Transcripts! Every Episode You Can Read

Jul 29, 2021

Although podcasting's primary form is in audio, I believe the information on Shelf Love should be available for all. Podcasts don't work for everyone, for lots of reasons, so my goal is to create transcripts for every episode.

Here's a little bit about my process for creating transcripts: starting in Spring of 2020, I started editing my episodes using a program called Descript, which creates a computer transcription of my raw audio and then allows me to edit the audio content using the transcription. As I go, I inevitably have to clean up proper nouns, fix speaker labels, and generally do lots of clean up of the transcription. I actually find it really helpful to edit this way and it’s about 25% extra effort to clean up the transcription as I go. Every episode that I edited completely in Descript is published from day 1 with a transcript.

All of the episodes that came out before I started editing with Descript need to go through the same process - but without the audio editing. For an hour of audio, it takes at least 2 hours to clean up the transcript. Since I’m on a bit of a treadmill of releasing weekly episodes, I don’t have a ton of time to also edit transcripts of older episodes, but I am slowly but surely working my way back. This is a one-person operation, folks. The service costs me money and the transcription takes time, but I think it’s worth it and I’d rather spend the time revisiting the older episodes myself than spend it trying to raise money to pay someone else to do it. (What can I say: I like the sound of my own voice. It’s a hazard of the hobby.)

Until 100% of my episodes have transcripts, this page will hopefully help those who want to read episodes, rather than listen, find the transcripts that are available.

Here are all of the episodes that have transcripts. Every episode page has the complete suite of information for the episode: the audio player, the show notes, and beneath that, the transcript, so keep scrolling until you hit the transcript.

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Alyssa Cole, Amanda Cinelli, Amanda Diehl, Andrea Martucci, Andrew Piper, Angela Toscano, Arielle Zibrak, Ash Dylan, Becky, Bree, Bree Hill, Candice Ransom, Carter Sherman, Charish Reid, Christina Fattore, Copper Dog Books, Dani Lacey, Danielle Knafo, Denise Williams, Diana Filar, Dr. Margo Hendricks, EE Ottoman, Emma Barry, Eric Selinger, Erin Leafe, Esme Brett, Fangirl Jeanne, Felicia Grossman, Funmi B., Hannah Hearts Romance, Helena Greer, Hsu Ming Teo, Huike Wen, Jack Harbon, Jayashree Kamble, Jennifer Crusie, Jess, Jessica Lyn Van Slooten, Jhen, Jodi McAlister, Jodie Slaughter, Joe Martucci, John Jacobson, Julie Moody-Freeman, Karelia Stetz-Waters, Kate Clayborn, Katee Robert, Katrina Jackson, Kelly Reynolds, Kennedy Ryan, Kianna Alexander, Kini Allen, Kit Rocha, Leigh Kramer, Lucy Hargrave, Lucy Score, Lynell, Margarita Guillory, Margo Hendricks, Maria DeBlassie, Megan Erickson, Mia Sosa, Nicola Welsh Burke, Nicole Falls, Norma Perez-Hernandez, Penny Reid, Philippa Borland, Rebecca Romney, Rebekah Weatherspoon, Reformed Rakes, Renee Dahlia, Rosie Danan, Ruby Lang, Sandra Kitt, Sarah Rutherford, Scarlett Peckham, Sionna Fox, Sri Savita, Steve Ammidown, Suzanne Jefferies, Talia Hibbert, Tamara Lush, Tasha L. Harrison, The Swoonies, Tif Marcelo, Tina Benigno, Whoa!mance, Whoamance, fangirl jeanne

Transcripts! Every Episode You Can Read

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