Hey @gabrielurbina.com!

What's the first thing you look for when you're reviewing your own drafts?

My book is out! It's got everything I know about making audio drama!

Thinking about dipping your toes into fiction podcasting? You should!

Get my book at: talminear.com#howtomakeaud... (ebook is only $7 cause it want it to be accessible)

How to make audio drama: a guide to fiction podcasting

HI I WROTE A BOOK YOU CAN PREORDER DIGITAL COPIES NOW

books2read.com/u/bOgqNJ

just dropped a can of whoopass on the floor. it's fucking everywhere. it's under the fridge

Sending you an email later today!

Hear me out - isn't that like using a turn signal?

I feel like it could save everyone time and stress wondering if you'll have a spot.

my 2026 resolution is to stop using so many exclamation points in every single email and post

SIKE! I'LL NEVER STOP! I HAVE WHIMSY IN MY HEART AND YOU SICKOS CAN'T TAKE MY EXCLAMATIONS FROM ME! TIME TO BE EARNESTLY EXCITED ABOUT STUFF BITCH!!!

*werner herzog voice* hamburger will never help you

As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back

You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative

pro of becoming friends with the creators you admire: you get to listen to stuff early

con: you then have to suffer totally alone

pro: but at least you can yell at said creator about it

*walking in a winter wonderland*
ME: where's bluebird?
BIRD: gone
ME: w... who are you?
*bird looks around shiftily*
BIRD: I'm new bird

My advice: Like what you like and don't worry about anyone who tells you it's cringe. Life's short and the world's on fire, and as long as you're not hurting other people, you're fine. I mean, I still like U2, too! I don't care who knows it. If other people don't like that, that's a them problem.

Only 40 hours remain for our ROMEO & HER SISTER campaign. The first stretch goal has been achieved!
Our second stretch goal is a BTS episode where we'll have a big roundtable chat with the writer and cast members about the series and other life things! Almost there! #audiodrama #audiofiction

Hey all,

The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.

Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.

You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.

5 ways to give your fave authors free-to-you gifts over the holidays! 💙📚

1. post about their book on socials
2. rec on other posts & Reddit threads
3. suggest their book to a book club!
4. order their book from a library/ask can it be ordered in!
5. add it to GoodReads lists for discoverability!

1. Water the horses. Read books, watch movies, watch TV, play video games. Constantly seek out new things you love and which make you excited to do work, and revisit old ones.

2. Exercise different muscles. If you've just spent 5 days working on the huge screenplay, spend a few on the silly...

Hey Gabriel! What lead time do you generally prefer between pens-down on a finished script and the release of an episode to your audience for AD? Is there a range you've found thats "too tight" or "too loose" from a production angle? Thanks!

PHANTOM PULSE - a 90s audio drama musical PHANTOM PULSE is a rock audio drama about love, death, and everything in between from Lauren Shippen, creator of The Bright Sessions.

IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!! *guitar riff*

There are 24 hours left to support @laurenshippen.com’s new show Phantom Pulse and get them to the finish line!

It’s going to be an incredible series about ghosts and rock and love and WE NEED IT, WE DESERVE NICE THINGS!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/aty...

So, I'm shooting my shot at an existing anthology that requires a story narrated by the speaker, but the script and sounds straddle the present telling, and immersion in the story being told.

What advice do you have on being clear while balancing narrative fiction and audio drama?

Bonus if you've got time - advice in writing narrative AD as opposed to immersive when your experience is in the latter? Balancing between the two when there are external constraints to what you're making?

What's the best advice, quote, or lesson you've been gifted by a peer in AD? 👀

FACT: you should be sappier with your friends and loved ones. there is no reason not to be.

a headline from the newsletter podcraft pointers that says 6+ hours per episode. Is that normal? 🤯

please contact your doctor if your podcast lasts over 6 hours

we should have Leave A Nice Review Friday. its where on fridays we leave nice reviews for works by indie creators on whatever platform having reviews on helps them the most

I know we probably won't make this last timed goal, but I DO think that things are looking good for making our goal overall!! so help us get there as fast as we can!!!

Two hours left! Could we hit 19k before then? 👀

The Holmwood Foundation - Season Two Season Two of the horror-fiction audio drama about possession, queer identity, and Dracula's severed head!

Only 4 days left until the campaign ends and as it stands at under 30% that we cannot afford to make Season Two.

Please share our Kickstarter below and help us make Season Two a reality

You can also help by writing your own social media posts and tagging friends you think will enjoy us!

Super excited for Phantom Pulse! What’s one thing about the story or production that you’re most excited for people to experience? And how can fans best support the Kickstarter right now?

Hi Lauren! What’s been the hardest part of creating and producing an audio drama, from concept to release? Has that challenge changed for you over the years?