Audiobook Connection
Behind the Scenes with the Creative Teams
Host: 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 for tips from the pros on production and marketing. Behind-the-scenes interviews with audiobook creators as well as audiobook production and marketing tips – with episodes every other week.
Podcast Episodes
Wondering how to earn higher royalties and gain more control over your audiobook? Becky shares more about why every author with an audiobook should want to get on board and what difference it makes for you. After all, indie authors put in the time and money and resources to create the book and audiobook. [...]
Host Becky Parker Geist expresses her gratitude to clients, customers, and the amazing team that works as a part of Pro Audio Voices. Inspiring the World—Empowering Authors. More Episodes on Megaphone Notes
Angela and Mia co-authored and also co-narrated this funny, at times poignant, and thought provoking tale. Join in the fun of this interview to hear the behind the scenes story of its inception, its journey through writing and recording, and where its headed in distribution. More Episodes on Megaphone [...]
There are a handful of payment structures that are typically used in the audiobook industry, for example Royalty Share or Per Finished Hour. Becky will walk you through the cost basis types, but will also show you the challenges and risks that each involve. If you are exploring your audiobook production options, this is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. More Episodes on [...]
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. [...]



