WHERE CAN I FIND AN AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR FOR MY BOOK?

indie authors and audiobook rights holders are frustrated with their go-to audiobook casting site: ACX. It has recently been overrun with AI “voices”, partially by design, but also because it doesn’t have a vetting process for narrators who sign up. When googling to find other casting sites, the results that show up are often out of date -thanks Google AI Overview! Voices 123 frequently pops up, but you won’t find many professional narrators there. It’s mainly for commercial and animation voice actors looking for 30 second slots and other short form work. And another tried and true platform (Findaway Marketplace) has gone the way of the dodo. The good news is that

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EXPERIENCE “THE ODYSSEY” THE WAY IT WAS MEANT TO BE TOLD – IN AUDIO!

Scholars of Homer believe that his epic poems were shared orally during his time and for hundreds of years after, so the performance can make or break your experience. If you’re taking an epic journey this weekend, listen to one of these audiobook versions of “The Odyssey” while you’re on the road!

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KEEPING UP WITH CHANGES IN THE AUDIOBOOK INDUSTRY

In 2023, I wrote a post called “Findaway Marketplace is Winding Down”. That post still gets a lot of traffic, but a lot of things have changed in the audiobook industry since the takeover of Findaway by Spotify. I thought I’d write about those changes and how to stay on top of them in the future. 

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HOW TO MAKE MORE TIME AND MONEY, AND SOME BOOKS THAT GO INTO THIS PROCESS IN MORE DETAIL

I’ve always been the type of person that needs a deadline in order to get anything done, so learning about Parkinson’s Law really resonated with me. In fact, I’ve been able to increase my productivity by scheduling time for specific tasks and not allowing myself to deviate from my schedule.

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