And when Shivers, which used to be in Bath, which I think is where you're based, then became BBC audio books they did the same thing. And I think that really prepared me to move into audiobooks. Book of rather elegant pornography by Anis Nin. So you had not just crime fiction or some was nonfiction all kinds of things. I learned so much because you took whatever they gave you. They were quite strict about what they wanted and you would go in and do half day sessions. In those days and I think still now had volunteer readers. I served a kind of apprenticeship I guess you'd call it at the RNIB, the Royal National Institute for the Blind. And after that, I mean I've always loved reading. I learned that after that that wasn't necessarily how the business works. So he took me to lunch and we had a very boozy lunch as I recall. He booked a whole day in the studio but we finished it in the morning. But I just kind of discovered I had a knack for it. He was very nervous about using me because I hadn't done it before. It was just a matter of being right place, right time, right accent. He had this book of short stories and he needed an American female voice. Lorelei: The first book I ever did was because I was in animation. How did you get into audio narration in the first place? Joanna: Well I loved this book and I jumped on it as soon as I heard about it on Audible and I just got it. Thanks so much for that lovely introduction. She is the co-author and narrator of Storyteller: How to be an Audio Book Narrator, along with Ali Muirden, and is one of the first inductees into the Audible narrator Hall of Fame. Lorelei is an actress multi-award-winning audiobook narrator, writer, script editor, and creative entrepreneur. You can find Lorelei King at and on Twitter of Interview with Lorelei King On the future of voice and narration with the rise of AI.Foods to eat, and ones to avoid, when you’re narrating.On the stamina and energy required to narrate.The challenges of narrating non-fiction.Learning the lingo and techniques of narrating and recording.Why being in the moment matters for good narration.Tips for narrating your own work, including breath tips.Changes in the audiobook industry since Lorelei started.Here are the highlights and full transcript below. You can listen above or on iTunes or your favorite podcast app, read the notes and links below. Lorelei King is an actress multi-award-winning audiobook narrator, writer, script editor, and creative entrepreneur. Choose your price, choose how you sell, choose how you distribute audio. Today's podcast sponsor is Findaway Voices, which gives you access to the world's largest network of audiobook sellers and everything you need to create and sell professional audiobooks. Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | MoreĪudiobooks are the fastest growing segment in publishing and voice-first technologies like Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Cortana, and others mean that voice content will become even more popular.īut audiobook production is still expensive, so should you try narrating your own audiobooks? If you fancy expanding your creative into the realm of voice, as I am, you'll find today's interview with Lorelei King super useful. Podcast: Download (Duration: 42:13 - 34.6MB)
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