BECOME AN AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR - Tips to Start Your Career!- Live Chat 143

[@coacharielandersson]

we LOVE your yammering!:).. by the way:)).*I responded to an unexpected mail from voices for an audition after I must have signed up in Covid haze a year ago?! No memory of it.. I said if they said yes and paid me for it.. I'd keep going! Only 4 months later, I've invested enough so I don't bail when it gets hard, yet also got creative with what I had from podcasting/youtubing:)). Oh..what a journey!I'm not even leaning in the direction of audiobooks as 30-60 min maxes me out, I like shorter.. Yet, I appreciate your energy and real thoughts on VO.. as I reroute everything now around vo:))..exhaling.. curious how this all turns out.. great to be here:))

[@VoiceOverAngela]

@coacharielandersson awesome! I love it! I still have some lingering self doubt... lol. You guys are the best!!

[@samiamisme]

I just found your channel and I appreciate all the wonderful, common sense info that's tried and true. You've given me a lot to think about. I'm going to weed through your videos to see if you have info on setting up the equipment. I'm not even sure I have quiet enough place to even get started. But I still want to learn! Regarding the question about how long a 30k word book should take, you divided 30,000 by 9300....I have a form of dyslexia with numbers and I cannot connect where the 9300 comes from. Could you please help me here? I am embarrassed to ask, as I'm sure it's something I should know, but it's not coming to me. Thank you. Sherri

[@VoiceOverAngela]

@samiamisme never be embarrassed to ask a question, you're not expected to know everything! 9300 words is roughly how many words are in an hour of narration. Audiobooks are priced per finished hour, and a finished hour is 9300 words (roughly) narrated, edited and formatted.

[@samiamisme]

@@VoiceOverAngela ahhh ok that makes much more sense than what I was trying to figure out. Lol. I appreciate your kindness and encouragement. I'm making my way through your videos and they are so informative. Thank you! Sherri

[@storytimewithmrs.cinnamon6634]

Hi, can you please advise on how to set up the sound booth? I have all my equipment, but I am finding it awkward and difficult to get comfortable. How do you arrange your gear? How do you record while reading copy?

[@VoiceOverAngela]

@@storytimewithmrs.cinnamon6634 arrange your gear so that it makes most sense for your space and you're comfortable. Move items outside your recording space if you need to with longer cables.

[@storytimewithmrs.cinnamon6634]

Thank you! My biggest issue is ; how do you read copy and record at the same time?

[@VoiceOverAngela]

@@storytimewithmrs.cinnamon6634 put your copy on the screen so you can see both your DAW and your copy.

[@storytimewithmrs.cinnamon6634]

@@VoiceOverAngela Thank you!