Writer Tools of the Audio Drama Trade - Part Two

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We continue our chat with...

• Brendon Connelly of Circles
• Emily Inkpen of Alternative Stories and The Dex Legacy
• Flloyd Kennedy of Am I Old Yet? and Baked Off!
• Shannon K. Perry of Oz 9 and Audiotocracy Podcast Production

.... about their writing tools of choice for audio drama scripts. Some  strategies to keep in your back pocket: 

• Pronunciation guides with bold words in scripts help actors with difficult or made-up words
• Voice actors need clear notation for vocalizations (grunts, sighs, gasps) or they won't exist in the audio world
• Creating banks of reaction sounds provides useful resources for editing
• The importance of actors truly listening rather than just waiting to deliver their lines
• Audio drama is arguably "the most visual medium" because it creates images in listeners' minds
• Research shows listeners have stronger physiological responses to audio than visual media
• Remote recording challenges include actors working at 2AM when it's quiet enough
• Modern audio scripts need better notation systems for sound design elements like "helmet on/off"
• Writing tool preferences vary widely: Google Docs for collaboration, index cards for structure visualization
• Color coding scenes helps track tension levels and plot arcs throughout episodes

Contact us at [email protected] with your preferred writing tools and experiences and to share any thoughts on these episodes or ping us a review! Thank you!

Tools discussed and listed in the show

SCRIVENER - £50

GOOGLE DOCS - FREE

CELTX - $240 FOR 2 ‘SEATS’

FINAL DRAFT -$199-$249

FADE-IN SOFTWARE - UNDER $80 LIFETIME PASS

MARK-UP LANGUAGE - FOUNTAIN

STICK ON WALL INDEX CARDS / POSTIT NOTES

KINDLE SCRIBE £200-£400

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