Should You Narrate Your Own Audiobook? 8 Things I Learned

By Suzanne Roberts

When I was a little girl, I said “aminal” for animal and put an extra syllable in “hamburger.” Not only did I hate my name (try pronouncing Suzanne Roberts with a lisp) but I was terrified of reading aloud. When a teacher asked for volunteers, I shrank in my seat, hoping I wouldn’t be called on. I eventually outgrew my lisp. Many years later, I found out I had dyscalculia, a form of dyslexia: I was (and still am) horrible with math, but also I had, and still have, diffic...