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
Very quickly… The audiobook of Ever Rest is available! Immense thanks to my narrator Sandy Spangler, who voiced my text with such care and sensitivity, and to Talitha and Jack whose generous sponsorship made this production possible. I’m incredibly lucky to have you all. The link will take you to a range of audio stores… Continue reading New release: Ever Rest in audiobook!
Very quickly… the audiobooks of my first two novels are now available again – My Memories of a Future Life and Lifeform Three. The links above will take you to a range of audio stores and subscription services. If they’re not yet at your usual store, they’re going through the back channels and should be… Continue reading Audiobook lovers, lend me your ears
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
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
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
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
Do you want to release your title as an audiobook? If you live in the US, you can go through ACX, the DIY arm of Audible, but ACX wasn’t open to UK authors – until now. For the past month, I’ve had both my novels in production as a test pilot, and now I can… Continue reading How to make an audiobook using ACX
I’m really glad Dave and I kept our DVD player. If you watch movies and boxsets on DVD you get something that isn’t usually available on streamed versions – the extras, with interviews about the making of the piece, or the casting, or the design, or the adaptation for the screen. Sometimes they’re a bit… Continue reading All going somewhere wonderful – discussing creative energy with @AndrewVerlaine
With three novels releasing in a 12-month period, Cynthia Newberry Martin is at a real turning point in her life. She began the novels in the 1990s and at long last they’re ready for readers. But she’s already a strong presence in the writing world, thanks to a blog series she started in 2009 –… Continue reading It’s okay to be who we are – novelist Cynthia Newberry Martin @catchingdays
Nail Your Novel 