Ep. 322 - Do You Need a Pen Name to Narrate Spicy Romance? Why Romance Sells, with Gabby Nistico

Send us Fan Mail Do you need a pen name to narrate spicy romance? Gabby Nistico and I get into it on this Monday live at VO Journey Academy, the day after our spicy romance workshop. You don't need one, but it can help. We talk about when a pen name makes sense. Sometimes the work could cause real trouble at your job or at home. Other times you might just be a little embarrassed. A pen name also means a second set of accounts to run, and at some point people will want to see the person behind the voice. Then we get into why there is so much romance work right now. Romance readers go through books fast, and some authors have 20 to 40 books in a single series. Academy Voices is seeing more and more of it from new authors every week. We also talk about why laughing in the middle of a scene is normal, and Gabby explains why she sends her favourite outtakes to authors who have a sense of humour. What you'll learn: When a pen name is worth it, and when it isn't The hidden work of running a second identity Why spicy romance is such a busy genre for narrators Why romance readers want long series What to do when you laugh in the middle of a scene Why some narrators send outtakes to their authors (00:00) Welcome back (00:41) Do you need a pen name for spicy romance? (02:36) The downsides of a pen name (03:39) You can't stay hidden forever (04:29) Why spicy romance sells so well (06:39) Authors with 20 to 40 books in a series (06:55) Big authors and ghostwriters (07:40) Why readers love a series (09:08) Books leave room for imagination (09:52) More romance authors on Academy Voices (10:20) Quick, fun reads (12:07) Fifty Shades and Twilight (15:10) What a romance hit can earn (16:25) Authors are asking about TV rights (16:46) Fifty Shades of Green (17:39) What the workshop covered (18:45) Laughing during a scene is normal (19:41) Sending outtakes to your author (20:20) Thanks for listening Watch the full spicy romance workshop replay: https://www.avosjourney.com/spicy-romance-workshop?src=podcast-ep322 Train with us live every week at VO Journey Academy: https://www.avosjourney.com/start?src=podcast-ep322 Try a free class first: https://www.avosjourney.com/free-class?src=podcast-ep322 Academy Voices, the alternative to ACX: https://www.academyvoices.com/ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nEe8CgHNNF8 18+. General information from working narrators, not legal or tax advice. Support the show Social Links:    Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anthony_pica_vo/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/AVOsJOURNEY Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/avosjourney/  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonypicavo/