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-T-189 Using AMPlify Audibooks for Success - Joe Belcastro
How is author Joe Belcastro using the AMPlify Audiobooks platform with his fellow thriller authors to collaboratively spread the word about his novel Dominature? Find out in this episode, including a…
AC-I-188 Thriller Series Audiobooks - Interview with Bob Rogers
Host Becky Parker Geist interview Bob Rogers, the author of the historical novels First Dark and The Laced Chameleon, which earned critical acclaim from Kirkus Reviews, San Francisco Review, and Balt…
AC-I-187 Thriller Series Audiobooks - Interview with Breakfield & Burkey
In a real world filled with all kinds of technological threats, Breakfield & Burkey’s killer thriller series The Enigma Series spins out some of the hairiest scariest scenarios. Narrated by Derek Sho…
AC-T-186 Author Narrated Audiobook & Podcast - Interview with Rebekah Fraser
Rebekah L Fraser, author, educator, and multi-media artist is an award-winning social entrepreneur and former journalist. She has published one nonfiction book about climate change, A Farmer’s Guide …
AC-I-185 What Am I Paying For? Using a Pro Team for Audiobooks
What does it mean to have a professional audiobook? And why does it matter so much? Why do audiobooks cost so much to produce? What are you paying for? Answers to these questions and more are include…
AC-I-184 Multicultural Books - An Interview with Tamara Shiloh
Guest Tamara Shiloh is the author of the series for children: Just Imagine . . . What if there were no black people in the world. The first two in the series: Jaxon's Magical Adventure with Black Inv…
AC-I-183 Relationship to Story - Interview with Joshua Townshend
What is our relationship to story and how does AI (Artificial Intelligence) fit into the picture? How do we connect with the stories we write as authors and narrate as actors and audiobook narrators?…
AC-I-182 Appropriate AI - An Interview with Matt Strain
Matt Strain recently left Adobe, where over the course of 17 years he led teams across marketing, strategy, new business, and research. He is now focused on helping “real people” prepare for the oppo…
AC-I-181 Podcasting - An Interview with Dave Jackson
Hall of Fame podcaster and teacher Dave Jackson shares tips on creating your own podcast, what mistakes to avoid, and how to grow your audience and monetize your podcast. If you are even considering …
AC-T-180 Let’s Talk Audiobook Royalties
Need to know and understand tips and a deeper dive into audiobook royalties. Ever wondered how they are calculated or why yours are not what you thought they would be? Becky will explain how they wor…
AC-T-179 Author Narrated - So Much More
What is that ineffable quality that makes an audiobook ok vs great? Should authors narrate their own audiobooks? If not, why not? Host Becky Parker Geist provides some examples and discusses what ski…
AC-I-178 Pronunciations in Audiobooks
Into the weeds with words and how they are pronounced! Join Becky for a deep dive for both authors and narrators into how to prepare your project regarding pronunciations, as well as how to determine…
AC-I-177 Kids Picture Books - Interview with Author Kelly Anne Manuel
Come behind the scenes with children’s author Kelly Anne Manuel! From inception to publication to audio and video, Kelly is an inspiration! You’ll hear about her journey and learn about the process a…
AC-I-176 Narrating Audiobooks - Interview with Scott Ellis
A fun and enlightening trip into the booth with one of Pro Audio Voices’ narrators Scott Ellis! What are the biggest challenges in being an audiobook narrator? And what’s to love about it? For author…
AC-T-175 Why AMPlify Audiobooks
What’s wrong with the audiobook industry? And why and in what ways does it need to change? Becky leads us behind the scenes to discover what has driven the development of AMPlify Audiobooks, what som…
AC-I-174 Casting Audiobooks_ Interview with Casting Director Samantha Cooper
Go behind the scenes with Becky and Sam Cooper, Casting Director for Pro Audio Voices. Learn about how casting is done, what questions are asked of authors, and what kinds of things can lead to not g…
AC-T-173 Charts & Graphs in Audio - How To Make Them Work
Got charts or graphs or table? Data-heavy visuals can be a challenge, yes, but they can also be an opportunity to create more value for your listeners. There are many ways to describe these types of …
AC-T-172 Audiobook Distribution & Marketing Workshop
Saturday, Jun 17, 2023 10am-noon Pacific Time, join Becky Parker Geist for a workshop: Putting Your Audiobook to Work for You. Learn more or sign up at https://bit.ly/baipa-workshop-audio. In this ep…
AC-T-171 Audio First or Audio Only
Now available as an option! Launch your project audio first or bypass the other formats and do audio only. With that new AMPlify Audiobooks author-direct sales platform, indie authors and small publi…
AC-T-170 Audiobook Interrupters
Creating an excellent listener experience is always paramount. When a book has elements that will interrupt its flow, what do you do? How do you handle what may look like boulders in the flow of your…