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025 How to Write & Narrate Better Audiobooks with Tom Parks

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on May 21, 2019
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In episode 023, we talked about how every book should be an audiobook, but then left you hanging as to how. In this episode, we talk with Tom Parks who has narrated, directed, and produced over 400 audiobooks by authors like Rick Warren and Daniele Steele.

Questions:

  • Walk us through the day in the life of an audiobook narrator?
  • What kind of books do you most enjoy narrating?
  • What kind of book makes for an amazing audiobook?
  • What recording advice do you have for authors who are reading their own books?
  • What are some of the common mistakes that you hear new narrators make?

Books Mentioned:

  • How Music Works (Affiliate Link)
  • Made to Stick (Affiliate Link)

Links:

  • TomParksVoice
  • Tom Parks on Audible

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025 How to Write & Narrate Better Audiobooks with Tom Parks

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on May 21, 2019
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Our Agency’s 15th Anniversary

By Steve Laubeon May 20, 2019
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Hard to believe that it was 15 years ago this week that The Steve Laube Agency was formed. Happy anniversary to us! Since those nervous beginnings, we have been blessed by so many wonderful clients and publishing relationships. Over the years we have secured about 1,000 new contracts for more than 1,700 new books. Those books have sold more than 24 million copies so far. We continue to have the …

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Fun Fridays – May 17, 2019

By Steve Laubeon May 17, 2019
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I found this video about the man behind the paper props you see in movies fascinating. The attention to detail for something that is only there for a split second is quite extraordinary. (five minutes in length)

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Tips on Writing a Novella

By Guest Bloggeron May 16, 2019
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Today’s guest post is written by one of our clients, Lynn A. Coleman (www.lynncoleman.com). She is the founder of ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers), as well as the author of more than 50 novels and novellas. She lives with her husband of 45 years, who is the lead pastor of a church. ___________ Novellas are fast paced, short novels that run anywhere from 20k to 30k words, depending …

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Category: Craft, Creativity, Editing, Get Published, The Writing Life, Writing Craft

New Words for a New World

By Bob Hostetleron May 15, 2019
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The good folks who produce The Merriam-Webster Dictionary recently announced the addition of 640 new words to the newest edition. Words like “go-cup” (a beverage cup to take out of the restaurant), “bioabsorbable” (a substance that can be absorbed by living tissue), and “on-brand” (consistent with a particular public image or identity). Some of the additions, such as “screen time” (to refer to …

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024 How to Transform Your Sermons into a Book

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on May 14, 2019
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In the world of nonfiction, there are two kinds of writers: authors who speak, and speakers who write. The way to tell which you are is to ask which is easier. For speakers, writing is hard and there may be an easier way to craft a book than to sit in front of the computer. Most pastors are speakers first and the blank page is a huge obstacle for them getting their first book out. To talk about …

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024 How to Transform Your Sermons into a Book

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on May 14, 2019
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024 How to Transform Your Sermons into a Book

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on May 14, 2019
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How to Transform Your Sermons into a BookYou can listen to this episode 024 How to Transform Your Sermons into a Book on Christian Publishing Show.www.NovelMarketingConference.com Support the show

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Every Word Counts

By Steve Laubeon May 13, 2019
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The popularity of last week's post on the phrase counter set me on a journey to find something that would do the same sort of "counting" but instead focus on single word usage instead of phrases.

Use this link to the Word Counter web site and run your WIP (work in progress) within its walls.

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