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If you’re considering or in production with a full cast audiobook project, this episode is full of tips to help you in the process. From making sure your goals and style are in alignment with the production values to the density of the soundscape to how to listen to your files, Becky guides you through the details.
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With a book intended to have the listener interact, and in which there are original songs and exercises, Cheryl Melody worked in collaboration with Pro Audio Voices to create a heartfelt and beautiful audio edition. Melody narrated her audiobook and worked with the PAV pre-production team to bring her aural vision to life. Learn about how she as an author-narrator approached the audiobook version and what she discovered in the process.
Learn more about Cheryl Melody Baskin.
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Join us for a deep dive conversation with Dr. Janja Lalich, Founder and CEO of the Lalich Center on Cults and Coercion, and author of Take Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships (3rd edition). Host Becky Parker (Geist) was the primary narrator for this multi-voiced audiobook, and Janja also recorded a couple segments. Learn more about the topic and the audiobook process in this engaging conversation.
Learn more at https://janjalalich.com and https://lalichcenter.org
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Claudia Marseille, author of But You Look So Normal: Lost and Found in a Hearing World, joins host Becky Parker Geist for a conversation about this moving memoir. Becky was also the narrator of this audiobook that takes the listener on a journey through Claudia’s childhood, challenged by profound hearing loss in a time when hearing assistance technology was in its infancy.
Learn more at ClaudiaMarseilleAuthor.com
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Joy Moeller, BS, RDH, AOMT-C, author of Is Your Tongue Killing You? Learn How to Sleep, Breathe, Chew, and Swallow Correctly is a Certified Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist. Her book was selling well, but she kept hearing that her customers weren’t getting around to reading it. An audiobook edition was called for. But with so many images, would that work? Absolutely yes! In this episode you’ll learn not only how the images in her book became an asset to the audio, but also a lot about myofunctional therapy and the health challenges people are dealing with not realizing the dramatic improvements that are possible.
Learn more at https://joymoeller.com/.
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Planning to start a podcast but have questions? There are some foundational questions you might not have even thought to ask yourself yet, that can be critical to your success. Join host Becky Parker Geist as she walks you through the first things you need to know and decide. Would you like to schedule a one to one call with Becky to discuss your podcast idea? Book a call here.
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Considering becoming a podcast host? Or using a podcast to share your audiobook? What are the basic considerations you’ll want to evaluate before getting started? Host Becky Parker Geist will guide you through the basics of podcasting: why you might want to start a podcast, and what kind of podcast you might like to create. If you already have a podcast but are ready to add a team to manage all the details you’d like to delegate, this will also be helpful to you.
Ready to dive into a one to one personal conversation about your podcast and how we can collaborate to customize it to exactly what you need and to match your goals? Schedule a short call at https://proaudiovoices.com/get-started.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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/
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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