The mini-course access has expired but the good news is you now have the opportunity to see just what’s in the full NYOB course.
In the first video of the mini-course, we learned a lot about what it takes to get set up to narrate your book and what gear you need. We received a 30,000 foot view of not just what to do but also what we should not do (i.e., spend thousands on a fancy microphone or sophisticated recording software!).
Let me give you another reason asking you to spend so much time with my friend David.
Back in the day I was trained and certified as a professional coach. One of the most important things I learned was there is nothing more draining than holding onto a goal that you know in your heart you don’t have the will to achieve.
I call them zombie goals and they are the worst. They are energy vampires and purveyors of guilt and shame.
With this mini-course, I saw the opportunity to share a path forward to narrating your book in hopes that one of two things will happen:
- You’ll be relieved to have found this resource and excited to move forward. Yay!
- You’ll finally be able to decide you don’t want to do it after all and you’ll give up, recover that energy, and use it to do something else cool.
Either scenario is fine. If you give up, the worst thing that will happen is that it will free up energy to do something else. Maybe even write another book! It’s SO important to give up on zombie goals so you can focus all your energy on the ones that light you up.
In the full NYOB course, available now, David dives deeper into how to prepare your manuscript for going into the studio. There are a few things you need to do ahead of time to ensure that the reading will go well.
Here’s one I recently learned from my book publishing partner—make sure you actually know the correct pronunciation of people’s names! My first and last name are a perfect example of this. If I had a nickel for every time I’ve been addressed as the capital of Montana vs. Hell-AY-nah….and you can imagine what people do to my last name, Bouchez. (It’s pronounced Boo-Shay.) He also mentions a couple other interesting things that have to do with reviewing the content and planning ahead.
He also goes into detail about how to prepare yourself to narrate, how to sit, simple things you do to prepare your voice, and some surprising things that you don’t realize make noise (or cause other problems) you’ll want to leave outside your recording area! 😳
This is where I confess I am writing this as I’m listening to the lesson (sorry, David) and he’s telling you exactly how to record the book, edit it using his innovative “stair step” method, and final it all out. Wow. It’s all there. This is crazy. I can’t wait to see what’s in the full course!
Anyway, David’s trained thousands of actors and voice talent to become audiobook narrators, and he can show you exactly what you need to do to narrate your own book. Go checkout the course now!
Again, if you have questions, email me.
-HB
P.P.S. Please do your author friends a solid and send them to this link.
