How often do you say ‘Oh, I couldn’t do that!’

I think a lot about the words we use when we speak. Spanish people talk a lot, so I have listened and always been fascinated by people’s word choices and the phrases they are known for. And I am also always surprised at how underwhelmed we all are by our own abilities. When I find myself thinking that “I couldn’t … Read More

Audiobook Narration by AI

There have been many conversations over the last few days about AI in audiobook narration. There is an idea that artificial intelligence will narrate audiobooks and put narrators out of jobs. let me tell you what i think. There is a huge benefit for text to speech in our lives. We use text to speech constantly, when we write messages, … Read More

March 2021 – Freelance Fear or Fearlessness

In conversation with some colleagues, the topic of being a freelance audiobook narrator came up and we began to get curious about how better to handle our time and energy. I am grateful to Steve and Mike for their honesty in this discussion and the thoughts we were able to clarify as a result BoundariesIt is important to create boundaries … Read More

Podcasting

In March 2018 I was invited to sit down with Casey Trowbridge and discuss audiobooks and the life of an audiobook narrator. (Sadly Casey no longer runs this programme and the audio appears to have been temporarily lost.) https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/talking-audiobooks/e/53725315 I sat down with Casey over Skype to talk about audiobooks. Casey had some interesting questions that led me to tell … Read More