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Narrating an Audiobook is Harder than You Think

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According to Radio Times, the very best audiobook narrators don’t just read a novel – they perform it. They inject life into a book, adding pace, emotion and tension with their voice alone, while mastering all character accents, tricky location names and often foreign languages.

Emmy-nominated voice and video artist Kristen Simoes has professional training in voice-over, yet she’s the first to admit that narrating an audiobook is a LOT harder than you think.

I’m thrilled that she lent her time and talent to converting the first book in my “Enter the Between” series into an audiobook that, if all goes according to plan, will be available at Amazon in time for your Christmas shopping.

Here’s a clip of Kristen narrating BETWEEN WILL AND SURRENDER in her recording booth.

As always, thanks for stopping by.

Audio clip of voice and vido artist Kristen Simoes narrating Between Will and Surrender, book one of Margaret Duarte's "Enter the Between" fiction series.

About Margaret Duarte

Former middle school teacher, Margaret Duarte, lives on a California dairy farm with a herd of “happy cows,” a constant reminder that the greenest pastures lie closest to home. Margaret earned her creative writing certificate through UC Davis Extension and has since published four novels in her “Enter the Between” visionary fiction series: Between Will and Surrender, Between Darkness and Dawn, Between Yesterday and Tomorrow, and Between Now and Forever. Her poem and story credits include SPC Tule Review; The California Writers Club Literary Review; finalist in the 2017 SLO Nightwriters Golden Quill Writing Contest; First Place winner for fiction in 2016, Second Place winner for fiction in 2018, Honorable Mention for fiction in 2019, and Gold winner for fiction in 2020 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLISHERS AND AUTHORS Book Awards Competition; 2019 California Author Project winner for adult fiction.

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  1. Moira Warmerdam says

    When I had a long commute for my job, the option of listening to a story instead of reading it was enticing. Reason being that the proverbial stone could provide two solutions: one, give more reason for my commute; and two, provide “freed-up time” for my library reading selections. Needless to say, it is exciting to hear that Margaret Duarte will possibly offer her followers another avenue to pick from when choosing one of her authored books to a “preferred wish list.” Fantastic news! [from a fan]

  2. Margaret Duarte says

    Thanks so much, Moira. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the audiobook version of Between Will and Surrender will be available at Amazon by mid November. Lots of moving pieces. Almost there.