David E Graham's Blog
March 19, 2025
Online Marketing Options for Self-Published Authors
I've written a New Blog Post on my website - It's rather long for the Goodreads format so please have a look here: https://www.dgrahamwrites.com/online-...
It dives into the deep-end of Self Promotion for Self-Published Authors and takes a hard look at the current top options available. Including Social Media Ads as well as Big-Name websites that offer pay-for-placement options.
Hope this finds more authors who are looking for advice!
It dives into the deep-end of Self Promotion for Self-Published Authors and takes a hard look at the current top options available. Including Social Media Ads as well as Big-Name websites that offer pay-for-placement options.
Hope this finds more authors who are looking for advice!
February 12, 2025
My ACX Journey - Creating an Audible Audiobook
Thought I would detail, for those who are curious, my experience using Amazon's ACX service as I create my first audiobook.
So far the process has been pretty straightforward. I claimed the rights to my title on 2/3 and it took about a week in total (7 full days 5 biz days) for them to review and approve my rights. It then went into auditions phase as of 2/10. I have already received 11 submitted auditions based on a script I created from my book. I've enjoyed listening to different takes on the characters and the different narration styles. I do love how easy it is to reach out to talent directly and request adjustments to their styles or character voices/accents. I'm appreciative of the features on their site. I have already been working with someone I've decided is my Top Choice, and they have been extremely accommodating throughout the process. I am lucky in the fact that they have an exceptional track record with creating/engineering/narrating audiobooks of all genres and have been willing to coach me through the process.
Sometimes what readers read doesn't work for what listeners hear.
That was the first lesson I took away from this experience. I've had an invaluable teacher, who has navigated this world of audible books for years. He is an award winning narrator and sound editor, and I was lucky to get him to sign-on with me to work on my little debut.
I plan to make this a series where I share several snippets from my experience creating my first audiobook and I hope you enjoy the educational process as much as I am, as I continue to learn.
Check back here for more notes on my experiences as I work through the process!
So far the process has been pretty straightforward. I claimed the rights to my title on 2/3 and it took about a week in total (7 full days 5 biz days) for them to review and approve my rights. It then went into auditions phase as of 2/10. I have already received 11 submitted auditions based on a script I created from my book. I've enjoyed listening to different takes on the characters and the different narration styles. I do love how easy it is to reach out to talent directly and request adjustments to their styles or character voices/accents. I'm appreciative of the features on their site. I have already been working with someone I've decided is my Top Choice, and they have been extremely accommodating throughout the process. I am lucky in the fact that they have an exceptional track record with creating/engineering/narrating audiobooks of all genres and have been willing to coach me through the process.
Sometimes what readers read doesn't work for what listeners hear.
That was the first lesson I took away from this experience. I've had an invaluable teacher, who has navigated this world of audible books for years. He is an award winning narrator and sound editor, and I was lucky to get him to sign-on with me to work on my little debut.
I plan to make this a series where I share several snippets from my experience creating my first audiobook and I hope you enjoy the educational process as much as I am, as I continue to learn.
Check back here for more notes on my experiences as I work through the process!
