Texthouse is launching a new Sound Studio, with award-winning film industry sound designer Ania Przygoda joining the team.

Ania holds an MA sound design from the National Film and Television School and has worked on a wide range of features, shorts and documentaries across film, TV and indie production, for companies large and small. She's also worked on installations and theatre productions as a audio creative specialist, and is an experienced trainer with the NFTS.

Find out more about Texthouse Sound Studio services here. 

At our small, friendly podcast studio, you can record broadcast-quality speech audio, whether radio, podcasts, interviews, or audiobooks.

We've also trained aspiring podcasters and presenters in the technical skills they need to interview, record and edit their own audio - whether outdoor field interviews, studio-based, in person or online. 

If you're interested in writing podcast scripts, radio writing, voice-first audiobook writing or scriptwriting for the ear, we offer bespoke training. Check out Jules's book Writing for Audiobooks to find out what 'writing for the ear' is all about. 

She's also interested in creative projects and has experience in writing radio drama for the BBC. Want to record a community drama for Audible? Get in touch!

Texthouse offers professional studio facilities in the Scottish Borders for recording audiobooks, memoirs, short stories, poetry and spoken word at broadcast quality standard. All recordings are mastered to ACX's stringent requirements for uploading straight to Audible. 

Whether you plan to record your own audiobook or book a narrator, get in touch! If you're new to audio recording, we provide training in microphone techniques and can support writers' groups to produce anthologies.  

If you're an author or publisher interested in audio, we can edit and abridge your books using professional radio techniques to ensure they make the most of the audio medium and sparkle on air.

We also offer produced narration mixed with light music and sound design to enhance a single narrator audiobook. 

Teaching and course design is in our blood. We've written training modules for The Open University and the BBC, and have written and produced audio and video educational content.

We also have extensive experience in nature interpretation, wildlife walks and site-specific audio tours. Often, this involves making complex topics accessible and engaging, and finding a creative way in to storytelling for the client's target audience. Plain and accessible English goes without saying. 

Facilities include a soundproof audio booth, video recording setup (ideal for talks, presentations, educational content, author readings...) and a lovely relaxed studio space to enjoy in the heart of Kelso.

So if you're looking for a course designer or content producer, get in touch, or come for a visit! 

Texthouse is an independent publisher helping authors to write, edit and publish their own books. We've worked on titles about a Danish island, locomotives and wellbeing, as well as creative writing and plays.  

Books are professionally laid out and published using Adobe InDesign. Your book can be published to Amazon or Lightning Source, or prepared for a traditional printer, and we help you to set up your own publishing imprint, so that sales income goes direct to you.

Our aim is to empower authors to realise their own creative projects. We also provide publishing training if you'd like to take your publishing adventure further. And for the extra-intrepid, we offer audiobook publishing. 

Every publishing project is different, so get in touch to find out what we can do for you. 

With BBC radio experience and a stint in production training, we're well equipped to provide supportive, confidence-building training for people interested in practical media skills.

From interviewing to audio, from scripting video to recording and editing, we can help you to overcome tech obstacles, get familiar with your kit and put your learning into practice - while enjoying a fun, creative experience in the studio or out in the field. 

It's easy to forget what it was like to be a beginner, and pitch training too fast or overwhelming. Not here! Training is tailored to you and built in careful stages. It's all about empowering you, so you can get cracking with your own creative projects. If that sounds like you, get in touch for a chat. 

Creative writing is a big Texthouse specialism, drawing on Jules' long experience as a writer and creative writing teacher with The Open University. She's taught at undergraduate and MA level, written OU MA course modules and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (an award for teaching excellence). 

We offer training, editing and manuscript/script feedback services for authors and creative writers' groups, remotely or in person (at our friendly studio in Kelso). 

We also publish the Method Writing series of craft books for creative writers, with online courses also in development. Method Writing books were written for OU students, to bridge a gap between aspiring author skills and insider knowledge from the writing industries.

Don't wait to finish your 80k draft before reading - you'll save a lot of time by getting some solid techniques down from the start! Or get in touch for some 121 sessions on your work in progress - you'll see a big difference in a surprisingly short time. 

With AI generative text now widely available (though it sometimes literally can't tell you what day it is :), Texthouse copywriting now focuses on areas where a journalist's clarity, impact and experience really count - long form, case studies, interviews, and making complex topics accessible. 

Business case studies: We'll interview your happy client (usually on Zoom), capture their story and turn it into an engaging narrative that makes your business shine. Case studies are all about showcasing how you solved problems for your client and went the extra mile. We've written for enterprise companies, homebuilders, bespoke artisan jewellers - and some of our case studies have even helped businesses to win industry awards. 

When it's vital to showcase your excellent, human-created business with excellent, human-created writing, get in touch!