ADWIT: The Audio Drama Writers' Independent Toolkit

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Where have Sarah and Lindsay been? Get ready for a quick update from ADWIT. Sarah brings you a helpful and less unwieldy than usual podcast conference for Audio Drama creatives, on the 4th of November. Meanwhile, the 11th Hour Audio Challenge casts a long dark shadow over Lindsay. Get ready for stories to chill your bones on 30th October.
What can we do for you, as podcasters? What do you need from a podcast about how to make audio drama and fiction podcasts? Coming soon: The ADWIT Survey, with fabulous* prizes for a few randomly selected respondents. Or, if you can’t wait that long to tell us what you want from this podcast, write to us at [email protected].
Plus, a few listening recommendations for podcasts outside the “full cast” stereotype, and a writing exercise based on sound cues.
*for certain values of "fabulous."
Links to Resources and More info:
The Audio Drama Hub Podfest
Streaming tickets for The Audio Drama Hub Podfest.
The 11th Hour Audio Challenge and past episodes.
Hallway to Nowhere by Leslie Gideon
EVP Side B and EVP Side A by Owen McCuen (scroll down to 2022 episodes)
Magenta Presents Little Boxes (live from the London Podcast Festival) by Longcat Media
Sounds from Freesound.org:
SummerOpenFieldDusk by kvgarlic
Zipping A Huge Black Bag by Matrixxx_
Unlock by orangesheepdog
Xenorhinotherium Growl #3 by ShangASDFGuy123
Sunday Afternoon in Rejkjavik by spraguek

You can shape the future of The Audio Drama Writers’ Independent Toolkit. Take the ADWIT Audience Survey, so we know what writing strategies to help you with next. One randomly selected respondent will win a gift certificate to Libro.fm. All participants will receive a PDF explaining the story crafting method described in our December 25, 2023 episode.
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What makes dialogue unique and compelling? In this episode, Lindsay and Sarah discuss all the ums, uhs, and tics of dialogue. Learn about arriving late and leaving early, the power of eavesdropping, and the magic of minimalism. Make your audio drama dialogue memorable.
Warning and/or Bonus: Spoilers for Episode 1 of Tin Can Audio’s The Tower. Listen to it now wherever you get your podcasts.

Resources:
The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard (Bookshop, affiliate link)

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Get the scoop on audio drama news, opportunities, creative resources and more with The Fiction Podcast Weekly newsletter. For more info, visit The Podcast Host's Fiction Podcast Weekly.

You can shape the future of The Audio Drama Writers’ Independent Toolkit. Take the ADWIT Audience Survey, so we know what writing strategies to help you with next. One randomly selected respondent will win a gift certificate to Libro.fm. All participants will receive a PDF explaining the story crafting method described in our December 25, 2023 episode.
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Where do you want to go today? Sarah wants to play with world building tools, but Lindsay thinks they are nothing without a strong premise.
Warning and/or Bonus: contains spoilers and/or promotion for Blood Culture, The Ventriloquist's Dummy, and the entire Lord of the Rings series.
Resources:
The Meta Corporation LTD
The Art of Dramatic Writing, by Lajos Egri (affiliate link)
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You can shape the future of The Audio Drama Writers’ Independent Toolkit. Take the ADWIT Audience Survey, so we know what writing strategies to help you with next. One randomly selected respondent will win a gift certificate to Libro.fm. All participants will receive a PDF explaining the story crafting method described in our December 25, 2023 episode.
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Sarah gets Lindsay unstuck from the mud to celebrate many of the great audio drama podcast success stories of 2022 and make plans and schemes for 2023. It's been a minute, hasn't it? We missed you. Find out what some of the best new podcasts in 2022 are, and what strategies they put in place (or try to, anyway) for 2023.

What is ADWIT? ADWIT is The Audio Drama Writers’ Independent Toolkit. How do you learn to write great audio drama? Listen to all the best audio drama podcasts you can, and listen to ADWIT for writing exercises, theory, strategy, and cheerleading.

Learn more at adwit.org.
Transcripts are on their way.
Hosted by Sarah Golding and Lindsay Harris Friel.
Music and sound design by Vincent Friel.
Produced by 6630 Productions.

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Get the scoop on audio drama news, opportunities, creative resources and more with The Fiction Podcast Weekly newsletter. For more info, visit The Podcast Host's Fiction Podcast Weekly.

You can shape the future of The Audio Drama Writers’ Independent Toolkit. Take the ADWIT Audience Survey, so we know what writing strategies to help you with next. One randomly selected respondent will win a gift certificate to Libro.fm. All participants will receive a PDF explaining the story crafting method described in our December 25, 2023 episode.
Want to get in touch? Contact us at [email protected], or visit our website at adwit.org.
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Recording at a distance from your fellow audio drama artists is challenging. Lindsay and Sarah discuss some ways that writers can make scripts easier for voice actors and sound designers. Plus: what makes an ideal recording environment? How do telephones work on you? Why do you need a good sound bed? What is the secret of Pittsburgh's jukeboxes? What did Oscar Wilde think of baseball?
Warning and/or Bonus: Spoilers or promo for Homecoming and The Tower
Resources:
MADIVA podcast episode 108- remote recording
Wooden Overcoats behind the scenes videos: Recording The Final Scene and Season 2: Behind The Scenes
Bombs Always Beep by K. C. Wayland
How to Record a Podcast Remotely: Best Call Recording Apps (The Podcast Host)
Pittsburgh Telephone Music Service
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Avanti!

Get the scoop on audio drama news, opportunities, creative resources and more with The Fiction Podcast Weekly newsletter. For more info, visit The Podcast Host's Fiction Podcast Weekly.

You can shape the future of The Audio Drama Writers’ Independent Toolkit. Take the ADWIT Audience Survey, so we know what writing strategies to help you with next. One randomly selected respondent will win a gift certificate to Libro.fm. All participants will receive a PDF explaining the story crafting method described in our December 25, 2023 episode.
Want to get in touch? Contact us at [email protected], or visit our website at adwit.org.
Tell us how you really feel.
Write us a review on Podchaser or on Apple Podcasts.