABOUT THE AUDIO PRODUCTION

Each chapter's audio production is read by the author, with some additional parts read by Michele Jaco. Using AI technology and other techniques, the final product sounds as if it has a full cast of voices, which adds realism to the final production.

DOWNLOAD THE PDF VERSION OF CHAPTER `1:

https://www.opendrive.com/file/NV8xOTI2NjMxODJfNlFNZlQ

Please also check out our INSIDE THE CHAPTERS podcast hosted by Michele Jaco. Each week, she reviews the new chapter with the author of WHEN I SEE THE WOLF RIDE to examine the origins of the ideas and symbolism hidden in the story.

ABOUT THE AUDIO PRODUCTION

Each chapter's audio production is read by the author, with some additional parts read by Michele Jaco. Using AI technology and other techniques, the final product sounds as if it has a full cast of voices, which adds realism to the final production.

Here's one of the issues we discuss:

In the story, my main character is critical of the cities of Van Alstyne, Texas and Sherman, Texas. He doesn't like the church, the people, or even the members of his family that lived there. I want to emphasize this is part of his character development. Remember, the year is 1971. He's dealing with grief and the feeling that death is not only always around him, but actually seems to be chasing him. When his mother died, he lost virtually all of their possessions to pay bills. Then he immediately left to go to the army. So his PERCEPTION of these places is really negative. I still have family that lives in this area, and it's always fun to go back and see how Sherman and Van Alstyne have grown into wonderful little towns, each with interesting histories and people that make them great places to visit and to live.

Please also check out our INSIDE THE CHAPTERS podcast hosted by Michele Jaco. Each week, she reviews the new chapter with the author of WHEN I SEE THE WOLF RIDE to examine the origins of the ideas and symbolism hidden in the story.

ABOUT THE AUDIO PRODUCTION

Each chapter's audio production is read by the author, with some additional parts read by Michele Jaco. Using AI technology and other techniques, the final product sounds as if it has a full cast of voices, which adds realism to the final production.

DOWNLOAD A PDF VERSION OF CHAPTER 2:

https://www.opendrive.com/file/NV8xOTI2NjMxODNfUjcxQVU

I guess you can tell I'm doing all of the voices for these episodes. I really struggled trying to get Hershey's voice to sound right. He's like a lot of friends I've had, that put up with me even when I was going through some tough times and I was a grump. Wolf's voice was hard, too. How do you convincingly sound like a Cherokee? I've always felt I had a mid-range voice that didn't really sound that good. In order to make it sound deeper, I got up to read these parts early in the morning, about 5:00 AM. When I tried to read later than that, it was like I would lose the entire lower range of my voice. I'm not an actor, but I can imagine in my mind how the voices and the inflections should sound . Most of times I read this, I think I got close to make it believable. Anyway, I hope you like it. - JN

Please also check out our INSIDE THE CHAPTERS podcast hosted by Michele Jaco. Each week, she reviews the new chapter with the author of WHEN I SEE THE WOLF RIDE to examine the origins of the ideas and symbolism hidden in the story.

ABOUT THE AUDIO PRODUCTION

Each chapter's audio production is read by the author, with some additional parts read by Michele Jaco. Using AI technology and other techniques, the final product sounds as if it has a full cast of voices, which adds realism to the final production.

In this episode, reviewing Chapter 2, I have to ask the question - Is Lee a hero, or an anti-hero? (Webster defines an antihero as “a protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities.) We'll compare old movie heroes to modern movie heroes. Lee is really angry, and in Chapter 2 he defends a couple of the soldiers in his unit against some bigoted guys from another unit. Is that heroic? Most of us would feel Lee’s anger is justified, but is his anger righteous anger – or is it just an excuse to fight?

Please also check out our INSIDE THE CHAPTERS podcast hosted by Michele Jaco. Each week, she reviews the new chapter with the author of WHEN I SEE THE WOLF RIDE to examine the origins of the ideas and symbolism hidden in the story.

ABOUT THE AUDIO PRODUCTION

Each chapter's audio production is read by the author, with some additional parts read by Michele Jaco. Using AI technology and other techniques, the final product sounds as if it has a full cast of voices, which adds realism to the final production.

DOWNLOAD THE PDF VERSION OF CHAPTER 3:

https://www.opendrive.com/file/NV8xOTI2NjMxODRfZGNOOWw

I never went to Vietnam and I was never in the Army, but the main character Lee needed that experience to make it believable that he would be tough enough to do the other things he does later in his life in the story. I did a ton of research, and what kept coming up from the guys that did go was how impoverished so many of the people were. I felt it was important to try and paint that picture for Lee to experience. Bozoner is not based on a real soldier, but I did read about a lot of atrocities by our guys as well as by the enemy, and some articles talked about how the government wanted to make it look more like we were winning the war, because every night on the news, the number of American dead being reported was really alarming. And there was a huge backlash in the country, especially among young people, against our being there in the first place. SO with all that going on, I felt Bozoner could be a believable character. - JN

Please also check out our INSIDE THE CHAPTERS podcast hosted by Michele Jaco. Each week, she reviews the new chapter with the author of WHEN I SEE THE WOLF RIDE to examine the origins of the ideas and symbolism hidden in the story.

ABOUT THE AUDIO PRODUCTION

Each chapter's audio production is read by the author, with some additional parts read by Michele Jaco. Using AI technology and other techniques, the final product sounds as if it has a full cast of voices, which adds realism to the final production.

Here are some resources for further study:

The Sacred Romance: Drawing Closer to the Heart of God

• by John Eldridge.

Eldridge is one of my favorite Christian authors. His books are page-turners, and this one is great for people who struggle to feel something from God. By experiencing God’s love from Eldridge’s perspective, you should be able to at least understand the passion of many Christians.

HERE'S WHERE YOU CAN GET THE BOOK:

https://www.christianbook.com/sacred-romance-drawing-closer-heart-god/9781400202959/pd/202959

Please also check out our INSIDE THE CHAPTERS podcast hosted by Michele Jaco. Each week, she reviews the new chapter with the author of WHEN I SEE THE WOLF RIDE to examine the origins of the ideas and symbolism hidden in the story.

ABOUT THE AUDIO PRODUCTION

Each chapter's audio production is read by the author, with some additional parts read by Michele Jaco. Using AI technology and other techniques, the final product sounds as if it has a full cast of voices, which adds realism to the final production.

DOWNLOAD THE PDF VERSION OF CHAPTER 4 HERE:

https://www.opendrive.com/file/NV8xOTI3NTM1ODNfcXY3T3c

Please also check out our INSIDE THE CHAPTERS podcast hosted by Michele Jaco. Each week, she reviews the new chapter with the author of WHEN I SEE THE WOLF RIDE to examine the origins of the ideas and symbolism hidden in the story.

ABOUT THE AUDIO PRODUCTION

Each chapter's audio production is read by the author, with some additional parts read by Michele Jaco. Using AI technology and other techniques, the final product sounds as if it has a full cast of voices, which adds realism to the final production.