I always read through the whole book before doing anything. I take summary notes of each chapter, as well as each character. I look for names and words that I don’t know, and make a list to discuss pronunciations with you.

I record my performance of the book. This is the most time consuming part of the process, but also the most fun! If we’re using ACX or Findaway, I’ll send you a 15 min sample for your approval, just to make sure that our visions of the audiobook align. Once that is approved I’ll also send an invoice for half of the estimated total, and finish recording the book.

Next I send the finished recording as well as the manuscript to a proofing service, where someone listens to the entire audiobook while following along with the manuscript. They send me back a list of corrections for both narrating mistakes and any extraneous noises. I’ll then record Pick-ups for each mistake.

Almost finished! Now I take those Pick-ups and edit them seamlessly into the whole. After that I Master the whole audiobook so that the listener gets a smooth and easy listening experience without any jarring volume changes or distracting noises. Then I send you a final invoice and release the files for distribution once it’s been paid.