This is something a little different, and is for a niche audience. It should nicely fulfill a need for those seeking audio plays. Even though this is different than short stories, I suspect many short story fans will like this. Otherwise, this is a nice set of stories to enjoy on their own.

I really appreciate the free copy for review!!

Subtitle: 10 More Plays for Radio & Podcast

I received an advance reader copy of this book from the publisher through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

When I read Jim Straczynski’s The Complete Book of Scriptwriting back in June, one the part of that book that really captured my imagination was the section about writing for audio, specifically for radio and podcasting. This book includes sample scripts for ten different audio plays based on original works that are now in the public domain, and is a sequel to another collection of ten plays published earlier. I thought reading this would be a good chance to see what actual audio scripts look like and to give some careful thought as to whether this would be something I’d like to invest my time and energy in.


The source material for this set of audio dramas included two stories by Edgar Allen Poe and one Sherlock Holmes story from Arthur Conan Doyle. To my knowledge none of them were contemporary stories, but they still gave good examples of how an audio script should look and read. I think my next step will be to adapt one of my own short stories into script form and see how well it works.

I gave More Audio Drama four stars on Goodreads. Reading it has left me both encouraged that I could learn to write audit scripts effectively, and hopeful that I might someday experience some success by doing it.