… many users now have both fiction and nonfiction audio files loaded on their cellphones. That’s a huge prospective audience.
Tag: Audiobooks
Audiobook Editing
In 2018 I narrated and released an audiobook version of my novel, Etti’s Intended. Riding a shallow learning curve, it took over a year for me to grasp the daunting combination of knowledge and skills necessary to reach “The End” of that first novel. It’s magical to hear your novel come to life in audio,…
In the Beginning…
“How did you reach people in the beginning?” People ask me that more than any other question. Here’s the answer. Market Analysis 1. I made a determination that I wanted to write and to see if I could find an audience. 2. I looked at my interests and skill set. I decided that I was…
Looking Backward, Looking Ahead
We’re coming down to the cusp of the year. Between the solstice and the new year, I try to look backward to see what happened and to look forward to see what the new year might offer. I’ve written about some of my personal milestones in the last year—Smarter Artists, the Nebula Awards, becoming the CFO…
Welcome to the Golden Age of Audiobooks … by Richard Rieman
Audiobooks are the fastest growing medium in publishing. How far have audiobooks come? The first audiobooks were called “Talking Books” and were created in the 1930s for people with visual disabilities in America and Britain. This group included war-blinded soldiers and blind civilians who couldn’t read braille. It was illegal for sighted persons to listen…