What's the biggest mistake first-time audiobook narrators make?

Generating the entire book before listening to a single chapter start to finish, so every other mistake compounds before you catch it.

How should I choose a narrator voice for my novel?

Audition it against your own opening chapter, not a short demo sample. Pace and tone only show up over real length.

Does punctuation affect how a line is narrated?

Yes. Sentence structure and punctuation shape delivery more than any setting does, so rewrite a flat line instead of expecting the narrator to infer tone.

How much of my manuscript needs cleanup before narrating?

Strip page numbers, running headers, and chapter ornaments from each chapter. Leave the prose itself untouched.

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Narrating Your Own Novel: What Authors Get Wrong

Jul 30, 20268 min readBy Vocallab Team