At first when I discovered The Sister was also going to be an audio book I was jumping-up-and-down-excited. I love listening to stories in the car and was flooded with impatience to hear mine.
That is until I curled up on the sofa one evening last week and watched the film adaptation of a book I loved. It was terrible. the casting was wrong and I hated every single second of it. The stomach rolling anticipation I’d felt waiting for my book to be recorded morphed into a gnawing anxiety. I felt sick at the thought of my characters being in the hands of a complete stranger.
Would she give them weird accents? Would they sound aggressive? Too hard? Too soft? Would the tension be nail biting? The emotion shine through?
Today I’ve been sent the audio file, narrated by Natalie Blass, and my hand was shaking with dread as I pressed play. The urge to protect the characters I’d spent every day with for the past year was overwhelming.
Within the first few minutes of listening I felt my shoulders relax. Natalie has a beautiful tone to her voice and has captured the essence of the book perfectly.
I’m thrilled with the result, and so, so grateful to everyone involved in the making.
I absolutely love the In Death Series by J.D. Robb, so I really considered getting one of the releases as an audio book. Thank god for samples. I pressed play on the sample, and within seconds immediately decided I would never be getting that series by that narrator. A bad narrator can screw things over. One who isn’t ‘feeling’ the true tone of your book can too. I’m glad you got a good one for your book!
Me too! It’s scary when it’s out of your hands.
I can’t imagine how stressful it must be to see your story and your characters brought to life this way. I am glad you are happy with the result 🙂
It is very strange listening to someone else’s interpretation but Natalie has a lovely voice.
Phew – what a relief! So happy it turned out well for you.
Me too 😃 thanks Kaela
That’s such good news! I cant wait to hear it.
Not long now! 😃
So glad you’re happy with it, Louise. 🙂 Can I preorder your book?
Please do! It’s available to order and out next Thursday!
Whew! That would have been nail-biting. Glad all turned out well!
Me too! Thanks Amy.
So happy for you! Congrats!
Thanks!