PinnedKathy Matthes·Aug 7A New Genre of Audio StoryWhy combining film production music with narrative text creates a new genre of audio story.A response icon11A response icon11
Kathy Matthes·Sep 4Finding the Gallaghers, Part 2: Kate and Michael Get Their Visual IdentityUsing AI to generate characters and scenes for better novel writingA response icon1A response icon1
Kathy Matthes·Sep 2Full-Cast Audiobooks: Interview with Michele CobbWhy publishers are investing in full-cast audiobooks and who is listening.A response icon1A response icon1
Kathy Matthes·Aug 20Finding the Gallaghers, Part 1: The 36-Year Evolution of Two Fictional CharactersHow “True Love Imagined” vignettes became the heart of my mystery novel
Kathy Matthes·Aug 15Can Film Music Reshape an Audio Story?How my audio story’s film production music reshaped a section, amplified the conflict, and moved the emotional resolution.
Kathy Matthes·Aug 15Sound Ethics: Music Licensing for My Audio StoriesHow I navigated the music licensing process to get cinema-grade production tracks instead of generic stock music.
Kathy Matthes·Aug 12The Immersive Power of Audio DramasHow writing a radio drama taught me immersive techniques
Kathy Matthes·Aug 11Audio Stories: Writing for SoundWhy writing for the ear requires a completely different rhythm, structure, and pacing than writing for the page.
Kathy Matthes·Aug 10Multimodal Storytelling With Hybrid Illustrated BooksHow hybrid books engage the reader’s imagination differently by merging text, art, and layout into a single narrative.
