PinnedCreating Audio Drama Casting CallsAs a podcast creator and voice actor, I’ve made a few casting calls and auditioned for a lot more. I’ve seen folks ask if there exists a guide to making casting calls for audio fiction shows, but I’ve never seen one myself, so I decided to make one. This is…Audio Drama11 min read
Apr 26Avoiding & Managing Burnout when Crowdfunding for Audio DramaMaking an audio drama is hard. Crowdfunding is hard. Crowdfunding to make an audio drama? You guessed it. Hard. In this article, we’re gonna talk about how to avoid and manage burnout while doing it. Now it’s important to note that I said avoiding AND managing. There’s a lot you…Audio Drama4 min read
Feb 15Don’t (only) Post Your Casting Call as an ImageAs a voice actor and frequent sharer of casting calls, I see a bunch of them all the time in many different formats. And sometimes that format is as a .png or .jpeg. There are some benefits to this — you can make it colorful and eye-catching, add branding, and…Casting Call3 min read
Dec 4, 2021Audio Drama Show Notes TemplateShow Notes, also known as Episode Descriptions, are the text that is posted alongside the audio of an episode. …Audio Dram4 min read
Nov 28, 2021The Problem With PodfestPodfest is an online (and sometimes in person) expo about all things podcasting. I can’t speak for their in person event, but they push for their online one to be as big as possible. Guinness World Record “largest online podcasting conference” level big. …Podfest10 min read
Nov 18, 2021How to Trans your ScriptIf you make scripted fiction podcasts, you’ve got a script, which means it’s almost no work at all to create and posts transcripts. This article will break down why you should have transcripts, how to make them, and where to post them. …Transcript4 min read
Sep 15, 2021Casting with IntentionI will often tell people to write casting calls with intention, which I realize is a rather opaque phrase. What does casting with intention mean? In this article I’ll dive into an quick example and talk about and around it because it’s been on my mind. Let’s say you have…Casting3 min read
Mar 31, 2021What does an audio drama producer do?In indie audio drama, more often than not the showrunner is also the producer. When making a show for the first time, it can be daunting to not have a clear idea of all the tasks ahead of you. That’s where this article comes in! For the sake of clarity…Audio Drama8 min read
Mar 10, 2021Picking Takes vs. Dialogue Editing vs. Sound Design — a Beginner’s GuideHow do you tell these three apart for audio drama? Here’s how I do it, in case that’s helpful. — Picking Takes: Taking the raw recording from the actors and deciding what take to go with when multiple were recorded. This is often the director’s job, but it sometimes goes to the dialogue editor or showrunner (if those people are distinct from the director). …Audio Drama3 min read
Dec 27, 2020Definitely Not a Best of ListThis is a list of audio dramas I enjoyed listening to in 2020! Not a list of my favorite audio dramas. Not what I declare the best audio dramas of 2020. Not even a list of all the audio dramas I enjoyed listening to in 2020. It’s not a best…Audiodrama5 min read