Episode 194 – Eric Bryan Moore on Audiobook Narration & Pocket Pulp Podcast

In this episode, Mark interviews audiobook narrator Eric Bryan Moore about his work as a voice actor and his new podcast Pocket Pulp.

Prior to the interview, Mark shares a word from this episode’s sponsor…

This episode is sponsored by Findaway Voices.

You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.

In their conversation, Eric and Mark talk about:

The interesting nature of getting to talk to one another after having previously worked together as author and narratorHow listening to audiobooks while he was living in Brazil and wondering what he would do led back to his background in acting and a career in audiobooksThe original studio Eric used to have to use before having a home setup to record audiobooksHow a unique moment in reading aloud in an English class inspired the teacher to introduce Eric to the theater groupStudying writing as a way to help him better understand the work he was doing as a narratorAuditioning a lot and getting 12 rejections before landing his first narrating gigThe ratio of about 1 in every 10 books that a narrator works on under the ACX royalty share program that actually earns money for the narratorEric’s romance narrator pseudonym of D.C. ColeThe idea of how audiobook listeners might cross-over to discover new writers because of a narrator they enjoy listening toHow most of Eric’s work has been working with small publishers and indie authorsThe problem with being a narrator is that you don’t get to read for fun anymore (ie, no downtime for pleasure reading)How Eric’s work is a combination of repeat clients and doing the occasional auditionEric’s going rate of $250 / finished hour which is the minimum rate for SAG-AFTRAThe way that a program like Voices Share at Findaway Voices worksThe additional costs that Eric has to pay someone else to outsource as a narrator (which eats into his existing per/hour feesThe new podcast that Eric launched called POCKET PULPHow writers can submit stories to Eric’s podcast, and the fact they get the audio file in return which they can use however they wantThe potential things that this weekly podcast can lead toAnd more…

After the interview, Mark reflects on the opportunity that exists for writers as well as the unique way Eric is leveraging this new podcast to build up his brand within the specific community where he’s hoping to reach more people.

Links of Interest:

Eric Bryan Moore’s WebsitePocket Pulp PodcastPocket Pulp Podcast on YouTubeEpisode 7 – “Spirits” by Mark LeslieYouTube link for “Spirits”Mark’s Books Narrated by EricActive Reader: And Other Cautionary Tales from the Book WorldA Murder of ScarecrowsPatreon for Stark ReflectionsWide for the WinMark’s Canadian Werewolf BooksThis Time Around (Short Story)A Canadian Werewolf in New YorkStowe Away (Novella)Fear and Longing in Los AngelesFright Nights, Big City

Originally a stage actor and Shakespeare fanatic from California, Eric Bryan Moore bounced around the globe for a number of years, including having lived in Japan for six of them, before finally settling down in São Paulo, Brazil. After starting a family, he decided to put his acting degree back to use and kicked off a career in audiobook narration in 2016. He narrates from his home studio and enjoys reading Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Mysteries, and Horror. When he’s not recording, Eric is busy playing with his daughter, trying to win his fantasy football league, playing chess online, reading for fun, and learning how to make the perfect caipirinha!

The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0