The Fiction Writers' Guide: Create Audiobooks with AI Tools

You want your books to be audiobooks but can't justify the money.

You've tried working with a narrator but don't like the result.

You know how you want your books to sound.

This is the guide for you. You'll learn how to use AI and other tools creatively to make your book heard.

Audiobooks build your sales and your brand AI tools help you use AI ethically and creatively AI tools speed repetitive work such as script creation AI tools help you collaborate with other human creators You define and refine how your book will sound All the creative decisions are yours

You get step-by-step instructions to:

Choose tools Use AI tools to prepare audiobook scripts from your text Choose voices and keep track of them Create voices from your own speech, including gender-changed voices Use AI tools to record a first draft of your text Collaborate with colleagues including voiceover artists Modify your audio to reflect your reading Edit post-production Test your audio and publish your audiobook

You get resources including:

How to create a cheap, portable studio Setting up and running an audiobook creators workshop Recommended courses and sources

"Sarah Smith's lively, readable guide aims to help authors get their works out to the listening public, without going broke. Fearless and supportive at the same time, Smith demystifies AI and shows writers how to put its tools to work for themselves and their audiences."—Robin Hazard Ray, author of the Murder in the Cemetery series