Episode 122 - You’re not reading you're performing! A conversation with audiobook narrator Sean Pratt

The Creative Writer's Toolbelt

Jun 13 2018 | 00:49:19

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Show Notes

"It's a performance, not a reading", so says audio narration expert Sean Pratt. Sean has 30 years experience as an actor and voice-over artist, and in 22 years as an audiobook narrator, he has worked on close to 1,000 projects. In this episode, he lifts the lid on the audiobook business and gives us writers some expert tips on speaking well at public events, including book readings. He also tells us what an author needs to know if they decide to narrate their own book.

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