Creative to Creative Q and A:
- Where did you grow up? Did your childhood have any impact on your passion for literature?
“I grew up in a small town in the deep South. Literature was a way to experience different cultures and ideas and places, while also going on fantastic adventures.”
2. What were some of the first voices/impressions you did growing up?
“As a kid, I mostly copied cartoon voices (though I never could do Donald Duck’s voice right), but I also remember seeing impressionists like Rich Little doing imitations of famous people in a way that was astounding to me. I probably tried to copy what he was doing way too much! But most of the voices/impressions were of people around me. If someone had a distinct voice or way of talking, I would see if I could copy it.”
3. What are you currently working on?
“At this moment I am in the middle of a MC romance series, but will soon be starting back on a romantasy series, A Choice of Light and Dark, by Lacey Lehotsky.”
4. Who are your favorite characters you have ever voiced/acted as and why?
“I have narrated so many books at this point that it’s hard to remember them all! Most recently, though, I worked on a dark romance series called the Godless Heathens, by Jordan Grant, that was set at school for troubled teens. It was kind of an asylum romance, so there were a lot of very different and interesting characters and her writing style was fantastic. I especially enjoyed working on Book 2 because the MMC, a pyro, had overcome a childhood stutter and I brought some of that energy into the narration.”
5. What are your warm-up methods before recording or auditioning?
“I have a couple of tongue twisters that I do to wake my mouth up a bit but that’s about it.”
6. What was your path like until you found narration?
“Long and winding. I had reached a longtime goal in my career but found it unfulfilling when I got there.”
7. How is your relationship with your publishing companies or authors you work with? What is the key to a good rapport with them?
“First, communication is key in all things. Second, being reliable and dependable.”
8. What actors/narrators/voice actors inspire you?
“Alan Tudyk”
9. How do you get reviews?
“I have no idea! If you find out, let me know. 🙂 “
10. What is hardest: recording, the technology you use, editing, or marketing?
“For me, probably marketing. I honestly don’t do a lot of it and I stink at social media.”
11. What type of book character or genre of audiobook do you dream of doing that you have not yet?
“I would love to do a Stephen King style horror novel.”
12. Tell us about your experience with dual and duet narration for audiobooks.
“They both have their positives and negatives. The positives of duet are that you can focus on just your character or characters and you don’t have to worry about matching what your co-narrator is doing. But consequently there is less collaboration and I miss that. Also, duet takes me longer to do because there is a lot of starting and stopping.”
13. If you could tell your 14-year-old self one thing, what would it be?
“Don’t just expect things to happen for you. If you want to achieve your dreams, you’ve got to work for it.”
14. What advice would you have for this upcoming generation?
“Don’t compare yourself to others and their perceived achievements. Measure yourself against your own goals and progress.”
15. Do you have a classic piece of literature or a classic author you are fond of?
“I am a fan of Charles Dickens, as strange as that may sound.”
16. Dog or cat person?
“Dog.”
17. What is your favorite holiday or time of year?
“Fall & Halloween. (Though Christmas is right up there).”
BIO:
Gideon Frost is the pseudonym for an Audie-nominated and award winning romance narrator. As Gideon, he often delves into the darker side of romance. Whether he’s the “bad” boy looking for redemption, the bully who secretly lusts for the victim of his torment, or the mafia overlord tempted by a forbidden love, Gideon brings an emotional intensity to his performance that will have you rooting for the tortured soul beneath the gruff exterior.