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#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

 

Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace

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

Check back on Friday for our KWL Staff Picks in Audiobooks!

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