#116 – Narrating Audiobooks with Sean Pratt
Join Steph and Joni as they sit down with Sean Pratt, an audiobook narrator who has recorded over 975 audiobooks. Sean chats to us about his experience being a narrator for 23 years and the physical and mental work that goes into producing an audiobook.
By Stephanie McGrath
Join Steph and Joni as they sit down with Sean Pratt, an audiobook narrator who has recorded over 975 audiobooks (and counting!). Sean chats to us about his 23 years of experience narrating books and the physical and mental work that goes into producing an audiobook. Sean outlines how authors can create an audiobook themselves and the services he offers as a coach for authors wanting to narrate their own work. Sean also speculates on why audiobooks have exploded in popularity in the last couple years.
- Sean talks to us about how he went from acting in theatre to recording audiobooks.
- He explains the two paths open to authors who want to create their own audiobooks: recording it themselves or selling rights to a publisher.
- Sean talks about programs and services open to authors who want to explore audiobooks for their titles.
- Sean discusses the physical and mental strength needed when recording an audiobook and his coaching service open to authors interested in narrating their own work.
- Sean questions whether it is necessary for an author to have an audiobook for their title. (Spoiler alert: He does.)
Links of Interest
Audiofile magazine: https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/
ACX: https://www.acx.com/
Learn more about Sean’s coaching services here: https://www.seanprattpresents.com/author-coaching-1/
Check out Sean’s audiobooks below:
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Narrated by Sean Pratt
Narrated by Lloyd James
Raintree County by John Lockridge Jr.
Narrated by Lloyd James
A Death in the Family by James Agee
Narrated by Lloyd James
Abraham Lincoln by Michael Burlingame
Narrated by Sean Pratt
Captivology: The Science of Capturing’s People Attention by Ben Parr
Narrated by Lloyd James
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Narrated by Sean Pratt
The Drunkards Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives by Leonard Mlodinow
Narrated by Sean Pratt
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk
Narrated by Sean Pratt
The Death of Expertise by Tom Nichols
Narrated by Sean Pratt
Sean Pratt has been a working professional actor in theatre, film, TV and voice-overs for over 30 years. He has been an audiobook narrator for 22 years (aka – Lloyd James), recording over 970 books in almost every genre and has received:
- 8 AudioFile Magazine “Earphone” Awards
- 5 “Audie” nominations from the Audio Publishers Association
- 1 SOVAS nomination.
Website: https://www.seanprattpresents.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SPPresents
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SPPresents/?ref=bookmarks
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