Audiobooks A - Z
Part 2 in the Series
The Power of 5
Audiobooks A - Z is a 30 page booklet to get you to the next level in your audiobook career. If you are just starting out this will provide you with a firm foundation.
There are 5 parts to this booklet:
1) Audiobook Demo: including what should be on it, length and format.
2) Prep: including Breaking down and Mapping your manuscript, Character Notes + Research
3) Character Analysis: Useful shortcuts to creating character voices, tips to holding the voices and the character arc throughout
4) The Narrators Voice, &
5) Home Studio, Marketing, Rates and AFTRA resources
This is a concise reference book for the beginner through the advanced audiobook narrator.
There is also a FREE extensive listing of audiobook publishers and their contact information.
Includes a FREE 15 minute one-on-one private Q & A session with me via phone, Skype or in-person (if you're in the LA area).
Pricing is $40 (a small S & H fee is assessed based on location).
Packages are available and are detailed in the PayPal drop down below.
Now a very special Review
The Power of Five
A Review
Being teachers and authors ourselves, we look at Vanessa Hart’s The Power of Five – Audiobooks A-Z from
a different viewpoint than most. We know that putting into words the things we understand
so well and doing it in such as way that others understand too is not always an
easy process. It takes much time and deliberation to make certain concepts are
explained simplistically without sounding condescending. Vanessa has done a
masterful job at this! The workbook is well laid out and offers an easy to read
“map” for the journey through the world of audio books.
The chapters are in a logical order, well written and illustrated. We
especially liked the examples of how she marks a script and assigns colors to
her characters when she is preparing to perform. The tools she uses (and now so
lovingly shares with others) are brilliant!
We also liked her chapter on The Narrator’s Voice. As voice acting
teachers, we often speak with students who feel that the narrator doesn’t need
to be a character. Vanessa’s explanation of the process of creating a
believable and powerful narrator is exceptional.
Her use of positive advice (such as The Optimist’s Creed) is again
further evidence of someone who truly cares about her students and their success.
And the references provided such as those in attendance at APAC, the list of
audio publishers, and the notes on AFTRA, are nifty little treasures you don’t
always expect to find in books – let alone a workbook!
All in all, The Power of Five
is a beautiful work. We will be recommending it to all our students who are
interested in a career narrating audio books.
James R. Alburger
VoiceActing, LLC
Author of The Art of VoiceActing
Penny Abshire
VoiceActing, LLC
Author of Demo and Marketing
Magic for Voice Actors
Happy Narrating!
