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Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative Teams
Engaging conversations with Authors, Narrators, Post-production audio engineers, Marketing teams as well as audio book listeners and fans. Go behind the scenes with audiobook creators as host Becky Parker Geist guides the conversation to discover the surprises, victories and challenges in publishing and producing audiobooks. Ideal for indie authors, small publishers, audiobook fans, and anyone interested in a behind-the-scenes peek into the audiobook world - as well as authors and publishers…
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Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-168 Interview with Gayla Turner (Don’t You Dare)
When banker turned author Gayla Turner started writing, she had in mind that someone else would handle the writing since she did not consider herself a writer…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-167 Interview with Kathleen Klug (nonfiction: body, mind, spirit)
Health coach and author Kathleen Klug is having an impact. Join host Becky Parker Geist for this interview to hear more about what this author is doing to…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-166 Tips for Managing Audiobook ISBNs
Metadata can be your best friend! Been wondering what you need to know when it comes to ISBNs? The world runs on metadata. Learn the key things you need to…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-165 Interview & Podcast That’s Gone to the Dogs
A full cast or multi-voiced project may offer fun and creative opportunities for podcasting and bonus materials for your project. Join our host Becky Parker…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-164 Full Cast Production - Interview with author Joseph Durette (Fight or Flight)
Author Joseph Durette started out as a rowdy, authority-provoking rebel just like the teens in his newly-released full-cast audiobook Fight or Flight. Learn…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-163 Footnotes in Audiobooks: What if They Really Matter?
There are many kinds of interruptive text, from sidebars to footnotes. How do you decide which to include—especially when talking about footnotes—and which to…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-162 Author-Narrated - Interview with author Donna Griffit (Sticking to My Story)
The unstoppable and incomparable story specialist Donna Griffit has been coaching and guiding entrepreneurs over the last twenty years in telling their power…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-161 Taking a short break for APAC
The last two weeks of March, our podcast will be taking a short break. This is because our host, Becky Parker Geist, will be attending the APAC conference in…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-160 Taking a short break for APAC
The last two weeks of March, our podcast will be taking a short break. This is because our host, Becky Parker Geist, will be attending the APAC conference in…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-159 Interview with Patricia Sullivan
Patricia Sullivan, author of Overland Before the Hippie Trail, is a world traveler. As a young newlywed, she and her husband decided to travel and work. A…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-158 What Do You Want Your Listeners to Do?
Why did you write your book? What is your gift to the world and your audience? These “why” questions are actually foundational to how your audiobook can make a…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-157 Lots of Dialogue - More than One Narrator?
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-156 Pozotron - Interview with CEO Adam Fritz
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-155 We ARE Story - AI vs Narrators
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-154 Studios vs Audiobook Producers - Differences and Red Flags
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-153 AI and More: A Conversation with Joshua Townshend
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-152 Should You as Author Narrate Your Own Audiobook?
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-151 More Reasons Why Audiobooks for Kids Make Sense
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-150 Children’s Book Collections - Win with Collaboration
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-149 Major News for Audiobooks in 2023
Great news for everyone selling in the audiobook market (and those planning to)! Sustained growth in audiobook sales, along with the upcoming AMPlify launch…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-148 Wrapping up 2022 and Looking Ahead
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-147 AMPlify - the Etsy of Audiobooks - Pricing Strategies
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-146 Interview with David AJ Richards and James Gilligan (Holding Up a Mirror to Nature)
A fascinating conversation about this revealing nonfiction audiobook that teaches us powerful lessons we can derive from the masterful William Shakespeare…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-145 Interview with Joe Belcastro (Dominature: What if the Devil Banished God from Heaven)
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-144 Earn More from Your Audiobook | Meet AMPlify
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-143 Gratitude
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-142 Interview with Angela Page and Mia Altieri (There’s a Dead Girl in My Yard)
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-141 Cost Basis | Ways to Pay for your Audiobook Production
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-140 How to Produce an Audiobook
An overview of audiobook production, this tour of the process is foundational. Host Becky Parker Geist knows audiobook production inside out and leads us…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-139 Interview with Joshua Townshend
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-138 Interview with author Gina Cheyne (Murder in the Cards)
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-137 Book Launch Strategies for Audiobooks
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-136 Interview with author Kenny Down (Darko)
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-135 Interview with author Bethel Barr (Crystal Corridor of Light)
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-134 Attention to Timing & Cadence: Fine-tuning your Audiobook
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…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-133 Interview with Author Jim Christopher (psychological thriller series)
Join host Becky Parker Geist for an interview with author of the Utopian Testament series, psychological thrillers that draw on intriguing characters and often…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-132 Pre-Production: Mining the Gold
In this episode Becky delves into the pre-Production phase of audiobooks, pointing out some of the lodes of gold that are so often overlooked. Whether you’re…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-131 The One Big Question
If there were just one key question to ask yourself for which the answer is likely to be life-changing, what would that be? There is such a question, and a…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-130 The Memoir Decision: Author Narrated or Pro?
When it comes to recording your own memoir, is it a given that the author should narrate? Will it be weird to have someone else read it as if they are you?…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-129 Audiobook Categories: Get your Metadata Working for You
With book marketing, we focus a lot on metadata, especially on Amazon, where there are more tools and information available to help us make good choices for…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-128 The Left Turn - Author Journey with Becky Parker Geist
Becky released her novel The Left Turn: Two Lives, Worlds Apart this year and shares her journey with the project from inception to completion to audio…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-127 An Interview with author Joy Overstreet & narrator Melanie Carey
Join Becky for an engaging interview with Joy Imboden Overstreet, author of The Cherry Pie Paradox: The Surprising Path to Diet Freedom and Lasting Weight…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-126 Planning for Interference: from Illness to Construction
More than ever since the pandemic hit, we need to factor into our planning what to do if delays happen. A narrator illness can delay a project days or weeks…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-125 Composing for Audiobooks - an interview with Julian Blackmore
In this episode Becky interviews composer/audio engineer/musician Julian Blackmore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-124 Audiobook Clips for Marketing
Your audiobook is an asset, not just another format. But most authors don’t recognize how they can leverage that asset in their overall marketing for their…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-123 Audiobook Project Management: An Interview with Jarryd Chambers
Jarryd first went through the audiobook production process as a client, getting his father’s book into audio with Pro Audio Voices (PAV). Now as a PAV Project…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-122 Narrating Tables in Your Audiobook
Got tables? Maybe you are assuming you need to omit them for the audio. If you are, put that decision on hold until you listen to this episode packed with…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-121 Becky as Author is Interviewed - an Audio First Launch
The tables are turned when our host is interviewed as the author of The Left Turn: Two Lives, Worlds Apart (book 1 in the Split Universe Series). Join Jarryd…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-120 Writing Exercises Within Your Audiobook
Does your book include writing exercises? How should you handle those in an audiobook? Is there a way to do them that works in audio? Should you just put them…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-119 The Mystery of Mastering: An Interview with Michael Reaves
Join host Becky Parker Geist for a discussion about mastering audiobook files with two-time Grammy™ award winning audio engineer Michael Reaves. From studio to…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-118 Your Graphic Novel in Audio
Audiobook versions of graphic novels are growing in popularity, but as a distinctly visual format, how that works may not be easy to figure out. Host Becky…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-117 Adam Weldon Thrillers - An interview with William McGinnis
Titan Book Award-winning author William McGinnis joins Becky Parker Geist to discuss his Adam Weldon Thriller series, now with four books, the first three…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-116 Series and Sequences - Marketing Your Series
If you have a book series, or even a single audiobook that is very long, we’ve got some tips for you! What if you could stay in front of your customers so that…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-115 AMPlify Your Distribution and Marketing
Using the AMPlify program offered by Pro Audio Voices, you can regain or maintain control of your audiobook launch timing, pricing, promotions, discount codes…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-114 Filmed Theatre - An interview with Jim Parker, Riverview Studios
Join Becky Parker Geist and Jim Parker, owner of Riverview Studios, as they have a behind-the-scenes chat about Colla Voce, a new play by Larry Klein that…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-113 Life’s Not Yoga—Or Is It? - An interview with Jacqui Burnett
Behind the scenes with author Jacqui Burnett you’ll get to hear about casting decisions and why it was critical to find the narrator who could effectively…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-112 Theatre as Audiobook
If you have a play or screenplay, this is an episode you’ll want to hear! Learn about the elements of the process of turning a theatre playscript or screenplay…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-111 The Speed of Light - An interview with Elizabeth Rosner
Join us for a fascinating interview with Liz Rosner who was one of three narrators for her book, The Speed of Light. Get a behind the scenes peek at some of…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-I-110 Back to Basics: Your Author Website - An Interview with Todd Walker
Host Becky Parker Geist interviews marketing strategist Todd Walker on the top items that make websites effective or lose their visitors and potential…
Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative TeamsAC-T-109 Why Starting with a Final Manuscript Matters So Much
You’ve finished your manuscript and are ready to start the audiobook production process. But then when listening to the recording you hear things that you’d…