419 - HELP! I have a script but what do I do next to make this audio drama?! With Neil McLarty

"HELP! I don’t know how to make audio drama! I have a script - what do I do next..." Hey! Worry ye not you wonderful creatives! I gotchoo. ***** IAF is here to help.***** Helloooo! Sarah Golding here. How do?! I was approached as an audio drama podcast consultant to help the wonderful NEIL MCLARTY fathom what to do next to create an audio drama from a nearly complete script he had been working on. I asked Neil if he wouldn't mind turning our chilled chat into an INDIE AF episode and...here we are!  His show The New Edinburgh Demonological Society is out…now and you can listen…here #soproud! We covered all things Reading scripts out loud yourself prior to casting / table read with others How the page of dialogue times out How long you might need in studio to rec Casting - what to do, to request, add tech info  Casting - link to a good example - Absolutely No Adventures (Season 3) Casting Call - Google Docs Casting - what kind of audition material to put on? Casting - how to categorise your thoughts on listening to auditions Casting - making sure you cast folks with different timbre, pace, accents, vibes ….reasons why! Casting - where to put the casting calls Cast n crew - what to pay them Giving back to your creative team if you cannot pay them…yet… Table read with actors Mistakes made by newbie audio drama folks How people listen to audio drama and changing your edit for that demographic Marketing - have someone else to help you lift the load of social media marketing HYPE! HYPE! Website or no? And if yes what to put in it? Distribution - WHERE WHERE WHERE? And SO MUCH MOOORE! I truly enjoyed this chat and hope its honestly helpful to ANYONE dipping a toe into audio drama creation for the first time Thanks so much to my amazing patreons - so very very made up to have your support. Thank you And again Please do share rate and review this podcast - AND it would be wonderful to get any feedback if this has been useful to you…honestly….it spurs me on to make more useful episodes….cos life is crazy rn and sometimes I do struggle to finalise these eps so dooo pop me a line if you’ve levelled up as a result of advice from some of my wonderful guests….or me! Annndd I do very much hope you have a joyous time making your story in audio TIS THE BEST MEDIUM INDEED Thanks for listening Sarah🌞 Links to NEIL’S COOL PODCAST WEBSITE NEIL’S INSTA NEIL NFTS SCRIPT SUPERVISING NEIL LINKED-IN Resources : Fiction podcast news weekly Podnews Audio Drama Hub FB group Discord Group for VAs Casting Call Club Mandy Backstage Art of the table read INDIE AF Which podhost indie af OZ9 Website  Audio Af Auditions on Bluesky  Descript for transcripts Canva for artwork and socials Libsyn Buzzsprout Wireless Theatre Podchaser How to make waves - interviews with INDIE AF VA’S https://www.howtomakewaves.com People to find and follow and employ Katie Seaton Dayn Russell Leonardson Tom Parsons Oliver Morris Georgia Cook Kessi Riliniki Shannon Perry Beth Eyre Meabh De Brun Sarahs links of audio loving joy ⁠⁠⁠⁠SARAH BLUESKY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SARAH LINKTREE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠QUIRKY VOICES PATREON⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ADWIT PODCAST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WIRELESS THEATRE⁠⁠ NOW GET OUT THERE AND MAKE THE THING!