SLICES: So You Wanna Narrate Audiobooks?

Let’s talk audiobook narration!

Scott learned voice acting as he went, as a means to get his fiction out into the world.

ARealGirl Herself learned in acting school and as a professional actor, and recently has been learning to direct herself as she records.

Quite a bit goes into narrating an audiobook. It requires acting skills, professional recording equipment, vocal stamina, and audio editing capabilities as a start. And from there, the sky is really the limit.

In this episode, we share some tips on recording an audiobook!

Scott & A will be at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA this year! Come out and see us over Labor Day Weekend!

— Slices is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs

— Produced by Steve Riekeberg

— Production Assistance by Allie Press

— Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment

Narration requires a very specific set of skills.

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