Narrating Audible Books At Home: A Step-By-Step Guide

Narrating Audible Books At Home: A Step-By-Step Guide by Rachel Edwards is a practical guide for authors who want to narrate and produce their own audiobooks. It provides a framework for creating Audible books from the comfort of home through a do-it-yourself approach. The book covers the entire process of audiobook creation, from making the initial decision to narrate your work, setting up accounts, preparing your studio space and equipment, techniques for quality narration, editing audio files, uploading to ACX, troubleshooting issues, calculating costs, and marketing the finished product.
Edwards shares her personal journey into self-narrating, including the inspiration from her childhood love of stories to producing her first collaborations on Audible. She outlines her simple recording methods using basic equipment like a smartphone, headphones, and audio editing apps. Key topics include rehearsal techniques to capture authentic voice and emotion, editing for professional quality, meeting ACX requirements, and reframing challenges as learning experiences. Edwards aims to empower authors and provide confidence in DIY narration.

Written in an engaging and accessible style, with actionable stages, checklists and examples, Narrating Audible Books At Home is ideal for authors seeking to share their written stories through their own voice on popular audiobook platforms. It proves narration can be achievable on a budget without formal training.