Audiobook Feature on Blog

[Dee]

not sure if this is the right place...but I am getting ready to launch a meme on my blog which is going to be similar to a Q&A with audiobook narrators

basically, each week, i'll feature a question, and then via tweets etc, i'll post various narrators answers

i would love to hear some questions you would ask your favorite narrators if you were given a choice

[Scott S.]

Incorrect use of the word "meme". Sounds more like a forum or thread.

[Dee]

fine feature...but many bloggers also use it as a term for a weekly feature that eventually spreads from blogger to blogger...which I would love to see happen in the future - although I doubt I will...

snark aside, any other comments?

it isn't on a forum, or a thread, it is on a blog - each one is going to be a separate post that is compilation of reponses

[[deleted user]]

Question for narrators - have you ever turned down a project because you felt the book / character was wrong for your voice?

[Dee]

thanks Jennifer ;)

[[deleted user]]

You are very welcome!

[Jeanie]

Dee, you wrote it was a meme on your book... did you mean blog?

[Jeanie]

Questions for narrators...
How do you decide the voice for each character?
If you narrate a series, what is your technique for keeping the character voices consistent?
Is there a book that you wish you could do over?
What book would you most like to narrate if any book in the world could be offered to you?
How do you deal with the strong emotional content of a book--do the passages ever make you cry and, if so, how do you deal with that and get back to narrating?
What was the most difficult book/chapter/passage you ever narrated and why?
What is your favorite aspect of narration--text or dialogue or something else?
How much prep time do you get before recording a book and how much time would you consider ideal?
What were the biggest surprises or unexpected aspects of narrating audiobooks?
What was the funniest/worst thing that ever happened to you while recording a book?
Has anyone ever recognized you for your voice alone in a supermarket checkout?
What is the best, worst, and/or weirdest fan/reader's reaction to your narration of an audiobook?
If you could trade voices with any other narrator, who would it be?

Sorry you asked for questions yet, Dee? ;P I'm such an audiobook fangirl and I love narrators!

[Dee]

Dee wrote: "not sure if this is the right place...but I am getting ready to launch a meme on my book which is going to be similar to a Q&A with audiobook narrators

basically, each week, i'll feature a questio..."

Thanks Jeanie - yeah blog

[[deleted user]]

Brilliant questions, Jeanie.

[Dee]

Thanks so much Jeanie ;)
Fwiw - these questions will also have attribution to who asked - so if there is something specific you want me to use - let me know - otherwise I'll just use GR name

[Maureen]

Do you read the entire book before you narrate it? If so, does the ending influence the way you narrate?

Does the author ever give you advice on your narration?

[Jeanie]

Maureen wrote: "Do you read the entire book before you narrate it? If so, does the ending influence the way you narrate.

Does the author ever give you advice on your narration?"

Oooo, I like these questions, too.