Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative Teams

AC-I-017 Crafting Powerful Nonfiction with Nomi Bachar

Have you ever wanted to turn the raw material of life experience into transformative nonfiction? Today, author of Gates Of Power Nomi Bachar shares how her diverse history formed the foundation for a powerful self-help program. She took inspiration from her upbringing in Israel, experience in the performing arts, and training in various therapy modalities to create healing nonfiction. Tune in and get ideas for combining your unique life experience into books that help your audience grow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-T-016 Clever Ways To Leverage Your Nonfiction Title

An audiobook holds the potential to ignite your business in so many ways! Whether your goal is to kickstart a speaking career, attract new coaching clients, or garner interest in your products, I’m going to give you my best tips for leveraging your nonfiction title to the fullest. Today I’ll share how you can develop relationships with your listeners by inviting them deeper into your world (and website!) by offering free bonus content. We’ll discuss ideas for compelling supporting content, how to seamlessly direct your listeners to it, and how to build an interactive experience around your nonfiction title! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-I-015 Creating Audiobooks That Heal with Guest Pam Evans

Do you have a message with the power to uplift and heal? That’s exactly what today’s guest Pamela Evans set out to do with her book, Ring Exchange: Life Lessons From A Multiple Marrier. She used her experience with multiple marriages to bring attention and wisdom to a situation often left hidden. She’ll share how she used humor to bring lightheartedness to a painful subject, and how you can use your voice to bring insight, guidance, and comfort to listeners that need it most. We’ll also tackle assumptions about authors and who should narrate their audiobooks, so tune in for some great audiobook production tips! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-T-014 Cost Basis For Audiobook Production: Exploring Your MANY Options!

Sometimes seemingly simple questions can have very complicated answers. “What will producing my audiobook cost me?” is one of those common questions, and today I’ll help you unravel the tangle of cost basis options for audiobook production. We’ll explore the industry standard of charging by the finished hour, how that time is estimated, and the factors that affect your audiobook’s finished length. I’ll also share the pros and cons of ACX’s royalty share and royalty share plus options, and the types of narrators willing to collaborate on these production styles. So tune in and get the certainty you need to bring your next audiobook to life! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-T-013 Acknowledgements In Audiobooks...Your Questions Answered!

Roll the credits! …or don’t? Deciding what to do with acknowledgements leaves many audiobook creators scratching their heads. Should you scrap them? Include them? And if you do...where to work them in?! Today, I’ll share some insightful questions to help you decide whether or not to include acknowledgements in your audiobook. You’ll also learn the best placement for this track, so that you can create the most engaging, seamless listening experience possible. So tune in finally and put that indecision to rest! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-I-012 Interview with Buffy Ford Stewart

In episode 12 of Audio Book Connection, Becky Parker Geist interviews singer-songwriter and author of 'The Blanket and the Bear', Buffy Ford Stewart. Go behind the scenes with Buffy and Becky as they explore what inspired 'The Blanket and the Bear', how it grew from a poem into a musical audiobook and how Buffy hopes to change the world with her work!And make sure to stay tuned till the end of the episode for a sneak peak of 'The Blanket and the Bear'! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-T-011 Tips on Selecting Your Narrator Gender

Trying to figure out whether to have your book narrated by a male or female narrator? If your book is written in the third person, you might be wondering which would be better. Becky Parker Geist, CEO of Pro Audio Voices Inc, offers suggestions to help you make this decision - or if it makes most sense to leave auditions open to any gender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-T-010 Do Children’s Books work as Audiobooks?

Take a behind the scenes look at kids books with host Becky Parker Geist. What are the qualities of a kids book that make a good candidate for audio? What about the illustrations? Learn about how your children's book can be enhanced in audio, just as illustrations enhance a story visually. Hear samples from a range of books for kids to get inspired with techniques that might work well for your audiobook production project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-I-009 Interview with Jennifer Grais, author of ’Christa’s Luck’ (YA)

Go behind the scenes with author Jennifer Grais. Christa's Luck, by Jennifer and Michael Grais, tells a story of the wild mustangs of Nevada and the teenage girl who leads the rescue mission to save them. Host Becky Parker Geist, who also narrated the audiobook invites Jennifer to share what surprises came up in the audiobook production process. What inspired this story? Jennifer shares her experience with audiobook production and how it brought her story to life in ways she did not expect. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC-T-008 Tips on How to Manage Your Audiobook ISBNs

Been wondering what you need to know when it comes to ISBNs? The world runs on metadata. Learn the key things you need to know as an indie author so you can make good decisions about your ISBNs, whether your book is in print, ebook or audiobook format - and even the divisions in those basic formats (hard cover, paperback; downloadable or CD, for example). Host Becky Parker Geist takes you behind the scenes to provide just the info you need to make good audiobook production and marketing decisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices