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Audiobook Connection - Behind the Scenes with the Creative Teams

Becky Parker Geist

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

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31:17

AC-T-140 How to Produce an Audiobook

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2022/11/03

An overview of audiobook production, this tour of the process is foundational. Host Becky Parker Geist knows audiobook production inside out and leads us through the steps with clarity and focus on what is most important for you to know. Not only will you get the grand tour from Pre-Production through to Marketing, you’ll also learn about where to mine the gold when it comes to audiobooks. Everyone with an audiobook in distribution should know about where to get the highest royalties and maintain

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49:14

AC-T-139 Interview with Joshua Townshend

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2022/10/27

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 and hearts. Joshua has a nature based approach to the creative process and works with clients in any storytelling context, from writing to performance in any genre or medium. Learn more about our guest at https://joshuatownshend.com. This is an episode you’ll definitely want to tune in for! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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28:28

AC-I-138 Interview with author Gina Cheyne (Murder in...

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2022/10/20

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 unique approach to a female collaborative team of detectives, and her experience in listening to other authors narrate their own audiobooks, combined to steer her toward having a pro narrator. Get the audiobook at https://bit.ly/GinaCheyne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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17:18

AC-T-137 Book Launch Strategies for Audiobooks

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2022/10/13

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 formats out one at a time? Becky Parker Geist provides guidance on these decisions and shares her secret sauce on how to stay in control of sales and royalties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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34:43

AC-I-136 Interview with author Kenny Down (Darko)

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2022/10/06

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 more about the storytelling itself than the mechanics of accent. You’ll also hear about the inception, research and writing of this powerful spiritual story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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28:13

AC-I-135 Interview with author Bethel Barr (Crystal...

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2022/09/29

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 author discovered how the mystical connection between author and content and narrator—when all are in alignment—can all merge into a deep and magical audiobook. Host Becky Parker Geist was also the narrator for this project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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19:03

AC-T-134 Attention to Timing & Cadence: Fine-tuning...

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2022/09/22

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 the notes and rests are in music. Becky focuses in this episode on the spacing, especially of dialogue. A valuable listen for audiobook engineers and editors as well as narrators and authors! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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23:52

AC-I-133 Interview with Author Jim Christopher...

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2022/09/15

Join host Becky Parker Geist for an interview with author of the Utopian Testament series, psychological thrillers that draw on intriguing characters and often inspired by conflicting perspectives. Find out how and why Jim selected the narrator for his series and how it played out as the audiobooks come to fruition. Learn more at https://jimwritesbooks.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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18:47

AC-T-132 Pre-Production: Mining the Gold

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2022/09/08

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 an author of nonfiction or fiction, there are opportunities that most authors miss. And most audiobook producers are more focused on just delivering a voiced narrative of your book than on helping you achieve your goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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7:25

AC-T-131 The One Big Question

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2022/09/01

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 follow-up adjunct question to pair it with. This is a question to answer not just once, but throughout your life. Yes, it relates to your audiobook, but it goes WAY beyond it as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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14:36

AC-T-130 The Memoir Decision: Author Narrated or Pro?

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2022/08/25

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? What are the key questions to ask when making that decision? In this episode Becky Parker Geist guides us through the decision process and points out when it may be a good idea to record it yourself—and when it may not be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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AC-T-129 Audiobook Categories: Get your Metadata...

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2022/08/18

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 categories and keywords. Audiobooks, especially for those of us who are wanting to get the widest distribution, can still utilize Amazon tools for our audiobooks, then apply what we learn to our metadata with our audiobook digital distributor. Join Becky as she guides you through how to figure out categories for audiobooks. Learn more about your

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19:32

AC-T-128 The Left Turn - Author Journey with Becky...

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2022/08/11

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 production and audio-first release to ebook and print release. The ebook is on a free ebook promotion on the day of this episode release at: https://amzn.to/3AqzZmq Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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AC-I-127 An Interview with author Joy Overstreet &...

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2022/08/04

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 Loss, and her narrator Melanie Carey. This project involved exercises and meditations, and was a very personal story for the author. Learn why she chose to have a pro narrator, how this book is distinctly different from other diet books, and how the alignment between author and narrator played out for a successful result. Learn more about your ad

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11:14

AC-T-126 Planning for Interference: from Illness to...

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2022/07/28

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 depending on the severity. How can you protect yourself from loss of marketing dollars when you’re being proactive during production and then get hit with the news that there are delays? What can you do to turn the obstacle into an opportunity? Host Becky Parker Geist addresses these questions in this episode inspired by a stuffy nose, but with

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31:25

AC-I-125 Composing for Audiobooks - an interview with...

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2022/07/21

In this episode Becky interviews composer/audio engineer/musician Julian Blackmore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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AC-T-124 Audiobook Clips for Marketing

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2022/07/14

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 books and platform. Join host Becky Parker Geist as she walks you through the details on how to select audio clips from your audiobook and how to use them once you have them. Whether you are a DIY person or want to hire someone to handle the pieces you don’t want to tackle, this episode has valuable suggestions for how to proceed. Learn more

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AC-I-123 Audiobook Project Management: An Interview...

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2022/07/07

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 Manager for other authors, he’s experiencing the other side of the process. Join us for a peek behind the scenes into the world of audiobook project management, hear about some of the complications that can come up, and get a feel for the many elements that are involved in the process with a concierge style customer experience. You’ll also

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AC-T-122 Narrating Tables in Your Audiobook

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2022/06/30

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 valuable information and what you need to know! What questions do you need to ask yourself before you begin? How do you keep your listener clear on where they are in the table? What if your table is full of statistics or numbers? Join Becky as she goes into detail about how to deal with tables. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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AC-I-121 Becky as Author is Interviewed - an Audio...

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2022/06/23

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 Chambers as the interviewer and Becky and her co-narrator JS Arquin for this fun interview on a dual narrator project that just launched audio first. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes peek from the perspectives of author, narrators and project manager. From writing to casting to production to launch, get the full picture! The audiobook is now

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