Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in publishing and voice-first technologies like Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri, Cortana, and others mean that voice content will become even more popular. But audiobook production is still expensive, so should you try narrating your own audiobooks? If you fancy expanding your creative into the realm of voice, as I am, you'll find today's interview with Lorelei King super useful.   Today's podcast sponsor is Findaway Voices, which gives you access to the world's largest network of audiobook sellers and everything you need to create and sell professional audiobooks. Take back your freedom. Choose your price, choose how you sell, choose how you distribute audio. Check it out at FindawayVoices.com. King-400x400.jpg">Lorelei King is an actress multi-award-winning audiobook narrator, writer, script editor, and creative entrepreneur. She is the co-author and narrator of Storyteller: How to be an Audio Book Narrator, along with Ali Muirden, and is one of the first inductees into the Audible narrator Hall of Fame. You can listen above or on iTunes or your favorite podcast app, read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and full transcript below. Show Notes * Changes in the audiobook industry since Lorelei started * Tips for narrating your own work, including breath tips * To use accents or not when narrating? * Why being in the moment matters for good narration * Learning the lingo and techniques of narrating and recording * The challenges of narrating non-fiction * On the stamina and energy required to narrate * Foods to eat, and ones to avoid, when you’re narrating * On the future of voice and narration with the rise of AI You can find Lorelei King at LoreleiKing.com and on Twitter @LoreleiKing Transcript of Interview with Lorelei King Joanna: Hello, creatives. I'm Joanna Penn from TheCreativePenn.com. And today I'm here with Lorelei King. Hi Lorelei. Lorelei: Hi Joanna. How are you? Joanna: I'm good. Thanks for coming on this show. Just a little introduction. Lorelei is an actress multi-award-winning audiobook narrator, writer, script editor, and creative entrepreneur. She is the co-author and narrator of Storyteller: How to be an Audio Book Narrator, along with Ali Muirden, and is one of the first inductees into the Audible narrator Hall of Fame. I'm so excited to have you here today. Lorelei: Oh it's fun to be here. Thanks so much for that lovely introduction. Joanna: Well I loved this book and I jumped on it as soon as I heard about it on Audible and I just got it. How did you get into audio narration in the first place? Lorelei: The first book I ever did was because I was in animation. The director had another job. He had this book of short stories and he needed an American female voice. It was just a matter of being right place, right time, right accent.