I bring stories to life, and help others do the same.
I'm Hannibal Hills. I write, I narrate, I build things, and I publish my own books. Along the way I've narrated over 200 audiobooks, and built a mythology encyclopedia, a royalty tracker for publishers, and a project discovery tool for narrators. Most of it started because something didn't exist yet (something I needed to make my own work easier) and it probably should have.
What drives me? Telling stories, making it easier for other people to find stories to tell, and an obsession with getting the details right.
What I Do
Audiobooks
Over 200 titles: horror, literary fiction, comedy, sci-fi, memoir, and quite a few that don't fit neatly into a category. If you've got a book that needs a voice, I'd love to hear about it.
Coaching
One-on-one audiobook coaching for narrators and authors: outreach, contracts, distribution, and whatever else you may be stuck on. An hour at a time, to support you as you begin, refine, or even reinvent your audiobook career. There's also Audiobooking, my free live show every other Monday that brings together narrators, publishers, and other creatives to listen to me rabbit on about a new topic each time, ask questions and share ideas.
Books & Writing
I have published The Mythology Builder's Toolkit and the Story Notes journal series (to help writers make sense of and organize their ideas from concept to final draft). And after years of giving voice to other people's words, I'm finding my own via a few new projects that are taking shape behind the scenes.
Tools & Projects
I build things for people who work with stories: a project discovery tool for narrators, a casting platform that connects authors and narrators directly, a royalty tracker for publishers, and a mythology encyclopedia for those who love gods and monsters as much as I do. Royal Wave Media is the company behind all of it, and it now helps other authors publish too.
Stay in the loop
One email when there's something worth your time. New tools, new work, the occasional invitation to join others in the same pursuit. No schedule, no spam.