How to Make an Audiobook & Do It Well

A video class, with notes, for writers, editors, and indie publishers

I was born in what’s now called the “golden era” of recorded children’s books, the 1960s literary renaissance. Oh, how I loved them! Martyn Green reading Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, Boris Karloff as the Grinch.

I was an early adopter of audiobooks as an author, before they were digital and it was rather laborious to produce and listen to them!

Then, as you’ll see me describe below, a fellow reporter friend of mine from Rolling Stone, invited me to be part of the first digital audio company. What a ride. I’ve recorded thousands of titles since then, and advised many friends and students— so much history in my head.

Today, I’ll share my notes and two videos with you. I talk a lot about the financial and practical aspects— that’s what I mostly get asked about. For me, it’s an artistic movement first, and that will never change.

Shall we?