Learn All About Audiobook Production and Narration

Writer Spark: Business, Creativity, and the Craft of Writing

Episode 33

Have you ever wondered what audiobook production and narration entails for an author? If you haven't, this episode of The WriterSpark Podcast is for you! Audiobooks can be a huge asset to an author's bottom line. There is a lot to learn, and that's what we're talking about in today with author and audiobook narrator Mary Castillo. She has great tips and resources about the audiobook arm of the publishing industry.

A QUICK LOOK AT BOOKS and RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Ready, Set, WRITE! (How to write a novel course) (https://writersparkwritingacademy.teachable.com/p/30-day-intensive-in-fiction-writing)
• Mary Castillo's Books (https://marycastillo.com/books-by-mary-castillo/)
• Audacity Free Open Source Software (https://www.audacityteam.org/)
• RX7 Software (https://getintopc.com/softwares/audio-processing/izotope-rx-7-audio-editor-advanced-vst-free-download-1356257/)
• Canva (http://canva.com)
• Listen to Mary's Voice Samples: https://marycastillo.com/audiobooks/audiobook-narrator/
• Silent Echoes & Silent Obsession (https://amzn.to/45OHWOB)
• Living the Vida Lola (https://amzn.to/47AbIIL)
• Murder in Devil's Cove (Book Magic #1-https://amzn.to/45M0S0z)

Suggested reading: On the Mic by Nic Redman (https://amzn.to/3syMFWB) Audiobook Recording: A Beginner's Guide to Producing Audiobooks using Audacity (https://amzn.to/45v1oQH)

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