Catherine Gaffney's guest appearances

Catherine Gaffney

WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz

30 Minutes

Amanda Palmer

Chris Fox

Stacey Donovan

Patricia Bradley

Sydney Avey

Lisa Harris

Lisa Cron

Suzanne Woods Fisher

James Blatch

Christine Munroe

Plot Gardening

Laura Drake

Nancy Naigle

Janet Scott

Alys Murray

OwlTail

Today's fabulous guest is my own audiobook narrator, Catherine Gaffney! Catherine is a stage and screen actress, and a voice over artist and audiobook narrator. Catherine joins us from her new studio to talk about how you can find the best audiobook narrator for your book.We covered a lot of areas, but some of the highlights included the idea that when writing your book, you might want to read some of it aloud to see what it would sound like later. (Sometimes you'll be able to make your writing better this way regardless of whether you create an audiobook.)When choosing the audition piece for narrators, don't choose the first scene. Choose a portion of the most important scene in your book, the one that makes the whole story come together. Or if you have a lot of people in your book, like my 6-person superhero team, choose a scene with the most number of people talking so you can hear how the narrator would handle all those voices. Or maybe choose a portion of a sex scene or fight scene and a portion of another scene so you can hear how the narrator would change the sound of each. So many ideas!Once you find your first choice narrator and you listen to the first fifteen minutes, you should know if this is the sound you want for your book. Catherine reminds us authors that you're looking for someone who can give you an interpretation of your book, not necessarily giving it the exact sound you hear in your head when you write or read it. As she says, it won't be the same color, but you're looking for a narrator who is in the same color family.Catherine suggested Edge Studios and their words to time calculator if you want to get an idea of how long your book will be in audio. It does, of course, depend on whether it's a fast-reading action book or a slow moving literary novel. This is important to know for budgeting because you pay your narrator per finished hour of the book.In the end, perhaps this is Catherine's best advice: If an audition doesn't make you feel "Wow, I can't believe I wrote that," maybe you should keep listening to more auditions. Somewhere it will hit the target.You can learn more about Catherine and her work on her website, and you can listen to samples of all the audiobooks she's done so far on Audible. And in my opinion - if you have any books that have a light, fun sound, Catherine is the narrator for you! :-D

Today's fabulous guest is my own audiobook narrator, <a href="http://catherinegaffney.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catherine Gaffney</a>! Catherine is a stage and screen actress, and a voice over artist and audiobook narrator. Catherine joins us from her new studio to talk about how you can find the best audiobook narrator for your book.We covered a lot of areas, but some of the highlights included the idea that when writing your book, you might want to read some of it aloud to see what it would sound like later. (Sometimes you'll be able to make your writing better this way regardless of whether you create an audiobook.)When choosing the audition piece for narrators, don't choose the first scene. Choose a portion of the most important scene in your book, the one that makes the whole story come together. Or if you have a lot of people in your book, like my 6-person superhero team, choose a scene with the most number of people talking so you can hear how the narrator would handle all those voices. Or maybe choose a portion of a sex scene or fight scene and a portion of another scene so you can hear how the narrator would change the sound of each. So many ideas!Once you find your first choice narrator and you listen to the first fifteen minutes, you should know if this is the sound you want for your book. Catherine reminds us authors that you're looking for someone who can give you an interpretation of your book, not necessarily giving it the exact sound you hear in your head when you write or read it. As she says, it won't be the same color, but you're looking for a narrator who is in the same color family.Catherine suggested Edge Studios and their <a href="https://www.edgestudio.com/production/words-to-time-calculator" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">words to time calculator</a> if you want to get an idea of how long your book will be in audio. It does, of course, depend on whether it's a fast-reading action book or a slow moving literary novel. This is important to know for budgeting because you pay your narrator per finished hour of the book.In the end, perhaps this is Catherine's best advice: If an audition doesn't make you feel "Wow, I can't believe I wrote that," maybe you should keep listening to more auditions. Somewhere it will hit the target.You can learn more about Catherine and her work on <a href="http://catherinegaffney.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">her website</a>, and <a href="https://www.audible.com/search?searchNarrator=Catherine+Gaffney&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lNarrator_1_1_1&amp;pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&amp;pf_rd_r=46T207AHSJNE56G484P6&amp;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">you can listen to samples</a> of all the audiobooks she's done so far on Audible. And in my opinion - if you have any books that have a light, fun sound, Catherine is the narrator for you! :-D

128I – Finding a Narrator for Your Audiobook: An Interview with Catherine Gaffney

Today’s fabulous guest is my own audiobook narrator, Catherine Gaffney! Catherine is a stage and screen actress, and a voice over artist and audiobook narrator. Catherine joins us from her new studio to talk about how you can find the best audiobook narrator for your book. We covered a lot of areas, but some of… The post 128I – Finding a Narrator for Your Audiobook: An Interview with Catherine Gaffney appeared first on Write Now Workshop.

Today’s fabulous guest is my own audiobook narrator, Catherine Gaffney! Catherine is a stage and screen actress, and a voice over artist and audiobook narrator. Catherine joins us from her new studio to talk about how you can find the best audiobook narrator for your book. We covered a lot of areas, but some of… The post <a href="https://podcast.writenowworkshop.com/128i-finding-narrator-audiobook-interview-catherine-gaffney/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">128I – Finding a Narrator for Your Audiobook: An Interview with Catherine Gaffney</a> appeared first on <a href="https://podcast.writenowworkshop.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Write Now Workshop</a>.

No More Deaths volunteer Catherine Gaffney discussed the January 18th, 2019 guilty verdict handed down by a federal magistrate to four volunteers who say they were providing humanitarian aid on the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in 2017. The four were charged with entering a national wildlife refuge without a permit and abandonment of property (water). One of the volunteers was charged with operating a motor vehicle in a wilderness area. The volunteers have yet to be sentenced on the federal misdemeanor charges, but they face up to 6 months in federal prison and a fine of up to $500. Five more volunteers facing charges begin their trials on February 26 and March 4. The 800,000 acre Cabeza Prieta shares a border with Mexico along with other federal lands such as Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range. This remote area is heavily trekked by migrants heading to the United States. 155 migrant remains have been recovered in this area since 2001. Recorded and produced by Amanda Shauger.Red dots indicate where migrant remains were found. Volunteers were apprehended where the blue dot is on the Cabeza Prieta Wildlife Refuge.

<a href="http://forms.nomoredeaths.org/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">No More Deaths</a> volunteer Catherine Gaffney discussed the January 18th, 2019 guilty verdict handed down by a federal magistrate to four volunteers who say they were providing humanitarian aid on the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in 2017. The four were charged with entering a national wildlife refuge without a permit and abandonment of property (water). One of the volunteers was charged with operating a motor vehicle in a wilderness area. The volunteers have yet to be sentenced on the federal misdemeanor charges, but they face up to 6 months in federal prison and a fine of up to $500. Five more volunteers facing charges begin their trials on February 26 and March 4. The 800,000 acre Cabeza Prieta shares a border with Mexico along with other federal lands such as Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range. This remote area is heavily trekked by migrants heading to the United States. 155 migrant remains have been recovered in this area since 2001. Recorded and produced by Amanda Shauger.Red dots indicate where migrant remains were found. Volunteers were apprehended where the blue dot is on the Cabeza Prieta Wildlife Refuge.