Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative Teams

Having now produced three audiobooks with Pro Audio Voices, guest RW Gates shares his experience of audiobooks with a single narrator, two narrators, and a full cast. How do the audiobooks bring to life and enhance the telling of the chilling true crime tales? What special skill came to the fore in decoding what was considered to be the most impossible code to crack? And how do we come to know whether what we’re told is true—or a web of disinformation? Join us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Considering narrating your own audiobook? Author-Narrators should be aware before they get started, some of the key issues and top tips to make sure they’re making the best choice by being their own narrators. Once that decision is final, it’s important to know the best practices and tips moving forward into the recording process. Quality is critical when it comes to your audiobook! Let’s make sure your audiobook hits the mark and you end up with the best audiobook possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you a screenwriter with one or more screenplays you wish you could get some traction with? Wondering how you can get the attention of a producer or director or any influencer when the logline isn’t enough? Trying to think of ways to get one step closer and have the marketing tools and assets to reel in an interested audience and producer? Join Becky for this episode to learn how to put your screenplay to work for you by getting it produced as an audiobook. Stop fretting about your print screenplay sitting like clutter on a producer’s stack of manuscripts and start building your audience and your pitch toolkit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What types of audiobook discount codes are there? And how can you leverage them to market your audiobook? Host Becky Parker Geist discusses all this and more! Learn about utilizing discount codes with groups, for events, and how to license your audiobook to incentivize event registrations for your own or others’ events. Get inspiration and tips on how to market your audiobook effectively. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether you’re at the start of your marketing journey or well on your way, this episode is foundational. What do you need to know to stay inspired along the way? How do you figure out who your audience is? What can you do to reach your audience effectively? This is an episode you’ll want to save and keep coming back to! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should you have your audiobook done in time for the book launch of your other formats or roll it out later—or even before the text versions? While there’s no single right way to launch your audiobook, how do you decide what will work best for you? It all comes back to marketing! Becky Parker Geist shares her top tips on how to manage your launch strategy as well as how to stay in control of sales and royalties in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since the acquisition of Findaway Voices by Spotify, some significant changes have taken place—changes you as an author of an audiobook should be aware of. Learn more about the red flags that are going up, the concerns about authors’ intellectual property rights, and more. What’s happening with royalties now that Spotify is offering subscribers 15 free hours of audiobook listening each month? Can that really be good for authors? Or is it just good for Spotify? Is Spotify showing any better policies than the abuses by Amazon? Let’s dig in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Need an eclectic set of languages and accents for your audiobook? Lindsey did for her novel Fish Heads and Duck Skin. Hear about the surprises of casting a challenging audiobook project. Living and working in Shanghai, Lindsey shares the story of how she came up with her book title, and how her experience of “new eyes” played a part in the book’s inception. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us for a delightful discussion about children’s book editing and audio description of children’s book illustrations with Karin Fisher-Golton. Learn about some of the things that are particular to children’s books in print and in audio, and some of the opportunities to expand the messages and values of children’s books to young audiences. If you write children’s books, this is for YOU! Learn more about Karin at https://karinfisher-golton.com/ Learn more about children’s audiobooks at https://proaudiovoices.com/childrensaudiobooks/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From book to how to leverage a podcast to get your content to your audience, this engaging discussion with author Lee Wind delivers insights that inspire. Lee is the author of 5 books so far, both fiction and nonfiction, as well as Chief Content Officer at IBPA. His own young life and how his life might have been changed had he had the books he is currently writing serves as a litmus test for his award-winning work. His audiobook Queer As a Five-Dollar Bill was produced by Pro Audio Voices. Learn more at LeeWind.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wondering how you can get your audiobook reviewed? Meet Amy Shannon, book and audiobook reviewer, as well as author of over 100 titles and literary consultant. Amy shares her passion for helping authors succeed and her journey. A part of Amy’s story involves a violent domestic assault, and this episode will alert listeners prior to that section. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the elements to consider in audiobook pre-production? You might be surprised! Host Becky takes us into a deep dive on how to prepare your book manuscript for production. From figuring out the appropriate voice/s to images, front matter to back matter, as well as bonus material, you’ll learn what to attend to and how to maximize your leverage of your audiobook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nancy Martin, author of From the Summer of Love to the Valley of the Moon: A Memoir, had her book launch shut down when the pandemic hit. It landed right at the planned start of her book launch tour. Learn how that impacted her launch and how she is leveraging her audiobook release to reach new audiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the main considerations when planning music and/or sound effects in a nonfiction audiobook? Why and how would you use music in nonfiction? How can you create a more transformative experience for your followers with an audiobook than you can with a text format book like print or ebook? Get answers in this episode as well as in-depth details on post-production and how to best incorporate music and sound effects. Filled with tips on how to achieve the best mix and optimal listening experience! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the prime considerations when planning music and/or sound effects in a children’s audiobook? How can authors write with the audiobook edition in mind? Get answers in this episode as well as in-depth details on post-production incorporating music and sound effects, such as placement and fades. Filled with tips on how to achieve the best mix and optimal listening experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Figuring out your North Star can fuel your marketing and remind you of your why. There are two adjunct questions that can help you identify your biggest goal, your North Star. Host Becky Parker Geist guides you through the process of identifying your primary goal and how marketing can serve as the engine that gets you closer to reaching it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are some top tips for marketing your audiobook if you narrated it yourself? And how do those change if you have a pro narrator? When should you begin your marketing journey? What does it mean for you as an author to be a business? These questions and more are addressed in this lively interview with Viviana Izzo, book consultant and marketing enchantress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you have a press or publishing company or imprint that wants to take advantage of the tremendous audiobook growth trend but are uncertain about how to begin? This episode is for you! There are many aspects of audiobook production, distribution and marketing that can leave publishers either trying to DIY but feeling like they don’t know what they’re doing, or just not starting because of all their uncertainties and questions. But to get your best results, you need to take the best actions. Discover more about your options right here and now. Please support this podcast at https://www.patreon.com/AudiobookConnectionPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trying to understand how audiobook distribution works and what your options are? ACX (part of Amazon) may be all you’ve heard about, and Audible (also Amazon) might be all that is on your radar for your audiobook release. But there are key things you need to know that will dramatically help you make the best decisions, and these decisions will make a huge difference in the amount you earn and how much control you have over your audiobook. This is a critical episode for anyone considering distribution through ACX! Learn more about audiobook distribution and your options at https://proaudiovoices.com/amplify/ [there is a transcript for this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ClVbryAvGwUucPp-RtY-H7cx4wa31ZBf2kxguY-d90/edit?usp=sharing] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s wrong with the audiobook industry? And why and in what ways does it need to change? Becky leads us behind the scenes to discover what has driven the development of AMPlify Audiobooks, what some of the challenges have been in the process, and where we’re headed. AMPlify Audiobooks: Best for Authors: Best for Listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices