You are cast to not only bring the book to life audibly, but you must vocally and emotionally embody each character, the tone of the book and entertain at the same time. I, too, have a background in theatre and though I think that it was 100% helpful for me in bringing those acting techniques to my narration, it’s not a MUST.Is that something you think is essential to a successful narration career? A lot of narrators seem to have a background in theatre.Each book I do, I learn so much and finally this year, after networking, working on my technique and studio sound, I’ve started working with some publishers and am so excited to see what lies ahead! Each one offered such nuggets of wisdom that has made me a better narrator and I look forward to learning from other coaches as you should always be honing your craft. I still hear Sean’s advice in my head while in the booth 3 years later!! I’ve also studied with Paul Alan Ruben, Patrick Fraley, PJ Ochlan, Joel Froomkin, Andi Arndt. So, I immediately starting coaching with Sean Allen Pratt, who is an incredible coach and began learning techniques for Non Fiction and narration in general which really gave me a solid foundation moving forward. This takes some time as there are a ton of amazing talent out there that are vying to be noticed and cast. So, I started looking into how I could work with the big publishers.
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It was great cutting my teeth on the amazing books that were listed but since this is a full time thing for me, I’m always looking how to grow my business and extend my reach as a narrator. It’s a really great marketplace for self-published indie authors/small publishers to put their books up for auditions and for narrators to find work. Audiobook Exchange which is owned by Amazon/Audible.
When looking into how to get into audiobooks, I found ACX.
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I’ve been a professional performer (actor/singer/dancer/VO) for over 20 years but in 2006 I got hurt in a stunt show and had to retire due to a disabling pain disorder called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy aka CRPS. Well, I kind of fell into audiobooks in 2014 and haven’t looked back since.When did you know you wanted to be an audiobook narrator?.