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‘Each morning, there was a chapter to listen to’ – guest post at Jane Davis’s blog on making audiobooks with ACX

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Today I’m at Jane Davis’s blog, reflecting on the experience of making Lifeform Three and My Memories of a Future Life into Audible books. If you’ve been following my audiobook journey for a while you may find the ‘how-to’ section is familiar material, but there are plenty of more reflective moments – so I hope… Continue reading ‘Each morning, there was a chapter to listen to’ – guest post at Jane Davis’s blog on making audiobooks with ACX

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How to make an audiobook with ACX – more tips for narrators, producers and authors

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A week or so ago I talked about making audio books with ACX, the self-publishing arm of Audible. From the author’s end it’s relatively simple – pitch your book, listen to auditions, guide the narrator and review chapters as they’re posted on ACX. But at the other end of the line, the narrator/producer is spending… Continue reading How to make an audiobook with ACX – more tips for narrators, producers and authors

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Diary of an audiobook: lessons learned in the making of Ever Rest

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Last month I released the audiobook version of Ever Rest, my third novel. All creative collaborations bring surprises. There are things we’re glad we did and things we’re glad we didn’t do. Here are the lessons learned. Meet my narrator My narrator was Sandy Spangler, who narrated my other two novels. Sandy is a longtime… Continue reading Diary of an audiobook: lessons learned in the making of Ever Rest

How to write a book · self-publishing · The writing business

5 things I didn’t expect when I released my first novel

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It’s five years since I released My Memories of a Future Life. I actually hadn’t realised it was that long ago, but Facebook has an algorithm that nudges you to repost old updates. And recently it gave me this: Still, I wasn’t feeling especially retrospective until I happened upon this post by Caroline Leavitt at… Continue reading 5 things I didn’t expect when I released my first novel

How to write a book · self-publishing · The writing business

Publish traditionally, solo self-publish or something else? Advice for the 2015 writer

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Last year I wrote a post about whether I’d advise an author to publish or selfpublish. A year on, the landscape for authors is remarkably different – or perhaps not remarkable if you’ve been waiting for a bubble to burst. Indie authors have seen sales plummet because of the sheer numbers of books available, and… Continue reading Publish traditionally, solo self-publish or something else? Advice for the 2015 writer

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Voices and accents for your audiobook – how to choose the right narrator

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Right now, my voice actor Sandy is in her recording booth, speaking like a bod. Lifeform Three, my second novel, is currently in production as an audiobook, so this week I went to an event in London hosted by ACX and the Alliance of Independent Authors. Audible president Jason Ojalvo and author-entrepreneur Joanna Penn were… Continue reading Voices and accents for your audiobook – how to choose the right narrator

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Ghostwriting FAQs: should you get a ghostwriter, do you want to become one?

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‘Can I ask you about ghostwriting….?’ As you may know, this is how I first got published, writing novels that were released under the names of other people. I was the secret hand that wrote these (and others…) I get asked about ghostwriting all the time, from people curious about it as a career path,… Continue reading Ghostwriting FAQs: should you get a ghostwriter, do you want to become one?

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Point of view shifts and head-hopping: always bad?

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I’ve had this interesting question from Robert Scanlon: ‘What are your views on head-hopping? In my steep learning curve, I gathered it was frowned upon (maybe just for newbies?). Head-hopping. First of all, what’s Robert talking about? All narratives have a point of view – the ‘eyes’ through which a story is told. It might… Continue reading Point of view shifts and head-hopping: always bad?

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We’re in your headphones… My Memories of a Future Life audiobook goes live

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Sandy’s nervous. It’s her first book launch. She says she’s keeping away from the internet today. I’m nervous. Unlike Sandy, I mainline social media and will probably be checking Facebook and Twitter even more frequently than usual to see if anyone else is as excited as I am that… (deep breath)… WE’VE JUST LAUNCHED THE… Continue reading We’re in your headphones… My Memories of a Future Life audiobook goes live