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 looking for tips from the pros on production and marketing. Behind-the-scenes interviews with audiobook creators as well as audiobook production and marketing tips - with episodes weekly. #C-Suite Radio.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 289
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
AC-I-29 Wisdom From An Indie Publishing Adventure With Gordon & Jarryd Chambers
Writing, publishing, audiobook production...it’s all a journey of discovery when it’s your first time! The best tips and tricks come from those fresh off the adventure, which is why we’ve invited Gor…
AC-T-28 Get Your Title On Audible FASTER: Wait WEEKS, Not Months!
If you’ve ever weathered the process of getting your title on Audible, you already know that it takes a small eternity. If you haven’t, you’ve come to the right place! Today I’ll be giving out inside…
AC-T-27 Maximize Your Audiobook Profits With A Presale Strategy
What author wouldn’t love more sales over the lifetime of their book release? That’s exactly what a solid audiobook presale strategy has the power to generate for you! In today’s episode, I’ll share …
AC-T-26 Choose Your Audiobook Launch Strategy
So you’ve finished your book, and now the most exciting (and nerve wracking) part of the journey begins...the launch! With an endless sea of marketing options at your fingertips, how are you supposed…
AC-I-25: Give Your Writing Career Wings! with Glenis Redmond
What adventures do you hope your writing career will whisk you away on? Open up to the possibilities with today’s inspiring guest Glenis Redmond; poet, teaching artist, and author of What My Hands Sa…
AC-T-24 Poetry In Audio: Creative Production Considerations
Is an audiobook edition an appropriate or worthwhile venture as a writer of poetry? At first glance it might seem like the translation from page to spoken word is a difficult one, but today I’ll shar…
AC-T-23 Target Audience Matters In Production Choices!
Do you have a crystal clear picture of who your target audience is? If not, today you’re in luck! Understanding your audiobook’s prime listeners affects so much more than marketing...it shapes all as…
AC-I-22 Producing Historical Fiction with Jim Wetton + Samantha Cooper
Where does history end and an exciting new story begin? Today we’ll take a multifaceted look into writing and producing historical fiction with author Jim Wetton and the narrator of his audiobook, Sa…
AC-T-21 Who Should Narrate Your Memoir?
So...you’ve written a memoir and you’re ready to bring it to life in audio. Now you face that big burning question, “who should narrate it?” You might think the easy answer is YOU, but this is just o…
AC-T-20 Bring Interactive Exercises To Life In Nonfiction Audiobooks
Does your nonfiction title include exercises to enhance the reader’s experience? If so, you’ve likely grappled with how to translate these interactive elements into audiobook format. Today, we’ll tac…
AC-I-019 Audiobook Inspiration in Novel Places With Dale Arden
Where could the inspiration for your next big title be hiding? Today Dale Arden, author of The Iguana Project, shares how an unexpected moment of inspiration launched him into first-time authorship. …
AC-T-018 Tackling Internal Citations In Audiobook Production
Internal citations like footnotes are a familiar sight in print books -- but how should we deal with them in audiobook production? There’s no one right answer, but today I’ll share a variety of optio…
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…
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 g…
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 …
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 cos…
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 i…
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…
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, CE…
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 you…