Audiobook Connection – Behind the Scenes with the Creative Teams

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 to Climate Disruption that she recorded herself, and four novels under her pen name Tara L. Roí. Join us to learn more about the challenges and highlights of this author-narrated project, her writing journey, and climate politics. To learn more about our guest: http://linktr.ee/RebekahLFraser and http://linktr.ee/TaraLRoi

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 included in this episode. Join Becky Parker Geist as she walks us through what it takes to make a professional quality audiobook.

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 Inventors and Scientists and Book Two: Jaxon and Kevin’s Black History Trip Downtown are available in innovative versions of audiobook. Tamara also founded and is owner of the Multicultural Bookstore in Richmond, CA, and host of the “Once Upon a Time in Black History” podcast. Educator, author, and business leader, one of Tamara’s objectives is to desegregate the teaching of American history away from the white history narrative and Black history into an inclusive teaching of history. Her audiobooks will be (or maybe already are) available on AMPlify Audiobooks.

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https://www.multiculturalbookstore.com/

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? Dive down the philosophical (and practical) rabbit hole of who we are as humans and the stories we tell ourselves and the world around us. Let’s get philosophical within the frame of artificial intelligence and humanity.

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 opportunities with AI. Matt and Becky converse about the intersection of AI and creativity, when and how AI might find a place in the audiobook realm, and whether AI will ever replace human narrators.

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 work behind the scenes and also how you can come out ahead and set yourself up to win with higher royalties and more control.

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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 what’s the best choice when there is more than one option. From fiction and fantasy created words to nonfiction names and places, get the low down on how to approach your pronunciation research and decision making.

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 and her intuitive pursuit of the next steps. The audiobook “boxed sets” of her children’s book series are ONLY available at AMPlify Audiobooks where you can purchase directly from Kelly: https://proaudiovoices.com/vendor/time-to-fly-llc/

To learn more about getting your children’s books produced in audio and the many opportunities available to you, visit us a Pro Audio Voices.