Podiobooking: First Steps
I still intend to get a book published in print some day, but for now I find the concept of podiobooking so enticing that I can’t help but want to try this first. After all, from the many author columns I’ve read, my first novel will not be my best work and may not be publishable at all. Even as I write it now, I recognise its limitations, but I’ve been wanting to share this story for so long that I’m determined to finish it. And what better way to share it than as a podiobook?
While the end of the book is still a long way off – almost depressingly so – I have taken my first steps into this phenomenon. Over the last few months I’ve done voice work for a couple of bit parts in projects from the talented chaps behind The Dead Robots Society, and I’ve even been contacted on the Podiobooks community by an author to narrate his entire novel for him.
I’ve been really enjoying all of this, both the voice acting and the narration, and I can’t wait to finish my own book so I can start transferring it to audio. And now my oh-so-lovely voice is available in a fictional podcast for the first time.
Today, Justin Macumber of the aforementioned Dead Robots Society has released the first part of his short story podcast series, Tales Of The Breaking Dawn. I only make a brief appearance, but it’s still an important first step.
I encourage everyone to give The Ties That Bind a listen. Not just because I’m in it, but because it’s a great sci-fi romp with some fantastic production values.


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