Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative Teams

If your manuscript has a lot of dialogue, you may be wondering if that means it needs two or more narrators. Join Becky for a short episode addressing this frequently asked question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can also be a tremendous support in the audiobook world. Pozotron is an AI-based support tool for narrators that saves time, thus helping streamline the audiobook industry. Learn more about how CEO Adam Fritz and his team see AI as a resource and how it is impacting the world of audiobooks. For more info: https://proaudiovoices.com/audiobookproduction/ Learn more about...

We experience our lives as narrative. We are creators. What happens when we turn over our creativity to AI? If democratizing affordability is the problem, is AI narrating audiobooks really the best solution? Is is a way to create better audiobooks? Is the value proposition valid, or just a slippery way for tech giants to grow their own bottom lines? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

Thinking about working with a studio to produce your audiobook? Here are some really important keys you’ll want to be aware of in the process. What may surprise you is how much the business model for studios plays into what your costs will be to work with them. From recording to post-production, the differences are striking. This episode will help you decide what’s best for you and your audiobook...

What does the arrival of AI (Artificial Intelligence) as audiobook narrators mean for the audiobook industry and for listeners? Will the art and soul of audiobooks be lost in the pursuit of profit? In the balance of Quantity vs Quality, what does AI mean? Join storytelling specialist Joshua Townshend and host Becky Parker Geist for a fascinating conversation down the AI rabbit hole—and beyond. Lea...

Are you the best voice for your audiobook? Maybe. Learn about the key parts of the process and critical factors in your decision-making process. Where will you record and what will each option entail? What are the technical things you’ll need to be aware of? How will you know if you’re the best storyteller for your story—and why you might not be. What could be the biggest challenge that you’re not...

Whether you’re a children’s author or an adult with kids in your life, this episode will expand your horizons in how you think about audiobooks. There are many benefits and values for kids. Whether your children’s story is published or even illustrated need not be a factor in whether you take advantage of the audiobook opportunities. This episode may also help you as you consider audiobook product...

Children’s books are on the rise in the audiobook world and in this episode Becky provides some ways to take advantage of what might otherwise be considered challenges. When published independently, kids books typically involve a significant budget for illustrations. The fact that the text is short translates to a shorter finished length in audio, which can be seen as both an advantage and challen...

Great news for everyone selling in the audiobook market (and those planning to)! Sustained growth in audiobook sales, along with the upcoming AMPlify launch, will provide a powerful tool for all authors looking to earn a return on their audiobook investment! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we wrap up 2022, Becky encourages us to ask ourselves, “What would you like?” and the follow up question, “What will having that do for you?” These powerful questions are a gateway to manifesting what we intend and desire in our lives. What do you intend to bring to life in 2023? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Becky Parker Geist walks us through pricing strategies for your audiobook, what research to do and where to do it. Then, capitalizing on the high royalties and the pricing options and controls that come with the AMPlify audiobook direct sale platform offered by Pro Audio Voices , how to set yourself up for success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A fascinating conversation about this revealing nonfiction audiobook that teaches us powerful lessons we can derive from the masterful William Shakespeare. This is truly a case of fiction informing reality, in which the playwright’s deep understanding of humanity surpasses current psychology. The work of authors Richards and Gilligan has led to prison programs that successfully reform and change t...

At a career pinnacle, working in his dream job, author Joe Belcastro had a devilishly persistent yearning to let the story that had rooted within him to rise to its glory. A prolific writer, but launching his debut novel, Joe shares more about his journey and book: Dominature: What if the Devil Banished God from Heaven. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wondering how to earn higher royalties and gain more control over your audiobook? Becky shares more about why every author with an audiobook should want to get on board and what difference it makes for you. After all, indie authors put in the time and money and resources to create the book and audiobook. They should be the ones earning back the majority of the sales price. Learn more about your ad...

Host Becky Parker Geist expresses her gratitude to clients, customers, and the amazing team that works as a part of Pro Audio Voices. Inspiring the World—Empowering Authors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Angela and Mia co-authored and also co-narrated this funny, at times poignant, and thought provoking tale. Join in the fun of this interview to hear the behind the scenes story of its inception, its journey through writing and recording, and where its headed in distribution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are a handful of payment structures that are typically used in the audiobook industry, for example Royalty Share or Per Finished Hour. Becky will walk you through the cost basis types, but will also show you the challenges and risks that each involve. If you are exploring your audiobook production options, this is an episode you definitely need to hear so you are better prepared for the deci...

An overview of audiobook production, this tour of the process is foundational. Host Becky Parker Geist knows audiobook production inside out and leads us through the steps with clarity and focus on what is most important for you to know. Not only will you get the grand tour from Pre-Production through to Marketing, you’ll also learn about where to mine the gold when it comes to audiobooks. Everyon...

Join us for this fascinating and delightful dive down the rabbit holes of what makes audiobook narration really come alive and grab our listeners by the ears and hearts. Joshua has a nature based approach to the creative process and works with clients in any storytelling context, from writing to performance in any genre or medium. Learn more about our guest at https://joshuatownshend.com . This is...

How many authors do you know who are also helicopter pilots? Meet Gina Cheyne in this episode, author of the SeeMS Detective Agency series. Learn about how her unique approach to a female collaborative team of detectives, and her experience in listening to other authors narrate their own audiobooks, combined to steer her toward having a pro narrator. Get the audiobook at https://bit.ly/GinaCheyne...

Wondering about your options for launching your audiobook and how it fits into the launch? Should you have all your formats done before launch or roll the formats out one at a time? Becky Parker Geist provides guidance on these decisions and shares her secret sauce on how to stay in control of sales and royalties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Figuring out what accents are important to how an audiobook comes to life can shift during the audition and casting process. Finding the right voice is often more about the storytelling itself than the mechanics of accent. You’ll also hear about the inception, research and writing of this powerful spiritual story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some books just feel like they need to be author narrated—they are so very close to the soul and heart of the author. But do they actually? Hear how this author discovered how the mystical connection between author and content and narrator—when all are in alignment—can all merge into a deep and magical audiobook. Host Becky Parker Geist was also the narrator for this project. Learn more about your...

Especially with full cast projects—but really with any audiobook, the cadence and timing of voice and the spaces between are as much a part of its success as the notes and rests are in music. Becky focuses in this episode on the spacing, especially of dialogue. A valuable listen for audiobook engineers and editors as well as narrators and authors! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Join host Becky Parker Geist for an interview with author of the Utopian Testament series, psychological thrillers that draw on intriguing characters and often inspired by conflicting perspectives. Find out how and why Jim selected the narrator for his series and how it played out as the audiobooks come to fruition. Learn more at https://jimwritesbooks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...