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The Author and Narrator Dance

Roles and Expectations for Authors and Narrators in Audiobook Creation

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Tanya Eby
Sep 22, 2025
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Audiobook creation can be a dance, but without music or needing rhythm or moves. In indie production, the dance is one between the author and the narrator. It’s a give and take. A lead and follow. An ebb and flow.

It can also be a nightmare.

Ha!

Things are more likely to go well if the author and narrator know what they’re supposed to do.

Knowing the steps …

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