Voicing my Opinion

Recently, I submitted an audition to narrate a rather long audiobook dealing with the topical subject of climate change.  I was attracted to the book because it covered the subject from all angles, and included pieces written by many scientists, climatologists...

I was talking to a friend recently about audiobooks.  My friend had never listened to an audiobook before and the reason he gave was that he usually read a book at night, in bed, for half an hour or so before turning the lights out. Of course, reading is a...

When I began my audiobook narration career two years ago, I listened to a few audiobooks to get an idea of how other, more experienced, narrators handled it.  What surprised me was what a mixed bag I came across. The narrator of the first book I listened to made...

Inevitably, when someone asks me what I do for a living, and I tell them that I narrate audiobooks, the discussion leads to whether or not they have ever listened to an audiobook.  Usually, the answer is ‘no’. Although audiobook sales are increasing year on year,...

When I tell people what I do for a living and mention audiobook narration as being part of it, the inevitable question I get is ‘how long does it take?’ The flippant and perhaps predictable answer is "Well, how long’s a piece of string?"…..but I wouldn’t be so...

It’s been a strange year, as everyone keeps telling us.  And I suppose they’re right about that!  But how has the pandemic affected the world that I inhabit – that of voice over? Mostly positively, to be honest (although I am not of course suggesting that that’s a...