Heather — Host of CraftLit is creating
Annotated Audiobooks Podcasts
Because Loving Great Books in a Busy World is Tough
90
$531.50
Milestone Goals
1 Milestone Goals
reached
Audio Engineer
Goal
To hire an audio engineer to edit and master the weekly shows. It costs a little more than $100 to have an engineer produce one episode. (Plus, if and when time allows, I'd love to have the engineer re-master the most popular previous books–Dracula, Woman in White, Pride and Prejudice—in order to create discrete downloadable audiobooks. I've been trying to do it for the last year... you see how successful that's been.)
Why?
With two weekly podcasts and a recording/engineering team of yours truly, there's only so much audio that can be recorded and produced. With an engineer on board, there would be someone to send raw audio to, leaving me with much more time to record and create the extra awesome shows I've been dreaming of (e.g., video podcasts! more books! Bonus episodes!)
To hire an audio engineer to edit and master the weekly shows. It costs a little more than $100 to have an engineer produce one episode. (Plus, if and when time allows, I'd love to have the engineer re-master the most popular previous books–Dracula, Woman in White, Pride and Prejudice—in order to create discrete downloadable audiobooks. I've been trying to do it for the last year... you see how successful that's been.)
Why?
With two weekly podcasts and a recording/engineering team of yours truly, there's only so much audio that can be recorded and produced. With an engineer on board, there would be someone to send raw audio to, leaving me with much more time to record and create the extra awesome shows I've been dreaming of (e.g., video podcasts! more books! Bonus episodes!)
All In (ads out)
If the podcast brings in this amount per month then I get to quit taking freelance jobs and focus on doing what you love to have me do — full time. That means YOU get more Audiobooks-with-Benefits—more often, better, and faster! Everybody wins!
It also means NO ADS during shows. No sponsors.
If it's all happening here, why should it happen there, too? Right?
It also means NO ADS during shows. No sponsors.
If it's all happening here, why should it happen there, too? Right?
About
I'm a podcaster, author, mother, knitter, designer, and good sleeper... not necessarily in that order. I can be found weekly at CraftLit.com and other places linked to below.
Location
New Hope, PA, USA
Heather — Host of CraftLit is Supporting
Top PatronsSee all 90
HOW DID CHARLOTTE BRONTË MAKE IT EASIER FOR EVERYONE TO BREATHE?
She created Eyre.
THE PAST, THE PRESENT, AND THE FUTURE WALK INTO A BAR...
It was tense.
Or Just This:
Getting the joke feels great!
CraftLit® is here to make sure you never miss another (classic lit) joke.
For going on ten years the CraftLit podcast has released weekly episodes, bringing literary relief, insider knowledge, and the basis of obscure jokes to busy people who love classics & rely on the companionship of annotated audiobooks. We've 19+ Audiobooks with Benefits™ in our Library (and more in our Shoppe) and now even more are on their way with the help of Patreon.*
CraftLit's content is and always will be free to listeners, but it's not free to make. Supporting the podcast means you get more and better books, more and better voice actors/readers, and more and better research—not to mention a host with more time and energy to focus on creating even more goodies with you in mind.
Here's why you should pledge:
(Lookee Ma— a Vodcast!...Vidcast? Vlogcast? Um...?)
(If the video won't load, click here.)
By pledging here*** you'll be supporting CraftLit and ensuring you'll be able to listen to fantastic Audiobooks-with-Benefits for many, many years to come! Different pledge levels get you different rewards (see below)—so, Have FUN! And if there's a reward you'd like but don't see here, let us know!
Here's how to pledge— in pictures!
(If the video won't load, click here.)
*Audiobooks-with-Benefits = shorthand to describe how CraftLit curates the classics—think annotated audiobooks... CliffsNotes for your ears... but fun.
**Download-only membership audio CAN be listened to here on the activity feed—we tested it and it worked! Pledge $5 or more here and we will hook you up with the membership audio as your reward. (You will be able to listen here or download from the downloading site). Streaming audio is still handled by Libsyn (CraftLit.libsyn.com/podcast).
***You can set any per-month amount from 1¢ to... well... anything you'd like! I'm told billing occurs on the 1st of each month. The financial statement gets to me on the 5th (it can take that long for some banks to process payments). Once I get the statement, rewards wing their way to you. * Jokes from All Women's Talk
;){kind=link}
;){kind=link}