So we all know I haven’t written and published any books for
what has been over five years now. And by we, I mean me and the few fans I
have.
But I’ve gotten a little jolt lately to market all the stuff
I have written in the past and I’ve seen some good results.
Then I had another idea. Why don’t I start publishing my
books as audiobooks? So a quick Bing search later (yes, you heard that right)
and I found ACX. A company that is SURPRISE! owned by Amazon that allows you to
produce audiobooks. I thought maybe I could do it myself at home and gave it a
test.
Boy was I wrong. Getting those audio levels to meet the ACX
spec isn’t easy. Since I couldn’t do it, the next obvious step was to find
someone else who could. Fortunately, ACX allows me to do that. I put up
Imaginary Me and browsed the plethora of narrators on the service. They all
have sample readings on their profiles so I am able to listen for a voice that
would fit my tale told from the perspective of an imaginary friend perfectly.
ACX offers a nice filtering system so you can narrow down the type of voice you’re
looking for easily.
I contacted some of the narrators making them aware of my
book. And since putting it up the other day, I’ve received auditions using the
sample script I uploaded for Imaginary Me. I have to say it’s AWESOME to hear how
someone interprets what I wrote and bring it to life through their reading.
Hearing how they do the character voices and express emotion for the words I
came up with is so cool.
At this point, I will be choosing a narrator within the week
basing it not only on their voice but their ability to interpret accurately my
intent in the writing. Along with this, allowing some creative license with
their reading is important. So I’m looking for someone who isn’t afraid to try
to be creative and, as a result, making the reading better than I imagined when
I wrote it.
Who will the narrator be? You’ll find out soon enough!
Here are links to the top auditions I received (in no particular order):
Here are links to the top auditions I received (in no particular order):
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